Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2024-02-20

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Tue, Feb 20
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 251▲ 125 vs year ago 86 · +145.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 49▲ 46 vs year ago 25 · +184.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle and bulls steady, Replacement cattle lightly tested all classes of feeder cattle 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 $241.26/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$241.26
75 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.54
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434252.071,09419thin
Medium and Large 2420244.651,02831
Medium and Large 3446228.831,02025
One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $73 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 sale75 hd
241.26
—
GA average16 barns · 2,226 hd
247.80
−6.54
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—Average1,524119.631,8236thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,476110.521,6316thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,199104.011,24725
CowsLean 85-90%High91682.6475711

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)1,515$1,6351thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)969$1,1444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,054$1,1414thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
Steers—Medium and Large 1430315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3551
Steers—Medium and Large 1473304.74/cwt295.00–315.001,4412
Steers—Medium and Large 3495292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 3590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319272.39/cwt270.00–275.008694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337264.02/cwt260.00–267.008903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345247.50/cwt240.00–255.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350266.00/cwt262.00–270.009312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372253.32/cwt251.00–255.009426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382242.32/cwt240.00–247.009268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416243.44/cwt240.00–247.001,01314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419253.39/cwt250.00–257.001,0625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423231.76/cwt230.00–235.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453247.51/cwt245.00–250.001,1212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476232.80/cwt230.00–235.001,1085
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515212.72/cwt210.00–215.001,0963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523243.42/cwt240.00–247.001,2732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528233.32/cwt231.00–237.001,2323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576219.77/cwt217.00–222.001,2664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678196.51/cwt195.00–198.001,3322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388333.52/cwt330.00–337.001,2942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393353.51/cwt352.00–355.001,3892
Bulls—Medium and Large 3403302.99/cwt300.00–305.001,2214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,4292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473281.20/cwt280.00–287.001,3306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475301.39/cwt298.00–305.001,4322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515277.50/cwt270.00–285.001,4292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533251.01/cwt250.00–252.001,3382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,4392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1031
Bulls——1,573120.31/cwt117.00–122.001,8923
Bulls——1,688125.91/cwt125.00–127.002,1252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88090.00/cwt90.00–90.007923
Cows—Lean 85-90%92074.13/cwt70.00–75.006824
Cows—Lean 85-90%93885.62/cwt80.00–89.008034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11396.27/cwt92.00–99.001,0718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148103.58/cwt100.00–106.001,1896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290109.87/cwt108.00–114.001,41711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493109.83/cwt109.00–111.001,6405
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29691,144.19/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0541,141.34/head1,050.00–1,225.001,1414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6351

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.