Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-06-07

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 7
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
108 head
60 vs last sale 168 30 vs year ago 138 · 21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
1 vs last sale 31 19 vs year ago 49 · 38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
18 vs last sale 36 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.93/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$195.93
18 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$313
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$7.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.31
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3452197.1889115thin
Medium and Large 1635189.671,2043thin
One grade step is worth $7.52/cwt here — about −$313 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 sale18 hd
195.93
GA average16 barns · 1,544 hd
213.24
−17.31
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
BullsAverage1,807122.332,2103thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,565116.001,8151thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,266108.801,37715
CowsLean 85-90%Average96490.578734thin

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)1,310$1,4015
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$9101thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 3660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2341
BullsMedium and Large 3715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
BullsMedium and Large 2690192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 2755179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 3560182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0221
HeifersMedium and Large 1535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
SteersMedium and Large 3570207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1831
SteersMedium and Large 2675202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3671
HeifersMedium and Large 1625194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 2440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0562
SteersMedium and Large 1535235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2571
HeifersMedium and Large 1745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
HeifersMedium and Large 3464196.27/cwt195.00–200.009118
HeifersMedium and Large 3418200.85/cwt200.00–205.008406
SteersMedium and Large 3483227.01/cwt225.00–229.001,0962
SteersMedium and Large 3660198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3071
SteersMedium and Large 3410232.50/cwt232.50–232.509531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4571,519.29/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5193
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,030910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0901,223.69/head1,150.00–1,285.001,2242
Bulls1,775127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,2541
Bulls1,885130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,228107.84/cwt104.00–111.001,32412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,417112.63/cwt112.00–113.001,5963
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,8151
CowsLean 85-90%97892.43/cwt89.00–95.009043
CowsLean 85-90%92085.00/cwt85.00–85.007821
Bulls1,760110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9361

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.