Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.11/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −69.82 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$139.11

44 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	405	147.47	597	17thin
Medium and Large 1	520	137.55	715	18thin
Medium and Large 3	480	126.43	606	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.04/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale44 hd

139.11

—

GA average15 barns · 1,227 hd

127.27

+11.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−69.82

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	1,915	87.00	1,666	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	59.21	791	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	45.05	547	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	40.92/cwt	40.00–42.00	455	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	46.70/cwt	44.00–50.00	586	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	57.93/cwt	54.00–61.00	777	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	173.79/cwt	172.50–175.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	139.22/cwt	134.00–143.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.35/cwt	111.00–113.00	586	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,239	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.54/cwt	160.00–163.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	156.35/cwt	155.00–158.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	129.35/cwt	125.00–132.50	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.96/cwt	140.00–147.50	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	101.65/cwt	99.00–104.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	113.20/cwt	111.00–115.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	135.01/cwt	132.00–137.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.59/cwt	102.00–110.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	154.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.88/cwt	157.50–162.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.50	401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	108.71/cwt	107.50–110.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	143.82/cwt	140.00–147.50	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	103.45/cwt	100.00–107.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.14/cwt	147.50–156.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	656	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 270Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	40.00–42.00	40.92
5	—	1,254	44.00–50.00	46.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,342	54.00–61.00	57.93
5	—	1,320	62.00–64.00	63.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
2	—	365	160.00–163.00	161.54
5	—	669	111.00–115.00	113.20
2	—	520	132.00–134.00	132.97
3	—	462	147.50–156.00	151.14
4	—	420	152.50–160.00	156.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	134.00–143.00	139.22
3	—	362	155.00–158.00	156.35
3	—	428	140.00–147.50	144.96
2	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
2	—	320	157.50–162.50	159.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	125.00–132.50	129.35
2	—	525	110.00–115.00	112.40
2	—	383	140.00–147.50	143.82
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	172.50–175.00	173.79
2	—	473	159.00–160.00	159.48
3	—	582	132.00–137.00	135.01
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	623	118.00	118.00
1	—	510	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	150.00–160.00	154.99
2	—	578	110.00–117.00	113.52
1	—	405	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	111.00–113.00	112.35
3	—	458	114.00–115.00	114.67
2	—	365	120.00–123.00	121.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	355	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	99.00–104.00	101.65
3	—	475	102.00–110.00	105.59
2	—	618	94.00–96.00	94.98
2	—	325	120.00–127.50	123.52
2	—	418	107.50–110.00	108.71
2	—	375	115.00	115.00
5	—	517	100.00–107.00	103.45

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	—	1,070	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	775.00	775.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle