Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2019-10-30

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Oct 30

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 330▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 48▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 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 replacement cows lightly tested, slaughter bull mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bull and bull calves mostly steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.69/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$107.69

43 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	114.46	586	16thin
Medium and Large 2	512	105.53	540	22
Medium and Large 3	536	95.56	512	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $73 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

107.69

—

GA average16 barns · 1,375 hd

109.34

−1.65

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	1,474	67.78	999	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	44.92	549	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	36.40	371	2thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	157.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	128.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	116.29/cwt	113.00–119.00	613	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	122.23/cwt	120.00–126.00	753	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	109.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	108.51/cwt	104.00–113.00	502	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	103.64/cwt	101.00–107.00	549	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	95.56/cwt	90.00–98.00	512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	109.81/cwt	107.00–115.00	616	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	103.15/cwt	97.00–106.00	591	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	106.26/cwt	102.00–109.00	767	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	140.57/cwt	138.00–143.00	471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	144.94/cwt	142.00–149.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	554	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	114.38/cwt	110.00–118.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	104.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	538	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	553	108.67/cwt	107.00–110.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	104.30/cwt	103.00–107.00	751	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	65.71/cwt	64.00–69.00	945	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,169	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	36.40/cwt	35.00–38.00	371	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	44.92/cwt	44.00–46.00	549	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,033	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 Oct 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 330Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last 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	—	507	125.00–130.00	128.34
4	—	426	142.00–149.00	144.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	138.00–143.00	140.57
3	—	553	107.00–110.00	108.67
3	—	720	103.00–107.00	104.30
6	—	428	125.00–135.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	110.00–118.00	114.38
3	—	513	100.00–108.00	104.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	102.00–109.00	106.26
6	—	561	107.00–115.00	109.81
7	—	379	120.00–125.00	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	105.00–115.00	109.06
5	—	530	101.00–107.00	103.64
6	—	463	104.00–113.00	108.51
8	—	573	97.00–106.00	103.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	90.00–98.00	95.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	157.00–160.00	157.99
4	—	616	120.00–126.00	122.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	114.00–120.00	117.03
3	—	520	120.00–124.00	121.31
4	—	480	125.00–130.00	128.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	113.00–119.00	116.29

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	—	950	635.00	635.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,438	64.00–69.00	65.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	44.00–46.00	44.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	35.00–38.00	36.40

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.