Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 7.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers lightly tested, Steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.14/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$121.14

77 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	126.92	558	25
Medium and Large 2	409	124.24	508	27
Medium and Large 3	458	112.02	513	25

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $45 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 sale77 hd

121.14

—

GA average16 barns · 2,559 hd

122.37

−1.23

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	1,212	82.45	999	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	57.86	703	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,820	56.00	1,019	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	48.82	467	6thin

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 3	—	465	133.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	145.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	161.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	152.60/cwt	150.00–157.50	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	164.03/cwt	163.00–165.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.50	427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	132.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	122.84/cwt	120.00–129.00	574	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	49.78/cwt	46.00–53.00	479	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,019	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	57.47/cwt	55.00–63.00	701	21
Bulls	—	—	1,015	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	85.18/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	122.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	100.00–109.00	593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	677.83/cwt	675.00–680.00	7,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	941.42/cwt	890.00–1,000.00	10,826	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	754.62/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	132.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	114.22/cwt	110.00–117.50	474	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	781.42/cwt	720.00–865.00	8,814	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.75/cwt	106.00–113.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	94.98/cwt	94.00–97.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.86/cwt	155.00–157.50	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	118.35/cwt	117.00–119.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	154.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	121.39/cwt	120.00–123.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	152.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.84/cwt	120.00–129.00	528	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.97/cwt	121.00–129.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.50	535	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 116Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 29Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	130.00–139.00	133.61
6	—	418	140.00–148.00	145.51
6	—	373	150.00–159.00	154.85
5	—	519	120.00–123.00	121.39
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
7	—	317	160.00–165.00	162.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	160.00–165.00	161.76
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	413	150.00–157.50	152.60
2	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	683	104.00–105.00	104.51
2	—	608	111.00–114.00	112.49
4	—	585	121.00–129.00	123.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	125.00–129.00	127.05
2	—	508	110.00–112.00	111.00
6	—	320	130.00–137.50	133.37
12	—	423	120.00–129.00	124.84
5	—	461	115.00–117.50	116.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	130.00–140.00	132.68
4	—	424	130.00–134.00	132.01
10	—	467	120.00–129.00	122.84
3	—	522	117.00–119.00	118.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	314	120.00–125.00	122.86
5	—	565	100.00–109.00	105.00
3	—	415	110.00–117.50	114.22
5	—	463	106.00–113.00	110.75
3	—	640	94.00–97.00	94.98
2	—	508	105.00–107.00	106.00
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
2	—	418	163.00–165.00	164.03
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	138.00–139.00	138.49
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	161.00	161.00
2	—	578	142.00–144.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	130.00–138.00	132.55
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
3	—	380	155.00–157.50	155.86
4	—	411	150.00–158.00	152.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	46.00–53.00	49.78
1	—	925	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	66.00	66.00
21	—	1,220	55.00–63.00	57.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,310	80.00–88.00	85.18

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)	2	—	1,033	675.00–680.00	677.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	890.00–1,000.00	941.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	725.00–775.00	754.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,128	720.00–865.00	781.42

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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Washington

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