Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-08-23

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 23
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
7 vs last sale 119 286 vs year ago 398 · 71.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
4 vs last sale 14 28 vs year ago 38 · 73.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
20 vs last sale 21 3 vs year ago 38 · +7.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Feeder classes mostly steady, Replacement cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.70/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$205.70
17 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$973
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$143
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$10.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.52
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3467206.3096416thin
Medium and Large 2565196.001,1071thin
One grade step is worth $10.30/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale17 hd
205.70
GA average16 barns · 1,069 hd
220.22
−14.52
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
BullsAverage1,651129.972,1464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,565104.001,6281thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37094.001,2881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14286.829914thin

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)1,112$1,1295
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$9801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,147$1,38422

Every lot, as filed

25 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 2380245.00/cwt245.00–245.009311
BullsMedium and Large 3385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
BullsMedium and Large 3585198.38/cwt195.00–202.501,1613
BullsMedium and Large 3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 3373221.85/cwt220.00–225.008284
SteersMedium and Large 3530227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2032
SteersMedium and Large 3365247.00/cwt247.00–247.009021
HeifersMedium and Large 2565196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1071
HeifersMedium and Large 3458203.25/cwt202.50–204.009312
HeifersMedium and Large 3523198.62/cwt195.00–200.001,0398
HeifersMedium and Large 3443208.99/cwt208.00–210.009262
SteersMedium and Large 2575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
SteersMedium and Large 2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,222.89/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0631,067.01/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1761,482.15/head1,350.00–1,585.001,48212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1201,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1871,369.61/head1,225.00–1,585.001,3706
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3880950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,040980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bulls1,651129.97/cwt129.00–131.002,1464
CowsLean 85-90%1,14590.50/cwt90.00–91.001,0362
CowsLean 85-90%1,13883.13/cwt82.00–84.009462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,565104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2881

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.