Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.56/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.37 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$126.56

35 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$43.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	320	162.70	521	3thin
Medium and Large 2	353	147.56	520	4thin
Medium and Large 3	488	119.69	584	28

One grade step is worth $43.01/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale35 hd

126.56

—

GA average16 barns · 1,454 hd

120.78

+5.78

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−82.37

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	1,540	82.69	1,273	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	59.00	755	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	58.95	708	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	45.92	486	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.04/cwt	152.50–157.50	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	243	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.68/cwt	103.00–107.00	647	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,152	693.04/cwt	690.00–700.00	7,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.52/cwt	125.00–129.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	626	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	16,352	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,213	857.54/cwt	825.00–885.00	10,402	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	896.48/cwt	820.00–940.00	12,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	109.52/cwt	108.00–111.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	111.15/cwt	109.00–116.00	540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	542	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	56.50/cwt	56.00–57.00	674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	60.17/cwt	59.00–62.00	726	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	48.31/cwt	45.00–52.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	100.02/cwt	97.00–103.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	118.27/cwt	117.00–120.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	126.77/cwt	122.50–131.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	121.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	580	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.69/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,273	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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 127Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 5Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	160.00–165.00	162.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	152.50–157.50	155.04
2	—	380	135.00–145.00	140.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	140.00–145.00	142.47
2	—	580	111.00–115.00	113.02
3	—	618	103.00–107.00	104.68
3	—	682	97.00–103.00	100.02
4	—	375	125.00–130.00	127.53
4	—	531	117.00–120.00	118.27
5	—	423	122.50–131.00	126.77
5	—	476	120.00–129.00	121.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	125.00–129.00	126.52
2	—	480	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	377	143.00–145.00	143.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	114.00–118.00	116.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	111.00–115.00	113.03
6	—	521	108.00–111.00	109.52
6	—	581	100.00–104.00	102.01
8	—	486	109.00–116.00	111.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	109.00–110.00	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	109.00–111.00	110.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	690.00–700.00	693.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,405	820.00–940.00	896.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,120.00	1,120.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	825.00–885.00	857.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	56.00–57.00	56.50
8	—	1,206	59.00–62.00	60.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	43.00–44.00	43.53
2	—	1,120	45.00–52.00	48.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	80.00–86.00	82.69

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