Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-06-28

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 28
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
91 vs last sale 83 10 vs year ago 164 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
4 vs last sale 16 33 vs year ago 45 · 73.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
0 vs last sale 9 32 vs year ago 41 · 78.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder classes unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.64/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$179.64
24 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
28.92
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1655186.671,2233thin
Medium and Large 3554179.4199318thin
Medium and Large 2647173.941,1253thin
One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $99 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 sale24 hd
179.64
GA average16 barns · 1,098 hd
208.55
−28.92
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%Average1,650106.001,7491thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,220100.681,2285thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04888.689296thin

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)890$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$9701thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 3590197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1651
BullsMedium and Large 2740187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3881
BullsMedium and Large 3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
BullsMedium and Large 3695181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2581
BullsMedium and Large 3745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
BullsMedium and Large 3795162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1610191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1651
HeifersMedium and Large 3575176.18/cwt174.00–179.001,0137
HeifersMedium and Large 3625168.45/cwt167.00–170.001,0532
SteersMedium and Large 3665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
SteersMedium and Large 3493208.74/cwt207.50–210.001,0292
HeifersMedium and Large 1678184.51/cwt183.00–186.001,2512
HeifersMedium and Large 2790155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 2575183.41/cwt180.00–187.001,0552
HeifersMedium and Large 3469192.79/cwt187.00–199.009044
HeifersMedium and Large 3521184.53/cwt180.00–188.009614
HeifersMedium and Large 3730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Bred CowsSmall 2-38901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,200970.00/head970.00–970.009701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,231102.10/cwt99.00–105.001,2574
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,650106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7491
CowsLean 85-90%1,06389.41/cwt86.00–91.009505
CowsLean 85-90%97085.00/cwt85.00–85.008251

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.