Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers 5.00 higher, Steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.47/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$124.47

83 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$281

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

$3.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	405	125.14	506	30
Medium and Large 2	530	124.93	662	41
Medium and Large 1	649	121.20	787	12thin

One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about −$281 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 sale83 hd

124.47

—

GA average15 barns · 1,599 hd

128.07

−3.61

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	1,973	95.36	1,881	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	68.52	890	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	59.51	681	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	529	125.07/cwt	122.00–128.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.28/cwt	112.00–117.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.82/cwt	117.00–119.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	143.35/cwt	142.00–144.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	128.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	123.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.69/cwt	131.00–138.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	133.70/cwt	132.00–136.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	124.58/cwt	121.00–127.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	151.68/cwt	150.00–152.50	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	123.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	889	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.69/cwt	125.00–131.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	124.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	120.61/cwt	120.00–122.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	126.28/cwt	122.00–129.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.98/cwt	132.50–137.50	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	120.26/cwt	119.00–122.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.10/cwt	108.00–116.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	130.73/cwt	130.00–132.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	113.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	124.14/cwt	122.50–127.50	452	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	885	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,133	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	754.57/cwt	675.00–825.00	8,361	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	865	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	4,498	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	69.18/cwt	65.00–72.00	852	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	74.50/cwt	73.00–76.00	933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	62.57/cwt	60.00–64.00	959	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	59.51/cwt	57.00–62.00	681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	95.36/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,881	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 317Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	529	122.00–128.00	125.07
3	—	630	112.00–117.00	114.28
4	—	680	110.00–112.00	111.01
7	—	471	125.00–131.00	127.69
10	—	572	122.00–129.00	126.28
3	—	370	132.50–137.50	134.98
4	—	426	130.00–132.00	130.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	120.00–126.00	124.02
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
2	—	723	108.00–116.00	112.10
2	—	680	116.00–118.00	117.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	130.00–136.00	132.94
10	—	419	122.00–129.00	124.88
5	—	467	120.00–122.00	120.61
2	—	558	110.00–117.00	113.48
6	—	364	122.50–127.50	124.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	117.00–119.00	117.82
3	—	473	142.00–144.00	143.35
9	—	570	131.00–138.00	133.69
5	—	615	130.00–135.00	131.99
11	—	522	132.00–136.00	133.70
7	—	668	121.00–127.00	124.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	125.00–130.00	128.41
4	—	580	122.00–125.00	123.22
6	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.55
6	—	623	122.00–127.00	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	132.00–135.00	133.52
11	—	721	120.00–127.00	123.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	125.00	125.00
3	—	337	150.00–152.50	151.68
4	—	370	140.00–147.50	143.65
7	—	517	119.00–122.00	120.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	470	130.00–134.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00

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	—	1,140	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	520.00	520.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	675.00–825.00	754.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	65.00–72.00	69.18
2	—	1,253	73.00–76.00	74.50
3	—	1,533	60.00–64.00	62.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	57.00–62.00	59.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,973	94.00–96.00	95.36

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