Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed the previous week for Holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.28/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −93.65 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$115.28

60 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$10.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	122.85	697	6thin
Medium and Large 2	539	118.42	638	19thin
Medium and Large 3	505	112.28	567	35

One grade step is worth $10.57/cwt here — about $130 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 sale60 hd

115.28

—

GA average14 barns · 1,361 hd

121.96

−6.68

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−93.65

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	—	Average	1,620	93.49	1,515	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	62.00	893	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	60.71	763	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	55.11	564	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	567	122.85/cwt	121.00–125.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.32/cwt	104.00–107.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	121.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	115.98/cwt	114.00–119.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.69/cwt	122.00–124.00	638	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,017.23/cwt	950.00–1,080.00	14,801	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,293	768.55/cwt	720.00–820.00	9,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.26/cwt	105.00–108.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	95.28/cwt	93.00–98.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	87.02/cwt	85.00–89.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	100.98/cwt	100.00–103.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	114.29/cwt	110.00–118.00	417	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	107.99/cwt	106.00–111.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.51/cwt	101.00–108.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	107.09/cwt	105.00–109.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	111.03/cwt	107.00–115.00	475	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	506	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	57.05/cwt	54.00–58.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	61.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	804	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	637	101.35/cwt	100.00–103.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	682	91.32/cwt	90.00–92.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	114.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	107.37/cwt	102.00–112.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	540	6

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 131Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 9

No trends available due to market being closed the previous week for Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	121.00–125.00	122.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	104.00–107.00	105.32
5	—	465	124.00–128.00	126.20
5	—	509	120.00–126.00	121.43
6	—	584	114.00–119.00	115.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	125.00	125.00
11	—	429	115.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	637	100.00–103.00	101.35
3	—	682	90.00–92.00	91.32
5	—	518	109.00–119.00	114.14
5	—	569	102.00–112.00	107.37
6	—	465	113.00–119.00	116.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	670	112.00–117.00	114.52
3	—	520	122.00–124.00	122.69
4	—	630	113.00–116.00	114.51
1	—	440	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	109.00–115.00	112.03
4	—	473	115.00–116.00	115.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	105.00–108.00	106.26
7	—	624	93.00–98.00	95.28
2	—	688	85.00–89.00	87.02
3	—	588	100.00–103.00	100.98
13	—	365	110.00–118.00	114.29
5	—	479	105.00–109.00	107.09
6	—	428	107.00–115.00	111.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	123.00	123.00
2	—	435	117.00–120.00	118.48
2	—	460	111.00–117.00	114.03
2	—	535	110.00–117.00	113.53
5	—	583	106.00–111.00	107.99
6	—	618	101.00–108.00	105.51

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	2	—	1,455	950.00–1,080.00	1,017.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	720.00–820.00	768.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,176	54.00–58.00	57.05
6	—	1,299	59.00–64.00	61.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	54.00–56.00	55.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	93.00–94.00	93.49

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