Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull and heifers calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.56/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$111.56

37 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	120.29	604	14thin
Medium and Large 2	510	109.06	556	15thin
Medium and Large 3	500	100.96	505	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $99 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 sale37 hd

111.56

—

GA average16 barns · 1,262 hd

113.74

−2.18

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	1,565	90.00	1,409	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	62.07	749	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	50.39	537	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	124.05/cwt	123.00–126.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	109.69/cwt	109.00–111.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.08/cwt	123.00–129.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	113.88/cwt	110.00–117.50	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	111.54/cwt	110.00–113.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	122.71/cwt	122.00–124.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.54/cwt	101.00–104.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	94.74/cwt	93.00–98.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.60/cwt	139.00–144.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	103.57/cwt	100.00–107.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	134.45/cwt	132.00–139.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.58/cwt	102.00–109.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.24/cwt	109.00–119.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	111.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.56/cwt	140.00–143.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	101.04/cwt	100.00–105.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	122.11/cwt	119.00–125.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.14/cwt	112.00–122.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.60/cwt	127.00–136.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	94.06/cwt	92.00–96.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.58/cwt	118.00–123.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	55.56/cwt	55.00–56.00	656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	66.99/cwt	66.00–68.00	908	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	61.11/cwt	59.00–63.00	690	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	47.75/cwt	45.00–50.00	496	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	53.02/cwt	51.00–56.00	580	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	776.94/cwt	690.00–850.00	9,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	840.94/cwt	810.00–900.00	8,931	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	884.25/cwt	810.00–930.00	10,540	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	690.96/cwt	640.00–735.00	7,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.07/cwt	103.00–109.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	142.41/cwt	141.00–145.00	520	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 Jun 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	123.00–126.00	124.05
2	—	620	110.00–113.00	111.54
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
4	—	473	119.00–125.00	122.11
4	—	523	118.00–123.00	120.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	109.00–111.00	109.69
3	—	367	122.00–124.00	122.71
2	—	673	101.00–104.00	102.54
2	—	425	109.00–119.00	114.24
5	—	561	100.00–105.00	101.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	93.00–98.00	94.74
3	—	317	110.00–115.00	111.79
2	—	675	92.00–96.00	94.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	123.00–129.00	126.08
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
2	—	670	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	568	127.00–136.00	131.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–117.50	113.88
2	—	620	105.00–110.00	107.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	423	140.00–143.00	141.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	123.00–125.00	124.04
2	—	258	150.00–155.00	152.48
3	—	567	110.00–112.00	110.69
2	—	725	100.00–107.00	103.57
2	—	670	102.00–109.00	105.58
2	—	520	112.00–122.00	117.14
2	—	620	103.00–109.00	106.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00–113.00	111.56
3	—	367	120.00–125.00	121.77
2	—	515	103.00–105.00	104.02
3	—	325	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	139.00–144.00	141.60
3	—	467	132.00–139.00	134.45
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
3	—	365	141.00–145.00	142.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	55.00–56.00	55.56
4	—	1,356	66.00–68.00	66.99
7	—	1,129	59.00–63.00	61.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	45.00–50.00	47.75
5	—	1,093	51.00–56.00	53.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	690.00–850.00	776.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,062	810.00–900.00	840.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,192	810.00–930.00	884.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	640.00–735.00	690.96

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

Heifers · 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