Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-05-25

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 25
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
120 head
90 vs last sale 210 58 vs year ago 178 · 32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
6 vs last sale 23 15 vs year ago 32 · 46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
6 vs last sale 20 5 vs year ago 19 · 26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, Feeder classes lightly tested, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.24/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$127.24
28 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.91
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480146.007011thin
Medium and Large 2522130.666823thin
Medium and Large 3467126.0358924
One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $112 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 sale28 hd
127.24
GA average13 barns · 1,279 hd
136.15
−8.91
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
BullsAverage1,405106.581,4972thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62383.481,3552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24981.111,0138thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98565.536454thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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 2580136.25/cwt134.00–141.007903
BullsMedium and Large 3743107.33/cwt107.00–108.007973
BullsMedium and Large 3693114.50/cwt114.00–115.007932
BullsMedium and Large 3577124.59/cwt120.00–129.007193
BullsMedium and Large 3790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
BullsMedium and Large 3628124.41/cwt120.00–129.007812
BullsMedium and Large 3472135.91/cwt132.50–141.006419
SteersMedium and Large 3543147.99/cwt145.00–151.008042
HeifersMedium and Large 2543127.99/cwt126.00–130.006952
HeifersMedium and Large 1480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 2480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006531
HeifersMedium and Large 3424131.35/cwt130.00–137.0055710
HeifersMedium and Large 3643117.50/cwt117.00–118.007562
HeifersMedium and Large 3474123.01/cwt120.00–128.0058312
SteersMedium and Large 3475151.73/cwt151.00–152.507212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,000670.00/cwt670.00–670.006,7001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2780925.00/cwt925.00–925.007,2151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,125875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8441
Bred CowsSmall 2-3810730.00/cwt730.00–730.005,9131
Bulls1,405106.58/cwt104.00–110.001,4972
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24981.11/cwt79.00–83.001,0138
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62383.48/cwt83.00–84.001,3552
CowsLean 85-90%98565.53/cwt63.00–69.006454

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.