Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder classes and calves are mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.98/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$116.98

69 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$7.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	121.80	641	5thin
Medium and Large 2	496	118.39	587	35
Medium and Large 3	497	114.45	568	29

One grade step is worth $7.36/cwt here — about $73 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

116.98

—

GA average17 barns · 1,929 hd

120.11

−3.13

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	1,679	101.52	1,704	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	70.00	1,106	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	67.82	834	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	56.75	557	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.82/cwt	116.00–119.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	116.33/cwt	114.00–119.00	537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	146.18/cwt	145.00–147.50	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	124.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	118.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	697	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	680.00/cwt	610.00–750.00	6,732	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	126.17/cwt	125.00–127.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.37/cwt	126.00–131.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	134.65/cwt	133.00–137.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	91.34/cwt	90.00–92.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.54/cwt	116.00–125.00	633	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	116.53/cwt	112.00–119.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	719	88.99/cwt	87.00–91.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	87.35/cwt	86.00–89.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	717	97.44/cwt	94.00–104.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	104.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	97.34/cwt	95.00–99.00	650	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	98.28/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	58.67/cwt	58.00–59.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	63.30/cwt	61.00–66.00	803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	72.35/cwt	69.00–75.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	110.19/cwt	109.00–112.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	113.78/cwt	112.00–115.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.23/cwt	100.00–104.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	126.73/cwt	126.00–127.50	466	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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 226Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder classes and calves are mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
9	—	462	114.00–119.00	116.33
5	—	573	109.00–112.00	110.19
5	—	523	112.00–115.00	113.78
4	—	625	100.00–104.00	102.23
3	—	418	115.00–120.00	118.25
2	—	368	126.00–127.50	126.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	116.00–119.00	117.82
3	—	618	105.00–107.00	105.98
2	—	678	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	130.00	130.00
9	—	464	120.00–122.00	121.23
7	—	421	122.00–124.00	122.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	121.00–122.00	121.50
2	—	578	116.00–120.00	118.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	123.00–128.00	125.51
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
5	—	572	120.00–124.00	121.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	120.00–126.00	122.98
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
6	—	561	125.00–127.00	126.17
2	—	678	114.00–118.00	116.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	145.00–147.50	146.18
6	—	480	120.00–128.00	124.86
3	—	518	115.00–121.00	118.71
2	—	433	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	122.00–123.00	122.67
3	—	523	126.00–131.00	128.37
3	—	462	133.00–137.00	134.65
3	—	783	86.00–89.00	87.35
3	—	717	94.00–104.00	97.44
3	—	620	112.00–116.00	114.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	90.00–92.00	91.34
2	—	565	126.00	126.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	116.00–125.00	120.54
8	—	573	112.00–119.00	116.53
7	—	468	125.00–130.00	126.83
4	—	719	87.00–91.00	88.99
2	—	440	130.00–135.00	132.53
4	—	625	100.00–110.00	104.68
3	—	668	95.00–99.00	97.34

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	—	990	610.00–750.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,663	96.00–101.00	98.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	58.00–59.00	58.67
1	—	1,010	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	61.00–66.00	63.30
4	—	1,190	69.00–75.00	72.35

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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Washington

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