Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder 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 $122.15/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.78 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$122.15

75 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$22.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	134.55	666	26
Medium and Large 2	569	119.83	682	22
Medium and Large 3	522	112.11	586	27

One grade step is worth $22.44/cwt here — about $80 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 sale75 hd

122.15

—

GA average17 barns · 1,409 hd

123.10

−0.95

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−86.78

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	1,306	87.63	1,145	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	58.29	659	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	46.95	485	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,245	85.50/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.50	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.34/cwt	115.00–122.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	120.79/cwt	115.00–123.00	746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.72/cwt	114.00–119.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.06/cwt	124.00–128.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	122.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	130.72/cwt	129.00–133.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.40/cwt	127.00–132.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	115.79/cwt	115.00–117.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	104.31/cwt	100.00–110.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	113.77/cwt	112.00–117.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	116.17/cwt	115.00–117.50	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	108.37/cwt	106.00–112.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.92/cwt	118.00–123.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	123.54/cwt	121.00–126.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	108.27/cwt	106.00–110.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	107.25/cwt	103.00–111.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.85/cwt	128.00–131.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	125.82/cwt	122.00–128.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	116.73/cwt	113.00–119.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	99.45/cwt	98.00–101.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	96.03/cwt	95.00–97.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	773	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	124.36/cwt	122.50–127.50	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	109.44/cwt	104.00–114.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	106.09/cwt	103.00–109.00	767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	64.16/cwt	60.00–67.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	55.35/cwt	52.00–59.00	591	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	52.69/cwt	48.00–56.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	44.08/cwt	40.00–47.00	432	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	931	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,703	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 90Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 23Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 10

Compared to a week ago: slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder calves mostly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	166.00	166.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
5	—	469	130.00–135.00	131.76
6	—	515	128.00–131.00	128.85
10	—	570	122.00–128.00	125.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–125.00	119.81
2	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.59
2	—	675	112.00–117.00	114.57
2	—	723	106.00–107.00	106.52
3	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.98
4	—	478	122.00–128.00	125.82
7	—	619	113.00–119.00	116.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	625	98.00–101.00	99.45
2	—	673	95.00–97.00	96.03
2	—	773	88.00–89.00	88.51
3	—	365	130.00–135.00	131.80
4	—	419	122.50–127.50	124.36
5	—	475	110.00–120.00	116.00
7	—	524	104.00–114.00	109.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	100.00–102.50	101.21
2	—	425	115.00–122.00	118.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	115.00–123.00	120.79
4	—	673	114.00–119.00	116.72
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	124.00–128.00	126.06
3	—	668	120.00–124.00	122.61
3	—	522	129.00–133.00	130.72
2	—	573	127.00–132.00	129.40
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	115.00–117.00	115.79
3	—	522	100.00–110.00	104.31
3	—	477	112.00	112.00
3	—	413	112.00–117.00	113.77
2	—	325	115.00–117.50	116.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	106.00–112.00	108.37
3	—	473	118.00–123.00	120.92
2	—	423	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	121.00–126.00	123.54
7	—	624	106.00–110.00	108.27
5	—	667	103.00–111.00	107.25
2	—	373	136.00–140.00	137.88
2	—	570	115.00–117.00	116.04
2	—	723	103.00–109.00	106.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	83.00–88.00	85.50
1	—	1,490	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	60.00–67.00	64.16
8	—	1,068	52.00–59.00	55.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	48.00–56.00	52.69
4	—	980	40.00–47.00	44.08

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	931	720.00	720.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle