Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2019-08-21

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 21

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 176▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 29▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 5▲ 11 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 mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls and feeder heifers unevenly steady, bull calves and heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 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 $134.92/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.01 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$134.92

50 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$32.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.31

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	143.75	589	27
Medium and Large 2	472	127.30	601	19thin
Medium and Large 3	526	111.46	586	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.29/cwt here — about $3 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 sale50 hd

134.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,333 hd

121.61

+13.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−74.01

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	1,765	91.31	1,612	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	58.61	649	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	53.05	532	11

Every lot

31 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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	135.46/cwt	134.00–137.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	131.11/cwt	127.00–135.00	560	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	112.32/cwt	110.00–117.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	128.66/cwt	128.00–129.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	127.66/cwt	123.00–132.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	120.83/cwt	118.00–122.00	570	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	114.57/cwt	112.00–117.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	104.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	645	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	260	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	419	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	153.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	145.24/cwt	142.00–149.00	469	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	143.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	531	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	133.80/cwt	131.00–137.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	138.34/cwt	136.00–144.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	129.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	133.78/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	586	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	112.42/cwt	109.00–116.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	602	110.66/cwt	108.00–113.00	666	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	91.31/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,612	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	49.44/cwt	48.00–51.00	476	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	54.41/cwt	52.00–58.00	553	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	59.53/cwt	57.00–63.00	641	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	54.00/cwt	53.00–55.00	679	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,460	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	883	805.55/cwt	790.00–820.00	7,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,129	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,518	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,213	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,215	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,113	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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 176Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	260	160.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	370	140.00–148.00	143.60
4	—	313	150.00–155.00	153.76
4	—	520	130.00–136.00	133.78
6	—	424	138.00–145.00	141.50
7	—	471	136.00–144.00	138.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	127.00–130.00	129.02
3	—	602	108.00–113.00	110.66
4	—	323	142.00–149.00	145.24
4	—	575	109.00–116.00	112.42
5	—	427	131.00–137.00	133.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	108.00–115.00	111.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	134.00–137.00	135.46
7	—	461	123.00–132.00	127.66
9	—	427	127.00–135.00	131.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	128.00–129.00	128.66
4	—	619	100.00–110.00	104.14
5	—	472	118.00–122.00	120.83
7	—	576	112.00–117.00	114.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	110.00–117.00	112.32

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	—	1,210	1,085.00	1,085.00

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	—	850	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	883	790.00–820.00	805.55

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)	1	—	890	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	730.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,765	87.00–94.00	91.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	53.00–55.00	54.00
10	—	1,077	57.00–63.00	59.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	963	48.00–51.00	49.44
8	—	1,017	52.00–58.00	54.41

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.