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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jan 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 225▲ 97 vs year ago 173 · +56.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 42▲ 14 vs year ago 24 · +58.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls steady, Bull calves steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows unevenly 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 $110.87/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$110.87

61 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	118.69	598	11thin
Medium and Large 2	497	112.14	557	14thin
Medium and Large 3	465	107.98	503	36

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $95 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 sale61 hd

110.87

—

GA average17 barns · 2,823 hd

116.63

−5.76

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	—	Low	1,386	74.81	1,036	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	55.31	676	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	53.29	823	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	44.04	427	10

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	141.83/cwt	140.00–147.50	604	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	135.10/cwt	132.00–137.50	636	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	124.83/cwt	120.00–129.00	653	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	708	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	131.32/cwt	130.00–133.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.36/cwt	126.00–128.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	311	122.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	380	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	115.85/cwt	115.00–117.50	419	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	434	110.59/cwt	108.00–115.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	103.70/cwt	102.00–107.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	103.52/cwt	100.00–108.00	536	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	114.68/cwt	112.00–117.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	101.40/cwt	97.00–104.00	573	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	608	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	281	164.32/cwt	160.00–167.50	462	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	319	157.95/cwt	155.00–162.50	504	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	369	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	500	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	570	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	555	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	514	114.78/cwt	112.00–117.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	112.74/cwt	110.00–114.00	646	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	96.26/cwt	93.00–101.00	650	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	73.08/cwt	72.00–74.00	923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	76.54/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,154	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	39.70/cwt	39.00–40.00	375	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	45.90/cwt	43.00–49.00	450	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	54.90/cwt	52.00–59.00	667	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	803	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	55.44/cwt	54.00–57.00	840	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	786	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	918	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,590	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,163	738.05/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,584	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,284	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	881.03/cwt	835.00–950.00	10,352	3

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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 225Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 42Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
6	—	538	131.00–132.00	131.66
3	—	575	126.00–128.00	127.36
1	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.45
2	—	678	115.00	115.00
3	—	562	130.00–133.00	131.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	140.00–147.50	141.83
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
7	—	523	120.00–129.00	124.83
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
5	—	471	132.00–137.50	135.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
4	—	675	93.00–101.00	96.26
7	—	573	110.00–114.00	112.74
6	—	438	125.00–135.00	130.05
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
6	—	369	130.00–140.00	135.47
4	—	458	120.00–122.50	121.26
4	—	514	112.00–117.00	114.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
4	—	281	160.00–167.50	164.32
2	—	483	131.00–135.00	132.97
2	—	615	115.00–117.00	116.02
5	—	319	155.00–162.50	157.95
1	—	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	130.00	130.00
2	—	358	122.00–125.00	123.49
2	—	560	106.00	106.00
2	—	668	90.00–92.00	91.02
3	—	512	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	608	97.00–100.00	98.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
2	—	605	107.00	107.00
4	—	464	120.00–125.00	123.15
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
3	—	565	112.00–117.00	114.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	97.00–104.00	101.40
10	—	518	100.00–108.00	103.52
9	—	434	108.00–115.00	110.59
4	—	311	120.00–128.00	122.12
3	—	462	102.00–107.00	103.70
3	—	362	115.00–117.50	115.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	54.00–57.00	55.44
1	—	1,605	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	61.00–62.00	61.52
7	—	1,215	52.00–59.00	54.90
2	—	1,165	50.00–51.00	50.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	39.00–40.00	39.70
7	—	980	43.00–49.00	45.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	72.00–74.00	73.08
2	—	1,508	76.00–77.00	76.54

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,163	600.00–800.00	738.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	500.00	500.00

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)	2	—	1,240	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	800.00	800.00

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	3	—	1,175	835.00–950.00	881.03

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.