Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $118.66/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$118.66

77 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$4.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	121.94	685	13thin
Medium and Large 2	536	118.26	633	21
Medium and Large 3	495	117.86	583	43

One grade step is worth $4.08/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 sale77 hd

118.66

—

GA average15 barns · 2,529 hd

129.78

−11.12

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	1,745	89.45	1,561	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	68.67	827	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	57.87	642	5thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 3	—	461	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	124.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	527	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	112.09/cwt	112.00–112.50	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	124.54/cwt	120.00–129.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	126.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.06/cwt	122.00–129.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	125.79/cwt	124.00–128.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	125.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	110.33/cwt	109.00–112.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	65.23/cwt	64.00–66.00	871	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	70.15/cwt	68.00–74.00	806	14
Bulls	—	—	1,470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	94.17/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	611	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	61.79/cwt	59.00–64.00	658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,813	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,069	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,129.68/cwt	1,020.00–1,265.00	15,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	939.99/cwt	840.00–1,020.00	11,524	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,450	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	12,108	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	909.15/cwt	875.00–935.00	11,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	105.34/cwt	102.00–107.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	105.83/cwt	104.00–107.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	130.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	143.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	119.66/cwt	117.00–126.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	101.55/cwt	100.00–106.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	115.12/cwt	113.00–117.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	115.90/cwt	115.00–119.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	124.25/cwt	122.00–128.00	577	8

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 119Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	117.00–120.00	118.98
14	—	424	120.00–129.00	124.24
4	—	390	130.00–135.00	131.97
6	—	558	112.00–112.50	112.09
8	—	622	102.00–107.00	105.34
6	—	526	113.00–117.00	115.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	121.00–123.00	122.02
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
4	—	511	125.00–129.00	126.04
3	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	685	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	122.00–129.00	124.06
3	—	505	120.00	120.00
6	—	668	104.00–107.00	105.83
2	—	558	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	405	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	120.00–123.00	121.66
3	—	718	120.00–122.00	121.31
2	—	535	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	120.00–129.00	124.54
6	—	515	130.00–138.00	134.48
3	—	582	120.00–129.00	125.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	124.00–128.00	125.79
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	109.00–112.00	110.33
9	—	426	130.00–135.00	130.80
7	—	366	140.00–145.00	143.54
10	—	531	117.00–126.00	119.66
5	—	677	100.00–106.00	101.55
11	—	564	115.00–119.00	115.90
8	—	464	122.00–128.00	124.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00–138.00	134.13
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
3	—	375	150.00	150.00
2	—	608	118.00–119.00	118.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–139.00	134.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,335	64.00–66.00	65.23
14	—	1,149	68.00–74.00	70.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,065	59.00–64.00	61.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,883	92.00–96.00	94.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,347	1,020.00–1,265.00	1,129.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,226	840.00–1,020.00	939.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	875.00–935.00	909.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	700.00	700.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle