Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, Feeder classes and calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.01/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −90.92 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$118.01

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	503	120.55	607	24
Medium and Large 2	646	110.39	713	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale32 hd

118.01

—

GA average16 barns · 1,289 hd

122.25

−4.24

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−90.92

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	—	Low	1,779	90.72	1,614	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	67.03	1,014	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,057	66.25	700	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	49.50	490	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 2	—	620	111.52/cwt	110.00–114.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	109.26/cwt	108.00–111.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	125.41/cwt	124.00–128.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	112.34/cwt	111.00–113.00	637	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	641.52/cwt	630.00–650.00	6,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,609	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	118.72/cwt	116.00–121.00	456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.53/cwt	126.00–129.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.02/cwt	108.00–112.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	116.77/cwt	115.00–118.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	117.43/cwt	115.00–119.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	618	9
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.44/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	69.88/cwt	69.00–71.00	811	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	67.03/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,014	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 183Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, Feeder classes and calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	110.00–114.00	111.52
4	—	671	108.00–111.00	109.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	418	127.00–129.00	128.01
5	—	481	124.00–128.00	125.41
6	—	567	111.00–113.00	112.34
9	—	519	117.00–120.00	119.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	116.00–121.00	118.72
2	—	565	108.00–112.00	110.02
4	—	466	115.00–118.00	116.77
5	—	421	115.00–119.00	117.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	117.00–118.00	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	143.00	143.00
2	—	458	133.00–137.00	135.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	126.00–129.00	127.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	119.00–122.00	120.52
3	—	413	125.00–130.00	126.73

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	630.00–650.00	641.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	780.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,020	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,160	69.00–71.00	69.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	66.00–68.00	67.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	82.00–85.00	83.44
2	—	1,838	96.00–100.00	98.00

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