Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bull and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.68/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$110.68

83 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.05

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	112.57	469	25
Medium and Large 1	533	110.92	592	50
Medium and Large 3	387	103.28	400	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $69 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 sale83 hd

110.68

—

GA average16 barns · 1,381 hd

106.63

+4.05

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	1,574	69.35	1,092	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	45.30	582	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	42.44	560	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	39.82	439	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	144.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	144.53/cwt	142.00–150.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.29/cwt	126.00–135.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.70/cwt	108.00–115.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	93.32/cwt	91.00–95.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	136.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	95.51/cwt	92.00–99.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.04/cwt	117.00–127.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	134.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	104.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	109.60/cwt	105.00–112.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	99.13/cwt	95.00–104.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	108.21/cwt	104.00–112.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	105.70/cwt	100.00–108.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	117.79/cwt	116.00–122.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	105.73/cwt	102.00–110.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	114.60/cwt	113.00–119.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	110.50/cwt	106.00–116.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	109.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	501	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	114.99/cwt	113.00–117.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	105.52/cwt	100.00–110.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	101.03/cwt	97.00–104.00	414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	126.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	135.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	128.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.99/cwt	120.00–129.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	126.83/cwt	122.00–130.00	582	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,390	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,468	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	560.00/cwt	500.00–620.00	5,572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	67.80/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,062	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	45.30/cwt	43.00–47.00	582	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	42.44/cwt	42.00–43.00	560	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	39.82/cwt	36.00–42.00	439	5

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year 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	—	417	140.00–148.00	144.10
4	—	389	142.00–150.00	144.53
5	—	515	125.00–133.00	128.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	126.00–135.00	130.29
3	—	518	108.00–115.00	111.70
3	—	737	91.00–95.00	93.32
4	—	338	132.00–140.00	136.03
4	—	656	92.00–99.00	95.51
5	—	475	117.00–127.00	122.04
6	—	369	130.00–139.00	134.19
6	—	627	100.00–108.00	104.98
7	—	572	105.00–112.00	109.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	122.00–127.00	124.72
3	—	425	110.00–116.00	112.68
5	—	515	95.00–104.00	99.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	104.00–112.00	108.21
6	—	678	100.00–108.00	105.70
8	—	416	116.00–122.00	117.79
8	—	619	102.00–110.00	105.73
10	—	466	113.00–119.00	114.60
13	—	527	106.00–116.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	458	105.00–112.00	109.44
9	—	384	113.00–117.00	114.99
9	—	417	110.00–115.00	112.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	100.00–110.00	105.52
4	—	410	97.00–104.00	101.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	145.00–155.00	150.04
3	—	713	122.00–130.00	126.67
4	—	460	134.00–140.00	136.72
5	—	529	130.00–137.00	135.07
5	—	561	126.00–132.00	128.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	129.00–135.00	131.91
2	—	680	111.00–118.00	114.45
4	—	533	120.00–129.00	123.99
5	—	459	122.00–130.00	126.83

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	—	1,390	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	500.00–620.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,567	67.00–69.00	67.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,284	43.00–47.00	45.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	42.00–43.00	42.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,103	36.00–42.00	39.82

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle