Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-02-24

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Feb 24

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Feb 10Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 224▲ 63 vs year ago 52 · +121.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 25▲ 36 vs year ago 20 · +180.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 19▼ 28 vs year ago 43 · −65.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $116.20/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$116.20

33 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.60

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	130.02	571	5thin
Medium and Large 2	439	118.69	522	13thin
Medium and Large 3	443	109.44	485	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $87 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 sale33 hd

116.20

—

GA average14 barns · 1,211 hd

124.80

−8.60

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	1,865	88.94	1,659	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	69.00	1,114	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	65.07	831	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	57.03	624	14

Every lot

39 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	174.60/cwt	171.00–178.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	516	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	741	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	114.03/cwt	113.00–115.00	884	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	119.77/cwt	115.00–124.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	122.10/cwt	117.00–126.00	512	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	106.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	100.64/cwt	100.00–102.00	528	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	146.30/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.98/cwt	165.00–171.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	133.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	515	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	108.51/cwt	106.00–111.00	660	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	85.42/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	92.45/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	52.57/cwt	48.00–54.00	571	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	59.51/cwt	57.00–63.00	653	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	60.27/cwt	56.00–63.00	710	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	66.58/cwt	64.00–70.00	872	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,303	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,512	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,245	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	1,068.44/cwt	1,025.00–1,110.00	15,631	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 224Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 25Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 43

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	84.00–87.00	85.42
2	—	1,995	91.00–94.00	92.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,309	64.00–70.00	66.58
6	—	1,178	56.00–63.00	60.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,097	57.00–63.00	59.51
5	—	1,087	48.00–54.00	52.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
3	—	570	135.00–137.00	135.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	113.00–115.00	114.03
2	—	418	171.00–178.00	174.60
1	—	478	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
3	—	715	115.00–116.00	115.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	142.00–146.00	144.01
4	—	516	131.00–135.00	133.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	513	109.00–110.00	109.51
9	—	419	117.00–126.00	122.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	132.00	132.00
2	—	378	145.00–146.00	145.50
2	—	518	112.00–115.00	113.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	110.00–115.00	112.55
5	—	464	105.00–110.00	106.03
3	—	365	115.00–124.00	119.77
3	—	525	100.00–102.00	100.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
2	—	515	114.00–115.00	114.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	106.00–111.00	108.51
2	—	518	125.00–135.00	129.88
3	—	372	142.00–150.00	146.30
3	—	462	130.00–139.00	133.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	165.00–171.00	167.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	730.00	730.00

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	2	—	1,463	1,025.00–1,110.00	1,068.44

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	—	1,245	740.00	740.00

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.