Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.17/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.76 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$111.17

76 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	126.36	575	11thin
Medium and Large 2	483	115.08	556	32
Medium and Large 3	554	102.32	567	33

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about $9 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 sale76 hd

111.17

—

GA average16 barns · 1,785 hd

109.54

+1.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−97.76

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	—	Low	1,615	66.85	1,080	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,215	42.14	512	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	37.61	385	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	422	133.79/cwt	131.00–138.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	123.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	103.34/cwt	102.00–105.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.58/cwt	111.00–116.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	115.15/cwt	113.00–119.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	108.65/cwt	107.00–113.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	121.68/cwt	118.00–128.00	520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	107.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	101.36/cwt	97.00–106.00	579	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	96.25/cwt	92.00–98.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.91/cwt	100.00–109.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	111.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	108.80/cwt	107.00–110.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.51/cwt	110.00–114.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	105.62/cwt	102.00–107.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	117.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	114.59/cwt	111.00–117.00	488	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.79/cwt	104.00–109.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.42/cwt	137.00–146.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	122.59/cwt	121.00–124.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	119.61/cwt	117.00–122.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.19/cwt	118.00–123.00	628	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	972	782.16/cwt	675.00–850.00	7,603	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	714.25/cwt	700.00–720.00	8,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,088	56.06/cwt	55.00–57.00	610	2
Bulls	—	—	1,967	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,457	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	42.14/cwt	40.00–45.00	512	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	37.61/cwt	35.00–42.00	385	4

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 283Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year 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	—	422	131.00–138.00	133.79
8	—	468	120.00–129.00	123.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	102.00–105.00	103.34
5	—	380	119.00–127.00	123.02
5	—	517	111.00–116.00	112.58
6	—	467	113.00–119.00	115.15
6	—	558	107.00–113.00	108.65
7	—	427	118.00–128.00	121.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	104.00–110.00	107.95
8	—	571	97.00–106.00	101.36
8	—	623	92.00–98.00	96.25
13	—	525	100.00–109.00	104.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	110.00–114.00	111.38
5	—	572	107.00–110.00	108.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	110.00–114.00	111.51
5	—	524	102.00–107.00	105.62
6	—	372	115.00–120.00	117.82
8	—	426	111.00–117.00	114.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	104.00–109.00	105.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	137.00–146.00	141.42
5	—	564	121.00–124.00	122.59
5	—	615	117.00–122.00	119.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	118.00–123.00	121.19

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	972	675.00–850.00	782.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	700.00–720.00	714.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	55.00–57.00	56.06
3	—	1,967	73.00–75.00	74.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,215	40.00–45.00	42.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	35.00–42.00	37.61

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle