Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.24/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −76.69 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$132.24

81 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$19.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	138.69	732	34
Medium and Large 2	498	133.43	664	27
Medium and Large 3	546	119.68	653	20

One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $79 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 sale81 hd

132.24

—

GA average15 barns · 1,361 hd

127.60

+4.65

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−76.69

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	1,477	79.38	1,172	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	58.39	729	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	52.45	536	7thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	421	144.91/cwt	142.00–147.50	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.69/cwt	107.00–115.00	581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.20/cwt	114.00–116.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.74/cwt	102.50–110.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.32/cwt	118.00–119.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	117.13/cwt	115.00–119.00	549	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	116.56/cwt	115.50–120.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	131.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	106.52/cwt	105.00–109.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	116.32/cwt	115.00–118.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.98/cwt	141.00–144.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.93/cwt	141.00–150.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	102.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.80/cwt	132.50–137.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.82/cwt	157.00–166.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	163.50/cwt	160.00–167.50	590	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	53.53/cwt	51.00–56.00	560	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	545	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	398	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	846	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	58.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	733	18
Bulls	—	—	1,185	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	83.57/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,356	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	665	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,660	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	780	572.52/cwt	500.00–625.00	4,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,369	1,008.43/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	13,805	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,553	1,212.08/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	18,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	124.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	127.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	111.29/cwt	109.00–113.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	131.73/cwt	131.00–133.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.73/cwt	104.00–109.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	108.99/cwt	107.00–111.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	152.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 227Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 27Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	142.00–147.50	144.91
8	—	465	132.50–137.00	134.80
4	—	665	110.00–115.00	113.72
2	—	575	119.00–120.00	119.49
5	—	376	150.00–155.00	152.16
3	—	640	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	116.00–117.00	116.66
6	—	423	157.00–166.00	161.82
5	—	361	160.00–167.50	163.50
11	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.89
4	—	519	131.00–133.00	131.73
2	—	785	107.00–111.00	108.99
2	—	608	122.00–126.00	124.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	120.00–129.00	124.78
3	—	618	109.00–113.00	111.29
4	—	675	104.00–109.00	106.73
2	—	443	130.00–134.00	132.01
2	—	370	140.00–145.00	142.43
4	—	590	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	107.00–115.00	110.69
5	—	620	102.50–110.00	105.74
16	—	469	115.00–119.00	117.13
6	—	570	105.00–109.00	106.52
3	—	380	130.00–134.00	132.36
3	—	670	100.00–105.00	102.02
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	114.00–116.00	115.20
2	—	470	120.00–124.00	121.96
3	—	528	118.00–119.00	118.32
2	—	423	134.00–136.00	134.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	120.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	788	115.00–118.00	116.32
4	—	578	141.00–144.00	141.98
3	—	515	141.00–150.00	144.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	115.50–120.00	116.56
3	—	477	130.00–133.00	131.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,047	51.00–56.00	53.53
1	—	865	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,365	62.00	62.00
18	—	1,255	55.00–60.00	58.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,623	83.00–84.00	83.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	780	500.00–625.00	572.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,369	925.00–1,050.00	1,008.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,553	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,212.08

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle