Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady,Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.81/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$112.81

52 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$8.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	117.33	648	21
Medium and Large 2	544	112.25	611	10thin
Medium and Large 3	502	108.55	545	21

One grade step is worth $8.78/cwt here — about $103 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 sale52 hd

112.81

—

GA average17 barns · 1,626 hd

117.26

−4.45

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	59.00	834	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	55.37	633	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	51.30	587	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	513	107.25/cwt	106.00–108.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	121.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.13/cwt	132.00–138.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	137.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	132.38/cwt	127.50–135.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	111.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	525	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	126.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	726.43/cwt	630.00–820.00	7,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	137.03/cwt	133.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	117.74/cwt	117.50–118.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.67/cwt	126.00–135.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	119.36/cwt	117.50–122.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	777	93.00/cwt	90.00–95.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	111.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	706	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	47.59/cwt	46.00–49.00	531	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	55.37/cwt	54.00–57.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	52.79/cwt	50.00–56.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	112.75/cwt	112.00–114.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.51/cwt	110.00–114.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	114.10/cwt	112.50–115.00	491	5

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 307Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year 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	—	513	106.00–108.00	107.25
8	—	470	110.00–114.00	111.63
2	—	665	90.00–95.00	92.54
2	—	628	100.00–102.00	100.98
5	—	430	112.50–115.00	114.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	95.00–99.00	97.01
2	—	665	108.00–109.00	108.51
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
3	—	463	120.00–123.00	121.35
4	—	635	110.00–114.00	111.24
3	—	430	130.00–135.00	131.63
6	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	112.00–114.00	112.75
4	—	563	110.00–114.00	111.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	132.00–138.00	136.13
3	—	558	124.00–125.00	124.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	136.00–139.00	137.01
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
2	—	638	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	127.50–135.00	132.38
3	—	518	125.00–127.00	126.31
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	146.00	146.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
2	—	558	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	635	117.00–119.00	117.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	133.00–140.00	137.03
5	—	469	126.00–135.00	129.67
3	—	663	110.00–112.00	110.68
3	—	563	115.00–119.00	116.98
2	—	620	111.00–115.00	112.97
2	—	520	121.00–122.00	121.51
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
2	—	738	105.00–106.00	105.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	117.50–118.00	117.74
1	—	440	127.50	127.50
4	—	464	117.50–122.00	119.36
2	—	740	98.00	98.00
3	—	777	90.00–95.00	93.00

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	—	1,045	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	630.00–820.00	726.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	46.00–49.00	47.59
5	—	1,155	50.00–56.00	52.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	54.00–57.00	55.37

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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Washington

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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