Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2019-05-22

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 22

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 200▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 23▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 27▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.64/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −77.29 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$131.64

30 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$15.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	143.16	642	6thin
Medium and Large 2	499	129.02	644	18thin
Medium and Large 3	445	128.01	570	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.15/cwt here — about $72 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 sale30 hd

131.64

—

GA average15 barns · 1,386 hd

132.50

−0.86

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−77.29

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	1,760	84.00	1,478	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	61.51	751	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	52.32	522	2thin

Every lot

27 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	153.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	506	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	149.08/cwt	145.00–153.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	143.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	129.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	628	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	517	123.69/cwt	122.00–127.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	806	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	128.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	122.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	118.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	605	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	151.92/cwt	150.00–154.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	147.51/cwt	144.00–150.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	131.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	131.44/cwt	127.00–137.00	616	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	124.38/cwt	122.00–126.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	501	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	621	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	134.45/cwt	132.00–137.00	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	729	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,478	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	52.32/cwt	51.00–54.00	522	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	55.91/cwt	53.00–58.00	640	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	66.91/cwt	63.00–69.00	801	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,638	70.49/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,155	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	876	767.13/cwt	725.00–890.00	6,720	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	907	954.32/cwt	915.00–1,025.00	8,656	5

This sale against other markets

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 May 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	132.00–137.00	134.45
4	—	415	144.00–150.00	147.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	150.00–154.00	151.92
2	—	363	145.00–150.00	147.41
4	—	469	127.00–137.00	131.44
4	—	501	120.00–127.00	124.00
6	—	623	114.00–120.00	116.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	128.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	475	122.00–126.00	124.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	120.00–125.00	122.31
3	—	513	117.00–120.00	118.02
4	—	423	122.00–127.00	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	125.00–132.00	128.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	130.00–133.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	150.00–157.00	153.34
2	—	363	145.00–153.00	149.08
3	—	413	140.00–147.00	143.67
3	—	460	135.00–140.00	137.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	127.00–132.00	129.98
3	—	517	122.00–127.00	123.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	876	725.00–890.00	767.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	907	915.00–1,025.00	954.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	70.00–71.00	70.49
6	—	1,197	63.00–69.00	66.91
9	—	1,144	53.00–58.00	55.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	51.00–54.00	52.32

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.