Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-04-26

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Apr 26
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
33 vs last sale 158 64 vs year ago 189 · 33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
13 vs last sale 12 1 vs year ago 26 · 3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
10 vs last sale 11 2 vs year ago 19 · +10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.34/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$180.34
29 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
15.53
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3560180.341,01029
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale29 hd
180.34
GA average16 barns · 1,658 hd
195.87
−15.53
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
BullsAverage1,550119.001,8451thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,603103.571,6606thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11293.351,0389thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01384.958614thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,429$1,3998

Every lot, as filed

27 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 3735157.99/cwt156.00–160.001,1612
BullsMedium and Large 3683175.82/cwt172.50–177.501,2013
BullsMedium and Large 3479206.07/cwt202.00–208.009875
BullsMedium and Large 3795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
BullsMedium and Large 3383223.68/cwt220.00–227.508572
BullsMedium and Large 3580189.96/cwt187.50–192.501,1022
SteersMedium and Large 3680182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 3375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 3423201.98/cwt200.00–203.008544
HeifersMedium and Large 3576181.16/cwt180.00–182.501,0434
HeifersMedium and Large 3679160.54/cwt157.50–167.501,0904
HeifersMedium and Large 3473195.71/cwt192.50–198.009265
BullsMedium and Large 3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
BullsMedium and Large 3540197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0671
HeifersMedium and Large 3531187.65/cwt185.00–192.509966
HeifersMedium and Large 3722148.16/cwt144.00–152.501,0705
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3001,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0602
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-31,325890.00/head890.00–890.008902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5451,822.49/head1,400.00–2,100.001,8224
CowsBoner 80-85%1,333104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,3862
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05387.27/cwt86.00–88.009194
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04394.35/cwt94.00–95.009843
Bulls1,550119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601105.10/cwt101.00–107.001,6834
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7881
CowsLean 85-90%1,01384.95/cwt84.00–88.008614

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.