Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-05-06

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 6

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 163▼ 75 vs year ago 207 · −36.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 4 vs year ago 25 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 24▼ 33 vs year ago 37 · −89.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $111.27/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$111.27

35 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$1.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	112.40	588	9thin
Medium and Large 3	467	110.89	518	26

One grade step is worth $1.51/cwt here — about $70 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 sale35 hd

111.27

—

GA average16 barns · 1,166 hd

112.62

−1.35

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	1,855	91.02	1,688	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	60.21	767	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	59.59	857	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	47.68	505	6thin

Every lot

30 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 2	515	128.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	114.01/cwt	111.00–117.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	658	107.52/cwt	103.00–112.00	707	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	359	111.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	401	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	113.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	468	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	121.51/cwt	120.00–122.50	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	114.44/cwt	109.00–116.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	110.93/cwt	107.00–115.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	112.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	567	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	129.69/cwt	127.50–132.50	467	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.50	561	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	140.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	463	125.64/cwt	124.00–127.50	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	118.93/cwt	117.00–121.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	122.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	661	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	414	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	49.52/cwt	48.00–51.00	554	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	59.12/cwt	56.00–62.00	743	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	845	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	59.59/cwt	59.00–61.00	857	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,330	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,117	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,925	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 163Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 24Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	140.00–142.00	140.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	412	135.00–137.50	136.18
3	—	510	122.00–126.00	124.01
3	—	560	120.00–126.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	117.00–121.00	118.93
2	—	615	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	360	127.50–132.50	129.69
4	—	463	124.00–127.50	125.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	126.00–130.00	128.35
2	—	558	124.00–129.00	126.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	111.00–117.00	114.01
2	—	658	103.00–112.00	107.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	109.00–116.00	114.44
6	—	413	110.00–118.00	113.22
9	—	519	107.00–115.00	110.93
2	—	610	91.00–95.00	93.02
4	—	359	110.00–115.00	111.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	99.00–100.00	99.50
3	—	415	120.00–122.50	121.51
4	—	561	110.00–113.00	112.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,365	830.00	830.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,117	620.00	620.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	56.00–62.00	59.12
1	—	1,290	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,300	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	59.00–61.00	59.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	44.00	44.00
4	—	1,119	48.00–51.00	49.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	90.00–92.00	91.02

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.