Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeders steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.22/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −87.71 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$121.22

86 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	127.54	725	19thin
Medium and Large 2	566	120.59	682	30
Medium and Large 3	533	118.48	631	37

One grade step is worth $9.05/cwt here — about $94 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 sale86 hd

121.22

—

GA average16 barns · 1,420 hd

123.61

−2.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−87.71

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	1,754	82.18	1,441	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	57.00	741	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	55.67	723	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	42.00	440	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1	—	423	154.56/cwt	153.00–156.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	125.63/cwt	125.00–126.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	109.29/cwt	106.00–113.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.92/cwt	112.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.49/cwt	106.00–111.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	101.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	125.51/cwt	120.00–129.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	115.13/cwt	112.00–117.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	124.17/cwt	124.00–125.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.67/cwt	132.50–138.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	107.78/cwt	105.00–110.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.63/cwt	141.00–144.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.22/cwt	130.00–134.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.23/cwt	106.00–109.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	133.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	112.99/cwt	111.00–117.00	640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	106.51/cwt	105.00–109.00	668	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	590	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,180	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	868.96/cwt	810.00–910.00	10,905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,555	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	75.49/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,057	2
Bulls	—	—	1,872	84.41/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,580	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	56.40/cwt	54.00–60.00	693	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,650	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	858	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 121Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	153.00–156.00	154.56
2	—	470	141.00–144.00	142.47
3	—	528	130.00–131.00	130.68
4	—	738	106.00–110.00	108.01
8	—	560	125.00–126.00	125.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	110.00–113.00	111.51
6	—	505	124.00–125.00	124.17
4	—	473	132.50–138.00	135.67
9	—	672	105.00–110.00	107.78
3	—	415	141.00–144.00	142.63
4	—	566	120.00–123.00	121.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.27
4	—	420	130.00–135.00	133.07
2	—	345	155.00	155.00
7	—	566	111.00–117.00	112.99
12	—	627	105.00–109.00	106.51
9	—	474	120.00–129.00	124.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	106.00–113.00	109.29
4	—	641	100.00–105.00	101.75
5	—	419	120.00–129.00	125.51
9	—	464	112.00–117.00	115.13
4	—	573	106.00–109.00	107.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	112.00–118.00	114.92
4	—	630	106.00–111.00	108.49
4	—	421	130.00–134.00	132.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	113.00–115.00	113.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	122.00–123.00	122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	580.00	580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	810.00–910.00	868.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	73.00–77.00	75.49
6	—	1,872	82.00–89.00	84.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,060	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	54.00–60.00	56.40
1	—	1,650	52.00	52.00

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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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