Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-06-21

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 21
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
59 vs last sale 142 69 vs year ago 152 · 45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
15 vs last sale 31 8 vs year ago 24 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
9 vs last sale 18 15 vs year ago 24 · 62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $233.39/cwt on 22 head.
Average price
$233.39
22 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,157
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$10.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.34
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2490238.581,1706thin
Medium and Large 1547238.391,3055thin
Medium and Large 3475228.291,08511thin
One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $85 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 sale22 hd
233.39
GA average14 barns · 1,086 hd
242.73
−9.34
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
BullsAverage1,475118.001,7412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26098.001,2352thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00385.868618thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1262thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,01681.86/cwt80.00–85.008325
CowsLean 85-90%98092.53/cwt88.00–95.009073
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1661
BullsMedium and Large 2795172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3711
BullsMedium and Large 3572201.38/cwt200.00–204.001,1523
BullsMedium and Large 3490212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0411
BullsMedium and Large 3505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
BullsMedium and Large 3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 3695189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3141
SteersMedium and Large 1518239.49/cwt239.00–240.001,2412
SteersMedium and Large 1567237.66/cwt236.00–240.001,3483
SteersMedium and Large 3473226.52/cwt225.00–228.001,0712
SteersMedium and Large 3535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1772
SteersMedium and Large 2380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
SteersMedium and Large 2440247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0891
SteersMedium and Large 2478238.46/cwt237.00–240.001,1402
SteersMedium and Large 2583228.52/cwt227.00–230.001,3322
SteersMedium and Large 3645205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3221
SteersMedium and Large 3428235.53/cwt230.00–240.001,0086
HeifersMedium and Large 3470198.02/cwt197.00–199.009312
HeifersMedium and Large 3595183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 3630173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0902
HeifersMedium and Large 3521189.85/cwt186.00–194.009895
HeifersMedium and Large 2540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0531
HeifersMedium and Large 2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1001,126.34/head1,075.00–1,165.001,1262
Bulls1,655120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9861
Bulls1,295116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,5021

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.