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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bull lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, Bull calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.49/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.44 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$113.49

66 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$4.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	473	114.95	543	43
Medium and Large 2	537	110.78	595	23

One grade step is worth $4.17/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale66 hd

113.49

—

GA average16 barns · 1,570 hd

123.75

−10.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−95.44

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	1,560	78.89	1,230	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	58.32	851	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	47.32	514	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	113.53/cwt	113.00–115.00	585	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,840	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	24,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.87/cwt	110.00–113.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	107.70/cwt	106.00–109.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	112.77/cwt	110.00–116.00	530	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.45/cwt	125.00–129.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	102.33/cwt	101.00–104.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.36/cwt	122.00–132.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	122.84/cwt	121.00–125.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.97/cwt	108.00–112.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	110.57/cwt	108.00–113.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	116.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	94.39/cwt	91.00–100.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	102.65/cwt	100.00–106.00	539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	102.98/cwt	100.00–105.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	115.28/cwt	114.00–117.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	108.90/cwt	107.00–110.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	123.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	518	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	50.48/cwt	50.00–51.00	535	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	81.84/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	97.46/cwt	94.00–99.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	106.13/cwt	102.00–109.00	548	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	55.88/cwt	54.00–59.00	812	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	911	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	467	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	74.46/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.53/cwt	92.00–97.00	537	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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 241Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 28Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	485	132.00–134.00	133.02
4	—	531	122.00–132.00	128.36
4	—	564	120.00–127.00	123.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	114.00–115.00	114.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	113.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	570	108.00–113.00	110.57
2	—	720	103.00–105.00	104.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	110.00–116.00	112.77
3	—	563	101.00–104.00	102.33
3	—	363	121.00–125.00	122.84
6	—	521	108.00–112.00	109.97
6	—	426	116.00–119.00	116.48
2	—	280	130.00–133.00	131.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	628	90.00–92.00	91.02
8	—	525	100.00–106.00	102.65
4	—	374	114.00–117.00	115.28
5	—	428	107.00–110.00	108.90
2	—	568	92.00–97.00	94.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	110.00–113.00	110.87
7	—	561	106.00–109.00	107.70
4	—	425	125.00–129.00	126.45
5	—	626	100.00–105.00	102.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	120.00–130.00	124.89
3	—	668	91.00–100.00	94.39
8	—	338	130.00–135.00	132.44
6	—	562	100.00–105.00	102.98
11	—	420	120.00–129.00	123.36
2	—	475	112.00	112.00
4	—	620	94.00–99.00	97.46
6	—	516	102.00–109.00	106.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,840	1,310.00	1,310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	50.00–51.00	50.48
1	—	1,140	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	54.00–59.00	55.88
2	—	1,470	60.00–64.00	61.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	80.00–84.00	81.84
2	—	1,570	73.00–76.00	74.46

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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Bulls · 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