Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-08-30

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 30
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 112▼ 44 vs year ago 217 · −20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 10▼ 12 vs year ago 36 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 41▼ 31 vs year ago 33 · −93.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago all classes of cattle were 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 $203.05/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$203.05
37 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.68
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2561205.171,15123
Medium and Large 3519199.571,03714thin
One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $114 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 sale37 hd
203.05
—
GA average13 barns · 949 hd
217.74
−14.68
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—Average1,673125.472,1003thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453109.961,5983thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,48992.821,3827thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low60580.004841thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$1,3352thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$1,2402thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 2470242.43/cwt240.00–247.001,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 2523234.00/cwt232.00–235.001,2245
Steers—Medium and Large 2568231.01/cwt230.00–233.001,3125
Steers—Medium and Large 1620227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 3630212.72/cwt210.00–217.001,3403
Steers—Medium and Large 2645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 2665216.98/cwt215.00–219.001,4432
Steers—Medium and Large 3680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330215.00/cwt215.00–215.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405202.50/cwt200.00–205.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410217.00/cwt217.00–217.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477214.34/cwt212.00–217.001,0223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483208.03/cwt207.00–209.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521211.80/cwt210.00–214.001,1035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533203.67/cwt200.00–207.001,0863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566207.12/cwt204.00–211.001,1727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3567198.65/cwt198.00–200.001,1263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608182.49/cwt180.00–185.001,1102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620191.52/cwt190.00–195.001,1874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670194.68/cwt192.00–198.001,3043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370225.00/cwt225.00–225.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400217.00/cwt217.00–217.008681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463190.43/cwt186.00–195.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5481
Bulls——1,800133.71/cwt131.00–136.002,4072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%60580.00/cwt80.00–80.004841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17392.49/cwt92.00–93.001,0852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200101.48/cwt101.00–102.001,2182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453109.96/cwt107.00–113.001,5983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,89387.27/cwt85.00–89.001,6523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,335.00/head1,335.00–1,335.001,3352

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.