Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.51/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$118.51

42 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	122.23	546	29
Medium and Large 3	518	113.26	587	11thin
Medium and Large 1	790	93.52	739	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale42 hd

118.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,135 hd

117.49

+1.02

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	1,425	92.00	1,311	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	63.92	745	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	50.28	509	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	97.25/cwt	97.00–97.50	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	123.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	640	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,047	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	932.19/cwt	890.00–970.00	12,016	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	908.71/cwt	840.00–960.00	11,023	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	672.56/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	162.52/cwt	162.00–163.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.69/cwt	124.00–128.00	654	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	942.11/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	10,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	93.52/cwt	91.00–96.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	128.53/cwt	126.00–130.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	122.55/cwt	120.00–126.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.85/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	115.86/cwt	114.00–119.00	659	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	696	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	64.90/cwt	62.00–68.00	755	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	50.28/cwt	48.00–52.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	117.76/cwt	117.00–119.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.50	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.18/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	6

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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 132Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
2	—	425	135.00–137.00	136.04
2	—	785	97.00–97.50	97.25
3	—	582	120.00–125.00	122.02
4	—	516	122.00–127.00	123.97
5	—	481	130.00–138.00	133.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	114.00–119.00	115.86
2	—	415	131.00–132.50	131.76
2	—	615	105.00–108.00	106.51
3	—	478	124.00–125.00	124.67
6	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	111.00–113.00	112.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	162.00–163.00	162.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	146.00–150.00	148.01
2	—	678	111.00–113.00	112.00
3	—	520	124.00–128.00	125.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.29
4	—	459	117.00–119.00	117.76
4	—	578	109.00–110.00	109.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	91.00–96.00	93.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	126.00–130.00	128.53
7	—	464	120.00–123.00	121.45
8	—	414	120.00–126.00	122.55
8	—	526	117.00–120.00	117.85

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	1	—	1,045	770.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	880.00–1,000.00	942.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	890.00–970.00	932.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	840.00–960.00	908.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	650.00–700.00	672.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,163	62.00–68.00	64.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	48.00–52.00	50.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	92.00	92.00

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

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