Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.80/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$123.80

70 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$13.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	131.45	733	7thin
Medium and Large 2	494	128.37	634	29
Medium and Large 3	508	118.34	601	34

One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $132 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 sale70 hd

123.80

—

GA average15 barns · 1,779 hd

126.58

−2.78

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	1,801	79.21	1,427	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	54.74	671	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	54.23	774	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	46.31	511	18

Every lot, as filed

56 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.33/cwt	140.00–147.50	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.75/cwt	122.00–128.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	133.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	113.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.64/cwt	120.00–123.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	126.48/cwt	125.00–129.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	178.55/cwt	177.50–180.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.48/cwt	160.00–161.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	151.98/cwt	149.00–157.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.06/cwt	131.00–139.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.52/cwt	123.00–128.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	121.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	55.03/cwt	52.00–59.00	674	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	42.21/cwt	41.00–44.00	466	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	47.88/cwt	45.00–52.00	528	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	643	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	81.62/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,492	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	54.77/cwt	54.00–57.00	797	6
Bulls	—	—	1,735	73.18/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,270	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,087	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	655.00/cwt	640.00–670.00	7,762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	730.11/cwt	680.00–790.00	8,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	128.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	120.47/cwt	118.00–125.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	113.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	176.22/cwt	175.00–177.50	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	176.29/cwt	175.00–177.50	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	125.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	122.75/cwt	122.50–123.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	109.36/cwt	106.00–113.00	675	9

How this sale compares

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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 206Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 14Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 64Year ago 28

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	140.00–147.50	144.33
5	—	523	122.00–128.00	123.75
2	—	423	130.00–137.00	133.36
5	—	465	125.00–129.00	126.48
9	—	569	120.00–124.00	122.98
2	—	608	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
2	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
3	—	577	125.00–130.00	128.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	110.00–117.00	113.28
7	—	465	120.00–123.00	121.64
5	—	307	135.00–140.00	137.02
3	—	510	115.00–118.00	116.98
2	—	408	122.50–123.00	122.75
9	—	617	106.00–113.00	109.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	177.50–180.00	178.55
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
1	—	745	138.00	138.00
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	375	160.00–161.00	160.48
5	—	463	149.00–157.00	151.98
3	—	670	134.00	134.00
5	—	622	135.00–137.00	136.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	131.00–139.00	136.06
7	—	469	140.00–150.00	144.29
3	—	622	120.00–126.00	121.95
4	—	313	175.00–177.50	176.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	123.00–128.00	125.52
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	245	192.50	192.50
2	—	418	175.00–177.50	176.29
2	—	305	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	118.00–125.00	120.47
3	—	627	110.00–119.00	113.66
2	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.58
10	—	524	120.00–129.00	125.15
3	—	333	160.00–165.00	161.70
2	—	693	106.00–110.00	107.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,225	52.00–59.00	55.03
1	—	1,235	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,103	41.00–44.00	42.21
13	—	1,103	45.00–52.00	47.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	51.00	51.00
6	—	1,456	54.00–57.00	54.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,828	79.00–84.00	81.62
2	—	1,735	70.00–76.00	73.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,165	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	640.00–670.00	655.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	680.00–790.00	730.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	800.00	800.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle