Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2019-08-28

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 28

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 187▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 34▲ 51 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves 3.00 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 $121.74/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −87.19 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$121.74

43 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$33.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	141.70	612	9thin
Medium and Large 2	490	119.26	584	25
Medium and Large 3	527	108.68	573	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.02/cwt here — about $39 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 sale43 hd

121.74

—

GA average16 barns · 1,711 hd

122.12

−0.37

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−87.19

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	1,659	86.24	1,431	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	57.98	704	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	57.47	824	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	49.99	497	8thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	127.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	590	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	679	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	124.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	142.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	112.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	812	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	114.46/cwt	110.00–118.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	106.71/cwt	103.00–110.00	521	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	106.21/cwt	104.00–108.00	598	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	153.05/cwt	150.00–156.00	474	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	150.43/cwt	149.00–152.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	135.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	509	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	126.70/cwt	124.00–130.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	461	119.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	553	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	115.16/cwt	113.00–119.00	592	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	109.35/cwt	107.00–111.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	131.07/cwt	128.00–134.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	556	104.76/cwt	103.00–107.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	110.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	107.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	666	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	90.47/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,563	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	46.66/cwt	45.00–49.00	447	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	53.32/cwt	50.00–57.00	550	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	57.98/cwt	57.00–61.00	704	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	57.47/cwt	54.00–60.00	824	3

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 34Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	50.00–57.00	53.32
4	—	959	45.00–49.00	46.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	54.00–60.00	57.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	57.00–61.00	57.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	90.00–91.00	90.47
2	—	1,590	82.00	82.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	124.00–130.00	127.23
3	—	533	120.00–127.00	124.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	110.00–116.00	112.61
3	—	513	130.00–134.00	132.33
2	—	468	135.00–138.00	136.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	140.00–144.00	142.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	103.00–110.00	106.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	110.00–118.00	114.46
5	—	563	104.00–108.00	106.21
3	—	520	108.00–110.00	108.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	103.00–107.00	104.76
3	—	517	107.00–111.00	109.35
2	—	485	115.00–116.00	115.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	113.00–119.00	115.16
4	—	563	109.00–112.00	110.00
4	—	461	117.00–125.00	119.96
4	—	425	124.00–130.00	126.70
4	—	376	132.00–140.00	135.50
3	—	620	106.00–110.00	107.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	128.00–134.00	131.07
2	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.56
2	—	368	149.00–152.00	150.43
2	—	310	150.00–156.00	153.05

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.