Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-01-22

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jan 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 127▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 12▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 5▲ 18 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 bull calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, 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 $142.44/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −66.49 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$142.44

47 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$26.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	157.09	728	13thin
Medium and Large 2	472	141.99	670	18thin
Medium and Large 3	478	131.07	626	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.02/cwt here — about $102 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 sale47 hd

142.44

—

GA average16 barns · 1,628 hd

144.21

−1.77

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−66.49

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	1,625	82.03	1,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	56.58	719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	51.26	533	3thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	134.32/cwt	132.00–136.00	829	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	124.55/cwt	120.00–128.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	125.25/cwt	123.00–127.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	119.58/cwt	117.00–122.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	113.83/cwt	110.00–122.00	707	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	168.05/cwt	165.00–172.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	156.80/cwt	152.00–160.00	579	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	147.88/cwt	142.00–152.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	164.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	160.54/cwt	155.00–165.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	146.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	123.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	124.19/cwt	122.00–128.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	132.34/cwt	130.00–134.00	818	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	82.03/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,333	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	51.26/cwt	49.00–54.00	533	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	59.38/cwt	56.00–63.00	724	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	49.10/cwt	48.00–50.00	692	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,095	769.36/cwt	760.00–780.00	8,424	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	748.82/cwt	710.00–810.00	8,649	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,203	817.98/cwt	790.00–830.00	9,840	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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last 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	—	358	165.00–172.00	168.05
3	—	460	155.00–165.00	160.54
3	—	618	130.00–134.00	132.34
4	—	429	160.00–169.00	164.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	142.00–152.00	147.88
3	—	520	130.00–137.00	133.71
4	—	369	152.00–160.00	156.80
4	—	463	140.00–150.00	146.75
4	—	580	122.00–128.00	124.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	120.00–127.00	123.27
2	—	388	140.00–145.00	142.55
3	—	423	137.00–140.00	138.30
4	—	474	130.00–137.00	133.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	132.00–136.00	134.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	123.00–127.00	125.25
3	—	418	136.00–140.00	138.01
3	—	458	130.00–137.00	134.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.57
5	—	528	117.00–122.00	119.58
6	—	474	120.00–128.00	124.55
6	—	621	110.00–122.00	113.83

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	—	1,095	760.00–780.00	769.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	790.00–830.00	817.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	710.00–810.00	748.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	48.00–50.00	49.10
8	—	1,219	56.00–63.00	59.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	49.00–54.00	51.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	79.00–84.00	82.03

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.