Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, steer calves and feeder steers lightly tested, heifer calves 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.39/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −75.55 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$133.39

69 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$43.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	375	169.66	635	8thin
Medium and Large 3	464	131.05	607	32
Medium and Large 2	585	125.96	737	29

One grade step is worth $43.70/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale69 hd

133.39

—

GA average14 barns · 1,299 hd

137.54

−4.15

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−75.55

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	72.83	818	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,138	67.14	764	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	52.79	494	5thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.99/cwt	56.00–60.00	563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	72.83/cwt	69.00–76.00	818	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	584	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	72.21/cwt	69.00–75.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	138.18/cwt	137.00–140.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	109.40/cwt	106.00–113.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.31/cwt	120.00–127.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	117.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.37/cwt	135.00–137.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.51/cwt	157.50–165.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.42/cwt	141.00–147.50	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	124.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	130.36/cwt	130.00–131.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	133.74/cwt	130.00–139.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.83/cwt	142.00–151.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	125.45/cwt	124.00–127.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.41/cwt	112.00–117.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	629.27/cwt	585.00–680.00	4,392	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	729.24/cwt	600.00–860.00	6,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.10/cwt	126.00–130.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	143.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	124.42/cwt	120.00–128.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.41/cwt	129.00–130.00	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.88/cwt	162.00–167.50	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	126.78/cwt	122.00–129.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	143.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	141.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	626	9

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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 111Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	56.00–60.00	57.99
2	—	885	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	69.00–76.00	72.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	57.00	57.00
2	—	1,195	69.00–75.00	72.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	180.00–185.00	182.64
4	—	375	160.00–170.00	165.56
2	—	425	162.00–167.50	164.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	137.00–140.00	138.18
5	—	682	117.00–120.00	117.97
2	—	623	121.00–125.00	123.06
3	—	728	115.00–117.00	116.35
7	—	579	120.00–128.00	124.42
7	—	528	129.00–130.00	129.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	106.00–113.00	109.40
10	—	526	120.00–127.00	124.26
3	—	423	130.00–139.00	133.74
4	—	324	140.00–145.00	143.10
4	—	376	135.00–145.00	141.90
9	—	473	127.00–136.00	132.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	120.00–127.00	124.31
3	—	478	135.00–137.00	136.37
2	—	375	141.00–147.50	144.42
8	—	518	126.00–130.00	128.10
6	—	432	140.00–145.00	143.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	100.00–106.00	102.92
3	—	317	130.00–131.00	130.36
3	—	622	105.00–110.00	107.66
2	—	575	112.00–117.00	114.41
3	—	478	122.00–129.00	126.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	157.50–165.00	161.51
2	—	473	140.00–149.00	144.67
2	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	142.00–151.00	147.83
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	124.00–127.00	125.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	698	585.00–680.00	629.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	600.00–860.00	729.24

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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