Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-10-04

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Oct 4
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 127▼ 130 vs year ago 335 · −38.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 46▼ 40 vs year ago 74 · −54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 4▼ 8 vs year ago 16 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.72/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$200.72
34 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.02
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1427221.999488thin
Medium and Large 2465203.1594615thin
Medium and Large 3523181.9295111thin
One grade step is worth $40.07/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale34 hd
200.72
—
GA average16 barns · 1,295 hd
207.73
−7.02
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—Average1,454112.121,6304thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35686.861,1787thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97184.1881711

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)1,315$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,0102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,4386

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2365252.00/cwt252.00–252.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 3545212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 3560213.33/cwt210.00–215.001,1953
Steers—Medium and Large 2605215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3011
Steers—Medium and Large 3615197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325235.08/cwt230.00–240.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361239.71/cwt237.00–242.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405212.00/cwt212.00–212.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420193.08/cwt190.00–197.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468188.53/cwt187.00–190.008824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523201.70/cwt200.00–205.001,0553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526182.38/cwt180.00–186.009595
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564199.47/cwt196.00–205.001,1254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625167.54/cwt165.00–170.001,0472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345270.00/cwt270.00–270.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358265.00/cwt265.00–265.009492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415225.00/cwt225.00–225.009341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468208.52/cwt205.00–212.009762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575181.97/cwt181.00–183.001,0462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,3321
Bulls——1,523113.83/cwt111.00–116.001,7343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84391.06/cwt90.00–92.007682
Cows—Lean 85-90%99485.56/cwt85.00–87.008504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00480.32/cwt79.00–83.008065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24090.20/cwt89.00–92.001,1185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64578.52/cwt78.00–79.001,2922
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29431,563.99/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5644
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.