Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-05-05

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, May 5

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 114▼ 44 vs year ago 132 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 22▲ 13 vs year ago 21 · +61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 23▲ 68 vs year ago 4 · +1,700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower, feeder classes lightly tested, 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 $115.96/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$115.96

28 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$8.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.24

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	119.68	625	3thin
Medium and Large 2	452	118.92	538	14thin
Medium and Large 3	479	111.17	532	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.51/cwt here — about $93 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 sale28 hd

115.96

—

GA average15 barns · 1,285 hd

118.20

−2.24

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	1,626	87.06	1,416	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	66.54	931	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	66.14	719	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	59.53	577	7thin

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	125.57/cwt	120.00–129.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	111.97/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	116.81/cwt	113.00–120.00	550	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	110.50/cwt	109.00–111.00	573	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	119.68/cwt	119.00–120.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	649	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	442	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.50	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.16/cwt	126.00–128.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	125.21/cwt	124.00–127.00	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	114.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	597	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	125.66/cwt	124.00–127.00	731	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	84.75/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,386	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	750	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	450	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	59.53/cwt	57.00–62.00	577	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	66.75/cwt	63.00–70.00	748	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	66.54/cwt	65.00–68.00	931	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	820	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	830	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	981.57/cwt	900.00–1,190.00	11,533	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	660	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,630	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	777.69/cwt	700.00–870.00	6,999	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	922.35/cwt	900.00–940.00	8,947	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	722.13/cwt	630.00–790.00	7,077	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	804.44/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,793	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 114Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 23Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago; slaughter cows and slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower, feeder classes lightly tested, Replacement cows unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,121	63.00–70.00	66.75
1	—	750	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	65.00–68.00	66.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	57.00–62.00	59.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	82.00–89.00	84.75
1	—	1,600	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	850.00	850.00

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	12	—	1,175	900.00–1,190.00	981.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	550.00	550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	800.00–810.00	804.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	970	900.00–940.00	922.35

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)	8	—	900	700.00–870.00	777.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	980	630.00–790.00	722.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	104.00–106.00	104.98
7	—	471	113.00–120.00	116.81
4	—	364	120.00–129.00	125.57
1	—	345	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	119.00–120.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	110.00–115.00	111.97
6	—	519	109.00–111.00	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
3	—	582	124.00–127.00	125.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.62
3	—	468	126.00–128.00	127.16
5	—	518	124.00–127.00	125.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	125.00–127.50	125.84
5	—	522	110.00–119.00	114.28

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.