Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.37/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −75.56 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$133.37

71 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	142.43	715	17thin
Medium and Large 2	497	134.27	667	17thin
Medium and Large 3	454	128.79	585	37

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $130 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 sale71 hd

133.37

—

GA average15 barns · 1,384 hd

132.96

+0.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−75.56

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	1,730	90.00	1,557	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	69.40	880	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	66.00	960	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	57.12	587	7thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	69.40/cwt	65.00–72.00	880	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	58.99/cwt	57.00–61.00	602	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	52.45/cwt	52.00–53.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	176.43/cwt	173.00–180.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	141.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.03/cwt	130.00–137.50	500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	14,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.49/cwt	112.00–118.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	131.96/cwt	130.00–137.50	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	1,135.43/cwt	1,120.00–1,150.00	16,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	155.06/cwt	152.50–160.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	588	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	121.60/cwt	121.00–122.00	617	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,247	817.15/cwt	700.00–900.00	10,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	257	153.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.44/cwt	155.00–166.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	134.19/cwt	130.00–137.50	421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	141.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	687	4

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 220Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,268	65.00–72.00	69.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	57.00–61.00	58.99
2	—	1,045	52.00–53.00	52.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	130.00–136.00	133.28
2	—	678	119.00–120.00	119.50
7	—	425	155.00–166.00	159.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	140.00–150.00	144.97
3	—	362	152.50–160.00	155.06
3	—	465	133.00–135.00	134.35
9	—	572	120.00–128.00	124.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	130.00–137.50	131.96
12	—	468	125.00–128.00	125.62
10	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.27
3	—	257	150.00–160.00	153.38
3	—	570	112.00–116.00	113.99
5	—	379	140.00–145.00	141.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	120.00–124.00	121.32
1	—	375	141.00	141.00
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	129.00	129.00
5	—	507	121.00–122.00	121.60
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–122.00	120.99
4	—	314	140.00–144.00	141.22
5	—	370	130.00–137.50	135.03
4	—	570	112.00–118.00	114.49
3	—	408	120.00–125.00	121.65
3	—	522	115.00–118.00	116.31
3	—	678	105.00–107.00	105.66
4	—	608	112.00–114.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	110.00–112.00	110.65
2	—	483	117.00–118.00	117.51
3	—	275	140.00	140.00
7	—	314	130.00–137.50	134.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	173.00–180.00	176.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	643	119.00–123.00	121.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,247	700.00–900.00	817.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,468	1,120.00–1,150.00	1,135.43

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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