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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Mar 31

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 137▲ 25 vs year ago 157 · +15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 7 · +242.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bull lightly tested, Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows 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 $125.91/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$125.91

63 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$15.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	128.37	658	30
Medium and Large 2	430	127.61	549	24
Medium and Large 3	489	113.22	554	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.15/cwt here — about $104 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 sale63 hd

125.91

—

GA average12 barns · 995 hd

127.91

−2.00

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	1,610	85.51	1,377	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	69.91	893	20

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	151.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	632	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	143.24/cwt	140.00–147.50	602	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	137.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	655	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	148.23/cwt	147.00–149.00	771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	134.25/cwt	133.00–135.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	138.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	863	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	146.47/cwt	142.00–151.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	134.34/cwt	130.00–137.50	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	122.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	134.85/cwt	131.00–140.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	126.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	540	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	133.58/cwt	131.00–136.00	622	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	128.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	675	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	111.23/cwt	109.00–113.00	754	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	103.05/cwt	100.00–106.00	740	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	362	143.17/cwt	140.00–147.50	518	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	133.88/cwt	130.00–137.50	558	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	145.90/cwt	141.00–148.00	613	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	133.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	625	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	122.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	573	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	144.01/cwt	142.00–147.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	133.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	124.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	706	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	858	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	85.51/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,377	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	67.23/cwt	63.00–69.00	822	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	73.93/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,005	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,253	908.21/cwt	835.00–975.00	11,380	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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 137Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	362	140.00–147.50	143.17
7	—	417	130.00–137.50	133.88
8	—	469	120.00–126.00	122.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	130.00–138.00	133.67
5	—	481	142.00–147.00	144.01
2	—	718	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	518	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	405	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
4	—	566	120.00–128.00	124.72
7	—	420	141.00–148.00	145.90
2	—	518	122.00–125.00	123.54
9	—	468	130.00–138.00	133.45
2	—	358	150.00–152.50	151.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	115.00	115.00
3	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.62
3	—	625	100.00–104.00	102.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	131.00–136.00	133.58
8	—	523	124.00–132.00	128.98
2	—	718	100.00–106.00	103.05
2	—	358	142.00–151.00	146.47
4	—	415	131.00–140.00	134.85
4	—	678	109.00–113.00	111.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	120.00–130.00	126.83
4	—	360	130.00–137.50	134.34
3	—	625	108.00–110.00	109.01
2	—	458	120.00–129.00	124.48
3	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	144.00–148.00	146.04
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
5	—	417	150.00–155.00	151.47
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
4	—	580	133.00–135.00	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	147.00–149.00	148.23
2	—	575	146.00	146.00
3	—	622	136.00–140.00	138.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	135.00–140.00	137.96
4	—	420	140.00–147.50	143.24

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)	2	—	1,253	835.00–975.00	908.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,360	71.00–77.00	73.93
12	—	1,222	63.00–69.00	67.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	85.00–86.00	85.51

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.