Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-07-19

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jul 19
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
13 vs last sale 132 38 vs year ago 183 · 20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
12 vs last sale 17 13 vs year ago 16 · +81.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
6 vs last sale 17 7 vs year ago 16 · +43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $227.80/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$227.80
25 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$263
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.31
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2553228.191,26210thin
Medium and Large 3512228.161,16813thin
Medium and Large 1683223.501,5252thin
One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about −$263 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 sale25 hd
227.80
GA average16 barns · 1,459 hd
242.11
−14.31
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
BullsLow1,322119.381,5783thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14598.661,13015
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13787.549956thin

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)1,102$1,2393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$9252thin

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 3633198.75/cwt197.50–200.001,2582
BullsMedium and Large 3740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 1663199.33/cwt198.00–200.001,3223
HeifersMedium and Large 3579182.54/cwt180.00–185.001,0577
HeifersMedium and Large 3521190.90/cwt190.00–192.509955
HeifersMedium and Large 3470203.57/cwt200.00–207.009572
SteersMedium and Large 3567223.51/cwt222.50–224.001,2673
SteersMedium and Large 2465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1391
HeifersMedium and Large 2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2566226.31/cwt225.00–228.001,2816
SteersMedium and Large 3640202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2961
SteersMedium and Large 1635228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4481
SteersMedium and Large 1730219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5991
SteersMedium and Large 2625219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3691
SteersMedium and Large 2523230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2032
SteersMedium and Large 3465234.85/cwt230.00–238.001,0926
SteersMedium and Large 3508228.00/cwt227.50–229.001,1583
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,015925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0961,095.86/head1,010.00–1,185.001,0962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bulls1,133117.07/cwt116.00–118.001,3262
Bulls1,700124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,1081
CowsBoner 80-85%1,159100.40/cwt98.00–105.001,16411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10893.86/cwt91.00–97.001,0404
CowsLean 85-90%97583.00/cwt83.00–83.008091
CowsLean 85-90%1,16988.45/cwt87.00–90.001,0345

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.