Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers mostly steady, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 $109.25/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$109.25

52 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	113.44	602	26
Medium and Large 3	539	105.07	566	26

One grade step is worth $8.37/cwt here — about $36 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 sale52 hd

109.25

—

GA average15 barns · 1,469 hd

122.56

−13.31

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	1,708	95.47	1,630	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	68.34	881	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	52.50	449	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,545	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,282	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	99.63/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	69.80/cwt	66.00–73.00	879	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	63.59/cwt	61.00–65.00	883	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.85/cwt	121.00–127.50	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.00/cwt	100.00–105.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.72/cwt	111.00–115.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	93.49/cwt	90.00–97.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	102.55/cwt	100.00–107.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	124.30/cwt	122.00–129.00	525	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.18/cwt	112.00–116.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	131.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.61/cwt	108.00–113.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	108.25/cwt	106.00–110.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	101.01/cwt	97.00–104.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.64/cwt	115.00–117.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	111.15/cwt	109.00–113.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	92.13/cwt	90.00–94.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	21,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	116.05/cwt	114.00–119.00	665	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,057	771.15/cwt	680.00–850.00	8,151	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,345	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,735	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	21,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	115.69/cwt	114.00–119.00	485	6

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 178Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 32Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,762	99.00–100.00	99.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,259	66.00–73.00	69.80
4	—	1,388	61.00–65.00	63.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	55.00	55.00
1	—	930	50.00	50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	130.00	130.00
2	—	358	140.00–142.50	141.26
2	—	735	105.00–107.00	105.99
3	—	573	114.00–119.00	116.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
2	—	693	100.00–107.00	103.51
3	—	525	115.00–117.00	116.02
10	—	475	121.00–127.50	123.85
5	—	580	112.00–116.00	114.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	112.00–115.00	113.48
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	90.00–97.00	93.49
4	—	624	100.00–107.00	102.55
9	—	422	122.00–129.00	124.30
8	—	367	130.00–134.00	131.25
2	—	593	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	100.00–105.00	102.00
4	—	525	111.00–115.00	112.72
5	—	616	105.00–107.00	106.01
8	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.34
3	—	580	108.00–113.00	109.61
3	—	480	115.00–117.00	115.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	106.00–110.00	108.25
4	—	564	97.00–104.00	101.01
5	—	471	109.00–113.00	111.15
7	—	683	90.00–94.00	92.13
6	—	419	114.00–119.00	115.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,710	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,057	680.00–850.00	771.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	870.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,735	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	950.00	950.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle