Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.43/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −96.50 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$112.43

33 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	113.62	592	19thin
Medium and Large 3	478	110.81	529	14thin

One grade step is worth $2.81/cwt here — about $62 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 sale33 hd

112.43

—

GA average16 barns · 1,356 hd

112.43

−0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−96.50

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	1,835	88.00	1,615	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	60.00	975	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	59.99	742	25

Every lot, as filed

31 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 2	—	360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	123.68/cwt	122.00–125.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	109.83/cwt	109.00–111.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	112.32/cwt	111.00–114.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	116.23/cwt	115.00–117.50	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	98.32/cwt	96.00–100.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	120.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	101.02/cwt	96.00–106.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	96.96/cwt	92.00–102.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	109.59/cwt	107.00–114.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.50	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	108.60/cwt	103.00–113.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	99.89/cwt	95.00–102.00	566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	109.36/cwt	108.00–111.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	103.67/cwt	102.00–105.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	113.25/cwt	109.00–118.00	647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	626	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,206	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	69.03/cwt	67.00–71.00	997	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	55.17/cwt	51.00–58.00	642	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	61.80/cwt	60.00–66.00	776	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	975	1

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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 206Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	132.50	132.50
2	—	615	104.00–106.00	105.01
3	—	417	122.00–125.00	123.68
6	—	564	109.00–111.00	109.83
7	—	524	111.00–114.00	112.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	115.00–117.50	116.23
2	—	465	110.00–114.00	111.98
3	—	527	106.00–107.00	106.67
3	—	630	96.00–100.00	98.32
4	—	364	115.00–123.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	115.00–116.00	115.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	112.00	112.00
2	—	463	114.00–117.00	115.48
2	—	608	96.00–106.00	101.02
2	—	665	92.00–102.00	96.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	107.00–114.00	109.59
4	—	360	110.00–112.50	110.64
5	—	470	103.00–113.00	108.60
9	—	567	95.00–102.00	99.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	108.00–111.00	109.36
3	—	673	102.00–105.00	103.67
5	—	571	109.00–118.00	113.25
9	—	538	115.00–119.00	116.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	67.00–71.00	69.03
9	—	1,163	51.00–58.00	55.17
14	—	1,256	60.00–66.00	61.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	60.00	60.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle