Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-03-25

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Mar 25
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
32 vs last sale 93 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
17 vs last sale 21 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
20 vs last sale 36 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves are 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves are 10.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.86/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$122.86
16 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.40
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483124.0659910thin
Medium and Large 2467120.865646thin
One grade step is worth $3.19/cwt here — about $34 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 sale16 hd
122.86
GA average12 barns · 375 hd
127.26
−4.40
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
BullsAverage1,64594.001,5461thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51971.891,0925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29568.5988824

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
BullsMedium and Large 1285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005132
BullsMedium and Large 1480157.02/cwt155.00–159.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1570133.77/cwt132.50–135.007622
BullsMedium and Large 2680104.03/cwt100.00–108.007072
BullsMedium and Large 3428139.26/cwt135.00–142.505963
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-31,090730.00/cwt730.00–730.007,9571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,225840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,2901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,005684.98/cwt635.00–750.006,8843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,147791.63/cwt710.00–830.009,0803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,148790.39/cwt770.00–810.009,0742
SteersMedium and Large 1455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007051
SteersMedium and Large 1510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
SteersMedium and Large 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
SteersMedium and Large 2678116.00/cwt115.00–117.007862
SteersMedium and Large 3475136.00/cwt136.00–136.006461
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,260930.00/cwt930.00–930.0011,7181
HeifersMedium and Large 1275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 1378135.50/cwt135.00–136.005122
HeifersMedium and Large 1518126.01/cwt125.00–127.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 168591.51/cwt91.00–92.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 1463128.18/cwt127.50–129.005933
SteersMedium and Large 3428143.77/cwt142.50–145.006152
Bulls1,64594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16064.59/cwt61.00–68.0074910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39171.45/cwt69.00–76.0099414
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51971.89/cwt70.00–75.001,0925
HeifersMedium and Large 2418128.29/cwt124.00–131.005364
HeifersMedium and Large 2565106.01/cwt105.00–107.005992

How this sale compares

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.