Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; slaughter cows 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $140.90/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −68.04 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$140.90

82 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$2.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	363	142.38	517	34
Medium and Large 1	525	140.58	737	17thin
Medium and Large 2	446	139.44	622	31

One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale82 hd

140.90

—

GA average15 barns · 1,499 hd

139.62

+1.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−68.04

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	1,782	91.47	1,630	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	71.02	861	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	55.80	652	8thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	92.71/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,676	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	72.27/cwt	69.00–74.00	859	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	65.39/cwt	65.00–66.00	863	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	60.62/cwt	58.00–64.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	154.55/cwt	152.50–159.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	462	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	650	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	151.77/cwt	151.00–152.50	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.02/cwt	128.00–134.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	125.90/cwt	123.00–129.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	134.71/cwt	131.00–137.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	124.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.51/cwt	130.00–139.00	643	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.16/cwt	133.00–141.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.70/cwt	119.00–124.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.28/cwt	122.00–127.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	119.65/cwt	119.00–120.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	114.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.77/cwt	150.00–157.50	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	135.84/cwt	132.00–138.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	154.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	134.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	515	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.50	605	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	47.76/cwt	47.00–48.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	148.56/cwt	146.00–155.00	481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.19/cwt	156.00–161.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	134.58/cwt	130.00–139.00	433	10

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,808	89.00–94.00	92.71
1	—	1,795	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	69.00–74.00	72.27
2	—	1,320	65.00–66.00	65.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	58.00–64.00	60.62
3	—	1,063	47.00–48.00	47.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	152.50–159.00	154.55
2	—	278	165.00–167.50	166.26
6	—	520	128.00–134.00	131.02
12	—	478	130.00–139.00	134.51
8	—	430	140.00–142.50	140.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.50	152.50
5	—	571	133.00–141.00	136.16
2	—	523	135.00–139.00	136.93
3	—	382	156.00–161.00	158.19
3	—	467	140.00–141.00	140.33
3	—	680	125.00–133.00	129.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	123.00–125.00	123.98
6	—	270	150.00–158.00	154.72
10	—	412	130.00–138.00	134.71
9	—	363	140.00–145.00	141.97
7	—	324	146.00–155.00	148.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.53
8	—	417	123.00–129.00	125.90
6	—	518	119.00–124.00	120.70
7	—	465	122.00–127.00	125.28
8	—	370	130.00–135.00	131.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	151.00–152.50	151.77
3	—	465	131.00–137.00	134.71
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	358	140.00–146.00	143.02
5	—	419	132.00–138.00	135.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	120.00–127.00	124.26
3	—	417	119.00–120.00	119.65
2	—	535	111.00–117.00	114.03
10	—	322	130.00–139.00	134.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	150.00–157.50	153.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	146.00–147.00	146.48
2	—	623	138.00–139.00	138.49

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	650.00	650.00

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

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle