Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

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 steady, Bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.87/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$110.87

61 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	118.69	598	11thin
Medium and Large 2	497	112.14	557	14thin
Medium and Large 3	465	107.98	503	36

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $95 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 sale61 hd

110.87

—

GA average17 barns · 2,823 hd

116.63

−5.76

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	1,386	74.81	1,036	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	55.31	676	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	53.29	823	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	44.04	427	10

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	164.32/cwt	160.00–167.50	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.36/cwt	126.00–128.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	157.95/cwt	155.00–162.50	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	55.44/cwt	54.00–57.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	803	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	54.90/cwt	52.00–59.00	667	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,263	73.08/cwt	72.00–74.00	923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	76.54/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,154	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	738.05/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,584	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,284	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	881.03/cwt	835.00–950.00	10,352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	39.70/cwt	39.00–40.00	375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	45.90/cwt	43.00–49.00	450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	96.26/cwt	93.00–101.00	650	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	141.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	101.40/cwt	97.00–104.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	536	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	112.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	124.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	110.59/cwt	108.00–115.00	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	122.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	135.10/cwt	132.00–137.50	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	103.70/cwt	102.00–107.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	115.85/cwt	115.00–117.50	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	114.78/cwt	112.00–117.00	590	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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 225Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 42Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
6	—	538	131.00–132.00	131.66
3	—	575	126.00–128.00	127.36
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.45
2	—	678	115.00	115.00
3	—	562	130.00–133.00	131.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	140.00–147.50	141.83
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
7	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.83
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
5	—	471	132.00–137.50	135.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
4	—	675	93.00–101.00	96.26
7	—	573	110.00–114.00	112.74
6	—	438	125.00–135.00	130.05
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
6	—	369	130.00–140.00	135.47
4	—	458	120.00–122.50	121.26
4	—	514	112.00–117.00	114.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
4	—	281	160.00–167.50	164.32
2	—	483	131.00–135.00	132.97
2	—	615	115.00–117.00	116.02
5	—	319	155.00–162.50	157.95
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	358	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	560	106.00	106.00
2	—	668	90.00–92.00	91.02
3	—	512	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	608	97.00–100.00	98.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	605	107.00	107.00
4	—	464	120.00–125.00	123.15
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
3	—	565	112.00–117.00	114.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	97.00–104.00	101.40
10	—	518	100.00–108.00	103.52
9	—	434	108.00–115.00	110.59
4	—	311	120.00–128.00	122.12
3	—	462	102.00–107.00	103.70
3	—	362	115.00–117.50	115.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	54.00–57.00	55.44
1	—	1,605	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	61.00–62.00	61.52
7	—	1,215	52.00–59.00	54.90
2	—	1,165	50.00–51.00	50.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	39.00–40.00	39.70
7	—	980	43.00–49.00	45.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	72.00–74.00	73.08
2	—	1,508	76.00–77.00	76.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,163	600.00–800.00	738.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	835.00–950.00	881.03

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