Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-08-16

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 16
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
119 head
95 vs last sale 214 16 vs year ago 135 · 11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
16 vs last sale 30 33 vs year ago 47 · 70.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
18 vs last sale 3 3 vs year ago 18 · +16.7%
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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 unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.99/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$210.99
36 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$206
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$3.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.96
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3429211.7790821
Medium and Large 1632211.211,3349thin
Medium and Large 2536207.941,1146thin
One grade step is worth $3.83/cwt here — about −$206 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 sale36 hd
210.99
GA average16 barns · 2,240 hd
226.95
−15.96
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
BullsAverage1,508134.492,0282thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,214106.721,2969thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05589.339423thin

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)1,215$1,2851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,1233thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)894$1,0974thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1365265.00/cwt265.00–265.009671
BullsMedium and Large 2645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
BullsMedium and Large 3725186.25/cwt182.50–190.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 2525217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1421
BullsMedium and Large 3530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 1568218.25/cwt217.50–219.001,2402
SteersMedium and Large 1720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
SteersMedium and Large 2675200.50/cwt200.00–201.001,3532
SteersMedium and Large 3690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 2475243.37/cwt240.00–245.001,1563
SteersMedium and Large 3565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2152
SteersMedium and Large 2525228.14/cwt220.00–235.001,1983
SteersMedium and Large 2570224.73/cwt220.00–227.001,2814
SteersMedium and Large 3330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008581
SteersMedium and Large 3628203.34/cwt200.00–210.001,2773
HeifersMedium and Large 3533195.69/cwt190.00–200.001,0434
HeifersMedium and Large 3462206.47/cwt202.50–210.009545
SteersMedium and Large 3517223.29/cwt220.00–225.001,1543
SteersMedium and Large 1520221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1491
SteersMedium and Large 1460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
SteersMedium and Large 2620216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 1690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 3427211.60/cwt210.00–215.009043
SteersMedium and Large 2325270.00/cwt270.00–270.008781
SteersMedium and Large 3465238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1071
HeifersMedium and Large 1720198.74/cwt197.50–200.001,4312
HeifersMedium and Large 2565203.74/cwt202.50–205.001,1512
HeifersMedium and Large 2521210.04/cwt202.50–215.001,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 1520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 3369220.60/cwt218.00–227.508148
SteersMedium and Large 1575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3233
HeifersMedium and Large 1633215.65/cwt214.00–218.001,3653
HeifersMedium and Large 3330232.50/cwt232.50–232.507671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29681,239.53/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2402
Bred CowsSmall 2-3820953.66/head875.00–1,025.009542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3951,280.00/head1,280.00–1,280.001,2801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1251,043.91/head930.00–1,150.001,0442
Bulls1,508134.49/cwt134.00–135.002,0282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,189107.14/cwt103.00–110.001,2745
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328115.41/cwt114.00–117.001,5332
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16397.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1282
CowsLean 85-90%1,07092.00/cwt92.00–92.009842
CowsLean 85-90%1,02584.00/cwt84.00–84.008611

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.