Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $162.64/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −46.29 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$162.64

15 head · 390 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$35.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	184.83	730	5thin
Medium and Large 2	438	160.09	701	2thin
Medium and Large 3	374	149.42	559	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.42/cwt here — about $171 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 sale15 hd

162.64

—

GA average15 barns · 960 hd

144.37

+18.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−46.29

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	65.77	977	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	63.84	801	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	805	53.63	432	3thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	182.72/cwt	180.00–186.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	151.67/cwt	150.00–152.50	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	143.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	598	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	1,083.20/cwt	990.00–1,175.00	13,215	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	912.66/cwt	885.00–930.00	10,678	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	622.17/cwt	550.00–660.00	6,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	104.79/cwt	103.00–109.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	682	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	68.52/cwt	68.00–69.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	62.90/cwt	60.00–67.00	769	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	65.77/cwt	65.00–67.00	977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	443	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	50.95/cwt	50.00–52.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.54/cwt	148.00–153.00	474	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 Feb 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 92Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 15Year ago 0

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	188.00	188.00
3	—	418	180.00–186.00	182.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00–165.00	160.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
3	—	358	150.00–152.50	151.67
4	—	416	140.00–150.00	143.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	145.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	315	148.00–153.00	150.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	130.00–135.00	132.52
2	—	465	128.00–129.00	128.51
2	—	678	101.00	101.00
4	—	625	103.00–109.00	104.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	192.00	192.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	990.00–1,175.00	1,083.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,170	885.00–930.00	912.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	550.00–660.00	622.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	68.00–69.00	68.52
10	—	1,222	60.00–67.00	62.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	65.00–67.00	65.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	59.00	59.00
2	—	833	50.00–52.00	50.95

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

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