Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls steady, Bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.56/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −85.37 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$123.56

68 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$29.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	388	151.02	586	2thin
Medium and Large 2	508	124.80	634	23
Medium and Large 3	478	121.62	582	43

One grade step is worth $29.40/cwt here — about $4 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 sale68 hd

123.56

—

GA average15 barns · 1,438 hd

126.65

−3.09

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−85.37

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	1,905	92.01	1,753	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	68.52	851	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	67.48	1,102	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	364	134.16/cwt	132.00–136.00	488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	126.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	116.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	128.14/cwt	125.00–131.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.50	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	123.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	123.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	518	2
Bulls	—	—	2,105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	94.35/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,734	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	788	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	70.44/cwt	68.00–75.00	878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	113.73/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	133.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	487	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	101.18/cwt	100.00–104.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	116.69/cwt	116.00–118.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	128.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	124.26/cwt	120.00–127.50	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.96/cwt	116.00–119.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.70/cwt	110.00–114.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.06/cwt	140.00–147.50	558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,509	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	685.25/cwt	610.00–780.00	7,229	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	817.64/cwt	725.00–860.00	8,037	3

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 171Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 8Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	132.00–136.00	134.16
2	—	618	106.00–108.00	106.98
9	—	469	120.00–128.00	123.43
2	—	408	126.00–128.00	126.99
4	—	520	117.00–119.00	118.00
4	—	569	110.00–116.00	113.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	137.00	137.00
6	—	524	121.00–126.00	123.63
4	—	576	118.00–125.00	121.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	120.00–127.50	124.26
4	—	470	115.00–117.00	115.98
3	—	343	134.00–135.00	134.67
2	—	643	100.00–102.00	101.00
6	—	522	110.00–114.00	111.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	125.00–130.00	126.55
3	—	613	110.00–112.00	110.68
3	—	570	116.00–119.00	117.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	118.00–119.00	118.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	115.00–119.00	116.02
7	—	524	120.00–125.00	122.03
6	—	488	125.00–131.00	128.14
3	—	385	140.00–147.50	145.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	119.00–122.50	120.49
2	—	343	140.00–141.00	140.50
12	—	364	130.00–139.00	133.89
6	—	678	100.00–104.00	101.18
5	—	617	105.00–107.00	105.99
3	—	513	116.00–118.00	116.69
8	—	416	125.00–130.00	128.70
2	—	558	111.00–112.00	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	150.00–152.00	151.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,838	94.00–95.00	94.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	67.00–68.00	67.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,213	62.00–67.00	64.93
2	—	1,348	76.00	76.00
9	—	1,247	68.00–75.00	70.44

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	—	1,210	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,055	610.00–780.00	685.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	725.00–860.00	817.64

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle