Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder Steers and steers calves lightly tested, Feeder Bulls and Heifers 5.00 higher, Bull calves and Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.35/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$115.35

94 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	120.80	603	31
Medium and Large 2	469	114.79	539	52
Medium and Large 3	493	102.62	505	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $98 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 sale94 hd

115.35

—

GA average15 barns · 922 hd

114.01

+1.33

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	1,788	82.24	1,470	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	56.23	953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	53.86	605	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	47.40	487	8thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	375	133.55/cwt	131.00–138.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	133.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	124.90/cwt	121.00–130.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.00/cwt	114.00–119.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	165.43/cwt	155.00–176.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	102.68/cwt	102.00–104.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	112.04/cwt	111.00–114.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	119.75/cwt	118.00–121.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	148.97/cwt	145.00–152.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	97.92/cwt	95.00–101.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	176.04/cwt	174.00–178.00	595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	469.36/cwt	420.00–510.00	4,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.18/cwt	130.00–134.00	562	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	107.02/cwt	106.00–108.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	147.17/cwt	144.00–151.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	165.76/cwt	163.00–169.00	612	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,112	615.65/cwt	560.00–670.00	6,846	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	706.83/cwt	680.00–730.00	8,468	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	726.51/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	796.43/cwt	760.00–830.00	9,716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	574.35/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	56.23/cwt	55.00–58.00	953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	54.63/cwt	53.00–57.00	616	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	47.40/cwt	45.00–51.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.28/cwt	105.00–107.50	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	91.32/cwt	90.00–92.00	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	136.92/cwt	134.00–140.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	116.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	94.42/cwt	93.00–95.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	107.25/cwt	105.00–109.00	604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,788	82.24/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	139.94/cwt	137.50–142.50	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	97.44/cwt	95.00–102.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.02/cwt	102.00–104.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	125.13/cwt	120.00–128.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	111.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.29/cwt	110.00–116.00	528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	107.83/cwt	105.00–109.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	126.38/cwt	122.00–129.00	460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	104.69/cwt	101.00–108.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	134.61/cwt	133.00–137.00	432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	597	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 215Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 17Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 13Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	131.00–138.00	133.55
3	—	613	102.00–104.00	102.68
3	—	515	111.00–114.00	112.04
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	768	90.00–93.00	91.52
2	—	725	95.00–101.00	97.92
12	—	425	130.00–134.00	132.18
2	—	565	106.00–108.00	107.02
3	—	470	126.00–128.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	135.00–139.00	136.93
2	—	608	96.00–99.00	97.49
2	—	565	102.00–104.00	103.02
5	—	431	120.00–128.00	125.13
13	—	470	110.00–116.00	112.29
12	—	523	105.00–109.00	107.83
2	—	723	86.00–87.00	86.49
7	—	364	122.00–129.00	126.38
2	—	675	92.00	92.00
5	—	321	133.00–137.00	134.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	105.00–107.50	106.28
3	—	562	90.00–92.00	91.32
3	—	412	115.00–119.00	116.67
3	—	522	95.00–102.00	97.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	130.00–140.00	133.32
8	—	519	121.00–130.00	124.90
2	—	623	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	568	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	338	174.00–178.00	176.04
5	—	422	144.00–151.00	147.17
5	—	369	163.00–169.00	165.76
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	114.00–119.00	117.00
3	—	363	145.00–152.00	148.97
2	—	345	155.00	155.00
2	—	433	132.00–136.00	134.06
4	—	619	101.00–108.00	104.69
3	—	563	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	665	101.00–103.00	101.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	150.00	150.00
2	—	365	134.00–140.00	136.92
5	—	624	93.00–95.00	94.42
4	—	563	105.00–109.00	107.25
2	—	338	137.50–142.50	139.94
5	—	468	110.00–118.00	111.77
5	—	528	105.00–110.00	107.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	155.00–176.00	165.43
4	—	614	118.00–121.00	119.75
3	—	532	131.00–132.00	131.66
2	—	485	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
2	—	445	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	124.00	124.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	420.00–510.00	469.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	560.00–670.00	615.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	550.00–600.00	574.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	680.00–730.00	706.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	700.00–750.00	726.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	760.00–830.00	796.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	55.00–58.00	56.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,127	53.00–57.00	54.63
3	—	1,112	50.00–52.00	51.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	45.00–51.00	47.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	79.00–85.00	82.24

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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