Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2019-09-18

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Sep 11Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

283 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 189▲ 283 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 31▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes are steady. Replacement cattle 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 $118.00/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −90.93 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$118.00

53 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$30.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.78

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	136.66	520	16thin
Medium and Large 3	453	112.45	509	23
Medium and Large 2	596	105.79	630	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.86/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale53 hd

118.00

—

GA average16 barns · 1,543 hd

112.22

+5.78

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−90.93

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	—	Low	1,392	71.04	989	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	53.50	860	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	49.98	619	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	42.00	419	5thin

Every lot

40 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 1	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	121.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	560	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	114.66/cwt	113.00–116.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	122.85/cwt	119.00–128.00	764	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	213	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	282	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	111.54/cwt	109.00–114.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	96.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	350	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	123.29/cwt	118.00–125.00	518	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	110.05/cwt	106.00–113.00	468	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	113.36/cwt	112.00–115.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	107.69/cwt	105.00–109.00	566	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	623	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	104.74/cwt	103.00–107.00	647	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	331	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	263	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	327	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	268	146.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.50	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	572	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	123.68/cwt	120.00–130.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	520	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	526	107.05/cwt	105.00–110.00	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	106.77/cwt	105.00–108.00	610	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	94.34/cwt	92.00–96.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	102.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	99.60/cwt	97.00–102.00	670	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,262	71.72/cwt	71.00–72.00	905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,228	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	40.00/cwt	37.00–42.00	382	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	46.99/cwt	45.00–49.00	554	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	52.78/cwt	50.00–57.00	684	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	860	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	563.87/cwt	550.00–580.00	6,005	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,243	621.44/cwt	560.00–700.00	7,724	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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 189Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder classes are steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	157.50	157.50
3	—	268	140.00–150.00	146.43
3	—	367	138.00–140.00	139.01
4	—	466	120.00–130.00	123.68
5	—	422	135.00–136.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
4	—	571	105.00–108.00	106.77
4	—	621	100.00–105.00	102.76
5	—	673	97.00–102.00	99.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	115.00–122.50	118.70
3	—	263	120.00–130.00	124.24
3	—	368	125.00–126.00	125.67
3	—	615	92.00–96.00	94.34
4	—	526	105.00–110.00	107.05
8	—	468	108.00–114.00	111.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	130.00–135.00	132.53
3	—	523	112.00–115.00	113.36
4	—	420	118.00–125.00	123.29
4	—	569	108.00–111.00	109.51
4	—	618	103.00–107.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	109.00–114.00	111.54
5	—	425	106.00–113.00	110.05
6	—	526	105.00–109.00	107.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	90.00–100.00	96.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
4	—	563	126.00–129.00	127.51
6	—	622	119.00–128.00	122.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	127.50	127.50
2	—	515	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	562	113.00–116.00	114.66
4	—	460	120.00–123.00	121.74

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	550.00–580.00	563.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,243	560.00–700.00	621.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,262	71.00–72.00	71.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	45.00–49.00	46.99
16	—	1,295	50.00–57.00	52.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	53.00–54.00	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	45.00	45.00
3	—	955	37.00–42.00	40.00

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.