Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-02-05

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Feb 5

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 177▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 26▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 14 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 lightly tested, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steer and steer calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 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 $131.96/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −76.97 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$131.96

39 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	139.11	730	6thin
Medium and Large 3	444	132.88	589	23
Medium and Large 2	545	125.54	684	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $46 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 sale39 hd

131.96

—

GA average16 barns · 1,271 hd

134.35

−2.39

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−76.97

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	1,560	73.50	1,147	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,017	48.94	498	4thin

Every lot

33 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	458	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	130.52/cwt	129.00–132.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	128.53/cwt	125.00–132.00	726	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	408	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	401	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	122.36/cwt	121.00–125.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	118.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	122.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	125.88/cwt	123.00–132.00	656	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	105.69/cwt	104.00–107.00	706	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	173.81/cwt	170.00–177.50	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	150.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	526	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	132.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	560	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	131.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	126.37/cwt	123.00–129.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	112.71/cwt	110.00–118.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	785	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,328	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	915	43.41/cwt	42.00–45.00	397	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	54.48/cwt	51.00–57.00	609	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	790	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,950	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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
2	—	315	170.00–177.50	173.81
3	—	720	108.00–110.00	109.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
2	—	675	104.00–107.00	105.51
3	—	620	110.00–118.00	112.71
4	—	420	140.00–150.00	145.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	320	145.00–155.00	150.10
6	—	469	125.00–135.00	131.23
3	—	367	140.00–145.00	143.36
3	—	520	123.00–129.00	126.37
6	—	423	130.00–139.00	132.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	129.00–132.00	130.52
2	—	565	125.00–132.00	128.53
2	—	458	135.00–139.00	137.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	140.00–143.00	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	129.00–131.00	130.01
3	—	463	140.00–146.00	143.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	125.00–127.50	126.26
4	—	316	125.00–130.00	126.94
5	—	420	115.00–122.00	118.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	121.00–125.00	122.36
3	—	668	104.00–107.00	105.69
2	—	308	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	468	120.00–124.00	122.78
2	—	608	107.00–109.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	123.00–132.00	125.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	42.00–45.00	43.41
2	—	1,118	51.00–57.00	54.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,660	80.00	80.00

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.