Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2023-09-27

Washington

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 27
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
40 vs last sale 167 26 vs year ago 153 · 17.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
3 vs last sale 43 19 vs year ago 27 · +70.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
10 vs last sale 14 12 vs year ago 16 · 75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle and replacement cattle were steady, all classes of feeder cattle were lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.66/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$188.66
24 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$159
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$0.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
20.75
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2436189.1082410thin
Medium and Large 3522188.3598314thin
One grade step is worth $0.74/cwt here — about −$159 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
188.66
GA average16 barns · 1,262 hd
209.41
−20.75
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
BullsAverage1,295121.181,5692thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28592.981,19420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55490.261,4026thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98885.118415thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$1,1734thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,3002thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 2275212.00/cwt212.00–212.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 2310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006511
SteersMedium and Large 3625207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2941
SteersMedium and Large 3730202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4751
SteersMedium and Large 3780182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4201
BullsMedium and Large 3495197.00/cwt197.00–197.009751
BullsMedium and Large 3669178.79/cwt177.00–180.001,1965
BullsMedium and Large 3421198.78/cwt197.00–200.008378
HeifersMedium and Large 2513181.02/cwt180.00–182.009294
SteersMedium and Large 3677204.00/cwt203.00–205.001,3813
SteersMedium and Large 2562227.35/cwt225.00–230.001,2783
SteersMedium and Large 3375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 3575186.98/cwt185.00–190.001,0755
HeifersMedium and Large 3705172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 3622181.64/cwt180.00–185.001,1303
HeifersMedium and Large 3372197.02/cwt195.00–200.007335
HeifersMedium and Large 2430186.22/cwt180.00–190.008014
SteersMedium and Large 3415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3775875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2081,173.04/head1,160.00–1,185.001,1734
Bulls1,295121.18/cwt120.00–123.001,5692
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24895.03/cwt92.00–99.001,18611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33988.28/cwt84.00–91.001,1828
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56588.18/cwt86.00–90.001,3803
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54292.34/cwt91.00–94.001,4243
CowsLean 85-90%1,01782.51/cwt80.00–86.008393
CowsLean 85-90%97099.00/cwt99.00–99.009601
CowsLean 85-90%92079.00/cwt79.00–79.007271

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.