Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2019-07-31

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jul 31

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 333▲ 296 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 42▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 7 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 steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 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 $118.37/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −90.56 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$118.37

70 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$15.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	130.50	628	10thin
Medium and Large 2	538	117.16	630	32
Medium and Large 3	500	115.43	577	28

One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $50 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 sale70 hd

118.37

—

GA average16 barns · 1,657 hd

122.99

−4.62

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−90.56

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	1,662	81.67	1,357	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	64.28	808	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	54.19	578	5thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	128.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	119.18/cwt	115.00–121.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	124.36/cwt	124.00–126.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	123.68/cwt	121.00–125.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	115.03/cwt	111.00–119.00	877	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	454	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	113.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	119.84/cwt	117.00–122.00	517	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	125.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	122.46/cwt	119.00–127.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	103.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	599	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	364	132.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	483	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	125.81/cwt	125.00–129.00	526	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	544	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	128.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	618	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	509	112.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	574	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	119.66/cwt	117.00–122.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	115.34/cwt	114.00–117.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	110.45/cwt	105.00–120.00	641	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	109.99/cwt	107.00–112.00	686	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	107.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	710	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,307	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,457	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	60.18/cwt	59.00–61.00	619	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	50.19/cwt	48.00–51.00	549	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	64.28/cwt	63.00–66.00	808	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,143	755.69/cwt	710.00–790.00	8,638	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	714.94/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,258	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,310	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,694	1

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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 333Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year 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	—	565	125.00–127.00	125.97
3	—	425	135.00–139.00	136.98
5	—	481	127.00–132.00	128.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	117.00–122.00	119.66
3	—	568	114.00–117.00	115.34
4	—	480	122.00–125.00	123.00
4	—	661	103.00–110.00	107.45
9	—	418	125.00–129.00	125.81
9	—	624	107.00–112.00	109.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	130.00–137.00	132.71
6	—	509	110.00–117.00	112.86
9	—	475	112.00–120.00	114.44
9	—	580	105.00–120.00	110.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	119.00–127.00	122.46
6	—	470	120.00–129.00	125.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	100.00–110.00	103.05
7	—	431	117.00–122.00	119.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	110.00–115.00	113.43
6	—	378	118.00–122.00	119.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	121.00–125.00	123.68
3	—	762	111.00–119.00	115.03
5	—	567	125.00–130.00	128.62
8	—	636	124.00–126.00	124.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	115.00–121.00	119.18

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	710.00–790.00	755.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	675.00–750.00	714.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,655	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,257	63.00–66.00	64.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	59.00–61.00	60.18
3	—	1,093	48.00–51.00	50.19

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.