Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-02-12

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Feb 12

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 177▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 15 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 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves 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 $138.33/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −70.60 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$138.33

24 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	399	148.25	591	6thin
Medium and Large 1	478	146.02	698	2thin
Medium and Large 3	475	133.65	635	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.60/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale24 hd

138.33

—

GA average16 barns · 1,082 hd

141.48

−3.15

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−70.60

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	1,538	85.43	1,314	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	62.24	719	7thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	125.52/cwt	123.00–128.00	772	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	134.54/cwt	133.00–135.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	127.69/cwt	125.00–129.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	98.43/cwt	94.00–103.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	706	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	309	160.62/cwt	160.00–162.50	496	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	384	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	569	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	146.02/cwt	143.00–149.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	527	126.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	668	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	655	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	85.43/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,314	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	935	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	514	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	58.63/cwt	56.00–61.00	595	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	68.27/cwt	67.00–70.00	933	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,666	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,552	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	515.09/cwt	510.00–520.00	4,249	2

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	143.00–149.00	146.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	123.00–124.00	123.50
4	—	309	160.00–162.50	160.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	106.00–107.00	106.50
7	—	384	145.00–150.00	148.29
7	—	527	123.00–130.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	145.00–147.00	146.01
2	—	615	123.00–128.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	125.00–126.00	125.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	160.00–165.00	162.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	125.00	125.00
2	—	713	98.00–100.00	98.99
4	—	336	133.00–135.00	134.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	137.50	137.50
2	—	620	94.00–103.00	98.43
3	—	382	125.00–129.00	127.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	127.00–129.00	128.01

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	825	510.00–520.00	515.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	85.00–86.00	85.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,015	56.00–61.00	58.63
3	—	1,367	67.00–70.00	68.27

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.