Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers steady, Steer calves 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.13/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$116.13

57 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$4.69/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 3	455	118.01	537	30
Medium and Large 1	596	117.21	699	5thin
Medium and Large 2	579	113.32	656	22

One grade step is worth $4.69/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale57 hd

116.13

—

GA average16 barns · 1,532 hd

120.78

−4.65

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	1,750	83.00	1,453	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	52.50	628	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	52.00	811	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	45.68	444	7thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	165.02/cwt	162.50–167.50	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	103.65/cwt	101.00–106.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.76/cwt	111.00–112.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	138.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.26/cwt	115.00–118.00	621	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	137.51/cwt	134.00–141.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	132.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	135.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.50	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	105.40/cwt	105.00–107.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	112.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.36/cwt	111.00–116.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	131.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	117.35/cwt	117.00–118.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	118.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	497	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	21,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,272	838.42/cwt	700.00–950.00	10,665	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,166.89/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	15,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,249	881.87/cwt	770.00–975.00	11,015	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	941.76/cwt	830.00–1,125.00	12,271	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	691.79/cwt	600.00–760.00	7,229	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	55.77/cwt	52.00–59.00	689	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	47.83/cwt	47.00–50.00	545	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	46.29/cwt	44.00–48.00	459	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	357	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 233Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 19Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	118.00–119.00	118.66
8	—	520	120.00–125.00	121.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	162.50–167.50	165.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	140.00–142.50	141.26
3	—	688	101.00–106.00	103.65
4	—	575	111.00–112.00	111.76
5	—	473	120.00–127.00	123.20
6	—	415	130.00–135.00	131.39
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	143.00	143.00
2	—	570	135.00–139.00	136.96
2	—	623	124.00–128.00	125.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	148.00–156.00	151.98
2	—	608	134.00–141.00	137.51
2	—	678	132.00–135.00	133.49
2	—	735	127.00–129.00	127.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	160.00–162.00	160.99
3	—	433	135.00–145.00	138.38
5	—	484	130.00–137.00	132.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	115.00–118.00	117.26
5	—	688	105.00–107.00	105.40
7	—	572	111.00–116.00	113.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	130.00–140.00	135.14
3	—	608	105.00–110.00	108.34
5	—	476	115.00–117.50	116.33
6	—	518	110.00–114.00	112.75
12	—	421	115.00–125.00	118.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	116.00–118.00	117.01
3	—	570	117.00–118.00	117.35

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	1	—	1,700	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,272	700.00–950.00	838.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,166.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,303	830.00–1,125.00	941.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,249	770.00–975.00	881.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,045	600.00–760.00	691.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,236	52.00–59.00	55.77
7	—	1,139	47.00–50.00	47.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	44.00–48.00	46.29
1	—	850	42.00	42.00

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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Washington

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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