Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $145.82/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −63.12 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$145.82

59 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$16.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	154.96	698	17thin
Medium and Large 2	453	144.16	653	26
Medium and Large 3	403	138.79	560	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.17/cwt here — about $139 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 sale59 hd

145.82

—

GA average16 barns · 1,555 hd

140.69

+5.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−63.12

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,659	91.04	1,510	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	59.88	705	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	48.38	423	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.66/cwt	163.00–170.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.78/cwt	149.00–155.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	160.45/cwt	157.00–163.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	150.75/cwt	147.00–156.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.49/cwt	122.00–129.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.48/cwt	118.00–124.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	155.48/cwt	150.00–159.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	154.10/cwt	150.00–157.00	424	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	48.38/cwt	46.00–52.00	423	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	62.11/cwt	60.00–66.00	767	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	54.07/cwt	50.00–56.00	556	5
Bulls	—	—	1,925	93.42/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,260	87.47/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,102	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	994	775.66/cwt	620.00–880.00	7,710	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	852.37/cwt	780.00–975.00	8,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.99/cwt	147.00–152.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.58/cwt	152.00–155.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.71/cwt	140.00–152.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	165.63/cwt	164.00–168.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	120.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	123.32/cwt	120.00–130.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	127.64/cwt	122.00–132.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.76/cwt	127.00–135.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.70/cwt	138.00–145.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.62/cwt	134.00–142.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.98/cwt	126.00–137.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	153.48/cwt	147.00–157.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	140.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.61/cwt	145.00–152.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	130.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	633	5

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Wed May 1, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 242Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.93
4	—	373	163.00–170.00	165.66
5	—	475	149.00–155.00	150.78
5	—	505	140.00–150.00	145.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–148.00	143.69
4	—	334	157.00–163.00	160.45
4	—	434	147.00–156.00	150.75
4	—	563	122.00–129.00	125.49
4	—	625	118.00–124.00	120.48
7	—	364	150.00–159.00	155.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	150.00–157.00	154.10
3	—	370	140.00–147.00	142.43
5	—	420	130.00–137.00	135.26
5	—	483	127.00–135.00	130.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	147.00–152.00	148.99
2	—	423	152.00–155.00	153.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	140.00–152.00	147.71
3	—	425	164.00–168.00	165.63
2	—	463	155.00–160.00	157.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	115.00–125.00	120.87
3	—	382	120.00–130.00	123.32
3	—	322	125.00–135.00	130.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	122.00–132.00	127.64
5	—	524	120.00–126.00	122.64
4	—	418	127.00–135.00	131.76
4	—	360	135.00–138.00	136.22
4	—	315	138.00–145.00	140.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	134.00–142.00	136.62
5	—	519	126.00–137.00	132.98
4	—	313	147.00–157.00	153.48
3	—	625	120.00–123.00	121.66
3	—	422	137.00–145.00	140.87
3	—	372	145.00–152.00	147.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	874	46.00–52.00	48.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,235	60.00–66.00	62.11
5	—	1,029	50.00–56.00	54.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,925	91.00–95.00	93.42
2	—	1,260	86.00–89.00	87.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	994	620.00–880.00	775.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	780.00–975.00	852.37

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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Replacement Cattle