Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-01-31

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jan 31
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 192▲ 85 vs year ago 96 · +88.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 7 vs year ago 22 · +31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 13 · −15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle and calves steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.53/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$245.53
56 head · 429 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.55
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1435257.941,12319thin
Medium and Large 2431247.431,06620
Medium and Large 3420229.4096317thin
One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $160 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 sale56 hd
245.53
—
GA average15 barns · 1,757 hd
240.98
+4.55
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—Average1,657125.972,0875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,330108.861,44811

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,155$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$1,1036
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$9863thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$1,1251thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 3363296.02/cwt295.00–297.001,0752
Steers—Medium and Large 2368313.49/cwt312.00–315.001,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 1375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1405332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3451
Steers—Medium and Large 2418323.49/cwt322.00–325.001,3522
Steers—Medium and Large 3427276.02/cwt273.00–282.001,1793
Steers—Medium and Large 3462273.25/cwt270.00–275.001,2623
Steers—Medium and Large 2465283.37/cwt280.00–285.001,3183
Steers—Medium and Large 1466294.47/cwt292.00–302.001,3724
Steers—Medium and Large 1507283.68/cwt282.00–287.001,4383
Steers—Medium and Large 3510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 2515267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 2565242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3671
Steers—Medium and Large 1575262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5071
Steers—Medium and Large 2613231.00/cwt230.00–232.001,4162
Steers—Medium and Large 3630223.00/cwt220.00–226.001,4052
Steers—Medium and Large 3680212.07/cwt209.00–215.001,4422
Steers—Medium and Large 3740177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220245.00/cwt245.00–245.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233267.47/cwt265.00–270.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308288.30/cwt285.00–295.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317253.42/cwt250.00–255.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330277.46/cwt275.00–280.009164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372237.17/cwt232.00–240.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374277.01/cwt275.00–280.001,0365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383255.87/cwt252.00–260.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420262.00/cwt260.00–263.001,1003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470221.02/cwt220.00–222.001,0392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478244.48/cwt244.00–245.001,1692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482236.36/cwt235.00–237.001,1393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3503211.99/cwt210.00–215.001,0663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522231.04/cwt230.00–233.001,2063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536227.18/cwt225.00–229.001,2186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565227.64/cwt226.00–230.001,2863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370330.44/cwt326.00–335.001,2232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427291.68/cwt280.00–300.001,2453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563228.31/cwt225.00–230.001,2853
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580213.30/cwt210.00–215.001,2373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3671194.23/cwt190.00–197.001,3035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445123.42/cwt123.00–124.001,7832
Bulls——1,465115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6851
Bulls——1,965134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,6332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328110.98/cwt109.00–114.001,4748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335103.22/cwt101.00–105.001,3783
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983985.69/head925.00–1,085.009863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,102.95/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251

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.