Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks earlier; slaughter cows are 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher; feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested; feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher; feeder heifers and heifer calves steady; replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.81/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.12 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$126.81

125 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	133.51	657	34
Medium and Large 2	470	128.31	603	44
Medium and Large 3	445	120.56	537	47

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about $121 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 sale125 hd

126.81

—

GA average14 barns · 2,127 hd

124.58

+2.23

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−82.12

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	1,754	74.84	1,313	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	51.00	842	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	45.40	552	15

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,505	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	13,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	123.36/cwt	120.00–127.50	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.36/cwt	117.50–122.50	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	134.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.38/cwt	105.00–112.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	104.62/cwt	102.00–107.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	110.23/cwt	108.00–113.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	114.89/cwt	111.00–118.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	118.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	103.78/cwt	102.00–106.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	107.45/cwt	104.00–110.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	121.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	105.33/cwt	104.00–107.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	109.33/cwt	109.00–110.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	491	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	122.82/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	119.20/cwt	117.00–122.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	92.02/cwt	90.00–95.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	99.78/cwt	95.00–105.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	105.29/cwt	100.00–109.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	133.85/cwt	130.00–140.00	348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.22/cwt	132.00–140.00	587	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.68/cwt	117.00–125.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	141.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	443	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	101.68/cwt	100.00–105.00	674	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	41.99/cwt	40.00–45.00	490	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	49.29/cwt	47.00–52.00	626	7
Bulls	—	—	1,754	74.84/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	145.19/cwt	143.00–147.50	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	125.77/cwt	122.50–129.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.75/cwt	141.00–151.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.78/cwt	129.00–138.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	108.92/cwt	105.00–113.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.71/cwt	102.00–111.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	92.78/cwt	90.00–95.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.34/cwt	95.00–104.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	113.76/cwt	110.00–117.50	364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	130.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.36/cwt	112.00–119.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.68/cwt	123.00–129.00	719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	114.58/cwt	111.00–120.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.65/cwt	141.00–144.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	148.14/cwt	147.00–149.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	151.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	499.43/cwt	460.00–580.00	5,284	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	568.33/cwt	530.00–630.00	6,115	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	933	461.37/cwt	430.00–490.00	4,305	2

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 373Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 15Year ago 0

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	1	—	1,505	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	430.00–490.00	461.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,058	460.00–580.00	499.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	530.00–630.00	568.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	120.00–127.50	123.36
3	—	463	117.50–122.50	120.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	131.00–140.00	134.94
3	—	715	109.00–110.00	109.67
3	—	667	113.00–115.00	114.01
3	—	460	125.00–131.00	128.02
3	—	360	143.00–147.50	145.19
2	—	558	120.00–126.00	123.01
2	—	508	122.50–129.00	125.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	141.00–151.00	146.75
4	—	563	129.00–138.00	132.78
2	—	515	136.00–137.00	136.50
2	—	458	135.00–139.00	137.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	105.00–112.00	109.38
5	—	566	102.00–107.00	104.62
5	—	466	108.00–113.00	110.23
5	—	423	111.00–118.00	114.89
5	—	368	115.00–120.00	118.05
4	—	623	102.00–106.00	103.78
1	—	205	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	104.00–110.00	107.45
5	—	627	107.00–109.00	108.00
4	—	416	120.00–123.00	121.25
3	—	718	104.00–107.00	105.33
3	—	562	109.00–110.00	109.33
1	—	355	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	105.00–113.00	108.92
5	—	425	102.00–111.00	106.71
4	—	566	90.00–95.00	92.78
4	—	523	95.00–104.00	100.34
4	—	460	100.00–107.00	103.51
4	—	320	110.00–117.50	113.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	368	130.00–140.00	133.29
10	—	419	120.00–128.00	122.82
6	—	468	117.00–122.00	119.20
4	—	663	90.00–95.00	92.02
4	—	613	95.00–105.00	99.78
4	—	564	100.00–109.00	105.29
4	—	260	130.00–140.00	133.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	428	132.00–140.00	137.22
7	—	519	117.00–125.00	122.68
7	—	314	140.00–145.00	141.04
6	—	663	100.00–105.00	101.68
6	—	459	125.00–135.00	130.84
3	—	562	112.00–119.00	115.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	130.00–135.00	131.67
6	—	563	123.00–129.00	127.68
4	—	619	111.00–120.00	114.58
4	—	416	141.00–144.00	142.65
4	—	363	147.00–149.00	148.14
4	—	319	150.00–154.00	151.30
2	—	708	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	40.00–45.00	41.99
7	—	1,271	47.00–52.00	49.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,754	72.00–77.00	74.84

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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle