Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2019-05-29

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 29

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

159 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 183▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 44▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 30▲ 8 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 and slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 4.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $130.29/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −78.64 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$130.29

46 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	140.83	607	7thin
Medium and Large 3	401	128.82	517	7thin
Medium and Large 2	498	128.31	639	32

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale46 hd

130.29

—

GA average16 barns · 1,168 hd

130.77

−0.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−78.64

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	—	High	1,890	92.00	1,739	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	56.98	633	4thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	133.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	686	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	126.03/cwt	124.00–129.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	130.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	803	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	463	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	131.17/cwt	129.00–135.00	493	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	114.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	125.59/cwt	122.00–128.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	110.25/cwt	107.00–114.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	115.12/cwt	112.00–120.00	600	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	149.65/cwt	147.00–152.00	479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	404	132.76/cwt	130.00–136.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	411	141.19/cwt	137.00–145.00	580	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	124.96/cwt	120.00–127.00	531	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	140.34/cwt	138.00–142.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	128.16/cwt	122.00–133.00	602	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	126.70/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	561	123.85/cwt	118.00–128.00	695	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	118.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	735	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	668	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	54.97/cwt	54.00–57.00	620	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,893	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	853.26/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,812	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,416	2

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 183Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	54.00–57.00	54.97
1	—	1,060	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	92.00	92.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	800.00–900.00	853.26

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	2	—	1,070	880.00	880.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	124.00–129.00	126.03
2	—	608	115.00–120.00	117.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	130.00–140.00	133.80
2	—	615	126.00–135.00	130.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	107.00–114.00	110.25
3	—	418	110.00–117.00	114.04
3	—	375	120.00–126.00	123.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	112.00–120.00	115.12
5	—	427	122.00–128.00	125.59
4	—	376	129.00–135.00	131.17
3	—	460	120.00–127.00	124.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	120.00–127.00	124.96
3	—	370	130.00–137.00	133.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	118.00–128.00	123.85
7	—	523	120.00–130.00	126.70
7	—	470	122.00–133.00	128.16
4	—	619	115.00–122.00	118.71
4	—	404	130.00–136.00	132.76
3	—	320	147.00–152.00	149.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	137.00–145.00	141.19
3	—	458	138.00–142.00	140.34

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.