Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.43/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$116.43

69 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$7.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	458	120.58	552	23
Medium and Large 1	523	118.09	618	9thin
Medium and Large 3	462	113.44	524	37

One grade step is worth $7.15/cwt here — about $28 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 sale69 hd

116.43

—

GA average15 barns · 1,495 hd

114.96

+1.46

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	1,629	71.91	1,171	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,020	46.67	476	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	42.50	667	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	39.55	395	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	479	110.71/cwt	109.00–113.00	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	106.12/cwt	105.00–109.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.63/cwt	116.00–119.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	793	83.51/cwt	81.00–86.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.65/cwt	111.00–114.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.40/cwt	131.00–136.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	116.46/cwt	115.00–119.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.40/cwt	134.00–139.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	591.27/cwt	560.00–640.00	6,155	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	41.64/cwt	40.00–43.00	384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	73.82/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,054	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	48.73/cwt	46.00–53.00	494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	96.30/cwt	95.00–97.00	595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,281	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	42.50/cwt	42.00–43.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	103.19/cwt	102.00–107.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	83.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	43.59/cwt	40.00–45.00	449	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	37.45/cwt	36.00–39.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	133.41/cwt	131.00–135.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.86/cwt	120.00–124.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	113.16/cwt	112.00–115.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	143.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.90/cwt	122.50–129.00	466	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	661	95.19/cwt	93.00–100.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.08/cwt	140.00–147.50	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.24/cwt	105.00–109.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.31/cwt	110.00–114.00	632	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 234Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	109.00–113.00	110.71
6	—	693	80.00–85.00	83.68
4	—	328	131.00–135.00	133.41
3	—	417	112.00–115.00	113.16
12	—	370	122.50–129.00	125.90
5	—	518	105.00–109.00	107.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	116.00–119.00	117.63
3	—	563	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	482	120.00–122.00	120.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	111.00–114.00	112.65
5	—	385	131.00–136.00	133.40
4	—	469	115.00–119.00	116.46
7	—	420	120.00–124.00	121.86
3	—	563	110.00–114.00	112.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	105.00–109.00	106.12
2	—	793	81.00–86.00	83.51
2	—	468	112.00–115.00	113.54
3	—	618	95.00–97.00	96.30
2	—	423	124.00–126.00	124.96
10	—	566	102.00–107.00	103.19
5	—	322	140.00–148.00	143.53
6	—	661	93.00–100.00	95.19
2	—	378	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	743	86.00–88.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	120.00–129.00	125.71
3	—	320	150.00	150.00
5	—	418	130.00–138.00	133.52
2	—	520	115.00–119.00	117.06
8	—	367	140.00–147.50	143.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	126.00–128.00	126.98
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
3	—	480	135.00–139.00	136.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
2	—	720	111.00–112.00	111.49
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	525	134.00–139.00	137.40
1	—	475	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
3	—	565	123.00–127.00	124.31
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
2	—	385	145.00	145.00
3	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.36
1	—	460	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,041	560.00–640.00	591.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	40.00–43.00	41.64
3	—	1,075	36.00–39.00	37.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,014	46.00–53.00	48.73
6	—	1,030	40.00–45.00	43.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	42.00–43.00	42.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	71.00–76.00	73.82
2	—	1,830	70.00	70.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle