Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.16/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −87.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$121.16

66 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	134.55	633	18thin
Medium and Large 3	527	116.14	613	48

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $20 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 sale66 hd

121.16

—

GA average15 barns · 1,412 hd

130.52

−9.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−87.77

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	1,620	83.00	1,345	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	57.79	699	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	48.00	542	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	—	685	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.68/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	115.93/cwt	112.00–119.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	121.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.96/cwt	125.00–128.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.43/cwt	143.00–149.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	116.36/cwt	115.00–118.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	121.95/cwt	120.00–123.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	124.14/cwt	120.00–127.50	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	154.12/cwt	150.00–157.50	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	109.12/cwt	106.00–110.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.85/cwt	132.00–137.50	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	108.24/cwt	101.00–113.00	570	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	136.68/cwt	135.00–137.50	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.61/cwt	106.00–109.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.20/cwt	115.00–119.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	141.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	102.35/cwt	101.00–105.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	100.49/cwt	99.00–102.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	15,657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	652.25/cwt	560.00–700.00	7,012	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	12,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	744.11/cwt	710.00–775.00	7,463	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	57.99/cwt	54.00–60.00	706	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	542	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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 252Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	110.00–113.00	111.51
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
3	—	615	111.00–113.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.45
6	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	112.00–119.00	115.93
6	—	414	120.00–124.00	121.71
11	—	527	101.00–113.00	108.24
3	—	293	135.00–137.50	136.68
3	—	377	125.00–130.00	126.93
5	—	580	106.00–109.00	107.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	130.00	130.00
3	—	628	125.00–128.00	125.96
4	—	471	143.00–149.00	146.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	122.50–125.00	123.78
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	115.00–118.00	116.36
3	—	517	120.00–123.00	121.95
3	—	377	150.00–157.50	154.12
3	—	470	132.00–137.50	134.85
6	—	440	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	120.00–127.50	124.14
8	—	569	106.00–110.00	109.12
6	—	520	115.00–119.00	116.20
6	—	328	140.00–145.00	141.55
9	—	629	101.00–105.00	102.35
6	—	688	99.00–102.00	100.49
3	—	405	130.00	130.00

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	2	—	1,535	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	560.00–700.00	652.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	710.00–775.00	744.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,390	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,690	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	52.00	52.00
11	—	1,218	54.00–60.00	57.99
2	—	1,143	62.00–63.00	62.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	48.00	48.00

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