Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2021-09-29

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Sep 29

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 126▼ 116 vs year ago 264 · −43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 44▲ 11 vs year ago 21 · +52.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 49▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows 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 $113.55/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.38 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$113.55

52 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$3.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.34

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	505	113.93	575	47
Medium and Large 2	603	109.99	664	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.94/cwt here — about −$89 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 sale52 hd

113.55

—

GA average16 barns · 1,585 hd

121.90

−8.34

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−95.38

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	1,713	85.32	1,462	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	58.60	736	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	52.97	615	6thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	121.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	111.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	479	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	109.85/cwt	106.00–114.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	107.40/cwt	102.00–110.00	558	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	101.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	586	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	93.32/cwt	90.00–98.00	644	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	123.88/cwt	120.00–128.00	522	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	120.08/cwt	116.00–124.00	574	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	536	110.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	107.55/cwt	104.00–109.00	608	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	114.32/cwt	111.00–118.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	98.05/cwt	97.00–104.00	598	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	666	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	85.32/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,462	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	52.97/cwt	51.00–55.00	615	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	58.17/cwt	57.00–62.00	742	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,478	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,670	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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 126Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 44Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 49Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	103.00–104.00	103.50
3	—	577	111.00–118.00	114.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	110.00–113.00	110.97
8	—	478	116.00–124.00	120.08
10	—	610	97.00–104.00	98.05
17	—	421	120.00–128.00	123.88
7	—	565	104.00–109.00	107.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	125.00–127.50	126.23
4	—	540	120.00–124.00	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	115.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	106.00–114.00	109.85
10	—	520	102.00–110.00	107.40
8	—	575	100.00–106.00	101.98
8	—	430	110.00–115.00	111.44
3	—	690	90.00–98.00	93.32

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	—	1,470	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	65.00	65.00
15	—	1,275	57.00–62.00	58.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	51.00–55.00	52.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	85.00–86.00	85.32

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.