Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows lightly tested, slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls steady bull calves 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.16/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$134.16

65 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$51.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	340	171.10	581	9thin
Medium and Large 2	470	138.65	652	26
Medium and Large 3	528	119.18	629	30

One grade step is worth $51.92/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale65 hd

134.16

—

GA average16 barns · 1,283 hd

127.15

+7.01

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−74.77

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,059	64.00	678	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	172.48/cwt	171.00–178.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	97.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	161.67/cwt	160.00–162.50	611	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,968	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	646.89/cwt	630.00–660.00	7,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.52/cwt	126.00–133.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	117.38/cwt	114.00–119.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	166.03/cwt	164.00–169.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	135.07/cwt	132.00–138.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	108.53/cwt	104.00–112.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	128.71/cwt	127.00–131.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	136.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	147.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	61.37/cwt	61.00–62.00	651	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	66.63/cwt	64.00–70.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	113.02/cwt	111.00–115.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	96.68/cwt	95.00–98.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	147.03/cwt	142.50–149.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	105.22/cwt	103.00–107.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.75/cwt	113.00–122.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	112.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	636	9

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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 185Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
3	—	382	165.00–170.00	167.49
5	—	327	171.00–178.00	172.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
2	—	708	96.00–99.00	97.51
3	—	378	160.00–162.50	161.67
6	—	520	127.00–135.00	131.72
7	—	416	145.00–155.00	147.89
7	—	481	130.00–140.00	133.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	150.00–155.00	153.35
3	—	682	95.00–98.00	96.68
4	—	381	142.50–149.00	147.03
5	—	617	103.00–107.00	105.22
6	—	525	113.00–122.00	116.75
9	—	566	110.00–119.00	112.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	126.00–133.00	129.52
3	—	637	114.00–119.00	117.38
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
2	—	425	154.00–155.00	154.49
2	—	625	121.00–123.00	122.01
2	—	678	117.00–118.00	117.50
4	—	314	164.00–169.00	166.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	124.00–127.00	125.48
2	—	478	125.00–126.00	125.50
4	—	368	132.00–138.00	135.07
4	—	429	127.00–131.00	128.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	483	120.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	615	104.00–107.00	105.51
2	—	678	98.00–100.00	99.00
3	—	327	135.00–138.00	136.64
4	—	379	129.00–130.00	129.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
2	—	315	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	358	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	415	115.00–120.00	117.53
2	—	478	114.00–115.00	114.50
4	—	563	104.00–112.00	108.53
2	—	515	111.00–115.00	113.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	630.00–660.00	646.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	61.00–62.00	61.37
3	—	1,058	64.00–70.00	66.63

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