Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.54/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −97.39 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$111.54

94 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$6.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	114.27	563	49
Medium and Large 1	622	110.29	686	13thin
Medium and Large 3	469	107.88	506	32

One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $57 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 sale94 hd

111.54

—

GA average16 barns · 1,442 hd

113.47

−1.92

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−97.39

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	1,295	69.00	894	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	42.30	518	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,491	39.43	588	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	35.61	394	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	570	96.96/cwt	94.00–102.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	113.72/cwt	111.00–116.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	110.61/cwt	107.00–114.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	116.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	109.38/cwt	108.00–111.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	108.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	102.64/cwt	97.00–107.00	529	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	108.82/cwt	107.00–110.00	509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	96.65/cwt	93.00–100.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	115.82/cwt	112.00–119.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	121.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	113.97/cwt	111.00–120.00	537	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	123.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.02/cwt	101.00–110.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	125.97/cwt	110.00–133.00	471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	97.77/cwt	95.00–100.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	102.73/cwt	97.00–107.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	110.33/cwt	108.00–113.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	113.17/cwt	111.00–118.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	106.37/cwt	104.00–108.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	93.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	100.57/cwt	98.00–104.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	107.72/cwt	105.00–111.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	109.71/cwt	107.00–112.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	92.72/cwt	89.00–95.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	87.97/cwt	84.00–92.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.43/cwt	133.00–141.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.23/cwt	117.00–122.00	816	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	560.51/cwt	520.00–590.00	5,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,350	680.44/cwt	660.00–700.00	9,186	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	647.36/cwt	625.00–660.00	7,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	44.89/cwt	43.00–49.00	518	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	39.62/cwt	37.00–42.00	505	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	39.43/cwt	36.00–41.00	588	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	35.61/cwt	32.00–39.00	394	8

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 278Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	94.00–102.00	96.96
4	—	359	111.00–116.00	113.72
3	—	437	107.00–114.00	110.61
3	—	313	114.00–120.00	116.28
6	—	638	90.00–95.00	93.65
7	—	526	98.00–104.00	100.57
8	—	474	105.00–111.00	107.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	108.00–111.00	109.38
4	—	559	105.00–110.00	108.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	107.00–112.00	109.71
3	—	465	100.00–104.00	101.97
3	—	527	89.00–95.00	92.72
4	—	564	84.00–92.00	87.97
9	—	376	105.00–110.00	107.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	97.00–107.00	102.64
6	—	468	107.00–110.00	108.82
5	—	570	93.00–100.00	96.65
5	—	417	112.00–119.00	115.82
5	—	319	115.00–125.00	121.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	111.00–120.00	113.97
10	—	418	120.00–128.00	123.97
7	—	572	101.00–110.00	106.02
7	—	374	110.00–133.00	125.97
4	—	684	95.00–100.00	97.77
4	—	624	97.00–107.00	102.73
2	—	520	110.00–114.00	111.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	108.00–113.00	110.33
4	—	578	111.00–118.00	113.17
3	—	672	104.00–108.00	106.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	121.00–127.00	122.98
4	—	413	133.00–141.00	136.43
9	—	673	117.00–122.00	121.23

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	2	—	970	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	520.00–590.00	560.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	660.00–700.00	680.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	625.00–660.00	647.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	51.00	51.00
7	—	1,154	43.00–49.00	44.89
10	—	1,275	37.00–42.00	39.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	36.00–41.00	39.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	32.00–39.00	35.61

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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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