Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, replacement cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.29/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −71.65 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$137.29

44 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	141.02	726	17thin
Medium and Large 3	415	135.31	561	21
Medium and Large 2	518	133.62	692	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.40/cwt here — about $34 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 sale44 hd

137.29

—

GA average16 barns · 1,376 hd

134.59

+2.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−71.65

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	—	Average	1,604	85.45	1,371	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	57.48	654	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	44.73	407	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	320	163.34/cwt	160.00–167.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.23/cwt	140.00–149.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	123.67/cwt	120.00–129.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.62/cwt	128.00–138.00	692	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	44.73/cwt	42.00–47.00	407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	59.09/cwt	55.00–62.00	695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	49.43/cwt	49.00–50.00	467	2
Bulls	—	—	1,552	83.60/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,297	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,602	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,197	782.24/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,363	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	620.82/cwt	600.00–640.00	5,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.59/cwt	150.00–157.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.08/cwt	160.00–167.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	107.79/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	111.11/cwt	107.00–116.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	131.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	119.67/cwt	117.00–122.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	131.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	131.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.98/cwt	127.00–137.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.29/cwt	117.00–127.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	143.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	217	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	337	3

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 272Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–167.00	163.34
3	—	417	150.00–155.00	152.93
4	—	514	140.00–149.00	144.23
4	—	573	130.00–138.00	135.05
4	—	628	120.00–129.00	123.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	128.00–138.00	133.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	125.00–135.00	131.19
5	—	418	127.00–137.00	132.98
4	—	523	117.00–127.00	123.29
3	—	363	140.00–146.00	143.67
3	—	217	150.00–160.00	155.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	140.00–149.00	144.69
3	—	468	150.00–157.00	152.59
3	—	430	160.00–167.00	163.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	105.00–110.00	107.79
3	—	472	107.00–116.00	111.11
3	—	420	110.00–120.00	115.75
3	—	332	130.00–135.00	131.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	130.00–139.00	133.98
4	—	424	125.00–129.00	127.00
3	—	538	117.00–122.00	119.67
3	—	465	120.00–127.00	122.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	130.00–134.00	131.70
4	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.48
2	—	430	132.00–136.00	134.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	42.00–47.00	44.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,176	55.00–62.00	59.09
2	—	945	49.00–50.00	49.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	80.00–86.00	83.60
1	—	1,760	91.00	91.00

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)	5	—	1,197	700.00–875.00	782.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	932	600.00–640.00	620.82

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle