Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-08-02

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 2
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 124▲ 2 vs year ago 102 · +2.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 19▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.37/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$202.37
28 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,040
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.00
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582205.501,1977thin
Medium and Large 3466202.2994313thin
Medium and Large 2533199.761,0648thin
One grade step is worth $5.74/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
202.37
—
GA average15 barns · 1,390 hd
213.36
−11.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,815129.002,3411thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525112.091,7092thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,253105.881,3275thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96083.007971thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$8702thin

Every lot

33 lots · USDA AMS · Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1410272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 1460262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 3540228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2311
Steers—Medium and Large 2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 3595217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2941
Steers—Medium and Large 2630211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,3292
Steers—Medium and Large 3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Steers—Medium and Large 3727195.96/cwt194.00–199.001,4253
Steers—Medium and Large 2745201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4971
Steers—Medium and Large 2775196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375222.50/cwt222.50–222.508341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377216.00/cwt216.00–216.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430222.50/cwt222.50–222.509571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430207.50/cwt207.50–207.508922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463203.50/cwt200.00–205.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523201.28/cwt200.00–202.501,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523193.38/cwt190.00–197.001,0112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568194.60/cwt191.00–199.001,1055
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643198.00/cwt197.00–199.001,2732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345232.50/cwt232.50–232.508021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388223.82/cwt220.00–227.508682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,815129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96083.00/cwt83.00–83.007971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253105.88/cwt102.00–109.001,3275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525112.09/cwt110.00–114.001,7092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3925870.00/head870.00–870.008702

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.