Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-05-13

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 13

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 132▼ 17 vs year ago 200 · −8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 4▼ 8 vs year ago 27 · −29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly 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 $118.51/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$118.51

42 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

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

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.02

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	122.23	546	29
Medium and Large 3	518	113.26	587	11thin
Medium and Large 1	790	93.52	739	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale42 hd

118.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,135 hd

117.49

+1.02

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	1,425	92.00	1,311	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	63.92	745	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	50.28	509	2thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	162.52/cwt	162.00–163.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	559	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	125.69/cwt	124.00–128.00	654	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	759	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	128.53/cwt	126.00–130.00	469	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	122.55/cwt	120.00–126.00	507	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	459	117.76/cwt	117.00–119.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	564	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	117.85/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	633	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	93.52/cwt	91.00–96.00	739	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	534	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.50	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	596	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	123.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	118.18/cwt	117.00–120.00	620	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	569	115.86/cwt	114.00–119.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	97.25/cwt	97.00–97.50	763	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,311	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	50.28/cwt	48.00–52.00	509	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	64.90/cwt	62.00–68.00	755	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	696	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,047	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	942.11/cwt	880.00–1,000.00	10,693	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,590	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	672.56/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,894	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	908.71/cwt	840.00–960.00	11,023	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	932.19/cwt	890.00–970.00	12,016	4

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 132Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 4Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	142.50	142.50
2	—	425	135.00–137.00	136.04
2	—	785	97.00–97.50	97.25
3	—	582	120.00–125.00	122.02
4	—	516	122.00–127.00	123.97
5	—	481	130.00–138.00	133.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	114.00–119.00	115.86
2	—	415	131.00–132.50	131.76
2	—	615	105.00–108.00	106.51
3	—	478	124.00–125.00	124.67
6	—	525	117.00–120.00	118.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	111.00–113.00	112.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	162.00–163.00	162.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	146.00–150.00	148.01
2	—	678	111.00–113.00	112.00
3	—	520	124.00–128.00	125.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.29
4	—	459	117.00–119.00	117.76
4	—	578	109.00–110.00	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	91.00–96.00	93.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	126.00–130.00	128.53
7	—	464	120.00–123.00	121.45
8	—	414	120.00–126.00	122.55
8	—	526	117.00–120.00	117.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	770.00	770.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	880.00–1,000.00	942.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	890.00–970.00	932.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,213	840.00–960.00	908.71

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)	1	—	955	690.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	650.00–700.00	672.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	59.00	59.00
5	—	1,163	62.00–68.00	64.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	48.00–52.00	50.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	92.00	92.00

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.