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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 30

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

264 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 238▼ 14 vs year ago 278 · −5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 21▼ 4 vs year ago 25 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 6▼ 18 vs year ago 30 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows 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 $116.37/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −92.56 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$116.37

67 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$3.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	119.46	704	9thin
Medium and Large 3	496	116.11	576	32
Medium and Large 2	572	115.61	661	26

One grade step is worth $3.85/cwt here — about $43 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 sale67 hd

116.37

—

GA average17 barns · 1,561 hd

115.38

+0.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−92.56

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	49.52	754	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	46.58	589	6thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	135.49/cwt	134.00–136.00	637	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	120.12/cwt	120.00–121.00	676	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	116.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	121.45/cwt	120.00–123.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	117.34/cwt	116.00–118.00	736	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	773	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	123.01/cwt	120.00–127.00	447	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	114.30/cwt	113.00–115.00	477	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	112.98/cwt	112.00–114.00	533	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	112.87/cwt	112.00–115.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	109.21/cwt	107.00–111.00	562	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	107.20/cwt	102.00–109.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	113.24/cwt	111.00–115.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	111.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	101.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	108.26/cwt	108.00–109.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	96.99/cwt	95.00–99.00	766	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	363	134.09/cwt	130.00–137.50	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	134.45/cwt	130.00–137.50	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	124.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	525	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	109.90/cwt	107.00–112.00	575	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	115.32/cwt	114.00–116.00	648	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	110.21/cwt	107.00–113.00	626	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	114.88/cwt	113.00–116.00	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	112.23/cwt	109.00–114.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	671	107.05/cwt	105.00–111.00	718	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	768	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	48.29/cwt	48.00–49.00	610	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	44.87/cwt	41.00–47.00	568	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	49.52/cwt	48.00–51.00	754	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,465	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	10,255	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,220	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	8,784	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,240	772.26/cwt	690.00–840.00	9,576	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 238Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
7	—	619	113.00–116.00	114.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	107.00–112.00	109.90
9	—	568	107.00–113.00	110.21
3	—	458	115.00–117.00	115.66
3	—	363	130.00–137.50	134.09
4	—	421	120.00–129.00	124.61
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	102.00–105.00	103.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	114.00–116.00	115.32
5	—	671	105.00–111.00	107.05
4	—	515	116.00–117.00	116.49
4	—	623	109.00–114.00	112.23
2	—	768	92.00–94.00	92.98
4	—	419	130.00–137.50	134.45
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	102.00–109.00	107.20
4	—	620	100.00–105.00	101.74
3	—	417	113.00–115.00	114.30
8	—	472	112.00–114.00	112.98
10	—	515	107.00–111.00	109.21
4	—	363	120.00–127.00	123.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	512	112.00–115.00	112.87
3	—	463	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	428	120.00–121.00	120.66
4	—	566	111.00–115.00	113.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	108.00–109.00	108.26
4	—	613	110.00–114.00	111.75
2	—	790	95.00–99.00	96.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	116.00–118.00	117.34
2	—	663	115.00–118.00	116.52
6	—	470	134.00–136.00	135.49
8	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	115.00–119.00	116.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	130.00–134.00	131.98
2	—	625	120.00–123.00	121.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	41.00–47.00	44.87
3	—	1,263	48.00–49.00	48.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	48.00–51.00	49.52

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	690.00–840.00	772.26

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.