Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Steer calves 7.00 higher, Feeder bulls mostly steady, Bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.22/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$134.22

77 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	137.29	691	33
Medium and Large 2	476	133.77	637	23
Medium and Large 3	423	129.88	550	21

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $141 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 sale77 hd

134.22

—

GA average13 barns · 1,547 hd

132.48

+1.74

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	1,350	85.28	1,151	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	70.00	1,126	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	65.51	826	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	55.01	605	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	2,050	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,886	1
Bulls	—	—	1,117	83.04/cwt	81.00–84.00	928	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	66.84/cwt	65.00–70.00	818	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	62.46/cwt	60.00–64.00	839	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,126	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	56.16/cwt	53.00–59.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	699	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.26/cwt	131.00–138.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.20/cwt	139.00–146.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.14/cwt	141.00–148.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.39/cwt	150.00–154.00	940	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.15/cwt	150.00–152.50	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.46/cwt	157.00–162.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	146.03/cwt	145.00–148.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	158.06/cwt	155.00–161.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.23/cwt	113.00–118.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	133.22/cwt	130.00–139.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	123.74/cwt	122.00–127.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	804.58/cwt	780.00–830.00	9,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,014	771.16/cwt	610.00–810.00	7,820	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	892.32/cwt	880.00–900.00	9,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	140.74/cwt	140.00–142.50	446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	875.00/cwt	830.00–940.00	7,814	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	51.56/cwt	51.00–52.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.14/cwt	111.00–118.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	130.93/cwt	127.50–132.50	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	123.98/cwt	121.00–127.50	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.03/cwt	141.00–143.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.29/cwt	123.00–127.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	145.17/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	154.91/cwt	150.00–159.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	134.44/cwt	131.00–137.50	508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 180Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 8Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,117	81.00–84.00	83.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,224	65.00–70.00	66.84
7	—	1,344	60.00–64.00	62.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	53.00–59.00	56.16
2	—	1,000	51.00–52.00	51.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	130.00–138.00	134.49
4	—	571	131.00–138.00	135.26
4	—	478	139.00–146.00	141.20
2	—	605	128.00	128.00
3	—	415	140.00–146.00	143.01
3	—	373	150.00–152.50	151.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	122.00–127.00	123.74
5	—	317	140.00–142.50	140.74
4	—	575	111.00–118.00	114.14
4	—	426	127.50–132.50	130.93
5	—	378	131.00–137.50	134.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	123.00–127.00	125.29
6	—	573	120.00–128.00	125.62
4	—	369	140.00–147.50	145.17
5	—	470	135.00–137.00	135.82
5	—	426	136.00–139.00	137.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	625	150.00–154.00	150.39
9	—	528	157.00–162.00	160.46
7	—	576	156.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	470	155.00–161.00	158.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	145.00–148.00	146.03
4	—	430	150.00–159.00	154.91
2	—	575	145.00–150.00	147.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	130.00–139.00	134.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	141.00–148.00	144.14
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.60
2	—	523	141.00–143.00	142.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	118.00–120.00	118.98
3	—	367	150.00–155.00	153.36
3	—	482	130.00–136.00	133.65
4	—	720	113.00–118.00	116.23
7	—	524	130.00–139.00	134.98
6	—	688	115.00–118.00	116.66
6	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	130.00–139.00	133.22
3	—	368	140.00–147.50	143.45
2	—	643	112.00–113.00	112.50
5	—	528	121.00–127.50	123.98
4	—	576	115.00–120.00	118.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	780.00–830.00	804.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,014	610.00–810.00	771.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	880.00–900.00	892.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	893	830.00–940.00	875.00

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