Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-04-28

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Apr 28
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 175▼ 49 vs year ago 163 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 1 vs year ago 23 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 24 · −4.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, Replacement cows 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.49/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.44 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.
Average price
$126.49
57 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$615
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.41
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575134.007711thin
Medium and Large 2491128.6163131
Medium and Large 3478123.5759025
One grade step is worth $10.43/cwt here — about $180 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 sale57 hd
126.49
—
GA average15 barns · 1,277 hd
126.90
−0.41
This barn, trailing median1 sales
208.93
−82.44
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—Average1,51885.451,2973thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13167.9076810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06755.685948thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14857.90/cwt55.00–62.006655
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13167.90/cwt66.00–71.0076810
Bulls——1,51885.45/cwt84.00–86.001,2973
CowsLean 85-90%—93251.97/cwt50.00–54.004843
BullsMedium and Large 1—575134.00/cwt134.00–134.007711
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519124.54/cwt120.00–128.006464
BullsMedium and Large 3—643105.00/cwt104.00–106.006752
BullsMedium and Large 3—420129.57/cwt123.00–133.005447
BullsMedium and Large 2—412137.02/cwt135.00–139.005653
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520116.39/cwt115.00–118.006055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,172793.33/cwt790.00–800.009,2983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,068736.15/cwt690.00–800.007,86210
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2601,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0013,4821
HeifersMedium and Large 3—383121.19/cwt119.00–126.004646
BullsMedium and Large 2—380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 3—424116.16/cwt115.00–118.004936
BullsMedium and Large 2—474127.69/cwt125.00–133.006057
BullsMedium and Large 2—514126.80/cwt121.00–129.0065220
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418124.57/cwt122.00–127.005214
HeifersMedium and Large 3—612102.02/cwt100.00–104.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469122.04/cwt118.00–126.005724
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525110.52/cwt110.00–111.005802
BullsMedium and Large 3—295147.00/cwt147.00–147.004341
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471113.20/cwt112.00–115.005335
BullsMedium and Large 3—574114.31/cwt111.00–117.006567
BullsMedium and Large 3—471123.04/cwt119.00–126.005804
BullsMedium and Large 3—380133.24/cwt130.00–135.005064
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,165925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625111.45/cwt110.00–113.006972
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3651,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,3561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,020700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1401

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.