Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.53/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$122.53

83 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	126.11	651	16thin
Medium and Large 2	471	121.96	575	40
Medium and Large 3	428	121.26	519	27

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about $132 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 sale83 hd

122.53

—

GA average17 barns · 2,412 hd

130.26

−7.73

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	1,589	94.51	1,501	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	68.66	923	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	67.55	936	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	56.36	615	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	139.28/cwt	137.00–141.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	125.81/cwt	122.00–131.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.19/cwt	127.00–133.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.50	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	142.25/cwt	140.00–146.00	592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	121.79/cwt	120.00–123.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	135.99/cwt	133.00–139.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.39/cwt	145.00–147.00	759	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	126.73/cwt	122.00–132.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.47/cwt	155.00–165.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	124.87/cwt	121.00–130.00	646	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	67.55/cwt	66.00–69.00	936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	63.52/cwt	62.00–65.00	932	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	69.60/cwt	66.00–73.00	920	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	566	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	59.04/cwt	57.00–61.00	639	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.23/cwt	142.00–150.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	522	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	1,078.14/cwt	1,050.00–1,110.00	13,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	96.34/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	126.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	462	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,084.65/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	13,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	113.99/cwt	111.00–118.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	138.83/cwt	136.00–145.00	375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	139.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	111.16/cwt	108.00–112.50	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	134.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	133.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	105.34/cwt	105.00–106.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	144.67/cwt	140.00–147.50	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.19/cwt	121.00–129.00	525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	116.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	123.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	585	11

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 171Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
5	—	572	120.00–123.00	121.79
1	—	405	134.00	134.00
9	—	517	121.00–130.00	124.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	130.00–132.50	130.97
6	—	513	115.00–119.00	116.84
12	—	423	121.00–129.00	124.19
2	—	678	105.00–106.00	105.50
4	—	571	114.00–119.00	116.01
11	—	474	120.00–128.00	123.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	124.00–128.00	126.20
4	—	466	111.00–118.00	113.99
3	—	270	136.00–145.00	138.83
4	—	579	108.00–112.50	111.16
4	—	416	115.00–120.00	117.55
5	—	318	130.00–138.00	133.19
3	—	615	105.00–106.00	105.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	137.00–141.00	139.28
3	—	570	132.00–138.00	135.04
4	—	616	122.00–131.00	125.81
2	—	678	120.00–125.00	122.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
2	—	678	133.00–139.00	135.99
5	—	522	145.00–147.00	145.39
4	—	716	122.00–132.00	126.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	135.00–144.00	139.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	130.00–140.00	135.52
4	—	321	150.00–155.00	152.39
6	—	518	127.00–133.00	130.19
9	—	416	140.00–146.00	142.25
2	—	565	125.00–129.00	127.02
2	—	278	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
3	—	375	155.00–165.00	158.47
4	—	721	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	469	142.00–150.00	145.23
4	—	321	160.00–165.00	162.61
4	—	566	134.00–140.00	137.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	120.00–125.00	123.37
4	—	571	112.00–115.00	113.99
6	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.43
9	—	427	130.00–139.00	134.24
5	—	320	140.00–147.50	144.67

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	—	1,010	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,251	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,084.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,078.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	66.00–69.00	67.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	62.00–65.00	63.52
11	—	1,322	66.00–73.00	69.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,083	57.00–61.00	59.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,545	96.00–97.00	96.34

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle