Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-09-20

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 20
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 303▼ 98 vs year ago 265 · −37.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 33▲ 20 vs year ago 23 · +87.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls were steady, replacement cattle mostly steady, all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.68/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$205.68
45 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$975
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.26
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493214.111,05611thin
Medium and Large 2436213.8093214thin
Medium and Large 3490195.3695820
One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $98 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 sale45 hd
205.68
—
GA average17 barns · 2,609 hd
221.94
−16.26
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—Average1,898124.332,3602thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,195102.001,2191thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22897.471,19713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01284.9386011

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$1,3004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$1,2496
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)943$9246
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$1,2288

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370262.00/cwt262.00–262.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 3428235.98/cwt235.00–237.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 3470242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1490254.33/cwt251.00–257.001,2463
Steers—Medium and Large 1517249.98/cwt249.00–251.001,2923
Steers—Medium and Large 2538238.52/cwt235.00–242.001,2832
Steers—Medium and Large 1580240.19/cwt236.00–246.001,3933
Steers—Medium and Large 3590222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 3605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1625234.39/cwt230.00–239.001,4652
Steers—Medium and Large 2647215.01/cwt210.00–220.001,3912
Steers—Medium and Large 3663205.92/cwt202.00–210.001,3652
Steers—Medium and Large 2700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210195.00/cwt195.00–195.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255230.00/cwt230.00–230.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320232.50/cwt232.50–232.507441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340227.37/cwt225.00–232.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370222.50/cwt222.50–222.508233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388195.04/cwt190.00–200.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428219.87/cwt217.00–222.509413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431209.16/cwt205.00–210.009016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477214.58/cwt211.00–217.001,0245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513201.61/cwt200.00–207.001,0345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530209.94/cwt208.00–212.001,1133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618180.66/cwt180.00–182.001,1163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622188.34/cwt186.00–190.001,1713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3750172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273254.94/cwt250.00–260.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340238.75/cwt235.00–242.508122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372235.77/cwt232.50–242.508773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372227.39/cwt222.50–235.008463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515202.10/cwt197.00–207.001,0413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,898124.33/cwt122.00–126.002,3602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98090.45/cwt90.00–91.008862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00484.42/cwt81.00–87.508488
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14078.00/cwt78.00–78.008891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,195102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22596.30/cwt90.00–99.001,18010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240101.35/cwt100.00–103.001,2573
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,342.59/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3434
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2930860.00/head860.00–860.008602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950955.71/head910.00–1,000.009564
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2980925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,347.89/head1,285.00–1,410.001,3484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752

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.