Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 to 8.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls mostly steady, Bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.70/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.23 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$123.70

59 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$4.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	448	125.99	564	22
Medium and Large 2	523	122.61	641	30
Medium and Large 1	592	121.15	718	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.84/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale59 hd

123.70

—

GA average16 barns · 1,201 hd

126.91

−3.21

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−85.23

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	1,673	94.19	1,576	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	69.85	835	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	67.79	961	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	60.67	631	6thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	624	112.52/cwt	111.00–113.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	124.94/cwt	121.00–129.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	742	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	119.64/cwt	114.00–123.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	121.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	121.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.68/cwt	136.00–137.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.86/cwt	125.00–128.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.43/cwt	131.00–138.00	559	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	744	701.16/cwt	600.00–790.00	5,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.75/cwt	142.50–143.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.50/cwt	61.00–65.00	645	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	67.79/cwt	65.00–70.00	961	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	64.59/cwt	64.00–65.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	71.60/cwt	67.00–74.00	879	6
Bulls	—	—	1,365	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	96.24/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	125.99/cwt	122.50–129.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	110.52/cwt	109.00–112.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.32/cwt	135.00–138.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	130.60/cwt	130.00–131.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	122.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	115.78/cwt	112.00–118.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	97.95/cwt	94.00–102.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	116.04/cwt	115.00–118.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.35/cwt	123.00–126.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	125.56/cwt	124.00–128.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	125.06/cwt	121.00–129.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	123.88/cwt	120.00–127.00	457	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	136.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	525	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	1,074.46/cwt	1,010.00–1,165.00	14,709	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	885.19/cwt	860.00–910.00	11,817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	912.70/cwt	875.00–940.00	9,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	618	2

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 88Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 72Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	111.00–113.00	112.52
3	—	742	102.00–103.00	102.33
3	—	573	118.00–120.00	118.99
6	—	519	120.00–124.00	121.69
8	—	466	125.00–128.00	126.86
4	—	419	131.00–138.00	133.43
2	—	365	142.50–143.00	142.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	115.00–118.00	116.53
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
3	—	570	124.00–125.00	124.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	122.50–129.00	125.99
5	—	474	120.00–124.00	122.82
2	—	693	100.00–104.00	102.01
6	—	384	135.00–139.00	136.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	121.00–129.00	124.94
3	—	688	114.00–123.00	119.64
3	—	425	136.00–137.00	136.68
3	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.32
5	—	508	130.00–131.00	130.60
6	—	573	123.00–126.00	124.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	124.00–128.00	125.56
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	483	127.00–129.00	127.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	120.00–125.00	121.29
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	120.00–128.00	123.44
5	—	526	112.00–118.00	115.78
3	—	567	108.00–110.00	109.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	109.00–112.00	110.52
2	—	638	94.00–102.00	97.95
3	—	413	115.00–118.00	116.04
3	—	312	121.00–129.00	125.06
4	—	369	120.00–127.00	123.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	744	600.00–790.00	701.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,369	1,010.00–1,165.00	1,074.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	860.00–910.00	885.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	875.00–940.00	912.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	61.00–65.00	63.50
2	—	1,090	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	65.00–70.00	67.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	64.00–65.00	64.59
6	—	1,228	67.00–74.00	71.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,750	96.00–97.00	96.24

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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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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