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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 18

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

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Feeder Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 300▼ 123 vs year ago 307 · −40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 23▲ 5 vs year ago 18 · +27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 53▼ 14 vs year ago 21 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers mostly steady, Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder bulls steady to 4.00 higher, Bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows mostly 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 $131.42/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −77.51 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$131.42

69 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$3.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	135.00	729	3thin
Medium and Large 3	442	131.70	582	20
Medium and Large 2	525	131.07	688	46

One grade step is worth $3.93/cwt here — about $41 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 sale69 hd

131.42

—

GA average16 barns · 1,302 hd

134.43

−3.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−77.51

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	1,562	96.50	1,507	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	69.09	789	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,196	62.42	747	4thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	152.04/cwt	151.00–153.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	146.00/cwt	144.00–149.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	152.51/cwt	151.00–155.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	153.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	806	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	149.71/cwt	148.00–152.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	125.09/cwt	125.00–126.00	846	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	110.24/cwt	110.00–111.00	755	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	125.77/cwt	123.00–129.00	538	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	125.41/cwt	122.00–129.00	579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	132.45/cwt	131.00–136.00	621	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	115.96/cwt	113.00–120.00	597	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	134.48/cwt	133.00–136.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	126.29/cwt	122.00–129.00	667	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	134.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	769	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	123.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	128.25/cwt	126.00–129.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.00	810	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	356	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	143.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	422	133.85/cwt	130.00–139.00	565	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	136.39/cwt	132.00–139.00	646	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	123.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	130.62/cwt	129.00–133.00	684	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	125.77/cwt	122.00–128.00	716	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	119.33/cwt	118.00–122.00	742	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	115.76/cwt	115.00–117.00	785	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,295	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,628	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	65.08/cwt	63.00–67.00	731	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	70.87/cwt	68.00–75.00	814	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	62.42/cwt	58.00–65.00	747	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,474	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,740	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,735	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	19,432	1

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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 300Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 53Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,628	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,455	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,149	68.00–75.00	70.87
4	—	1,124	63.00–67.00	65.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,196	58.00–65.00	62.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	130.00–137.00	134.15
1	—	655	131.00	131.00
9	—	469	131.00–136.00	132.45
3	—	732	110.00–112.00	110.64
4	—	516	133.00–136.00	134.48
4	—	606	126.00–129.00	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	122.00–129.00	125.41
3	—	577	121.00–127.00	123.98
8	—	528	122.00–129.00	126.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	123.00–129.00	125.77
2	—	575	110.00–118.00	113.90
2	—	725	102.00–105.00	103.54
3	—	515	113.00–120.00	115.96
2	—	458	116.00–120.00	118.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	150.00–155.00	151.26
9	—	524	129.00–133.00	130.62
10	—	474	132.00–139.00	136.39
4	—	421	140.00–145.00	143.45
4	—	678	115.00–117.00	115.76
6	—	622	118.00–122.00	119.33
9	—	569	122.00–128.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	120.00–128.00	123.64
11	—	422	130.00–139.00	133.85
3	—	380	144.00–146.00	145.03
2	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	135.00	135.00
4	—	578	148.00–152.00	149.71
4	—	460	151.00–155.00	152.51
5	—	525	150.00–155.00	153.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	676	125.00–126.00	125.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	144.00–149.00	146.00
4	—	685	110.00–111.00	110.24
2	—	375	151.00–153.00	152.04
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,395	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	1,115	760.00	760.00

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)	1	—	1,735	1,120.00	1,120.00

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.