Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.93/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.00 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$122.93

57 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$4.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	445	124.83	555	11thin
Medium and Large 2	513	123.58	634	32
Medium and Large 1	577	119.94	692	14thin

One grade step is worth $4.89/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale57 hd

122.93

—

GA average14 barns · 1,343 hd

127.35

−4.43

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−86.00

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	1,651	96.35	1,591	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	70.20	786	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	58.42	602	7thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,651	96.35/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,591	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,037	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	64.39/cwt	63.00–65.00	598	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	61.74/cwt	58.00–64.00	688	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	54.00/cwt	53.00–55.00	496	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	70.90/cwt	68.00–73.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	656	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	112.32/cwt	110.00–116.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	108.26/cwt	107.00–109.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	111.71/cwt	110.00–113.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.48/cwt	117.00–121.00	566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.64/cwt	130.00–134.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.88/cwt	131.00–138.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	115.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	111.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	642	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	124.22/cwt	122.00–129.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	106.33/cwt	105.00–108.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	106.34/cwt	105.00–107.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.28/cwt	121.00–128.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	514	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	698.88/cwt	650.00–740.00	6,884	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 160Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 38Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	93.00–99.00	96.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	75.00–80.00	77.50
3	—	928	63.00–65.00	64.39
4	—	1,153	68.00–73.00	70.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	58.00–64.00	61.74
3	—	918	53.00–55.00	54.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	111.00–114.00	112.52
5	—	529	117.00–120.00	118.48
4	—	683	107.00–109.00	108.26
6	—	468	125.00–128.00	126.44
4	—	624	110.00–113.00	111.71
3	—	382	140.00–145.00	142.53
8	—	428	131.00–138.00	133.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	642	115.00–116.00	115.34
4	—	530	121.00–128.00	123.28
4	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	125.00–130.00	128.40
4	—	370	130.00–136.00	134.01
4	—	536	110.00–115.00	112.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	110.00–116.00	112.32
6	—	478	117.00–121.00	118.48
3	—	567	105.00–107.00	106.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.26
5	—	412	115.00–118.00	115.64
9	—	461	110.00–114.00	111.24
3	—	538	105.00–108.00	106.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	128.00–133.00	131.40
3	—	427	140.00–148.00	144.36
3	—	470	130.00–134.00	131.64
4	—	685	115.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	559	122.00–129.00	124.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	378	135.00–137.00	136.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	650.00–740.00	698.88

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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Replacement Cattle