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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; slaughter cows and slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder Bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.79/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$122.79

37 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	130.16	613	15thin
Medium and Large 2	433	120.74	522	14thin
Medium and Large 3	422	112.58	475	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $138 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 sale37 hd

122.79

—

GA average15 barns · 1,790 hd

124.33

−1.53

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	1,763	92.47	1,631	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	68.00	1,098	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	66.35	814	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	54.35	555	5thin

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	—	—	1,728	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	58.40/cwt	58.00–59.00	652	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	48.28/cwt	44.00–52.00	424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	67.02/cwt	64.00–71.00	810	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	847	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.70/cwt	132.50–135.00	425	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	875	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	172.96/cwt	171.00–175.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	161.36/cwt	157.50–165.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.76/cwt	134.00–137.50	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.06/cwt	175.00–179.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	129.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,865	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	92.71/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.33/cwt	168.00–177.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	134.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	389	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,798	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,177.37/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	113.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	123.33/cwt	120.00–129.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.45/cwt	117.00–122.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.09/cwt	137.50–145.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 115Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 56Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,865	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,758	91.00–97.00	92.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	58.00–59.00	58.40
2	—	878	44.00–52.00	48.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	64.00–71.00	67.02
1	—	1,435	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	68.00	68.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	122.00–125.00	123.51
2	—	785	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	608	129.00–133.00	130.99
2	—	418	175.00–179.00	177.06
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	167.50	167.50
2	—	583	137.00–139.00	138.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	130.00–135.00	131.20
2	—	483	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	132.50–135.00	133.70
2	—	513	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	565	108.00–112.00	109.98
3	—	412	120.00–129.00	123.33
2	—	470	117.00–122.00	119.45
3	—	363	120.00–126.00	122.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	133.00–134.00	133.50
2	—	575	126.00	126.00
2	—	378	134.00–137.50	135.76
3	—	515	126.00–130.00	128.30
6	—	466	127.00–132.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.40
2	—	543	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	414	110.00–119.00	113.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	171.00–175.00	172.96
2	—	580	136.00–139.00	137.53
4	—	420	168.00–177.00	171.33
3	—	465	150.00–152.00	150.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	157.50–165.00	161.36
2	—	518	132.00–134.00	132.98
4	—	619	110.00–116.00	112.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
2	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.45
3	—	482	130.00–138.00	134.69
2	—	423	137.50–145.00	141.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,177.37

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle