Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves 10.00 lower, Heifer calves 10.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $113.07/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.86 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$113.07

81 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$9.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	462	116.29	538	47
Medium and Large 2	587	108.97	640	28
Medium and Large 1	629	107.01	673	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.28/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale81 hd

113.07

—

GA average17 barns · 1,402 hd

117.78

−4.70

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−95.86

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	—	Low	1,690	68.00	1,149	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	49.52	625	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	41.72	437	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,690	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	50.25/cwt	48.00–55.00	641	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	47.08/cwt	46.00–48.00	573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	42.26/cwt	40.00–44.00	456	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	111.49/cwt	109.00–114.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	94.02/cwt	90.00–97.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	97.61/cwt	92.00–101.00	658	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	990	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	107.24/cwt	106.00–111.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	115.65/cwt	115.00–116.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	102.33/cwt	101.00–104.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	121.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	125.91/cwt	120.00–129.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	83.81/cwt	82.00–85.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	9,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	103.77/cwt	100.00–106.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	111.10/cwt	110.00–113.00	402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	84.71/cwt	80.00–89.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.52/cwt	110.00–114.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	134.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	89.41/cwt	86.00–93.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	96.99/cwt	95.00–103.00	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	91.30/cwt	90.00–93.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	95.00/cwt	89.00–99.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.24/cwt	105.00–106.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	130.36/cwt	127.50–135.00	468	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.72/cwt	124.00–130.00	589	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	95.63/cwt	93.00–99.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	114.59/cwt	110.00–119.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	102.14/cwt	100.00–104.00	522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	777	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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 465Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,276	48.00–55.00	50.25
3	—	1,217	46.00–48.00	47.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	40.00–44.00	42.26
1	—	900	39.00	39.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
3	—	712	90.00–97.00	94.02
2	—	565	117.00–118.00	117.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	109.00–114.00	111.49
5	—	674	92.00–101.00	97.61
3	—	517	115.00–116.00	115.65
3	—	612	101.00–104.00	102.33
5	—	783	82.00–85.00	83.81
10	—	465	124.00–130.00	126.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	120.00–125.00	121.36
6	—	518	110.00–114.00	111.52
4	—	570	105.00–106.00	105.24
7	—	359	127.50–135.00	130.36
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
5	—	619	93.00–99.00	95.63
10	—	460	110.00–119.00	114.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
4	—	566	120.00–125.00	123.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	120.00–129.00	125.91
4	—	568	110.00–115.00	112.40
2	—	423	130.00–140.00	135.21
3	—	462	130.00–139.00	134.38
2	—	608	107.00–109.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
2	—	685	112.00–115.00	113.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	106.00–111.00	107.24
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
2	—	775	86.00–93.00	89.41
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	108.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
8	—	571	95.00–103.00	96.99
7	—	511	100.00–104.00	102.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	100.00–106.00	103.77
7	—	362	110.00–113.00	111.10
8	—	421	105.00–110.00	107.46
7	—	677	80.00–89.00	84.71
7	—	559	90.00–93.00	91.30
6	—	613	89.00–99.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	710.00	710.00

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

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

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