Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.93/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$120.93

78 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	124.02	638	34
Medium and Large 2	488	120.19	586	30
Medium and Large 3	460	115.01	529	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $109 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 sale78 hd

120.93

—

GA average14 barns · 1,801 hd

125.76

−4.83

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	1,464	91.93	1,346	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	74.57	1,005	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	62.85	675	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	335	143.81/cwt	140.00–147.50	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.65/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	128.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	589	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.71/cwt	117.00–119.50	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	124.48/cwt	122.00–127.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.88/cwt	127.00–135.00	681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	916.04/cwt	870.00–990.00	11,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.81/cwt	126.00–134.00	795	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	126.29/cwt	124.00–127.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	97.85/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,551	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	75.30/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,032	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	65.23/cwt	61.00–69.00	687	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	55.72/cwt	53.00–59.00	634	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	114.43/cwt	111.00–117.00	705	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	962.68/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	12,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.27/cwt	122.00–122.50	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	118.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	120.88/cwt	120.00–123.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.41/cwt	107.00–114.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	114.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 272Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 11

No trend available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00–147.50	143.81
11	—	459	126.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	365	136.00–139.00	137.52
4	—	531	124.00–127.00	126.29
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
12	—	616	111.00–117.00	114.43
2	—	560	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	122.00–128.00	125.65
2	—	675	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	565	113.00–114.00	113.50
7	—	525	117.00–119.50	118.71
10	—	469	120.00–123.00	120.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	122.00–122.50	122.27
4	—	424	115.00–120.00	118.81
2	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.52
3	—	525	107.00–114.00	110.41
3	—	462	112.00–117.00	114.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	135.00–139.00	136.98
13	—	617	126.00–134.00	128.81
2	—	330	160.00–162.50	161.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	114.00–117.00	115.47
2	—	565	122.00–127.00	124.48
2	—	520	127.00–135.00	130.88
3	—	357	148.00–150.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	645	105.00	105.00
4	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.57
2	—	565	110.00–115.00	112.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	142.50–150.00	146.31
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	140.00–141.00	140.51
3	—	588	135.00	135.00

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)	6	—	1,226	870.00–990.00	916.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,318	910.00–1,000.00	962.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,585	94.00–101.00	97.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00
9	—	1,371	72.00–79.00	75.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	61.00–69.00	65.23
2	—	1,138	53.00–59.00	55.72

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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Washington

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle