Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.93/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$107.93

115 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	112.19	637	15thin
Medium and Large 3	500	107.38	536	53
Medium and Large 2	559	107.19	599	47

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $37 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 sale115 hd

107.93

—

GA average17 barns · 2,645 hd

119.39

−11.46

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,469	53.02	779	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	51.67	648	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	44.52	471	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	622	114.29/cwt	112.00–116.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	126.41/cwt	122.50–129.00	584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	86.04/cwt	82.00–89.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	95.28/cwt	94.00–98.00	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.56/cwt	123.00–132.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.98/cwt	104.00–107.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	144.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	170.03/cwt	169.00–171.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,539	1,018.90/cwt	920.00–1,100.00	15,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	123.67/cwt	122.00–125.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	168.91/cwt	162.50–172.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	93.30/cwt	92.00–96.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	88.97/cwt	88.00–90.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	42.23/cwt	40.00–43.00	440	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	46.16/cwt	44.00–49.00	493	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	54.03/cwt	53.00–55.00	808	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	47.32/cwt	46.00–49.00	505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	52.86/cwt	51.00–57.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	103.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	530	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	96.99/cwt	93.00–99.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	649	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	779.37/cwt	760.00–800.00	9,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,338	864.53/cwt	850.00–875.00	11,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	726	82.21/cwt	80.00–86.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	111.73/cwt	110.00–114.00	524	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	905.14/cwt	850.00–930.00	12,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	126.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	101.23/cwt	98.00–103.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	116.96/cwt	116.00–118.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	151.30/cwt	150.00–152.50	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	134.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	134.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	102.70/cwt	100.00–108.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	95.77/cwt	91.00–99.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	144.31/cwt	140.00–147.50	521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	108.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	115.24/cwt	112.00–119.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	117.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	122.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	123.85/cwt	120.00–128.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	101.31/cwt	100.00–106.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	122.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	155.43/cwt	150.00–158.00	670	4

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 279Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 30Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	112.00–116.00	114.29
2	—	483	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
7	—	515	130.00–137.00	134.25
4	—	431	150.00–158.00	155.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	171.00	171.00
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	475	158.00	158.00
4	—	684	112.00–115.00	113.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	130.00–138.00	134.54
2	—	583	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	425	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	122.50–129.00	126.41
5	—	679	93.00–99.00	96.99
4	—	726	80.00–86.00	82.21
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
2	—	318	150.00–152.50	151.30
6	—	425	130.00–139.00	134.12
11	—	622	100.00–108.00	102.70
7	—	361	140.00–147.50	144.31
9	—	576	105.00–115.00	108.25
4	—	521	112.00–119.00	115.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	123.00–132.00	127.56
6	—	420	140.00–147.50	144.92
5	—	473	130.00–135.00	132.15
3	—	682	101.00–103.00	102.00
3	—	317	169.00–171.00	170.03
8	—	368	150.00–160.00	154.97
5	—	564	120.00–128.00	123.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	162.50–172.00	168.91
2	—	565	130.00–131.00	130.49
5	—	421	150.00–157.00	154.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	82.00–89.00	86.04
11	—	665	94.00–98.00	95.28
4	—	575	104.00–107.00	105.98
10	—	464	115.00–119.00	117.39
7	—	522	110.00–117.00	113.28
6	—	619	100.00–106.00	101.31
6	—	411	120.00–128.00	122.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	130.00–132.00	131.04
2	—	565	110.00–111.00	110.49
6	—	470	122.00–125.00	123.67
3	—	725	92.00–96.00	93.30
2	—	775	88.00–90.00	88.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	512	100.00–107.00	103.42
9	—	469	110.00–114.00	111.73
5	—	321	125.00–129.00	126.72
5	—	580	98.00–103.00	101.23
4	—	674	85.00–87.00	86.01
2	—	423	116.00–118.00	116.96
8	—	628	91.00–99.00	95.77
7	—	361	120.00–129.00	122.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,539	920.00–1,100.00	1,018.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,410	850.00–930.00	905.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	760.00–800.00	779.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,338	850.00–875.00	864.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,042	40.00–43.00	42.23
7	—	1,068	44.00–49.00	46.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,495	53.00–55.00	54.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,068	46.00–49.00	47.32
11	—	1,305	51.00–57.00	52.86

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

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