Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.84/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$116.84

65 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$9.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	120.06	636	21
Medium and Large 2	486	118.74	577	25
Medium and Large 3	505	110.77	560	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.29/cwt here — about $76 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 sale65 hd

116.84

—

GA average17 barns · 1,673 hd

112.84

+4.00

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	1,615	83.76	1,353	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	57.90	748	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	57.00	841	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	106.17/cwt	105.00–109.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	664	100.76/cwt	97.00–103.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	143.73/cwt	140.00–146.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.97/cwt	122.00–128.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.72/cwt	99.00–103.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.73/cwt	117.00–120.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	108.65/cwt	107.00–110.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.94/cwt	145.00–148.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	108.04/cwt	104.00–111.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	102.25/cwt	102.00–103.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.37/cwt	112.00–115.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.22/cwt	122.00–126.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	109.24/cwt	106.00–112.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	116.63/cwt	116.00–119.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.23/cwt	115.00–119.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	122.37/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	121.17/cwt	120.00–123.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	722	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	58.63/cwt	57.00–61.00	768	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	671	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,132	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,178	781.19/cwt	700.00–860.00	9,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 217Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 13Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	110.00–115.00	112.54
2	—	440	130.00–133.00	131.52
6	—	528	120.00–127.00	122.37
6	—	460	120.00–123.00	121.17
3	—	562	119.00–120.00	119.66
2	—	678	105.00–108.00	106.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	104.00–111.00	108.04
4	—	633	102.00–103.00	102.25
4	—	369	120.00–125.00	122.81
3	—	468	112.00–115.00	113.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	122.00–126.00	124.22
5	—	568	106.00–112.00	109.24
5	—	460	116.00–119.00	116.63
4	—	526	115.00–119.00	117.23
2	—	615	104.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	388	135.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	105.00–109.00	106.17
6	—	526	107.00–111.00	108.98
6	—	464	115.00–118.00	116.00
4	—	664	97.00–103.00	100.76
3	—	335	140.00–146.00	143.73
2	—	430	122.00–128.00	124.97
2	—	365	130.00–138.00	133.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	120.00–125.00	122.37
4	—	725	99.00–103.00	100.72
4	—	520	117.00–120.00	118.73
3	—	622	107.00–110.00	108.65
3	—	372	145.00–148.00	146.94
2	—	565	114.00–117.00	115.47
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	683	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	340	160.00–165.00	162.54
1	—	455	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	338	145.00–147.50	146.28
2	—	630	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	485	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.49
2	—	585	123.00	123.00
2	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	150.00–156.00	153.07
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,310	57.00–61.00	58.63
2	—	1,220	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	84.00–86.00	85.01
1	—	1,415	80.00	80.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	700.00–860.00	781.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle