Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.82/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$114.82

52 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	118.08	583	22
Medium and Large 2	448	114.64	513	17thin
Medium and Large 3	437	109.52	479	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $104 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 sale52 hd

114.82

—

GA average13 barns · 933 hd

115.37

−0.55

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	1,865	80.00	1,492	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	57.00	915	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	51.07	624	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	41.36	434	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	487	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	458	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	53.59/cwt	51.00–58.00	653	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	47.28/cwt	45.00–50.00	579	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	684	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	945	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	164.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	112.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	96.05/cwt	93.00–100.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	118.48/cwt	117.00–121.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	112.66/cwt	112.00–114.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	148.50/cwt	147.50–149.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	107.34/cwt	106.00–108.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.70/cwt	164.00–167.50	638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	105.27/cwt	102.00–109.00	545	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	845.04/cwt	840.00–850.00	8,687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	154.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	125.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	39.45/cwt	39.00–40.00	364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	700.54/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	118.17/cwt	116.00–121.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 276Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 45

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	109.00	109.00
2	—	378	161.00–163.00	161.99
1	—	405	161.00	161.00
1	—	475	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	175.00	175.00
3	—	463	160.00–170.00	164.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	147.50–149.00	148.50
3	—	608	106.00–108.00	107.34
4	—	385	150.00–160.00	154.37
3	—	522	130.00–138.00	134.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
5	—	459	105.00–107.00	106.00
4	—	358	115.00–119.00	116.99
3	—	518	102.00–109.00	105.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
6	—	418	120.00–129.00	124.48
4	—	464	117.00–121.00	118.48
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
3	—	562	112.00–114.00	112.66
6	—	516	116.00–121.00	118.17
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	110.00–114.00	112.35
6	—	383	120.00–128.00	123.43
3	—	615	93.00–100.00	96.05
5	—	416	115.00–119.00	116.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	138.00	138.00
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
2	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	385	164.00–167.50	165.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	42.00	42.00
2	—	923	39.00–40.00	39.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,219	51.00–58.00	53.59
4	—	1,224	45.00–50.00	47.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,645	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	840.00–850.00	845.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	675.00–725.00	700.54

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle