Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-03-25

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Mar 25

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 93▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 21▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 36▲ 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 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves are 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves are 10.00 higher, Replacement cows 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 $122.86/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$122.86

16 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$3.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	124.06	599	10thin
Medium and Large 2	467	120.86	564	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.19/cwt here — about $34 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 sale16 hd

122.86

—

GA average12 barns · 375 hd

127.26

−4.40

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	1,645	94.00	1,546	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	71.89	1,092	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	68.59	888	24

Every lot

29 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	428	143.77/cwt	142.50–145.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	786	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	128.29/cwt	124.00–131.00	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	128.18/cwt	127.50–129.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	627	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	139.26/cwt	135.00–142.50	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	707	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	64.59/cwt	61.00–68.00	749	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	71.45/cwt	69.00–76.00	994	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	71.89/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,092	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	1,090	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,957	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,718	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	684.98/cwt	635.00–750.00	6,884	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,147	791.63/cwt	710.00–830.00	9,080	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,148	790.39/cwt	770.00–810.00	9,074	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,290	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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 93Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 36Year 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	—	510	146.00	146.00
2	—	285	180.00	180.00
2	—	480	155.00–159.00	157.02
2	—	570	132.50–135.00	133.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00–108.00	104.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	135.00–142.50	139.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	510	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
2	—	678	115.00–117.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
2	—	428	142.50–145.00	143.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	518	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	685	91.00–92.00	91.51
3	—	463	127.50–129.00	128.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	124.00–131.00	128.29
2	—	565	105.00–107.00	106.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	730.00	730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	930.00	930.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	840.00	840.00

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)	3	—	1,005	635.00–750.00	684.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,147	710.00–830.00	791.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	770.00–810.00	790.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,160	61.00–68.00	64.59
14	—	1,391	69.00–76.00	71.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	70.00–75.00	71.89

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.