Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.34/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$116.34

26 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$4.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	118.17	526	12thin
Medium and Large 1	497	118.01	586	4thin
Medium and Large 3	403	113.47	458	10thin

One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about $68 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 sale26 hd

116.34

—

GA average13 barns · 846 hd

113.98

+2.36

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	1,268	85.56	1,085	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	65.00	852	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	63.57	826	15

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.28/cwt	128.00–132.50	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.52/cwt	134.00–135.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.94/cwt	127.50–132.50	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	106.02/cwt	104.00–108.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.34/cwt	126.00–130.00	607	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	63.90/cwt	61.00–66.00	833	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	123.36/cwt	122.50–125.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.34/cwt	117.50–119.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	115.77/cwt	112.50–119.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,268	85.56/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,085	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	729	1

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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 157Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.71
2	—	425	134.00–135.00	134.52
3	—	477	126.00–130.00	127.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	128.00–132.50	130.28
2	—	618	104.00–106.00	105.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	96.00–98.00	97.00
3	—	282	122.50–125.00	123.36
3	—	425	111.00–115.00	113.03
2	—	378	112.50–119.00	115.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	515	113.00–116.00	114.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	560	107.00–110.00	108.51
3	—	367	120.00–121.00	120.34
6	—	468	117.50–119.00	118.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
2	—	420	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	135.00–137.50	136.22
2	—	420	127.50–132.50	129.94
2	—	525	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	615	104.00–108.00	106.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	378	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	515	104.00–105.00	104.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	61.00–66.00	63.90
1	—	1,235	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	84.00–86.00	85.56

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

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