Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2020-07-15

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jul 15

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 199▼ 222 vs year ago 312 · −71.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 18▼ 3 vs year ago 26 · −11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 14▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week prior. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle 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 $116.72/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$116.72

17 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$558

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$18.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	129.55	615	3thin
Medium and Large 2	494	115.21	569	10thin
Medium and Large 3	440	110.86	488	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.69/cwt here — about $128 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 sale17 hd

116.72

—

GA average17 barns · 1,362 hd

115.97

+0.75

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	1,570	90.77	1,425	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	58.00	870	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	56.40	704	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	49.00	431	2thin

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 2	415	136.93/cwt	134.00–140.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	131.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	761	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	112.02/cwt	111.00–113.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	109.70/cwt	107.50–112.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	115.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	129.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	114.63/cwt	113.00–117.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	630	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	131.16/cwt	128.00–134.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	132.30/cwt	131.00–134.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	117.73/cwt	117.00–119.00	742	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	95.97/cwt	94.00–98.00	686	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	90.77/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,425	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	454	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	402	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	57.09/cwt	56.00–60.00	710	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	54.34/cwt	54.00–55.00	686	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	870	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,752	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	12,012	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 199Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	112.00–117.00	114.46
2	—	415	134.00–140.00	136.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	130.00–133.00	131.97
2	—	563	129.00–132.00	130.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	125.00–133.00	129.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	107.50–112.00	109.70
2	—	415	111.00–113.00	112.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	113.00–117.00	114.63
3	—	472	114.00–119.00	115.94
2	—	565	110.00–113.00	111.47
2	—	415	117.50–120.00	118.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	94.00–98.00	95.97
2	—	565	115.00–117.00	115.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	128.00–134.00	131.16
4	—	630	117.00–119.00	117.73
3	—	525	131.00–134.00	132.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	55.00	55.00
1	—	935	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,244	56.00–60.00	57.09
3	—	1,263	54.00–55.00	54.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	90.00–92.00	90.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,430	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	640.00	640.00

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.