Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.18/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −83.75 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$125.18

78 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	125.78	679	29
Medium and Large 3	473	125.12	591	39
Medium and Large 1	614	123.72	760	10thin

One grade step is worth $2.07/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale78 hd

125.18

—

GA average16 barns · 1,419 hd

123.37

+1.82

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−83.75

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	1,326	77.63	1,030	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	57.48	702	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	56.81	849	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	50.92	529	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	523	133.07/cwt	131.00–135.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.40/cwt	121.00–125.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	128.62/cwt	125.00–133.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.66/cwt	107.50–112.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	116.36/cwt	114.00–119.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.97/cwt	116.00–119.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	128.62/cwt	127.00–130.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.60/cwt	112.00–118.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	105.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	111.66/cwt	111.00–112.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	124.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.17/cwt	130.00–134.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	110.95/cwt	108.00–113.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.20/cwt	121.00–124.00	690	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	50.92/cwt	48.00–53.00	529	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	56.81/cwt	54.00–59.00	849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,105	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	57.85/cwt	55.00–60.00	712	12
Bulls	—	—	1,335	75.17/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,004	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,843	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	985	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,359	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,214	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	976.31/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	11,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	127.08/cwt	127.00–127.50	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	141.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	107.27/cwt	104.00–109.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	564	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.22/cwt	125.00–129.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.72/cwt	112.00–116.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 183Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	131.00–135.00	133.07
2	—	725	113.00–114.00	113.51
5	—	617	121.00–125.00	123.40
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	110.00–113.00	111.53
9	—	466	130.00–137.00	132.98
5	—	565	121.00–124.00	122.20
3	—	718	104.00–109.00	107.27
9	—	528	125.00–129.00	127.22
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	108.00–113.00	110.95
4	—	375	140.00–145.00	141.20
11	—	465	120.00–128.00	123.18
11	—	428	130.00–137.50	131.89
10	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	125.00–133.00	128.62
3	—	670	112.00–118.00	115.60
2	—	535	130.00–133.00	131.49
3	—	615	121.00–123.00	121.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	127.00–130.00	128.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	107.50–112.00	109.66
9	—	472	114.00–119.00	116.36
3	—	625	103.00–107.00	105.01
3	—	573	105.00–107.00	105.99
10	—	428	120.00–129.00	124.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	116.00–119.00	117.97
5	—	677	104.00–110.00	105.97
3	—	642	111.00–112.00	111.66
5	—	415	130.00–134.00	132.17
4	—	580	112.00–116.00	113.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	127.00–127.50	127.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	48.00–53.00	50.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	54.00–59.00	56.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	53.00	53.00
12	—	1,231	55.00–60.00	57.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,335	74.00–77.00	75.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	900.00–1,020.00	976.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	975.00	975.00

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

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