Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.28/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$126.28

48 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	132.20	667	5thin
Medium and Large 1	563	129.80	731	24
Medium and Large 3	497	120.27	598	19thin

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $69 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 sale48 hd

126.28

—

GA average15 barns · 849 hd

126.44

−0.16

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	1,688	78.26	1,321	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	50.83	622	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	48.64	745	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	39.97	443	7thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	637	101.30/cwt	100.00–104.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	112.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	87.19/cwt	85.00–89.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	93.95/cwt	92.00–97.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	123.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.62/cwt	112.00–115.00	534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	40.55/cwt	40.00–42.00	447	5
Bulls	—	—	1,688	78.26/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,321	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	58.56/cwt	58.00–59.00	761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	38.53/cwt	38.00–39.00	433	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	43.47/cwt	40.00–47.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	129.42/cwt	125.00–132.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	52.82/cwt	49.00–55.00	642	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	50.18/cwt	47.00–52.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	114.44/cwt	110.00–117.00	483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	106.22/cwt	104.00–110.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	109.63/cwt	107.00–111.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.74/cwt	112.00–118.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	113.09/cwt	107.00–117.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	105.12/cwt	102.00–108.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.47/cwt	134.00–135.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,425	635.51/cwt	630.00–640.00	9,056	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	11,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	141.33/cwt	137.00–145.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	144.80/cwt	141.00–148.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.40/cwt	130.00–134.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.97/cwt	107.00–111.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	595	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 264Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 21Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	114.00–116.00	115.01
5	—	483	141.00–148.00	144.80
2	—	768	110.00–112.00	111.02
10	—	527	130.00–134.00	132.40
5	—	567	120.00–127.00	123.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	110.00–119.00	112.01
8	—	464	120.00–128.00	123.27
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
4	—	520	112.00–118.00	114.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	618	117.00–119.00	118.01
2	—	455	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	120.00–126.00	123.81
3	—	463	137.00–145.00	141.33
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	85.00–89.00	87.19
3	—	680	92.00–97.00	93.95
3	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.62
4	—	566	104.00–110.00	106.22
5	—	522	107.00–111.00	109.63
2	—	375	134.00–135.00	134.47
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	125.00–132.00	129.42
1	—	375	147.50	147.50
2	—	565	115.00–116.00	115.49
3	—	433	130.00–135.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	112.00–113.00	112.51
3	—	623	107.00–111.00	108.97
3	—	520	114.00–115.00	114.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	100.00–104.00	101.30
8	—	422	110.00–117.00	114.44
3	—	568	100.00–105.00	101.69
2	—	333	133.00–135.00	133.96
7	—	475	107.00–117.00	113.09
4	—	511	102.00–108.00	105.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	562	115.00–116.00	115.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,103	40.00–42.00	40.55
2	—	1,125	38.00–39.00	38.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	58.00–59.00	58.56
4	—	1,200	40.00–47.00	43.47
7	—	1,215	49.00–55.00	52.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	44.00	44.00
3	—	1,545	47.00–52.00	50.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	76.00–80.00	78.26

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	630.00–640.00	635.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	735.00	735.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle