Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.30/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$117.30

64 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$13.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	125.51	594	10thin
Medium and Large 2	439	122.86	539	19thin
Medium and Large 3	491	111.93	550	35

One grade step is worth $13.58/cwt here — about $44 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 sale64 hd

117.30

—

GA average15 barns · 1,294 hd

118.44

−1.14

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	—	High	2,045	106.00	2,168	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	64.84	787	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	54.97	570	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	94.77/cwt	90.00–99.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	108.73/cwt	106.00–111.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	133.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	125.71/cwt	122.00–130.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	115.01/cwt	113.00–117.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.67/cwt	108.00–109.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.52/cwt	138.00–144.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	123.81/cwt	123.00–125.00	692	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	921.84/cwt	850.00–975.00	9,126	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,474	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,111.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	14,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	655	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	113.17/cwt	112.00–114.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	522	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	133.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	420	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	66.05/cwt	65.00–67.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.50/cwt	132.00–139.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	107.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	118.52/cwt	115.00–121.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	96.54/cwt	94.00–99.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	94.02/cwt	90.00–96.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.71/cwt	135.00–137.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	913	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	54.97/cwt	54.00–57.00	570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	60.81/cwt	59.00–64.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	126.68/cwt	125.00–128.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	110.06/cwt	107.50–113.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	117.20/cwt	115.00–119.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	121.83/cwt	120.00–124.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.22/cwt	120.00–124.00	638	5

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 131Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	90.00–99.00	94.77
4	—	561	106.00–111.00	108.73
2	—	315	125.00–127.50	126.27
2	—	265	130.00–136.00	133.11
3	—	677	90.00–96.00	94.02
9	—	521	107.50–113.00	110.06
6	—	468	115.00–119.00	117.20
5	—	361	120.00–124.00	121.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	108.00–109.00	108.67
3	—	420	121.00–125.00	123.03
2	—	565	113.00–116.00	114.51
3	—	320	135.00–137.00	135.71
6	—	368	125.00–128.00	126.68
2	—	458	121.00–122.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
2	—	415	127.00–129.00	128.01
2	—	320	143.00	143.00
5	—	522	120.00–124.00	122.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
5	—	559	123.00–125.00	123.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	122.00–130.00	125.71
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
4	—	460	138.00–144.00	140.52
2	—	558	134.00–135.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	113.00–117.00	115.01
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
2	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	97.00–99.00	97.99
11	—	615	105.00–108.00	106.47
6	—	561	112.00–114.00	113.17
6	—	415	125.00–130.00	125.88
6	—	362	130.00–137.00	133.29
4	—	308	135.00–138.00	136.51
2	—	515	115.00–118.00	116.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
6	—	427	132.00–139.00	135.50
4	—	658	105.00–110.00	107.01
4	—	561	115.00–121.00	118.52
2	—	768	94.00–99.00	96.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	139.00–140.00	139.67
2	—	768	101.00–103.00	102.02
1	—	505	134.00	134.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	990	850.00–975.00	921.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	760.00	760.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,308	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,111.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	65.00–67.00	66.05
2	—	1,295	70.00–71.00	70.50
4	—	1,174	59.00–64.00	60.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	54.00–57.00	54.97

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