Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.56/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −78.37 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$130.56

95 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$30.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	148.25	755	23
Medium and Large 2	519	130.75	679	40
Medium and Large 3	525	117.59	618	32

One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $137 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 sale95 hd

130.56

—

GA average15 barns · 1,329 hd

131.18

−0.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−78.37

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	54.29	695	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	53.85	826	8thin

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 2	—	524	114.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	85.97/cwt	85.00–87.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.40/cwt	133.00–138.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.07/cwt	128.00–136.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.22/cwt	106.00–112.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	123.46/cwt	121.00–129.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	102.97/cwt	101.00–106.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	165.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	161.50/cwt	161.00–162.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	139.32/cwt	138.00–141.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.28/cwt	123.00–130.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	179.27/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.31/cwt	112.00–115.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	642	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,465	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	53.80/cwt	52.00–57.00	853	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	46.80/cwt	45.00–49.00	686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	55.54/cwt	52.00–59.00	694	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	679	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	935.94/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	10,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,765	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	1,164.09/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	15,541	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,478.63/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	20,893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.84/cwt	115.00–124.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	554	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	97.21/cwt	93.00–100.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	125.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	468	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	132.33/cwt	127.00–135.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	115.07/cwt	112.00–119.00	534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	671	94.83/cwt	91.00–99.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	121.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	117.20/cwt	115.00–119.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	100.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	137.04/cwt	131.00–141.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	94.57/cwt	92.00–97.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.55/cwt	104.00–107.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	126.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	97.03/cwt	96.00–98.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	509	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 281Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 8Year ago 47

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	112.00–118.00	114.30
2	—	585	109.00	109.00
10	—	464	120.00–126.00	122.38
2	—	675	92.00–97.00	94.57
2	—	625	104.00–107.00	105.55
11	—	415	120.00–130.00	122.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	123.00–130.00	126.28
6	—	567	115.00–124.00	118.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	102.00–103.00	102.51
9	—	516	105.00–110.00	107.46
5	—	622	93.00–100.00	97.21
8	—	372	120.00–129.00	125.73
8	—	464	112.00–119.00	115.07
5	—	412	115.00–119.00	117.20
4	—	329	125.00–130.00	126.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	85.00–87.00	85.97
2	—	508	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.48
2	—	325	150.00–160.00	154.69
7	—	671	91.00–99.00	94.83
7	—	466	120.00–128.00	121.69
4	—	628	100.00–104.00	100.96
6	—	418	131.00–141.00	137.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	128.00–136.00	132.07
4	—	620	106.00–112.00	109.22
4	—	566	121.00–129.00	123.46
3	—	668	101.00–106.00	102.97
4	—	370	160.00–170.00	165.63
10	—	469	130.00–145.00	133.56
4	—	421	150.00–155.00	152.42
2	—	725	96.00–98.00	97.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	175.00–185.00	179.27
5	—	423	160.00–170.00	163.00
3	—	782	96.00–100.00	98.00
3	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.31
3	—	563	130.00–135.00	131.98
2	—	478	150.00–160.00	155.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	133.00–138.00	135.40
2	—	573	122.00–125.00	123.55
3	—	618	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	161.00–162.00	161.50
3	—	563	138.00–141.00	139.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	127.00–135.00	132.33

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)	1	—	1,465	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	850.00–1,025.00	935.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,335	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,164.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,413	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,478.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,586	52.00–57.00	53.80
1	—	1,445	47.00	47.00
1	—	1,305	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	45.00–49.00	46.80
12	—	1,250	52.00–59.00	55.54

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

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