Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.87/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.07 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$122.87

56 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	127.49	612	20
Medium and Large 1	578	124.23	717	4thin
Medium and Large 3	478	119.80	573	32

One grade step is worth $7.69/cwt here — about $39 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 sale56 hd

122.87

—

GA average17 barns · 1,426 hd

125.50

−2.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−86.07

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	1,600	89.00	1,424	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	61.78	831	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	60.14	851	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	52.31	555	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	421	113.93/cwt	111.00–119.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.34/cwt	131.00–134.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.36/cwt	122.00–128.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	713.59/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	841.10/cwt	800.00–910.00	10,203	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.54/cwt	131.00–135.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.34/cwt	122.00–127.00	706	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	103.97/cwt	101.00–108.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	111.89/cwt	109.00–115.00	525	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	133.71/cwt	132.50–135.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	63.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	828	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	60.14/cwt	59.00–62.00	851	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	56.46/cwt	56.00–57.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	108.41/cwt	105.00–113.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	134.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	113.31/cwt	109.00–117.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	124.20/cwt	123.00–125.00	573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	55.65/cwt	52.00–59.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	108.97/cwt	107.00–112.00	617	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	108.02/cwt	105.00–111.00	671	4

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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 209Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	111.00–119.00	113.93
4	—	566	101.00–108.00	103.97
10	—	469	109.00–115.00	111.89
11	—	520	105.00–113.00	108.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	131.00–134.00	132.34
3	—	562	133.00–135.00	134.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	122.00–128.00	125.36
3	—	362	145.00–155.00	150.02
2	—	460	134.00–136.00	135.01
7	—	527	131.00–135.00	132.54
6	—	563	122.00–127.00	125.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–125.00	120.10
1	—	780	93.00	93.00
2	—	428	132.50–135.00	133.71
2	—	465	127.00–129.00	127.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	413	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	273	160.00	160.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
3	—	620	115.00–118.00	116.02
5	—	461	123.00–125.00	124.20
5	—	519	120.00–126.00	122.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	121.00–129.00	125.64
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	130.00–140.00	134.09
7	—	526	109.00–117.00	113.31
9	—	462	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
2	—	278	150.00–152.50	151.26
4	—	566	107.00–112.00	108.97
4	—	621	105.00–111.00	108.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	675.00–750.00	713.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	800.00–910.00	841.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,306	60.00–67.00	63.41
4	—	1,494	52.00–59.00	55.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	59.00–62.00	60.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,033	56.00–57.00	56.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	89.00	89.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle