Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-07-27

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jul 27
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
94 vs last sale 183 91 vs year ago 180 · 50.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
10 vs last sale 16 9 vs year ago 15 · 60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
6 vs last sale 16 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and slaughter bull lightly tested, Feeder steers lightly tested, Steer calves 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.08/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 70.85 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.
Average price
$138.08
39 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.61
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442172.037617thin
Medium and Large 2455162.507394thin
Medium and Large 3576126.1072628
One grade step is worth $45.93/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 sale39 hd
138.08
GA average15 barns · 1,065 hd
145.69
−7.61
This barn, trailing median1 sales
208.93
−70.85
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44074.001,0661thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15968.437933thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04563.006582thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,505$1,1901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,042$7865
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$7252thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1465168.24/cwt165.00–172.507823
BullsMedium and Large 1425174.88/cwt172.50–180.007434
BullsMedium and Large 3676117.22/cwt114.00–119.007925
BullsMedium and Large 2435167.25/cwt167.00–167.507282
BullsMedium and Large 2475157.74/cwt157.50–158.007492
BullsMedium and Large 3569124.58/cwt123.00–126.007097
SteersMedium and Large 2525152.49/cwt152.00–153.008012
HeifersMedium and Large 2380149.00/cwt149.00–149.005661
HeifersMedium and Large 2530134.03/cwt131.00–137.007104
BullsMedium and Large 3619118.77/cwt117.00–121.007358
BullsMedium and Large 3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006893
HeifersMedium and Large 2466138.08/cwt137.00–139.006437
HeifersMedium and Large 2643116.01/cwt114.00–118.007462
SteersMedium and Large 2380187.50/cwt187.50–187.507131
SteersMedium and Large 3340172.50/cwt172.50–172.505871
BullsMedium and Large 3465141.24/cwt140.00–142.506572
BullsMedium and Large 3430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006453
HeifersMedium and Large 2430141.20/cwt140.00–144.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 3528123.92/cwt120.00–127.006543
HeifersMedium and Large 1480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3955725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5051,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,042786.15/head680.00–875.007865
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20870.65/cwt69.00–72.008532
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06064.00/cwt64.00–64.006781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0661
CowsLean 85-90%1,04563.00/cwt60.00–66.006582

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.