Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.85/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$114.85

44 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$16.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	121.62	543	10thin
Medium and Large 2	421	121.12	510	16thin
Medium and Large 3	487	105.51	513	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.11/cwt here — about $30 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

114.85

—

GA average16 barns · 1,143 hd

119.61

−4.76

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	—	Average	1,320	85.00	1,122	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	63.98	825	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	59.00	959	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	50.25	530	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	168.15/cwt	165.00–172.50	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	126.59/cwt	124.00–129.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	150.87/cwt	150.00–152.50	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	145.79/cwt	144.00–147.50	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	122.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,122	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	50.25/cwt	47.00–54.00	530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	63.62/cwt	59.00–66.00	812	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	102.41/cwt	100.00–106.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.61/cwt	142.50–147.50	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	101.32/cwt	100.00–102.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,006	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.26/cwt	137.00–137.50	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	123.37/cwt	120.00–127.50	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	146.29/cwt	145.00–147.50	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	166.30/cwt	165.00–167.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	111.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	94.90/cwt	92.00–98.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	3

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 156Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 34Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
2	—	583	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	370	152.50	152.50
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
3	—	483	130.00–139.00	132.92
3	—	518	120.00–126.00	123.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	115.00–116.00	115.48
2	—	480	144.00–147.50	145.79
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
2	—	728	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
4	—	419	150.00–156.00	153.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	142.50–147.50	145.61
2	—	423	137.00–137.50	137.26
8	—	476	120.00–127.50	123.37
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
3	—	540	110.00–115.00	112.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	165.00–172.50	168.15
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
2	—	620	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
1	—	535	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
3	—	413	150.00–152.50	150.87
3	—	468	141.00–143.00	141.65
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
1	—	645	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00–158.00	156.48
4	—	418	145.00–147.50	146.29
2	—	318	165.00–167.50	166.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	124.00–129.00	126.59
3	—	435	119.00	119.00
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
3	—	332	130.00–137.50	132.30
3	—	480	114.00–115.00	114.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	111.00–115.00	112.97
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
7	—	417	120.00–129.00	122.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	100.00–106.00	102.41
3	—	580	100.00–102.00	101.32
3	—	478	105.00–109.00	107.73
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
4	—	359	110.00–115.00	111.29
2	—	625	92.00–98.00	94.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	47.00–54.00	50.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	68.00	68.00
11	—	1,276	59.00–66.00	63.62

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	740.00	740.00

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

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