Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.51/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.42 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$126.51

70 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$18.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	132.20	647	26
Medium and Large 3	465	124.87	580	37
Medium and Large 1	658	114.00	750	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale70 hd

126.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,164 hd

128.76

−2.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−82.42

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	1,140	98.00	1,117	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	71.08	885	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	68.68	1,114	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	55.82	624	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.18/cwt	115.00–119.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	163.89/cwt	160.00–167.50	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	113.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	243	170.03/cwt	167.50–172.50	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.35/cwt	107.00–109.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.37/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	116.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.28/cwt	115.00–119.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	143.23/cwt	140.00–147.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	106.66/cwt	105.00–109.00	727	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	716.92/cwt	710.00–720.00	6,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	55.82/cwt	53.00–60.00	624	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	68.68/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,151	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	70.68/cwt	67.00–74.00	868	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	108.41/cwt	106.00–110.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	132.34/cwt	130.00–137.50	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	101.21/cwt	100.00–104.00	525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	111.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	94.73/cwt	92.00–99.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.07/cwt	102.00–110.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	141.03/cwt	140.00–143.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	156.30/cwt	155.00–157.50	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	122.13/cwt	121.00–123.00	508	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,268	754.24/cwt	720.00–790.00	9,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,104	749.11/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	122.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	564	5

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 150Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 3Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	115.00–119.00	117.18
3	—	463	114.00–115.00	114.66
3	—	362	120.00–122.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	110.00–115.00	113.20
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
5	—	466	106.00–110.00	108.41
9	—	519	100.00–104.00	101.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
4	—	416	121.00–123.00	122.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	160.00–167.50	163.89
3	—	625	107.00–109.00	108.35
3	—	473	130.00–136.00	133.37
1	—	370	153.00	153.00
6	—	568	111.00–116.00	113.82
4	—	416	140.00–147.00	143.23
3	—	682	105.00–109.00	106.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	167.50–172.50	170.03
9	—	514	110.00–115.00	111.57
10	—	418	130.00–138.00	133.80
4	—	684	92.00–99.00	94.73
2	—	570	102.00–110.00	106.07
3	—	360	140.00–143.00	141.03
2	—	318	155.00–157.50	156.30
5	—	461	120.00–126.00	122.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	103.00–105.00	104.00
4	—	678	112.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	115.00–119.00	116.35
4	—	728	115.00–119.00	117.28
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
2	—	683	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
2	—	540	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	140.00–145.00	142.59
10	—	469	130.00–137.50	132.34
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00

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	—	887	710.00–720.00	716.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,104	650.00–850.00	749.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	720.00–790.00	754.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	53.00–60.00	55.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	67.00–71.00	68.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	77.00	77.00
15	—	1,228	67.00–74.00	70.68

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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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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