Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and Steers unevenly steady, Feeder bulls 2.00 lower and bull calves steady, Feeder heifer and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.63/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$125.63

98 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$12.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	134.68	762	25
Medium and Large 2	541	122.81	665	30
Medium and Large 3	452	122.34	552	43

One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about $210 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 sale98 hd

125.63

—

GA average14 barns · 1,372 hd

128.20

−2.56

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	1,648	94.50	1,557	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	72.50	873	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	61.54	612	9thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	114.25/cwt	112.00–117.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	121.34/cwt	117.00–124.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.68/cwt	142.50–151.00	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	126.28/cwt	122.00–129.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.45/cwt	134.00–140.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.69/cwt	120.00–123.00	697	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,064	1,000.60/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	988.64/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.93/cwt	152.00–160.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	126.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.21/cwt	142.00–148.00	910	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	971	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,225.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	15,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.68/cwt	132.00–136.00	762	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,355	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,415	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	73.28/cwt	69.00–75.00	897	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	501	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	63.26/cwt	58.00–65.00	645	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	793.13/cwt	725.00–890.00	7,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	974.32/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	9,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,037	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,355	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	142.24/cwt	139.00–145.00	669	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	133.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	140.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	746.93/cwt	720.00–775.00	5,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	124.70/cwt	122.00–127.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.78/cwt	115.00–117.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	120.72/cwt	117.50–123.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	136.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	124.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.26/cwt	122.00–131.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	133.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.16/cwt	111.00–119.00	714	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.50	534	5

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 201Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 49Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 19Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
4	—	465	134.00–140.00	138.45
3	—	573	120.00–123.00	121.69
2	—	360	150.00	150.00
2	—	675	111.00–113.00	112.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	122.00–127.00	124.70
7	—	527	117.00–123.00	119.95
8	—	429	130.00–139.00	133.76
11	—	620	111.00–119.00	115.16
5	—	372	140.00–147.50	143.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–151.00	150.51
4	—	673	125.00–130.00	127.72
18	—	605	130.00–137.00	136.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	677	140.00–145.00	142.99
19	—	583	142.50–151.00	144.68
7	—	525	152.00–160.00	156.93
3	—	732	122.00–128.00	126.07
9	—	627	142.00–148.00	145.21
2	—	793	121.00–124.00	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	139.00–145.00	142.24
5	—	433	140.00–145.00	140.94
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
4	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	112.00–117.00	114.25
8	—	569	117.00–124.00	121.34
4	—	473	122.00–129.00	126.28
4	—	412	135.00–136.00	135.75
6	—	526	122.00–131.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	566	132.00–136.00	134.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	130.00–137.00	132.32
4	—	311	130.00–135.00	133.67
2	—	608	107.00–110.00	108.49
2	—	685	103.00–105.00	104.01
5	—	520	115.00–117.00	115.78
6	—	466	117.50–123.00	120.72
2	—	260	145.00	145.00
14	—	420	120.00–129.00	124.02
4	—	575	110.00–112.00	110.49

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	4	—	1,064	950.00–1,075.00	1,000.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	900.00–1,075.00	988.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,225.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	945	725.00–890.00	793.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	730	720.00–775.00	746.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,023	825.00–1,075.00	974.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,590	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,224	69.00–75.00	73.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	55.00–56.00	55.50
7	—	1,020	58.00–65.00	63.26

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle