Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-10-25

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Oct 25
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 183▼ 18 vs year ago 168 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 33▼ 18 vs year ago 47 · −38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▼ 21 vs year ago 32 · −65.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle were unevenly steady, replacement cattle were lightly tested, Feeder steers were mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.47/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$179.47
37 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$329
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.17
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1605191.761,1604thin
Medium and Large 2519185.9696511thin
Medium and Large 3477173.9983122
One grade step is worth $17.77/cwt here — about $329 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
179.47
—
GA average16 barns · 1,141 hd
196.64
−17.17
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—Average1,745107.281,8724thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62089.001,4421thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37785.681,18010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12077.778714thin

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)957$8703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$7664thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,5251thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2400235.00/cwt235.00–235.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 2480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2510222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 3523215.65/cwt212.00–219.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 1555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Steers—Medium and Large 3600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383182.52/cwt180.00–185.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418175.76/cwt173.00–180.007355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466190.06/cwt187.00–196.008864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470174.39/cwt170.00–177.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517172.45/cwt170.00–177.008929
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520188.04/cwt186.00–190.009782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605191.76/cwt187.00–197.001,1604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628174.63/cwt170.00–179.001,0972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275221.00/cwt221.00–221.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383200.00/cwt200.00–200.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433181.13/cwt180.00–185.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465203.48/cwt200.00–210.009463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533180.00/cwt180.00–180.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568200.34/cwt200.00–201.001,1383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570190.13/cwt185.00–195.001,0842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617198.68/cwt196.00–201.001,2263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,698109.56/cwt109.00–110.001,8602
Bulls——1,71093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,5901
Bulls——1,875117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,1941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12077.77/cwt74.00–80.008714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37785.68/cwt81.00–88.001,18010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4421
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3665600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small 2-3760600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3800675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018895.07/head825.00–940.008952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,004.64/head900.00–1,060.001,0052

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.