Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed past two week for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.51/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −58.42 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$150.51

60 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$41.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	380	169.29	644	23
Medium and Large 2	427	147.54	630	21
Medium and Large 3	490	127.41	624	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.87/cwt here — about $20 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 sale60 hd

150.51

—

GA average14 barns · 1,547 hd

136.53

+13.97

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−58.42

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	1,848	77.00	1,423	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	52.98	819	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,436	49.69	713	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	43.35	467	5thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	463	153.70/cwt	149.00–158.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	176.58/cwt	172.00–182.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.13/cwt	157.00–165.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	175.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	119.53/cwt	118.00–121.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.69/cwt	157.00–165.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	169.45/cwt	166.00–171.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	587	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,109	820.38/cwt	700.00–920.00	9,098	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	566.13/cwt	510.00–610.00	5,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	682.19/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,709	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,052	610.74/cwt	575.00–675.00	6,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	126.48/cwt	122.00–131.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.96/cwt	102.00–110.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	135.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	826	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	43.35/cwt	40.00–47.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	121.69/cwt	120.00–123.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	133.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	128.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	125.71/cwt	125.00–127.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	132.00/cwt	129.00–136.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	164.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	121.66/cwt	119.00–124.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	148.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	558	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	52.17/cwt	51.00–54.00	742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	47.20/cwt	46.00–49.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	112.71/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	491	125.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	618	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,278	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	143.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	149.01/cwt	147.00–152.00	624	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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available due to markets being closed past two week for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	149.00–158.00	153.70
5	—	315	172.00–182.00	176.58
6	—	418	157.00–165.00	162.13
9	—	364	170.00–180.00	175.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	118.00–121.00	119.53
3	—	365	157.00–165.00	160.69
4	—	506	129.00–136.00	132.00
5	—	331	160.00–167.00	164.63
3	—	460	140.00–145.00	143.33
4	—	419	147.00–152.00	149.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	119.00–124.00	121.66
4	—	376	145.00–152.00	148.44
4	—	574	110.00–116.00	112.71
5	—	491	122.00–130.00	125.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	166.00–171.00	169.45
3	—	563	138.00–145.00	140.62
3	—	608	130.00–139.00	135.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	160.00–166.00	162.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	122.00–131.00	126.48
4	—	528	117.00–121.00	118.99
6	—	472	115.00–120.00	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	102.00–110.00	105.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	120.00–123.00	121.69
4	—	426	132.00–136.00	133.70
4	—	461	125.00–131.00	128.05
7	—	519	125.00–127.00	125.71

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	10	—	1,109	700.00–920.00	820.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	510.00–610.00	566.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	600.00–760.00	682.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	575.00–675.00	610.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	52.00–54.00	52.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	40.00–47.00	43.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	51.00–54.00	52.17
5	—	1,448	46.00–49.00	47.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,895	83.00	83.00

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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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