Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steers calves steady, Feeder bulls and heifers lightly tested, Bull calves and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.04/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −87.89 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$121.04

39 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	128.97	582	15thin
Medium and Large 3	496	116.09	576	24

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $6 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 sale39 hd

121.04

—

GA average15 barns · 1,355 hd

123.46

−2.42

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−87.89

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	1,592	82.60	1,315	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	878	58.94	517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.34/cwt	122.00–128.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.77/cwt	116.00–119.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	520	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	112.21/cwt	112.00–113.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	103.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	107.92/cwt	103.00–110.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	114.19/cwt	110.00–119.00	490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	110.74/cwt	110.00–112.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	112.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,576	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	785	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,239	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	965	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,488	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	830	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	82.60/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,315	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	878	58.94/cwt	57.00–62.00	517	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 148Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 32Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
2	—	360	147.50	147.50
6	—	469	122.00–128.00	124.34
4	—	529	116.00–119.00	117.77
2	—	405	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	115.00–119.00	116.99
9	—	419	120.00–128.00	124.04
2	—	630	100.00–107.00	103.44
4	—	566	110.00–112.00	110.74
7	—	517	110.00–115.00	112.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	120.00–125.00	122.52
3	—	363	115.00–117.50	115.83
4	—	516	103.00–110.00	107.92
7	—	429	110.00–119.00	114.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	643	100.00–108.00	103.98
5	—	512	112.00–113.00	112.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	111.00–113.00	111.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	125.00–127.00	126.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	127.00–128.00	127.49
4	—	670	114.00–117.00	115.99
5	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	122.00–123.00	122.49
3	—	433	146.00–147.50	146.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,592	80.00–84.00	82.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	57.00–62.00	58.94

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

Bulls · 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