Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.54/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$117.54

69 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	119.77	646	15thin
Medium and Large 2	485	119.47	579	23
Medium and Large 3	470	115.03	540	31

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $105 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 sale69 hd

117.54

—

GA average16 barns · 1,452 hd

121.89

−4.35

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	1,543	86.93	1,341	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	62.75	694	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	62.49	879	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	48.94	490	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	430	133.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	117.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	114.32/cwt	112.00–116.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	100.49/cwt	99.00–102.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.46/cwt	127.00–133.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	97.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.86/cwt	126.00–129.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	94.01/cwt	90.00–98.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	45.87/cwt	43.00–49.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	134.69/cwt	134.00–136.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.57/cwt	122.00–129.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.26/cwt	125.00–128.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	115.15/cwt	112.00–118.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	116.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.19/cwt	105.00–112.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.31/cwt	111.00–114.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.59/cwt	116.00–119.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.60/cwt	119.00–121.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	122.33/cwt	121.00–124.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	62.99/cwt	62.00–65.00	852	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	65.39/cwt	64.00–67.00	732	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	60.11/cwt	59.00–61.00	657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,362	83.49/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,137	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	14,702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 230Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	130.00–139.00	133.99
4	—	524	115.00–120.00	117.78
3	—	572	112.00–116.00	114.32
2	—	678	99.00–102.00	100.49
2	—	620	100.00–107.00	103.44
2	—	465	122.00–128.00	124.97
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	127.00–133.00	130.46
3	—	460	132.00–137.00	135.01
2	—	728	96.00–99.00	97.51
2	—	620	114.00–118.00	116.03
2	—	578	121.00–125.00	122.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	126.00–129.00	127.86
3	—	680	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	778	90.00–98.00	94.01
2	—	715	105.00–108.00	106.49
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	112.00–113.00	112.49
2	—	480	120.00–126.00	123.03
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
5	—	427	130.00–135.00	132.01
3	—	582	112.00–115.00	114.01
3	—	360	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	115.00–117.00	116.24
3	—	462	134.00–136.00	134.69
2	—	520	122.00–129.00	125.57
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	125.00–128.00	127.26
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	112.00–118.00	115.15
8	—	419	115.00–120.00	116.74
5	—	565	105.00–112.00	110.19
3	—	515	111.00–114.00	112.31
2	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	116.00–119.00	117.59
5	—	480	119.00–121.00	119.60
3	—	427	121.00–124.00	122.33
2	—	620	105.00–109.00	106.97
2	—	385	129.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	116.00–120.00	118.00
4	—	535	120.00	120.00
2	—	378	132.50–133.00	132.75
1	—	680	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	43.00–49.00	45.87
2	—	943	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	62.00–65.00	62.99
1	—	1,570	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	64.00–67.00	65.39
2	—	1,093	59.00–61.00	60.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	81.00–88.00	83.49
2	—	1,815	90.00–94.00	92.08

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	—	1,040	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	990.00	990.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	765.00	765.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle