Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder classes steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.20/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$110.20

36 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	112.51	527	17thin
Medium and Large 2	388	109.95	426	14thin
Medium and Large 3	462	103.02	476	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $51 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 sale36 hd

110.20

—

GA average16 barns · 1,534 hd

105.94

+4.26

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	1,737	69.74	1,211	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	40.79	468	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	32.00	270	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	107.01/cwt	103.00–111.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	115.29/cwt	112.00–118.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	120.74/cwt	118.00–127.50	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.72/cwt	100.00–109.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	109.41/cwt	109.00–111.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	104.51/cwt	103.00–106.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	117.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	119.83/cwt	118.00–122.50	315	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	99.02/cwt	97.00–101.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	106.02/cwt	104.00–109.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	110.86/cwt	109.00–113.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.36/cwt	123.00–130.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.67/cwt	111.00–113.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	820	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	74.69/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	66.02/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,078	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	44.57/cwt	43.00–50.00	506	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	38.42/cwt	33.00–42.00	443	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	270	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 252Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder classes steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
4	—	678	103.00–111.00	107.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	121.00	121.00
4	—	471	112.00–118.00	115.29
6	—	426	118.00–127.50	120.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	117.50–120.00	118.77
2	—	365	115.00–118.00	116.52
2	—	565	96.00–100.00	98.02
3	—	520	100.00–109.00	105.72
5	—	469	109.00–111.00	109.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	122.50	122.50
2	—	613	103.00–106.00	104.51
6	—	379	115.00–121.00	117.85
8	—	519	108.00–110.00	109.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	110.00–112.50	111.27
5	—	263	118.00–122.50	119.83
5	—	570	97.00–101.00	99.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	97.00–100.00	98.51
3	—	427	104.00–109.00	106.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	138.00	138.00
1	—	460	126.00	126.00
4	—	570	122.00–123.00	122.50
7	—	723	109.00–113.00	110.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	123.00–130.00	126.36
3	—	520	117.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	620	111.00–113.00	111.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	115.00–120.00	117.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	670.00	670.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	74.00–76.00	74.69
4	—	1,633	62.00–69.00	66.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	43.00–50.00	44.57
8	—	1,154	33.00–42.00	38.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	32.00	32.00

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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Washington

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle