Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.56/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$107.56

49 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$9.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	114.64	613	8thin
Medium and Large 2	525	109.45	574	11thin
Medium and Large 3	524	104.97	550	30

One grade step is worth $9.66/cwt here — about $63 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 sale49 hd

107.56

—

GA average16 barns · 1,322 hd

114.16

−6.61

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	1,451	86.14	1,250	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	54.67	660	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	49.78	474	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	273	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.50	359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,257	83.57/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	103.63/cwt	100.00–107.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	102.10/cwt	99.00–105.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.04/cwt	123.00–125.00	525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	107.20/cwt	105.00–109.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.35/cwt	120.00–124.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	101.16/cwt	100.00–104.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	105.77/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	104.72/cwt	101.00–107.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	109.96/cwt	108.00–111.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	99.68/cwt	99.00–100.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.04/cwt	107.00–110.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	113.53/cwt	112.00–114.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	111.83/cwt	110.00–113.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	151.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	56.16/cwt	54.00–58.00	696	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	50.70/cwt	50.00–51.00	567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,107	678.41/cwt	610.00–785.00	7,510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	51.04/cwt	50.00–52.00	500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	114.30/cwt	112.00–116.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.45/cwt	109.00–118.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.65/cwt	120.00–121.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.72/cwt	107.00–117.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	126.19/cwt	125.00–128.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	119.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	625	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.34/cwt	121.00–124.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	108.92/cwt	106.00–112.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	685	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 187Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 14Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	130.00–132.50	131.33
2	—	623	100.00–107.00	103.63
2	—	673	99.00–105.00	102.10
4	—	568	105.00–109.00	107.20
6	—	468	109.00–118.00	112.45
5	—	525	107.00–117.00	112.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
2	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.65
2	—	423	123.00–125.00	124.04
3	—	475	120.00–124.00	122.35
3	—	572	112.00–116.00	114.30
3	—	515	120.00–121.00	120.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	150.00–155.00	151.51
2	—	625	115.00–119.00	117.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	100.00–104.00	101.16
11	—	524	101.00–107.00	104.72
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
3	—	627	99.00–100.00	99.68
4	—	480	107.00–110.00	109.04
5	—	417	110.00–113.00	111.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	105.00–107.00	105.77
5	—	512	108.00–111.00	109.96
2	—	473	115.00–116.00	115.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
3	—	572	111.00–113.00	111.99
4	—	535	112.00–114.00	113.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	125.00–128.00	126.19
3	—	667	120.00–123.00	121.68
3	—	620	121.00–124.00	122.34
3	—	518	127.00–130.00	128.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	115.00–125.00	119.69
3	—	427	130.00	130.00
2	—	673	106.00–112.00	108.92
2	—	620	114.00–117.00	115.45
2	—	573	119.00–120.00	119.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	81.00–85.00	83.57
2	—	1,743	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,240	54.00–58.00	56.16
3	—	1,118	50.00–51.00	50.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	50.00–52.00	51.04
1	—	865	46.00	46.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	610.00–785.00	678.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle