Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.48/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$126.48

77 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	128.04	798	31
Medium and Large 3	499	125.88	629	28
Medium and Large 2	577	124.72	720	18thin

One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about $78 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

126.48

—

GA average14 barns · 1,009 hd

132.92

−6.44

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	1,503	84.40	1,268	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	60.69	758	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	44.25	491	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	525	121.04/cwt	120.00–122.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	118.41/cwt	117.00–120.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	120.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	116.36/cwt	115.00–118.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,539	1,145.62/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	17,631	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	794.88/cwt	705.00–850.00	9,237	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	728.21/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	116.76/cwt	115.00–119.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	131.18/cwt	130.00–133.00	749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	125.18/cwt	122.00–130.00	651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	134.53/cwt	132.00–137.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	691	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	90.41/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,365	78.38/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	113.87/cwt	110.00–117.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	110.55/cwt	105.00–114.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	123.06/cwt	120.00–127.50	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.68/cwt	118.00–119.00	633	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	45.67/cwt	45.00–46.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.39/cwt	116.00–118.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	111.99/cwt	107.00–115.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	106.39/cwt	105.00–108.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	108.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	107.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	112.34/cwt	111.00–114.00	631	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	61.43/cwt	61.00–62.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	115.91/cwt	115.00–118.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	113.04/cwt	111.00–114.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.34/cwt	116.00–119.00	610	3

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 159Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 4Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00–122.00	121.04
5	—	616	117.00–120.00	118.41
7	—	569	120.00–124.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	113.00–115.00	114.02
3	—	630	115.00–118.00	116.36
3	—	715	108.00–110.00	109.01
6	—	533	118.00–119.00	118.68
5	—	558	116.00–118.00	117.39
4	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	110.00–117.00	113.87
5	—	619	105.00–114.00	110.55
3	—	422	120.00–127.50	123.06
3	—	558	107.00–115.00	111.99
3	—	460	115.00–119.00	117.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	117.00–119.00	118.02
5	—	565	120.00–128.00	124.42
5	—	623	117.00–122.00	120.00
6	—	520	130.00–133.00	131.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	135.00–137.50	135.80
4	—	563	115.00–119.00	116.76
5	—	465	130.00–133.00	131.22
12	—	520	122.00–130.00	125.18
2	—	410	132.00–137.00	134.53
2	—	620	111.00–112.00	111.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	119.00–121.00	119.98
5	—	665	122.00–130.00	125.97
11	—	571	130.00–133.00	131.18
13	—	629	125.00–132.00	127.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	105.00–108.00	106.39
5	—	515	106.00–110.00	108.97
3	—	465	109.00–111.00	109.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	105.00–109.00	107.65
3	—	562	111.00–114.00	112.34
9	—	523	111.00–115.00	112.66
9	—	462	115.00–118.00	115.91
5	—	618	105.00–107.00	105.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	111.00–114.00	113.04
3	—	520	116.00–119.00	117.34

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,539	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,145.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,162	705.00–850.00	794.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	700.00–750.00	728.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	86.00–93.00	90.41
2	—	1,365	76.00–82.00	78.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,251	61.00–62.00	61.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	45.00–46.00	45.67
1	—	900	40.00	40.00

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

Steers · 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