Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.95/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$112.95

77 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$10.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	122.20	659	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	112.52	618	42
Medium and Large 3	474	112.02	531	30

One grade step is worth $10.19/cwt here — about $128 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 sale77 hd

112.95

—

GA average17 barns · 1,535 hd

119.08

−6.13

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	—	Average	1,447	96.33	1,394	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	64.31	770	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	57.00	869	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	55.76	554	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	114.24/cwt	110.00–118.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	106.65/cwt	102.00–110.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	101.38/cwt	97.00–106.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	110.71/cwt	107.00–114.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	103.01/cwt	101.00–105.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	119.21/cwt	118.00–123.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.63/cwt	106.00–116.00	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	108.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	84.03/cwt	81.00–88.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	118.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.59/cwt	114.00–119.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.51/cwt	111.00–117.00	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	127.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.31/cwt	131.00–136.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.51/cwt	139.00–149.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	124.28/cwt	122.00–129.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	126.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.96/cwt	119.00–124.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	116.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	115.82/cwt	114.00–119.00	546	6
Bulls	—	—	1,125	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	55.61/cwt	53.00–58.00	589	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	66.45/cwt	65.00–69.00	839	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	55.76/cwt	53.00–58.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.66/cwt	112.00–115.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	574	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 194Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	110.00–118.00	114.24
5	—	624	102.00–110.00	106.65
7	—	679	97.00–106.00	101.38
8	—	573	107.00–114.00	110.71
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	378	132.50–135.00	133.76
2	—	520	109.00–112.00	110.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	528	117.00–120.00	118.98
3	—	615	112.00–115.00	113.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
2	—	378	121.00–123.00	122.01
2	—	438	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	608	101.00–105.00	103.01
3	—	683	100.00–101.00	100.34
4	—	516	112.00–117.00	114.48
5	—	462	118.00–123.00	119.21
22	—	577	106.00–116.00	111.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
3	—	517	105.00–111.00	108.95
3	—	775	81.00–88.00	84.03
5	—	362	115.00–120.00	118.57
6	—	418	114.00–119.00	116.59
12	—	473	111.00–117.00	114.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
2	—	625	131.00–132.00	131.50
4	—	683	126.00–129.00	127.26
6	—	518	132.00–135.00	133.84
6	—	572	131.00–136.00	132.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	435	139.00–149.00	143.51
3	—	532	122.00–129.00	124.28
3	—	562	122.00–129.00	126.63
3	—	630	119.00–124.00	120.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
3	—	530	110.00–120.00	116.73
6	—	471	114.00–119.00	115.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,440	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,775	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,060	53.00–58.00	55.61
5	—	1,263	65.00–69.00	66.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	53.00–58.00	55.76

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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