Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-03-23

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Mar 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
103 head
14 vs last sale 89 34 vs year ago 137 · 24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
7 vs last sale 25 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
6 vs last sale 15 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.15/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 55.78 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.
Average price
$153.15
31 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$272
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$3.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.10
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1643156.001,0032thin
Medium and Large 2510155.937956thin
Medium and Large 3481152.1873223
One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $272 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 sale31 hd
153.15
GA average15 barns · 1,253 hd
151.05
+2.10
This barn, trailing median1 sales
208.93
−55.78
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
BullsAverage1,840117.082,1544thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57590.001,4181thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31989.031,17417
CowsLean 85-90%Average99869.816966thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1643156.00/cwt155.00–157.001,0032
BullsMedium and Large 3370173.72/cwt172.50–175.006432
BullsMedium and Large 3524143.75/cwt140.00–148.007535
BullsMedium and Large 3473152.73/cwt150.00–156.0072212
BullsMedium and Large 2470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
BullsMedium and Large 2518155.12/cwt150.00–157.508045
SteersMedium and Large 2640149.00/cwt149.00–149.009541
SteersMedium and Large 2568158.67/cwt158.00–159.009013
HeifersMedium and Large 1643128.00/cwt127.00–129.008232
HeifersMedium and Large 3416141.88/cwt140.00–144.005904
HeifersMedium and Large 3365143.50/cwt140.00–147.005245
HeifersMedium and Large 2462144.32/cwt143.00–146.006673
HeifersMedium and Large 2525137.01/cwt135.00–139.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 3470137.50/cwt137.50–137.506461
BullsMedium and Large 3435162.53/cwt160.00–165.007072
BullsMedium and Large 3575138.03/cwt137.00–139.007942
HeifersMedium and Large 2423146.10/cwt145.00–147.506184
HeifersMedium and Large 3343148.26/cwt147.50–149.005092
HeifersMedium and Large 3543121.51/cwt120.00–123.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 1558140.49/cwt139.00–142.007842
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0012,9352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3201,385.00/cwt1,385.00–1,385.0018,2822
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,065879.93/cwt750.00–975.009,3714
Bred CowsSmall 2-3750800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,0001
Bulls1,840117.08/cwt115.00–119.002,1544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43192.09/cwt90.00–97.001,3187
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24086.88/cwt82.00–89.001,07710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4181
CowsLean 85-90%1,06575.17/cwt70.00–77.008013
CowsLean 85-90%93064.45/cwt62.00–67.005993

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.