Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.82/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −80.11 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$128.82

47 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$7.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	509	130.50	664	36
Medium and Large 2	608	123.33	749	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.17/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale47 hd

128.82

—

GA average16 barns · 1,591 hd

136.13

−7.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−80.11

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	1,192	74.11	883	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	58.67	699	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	43.99	476	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	123.24/cwt	120.00–127.50	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	142.79/cwt	139.00–146.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	134.89/cwt	133.00–139.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	124.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	526	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	124.35/cwt	121.00–127.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.49/cwt	121.00–123.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.64/cwt	123.00–129.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	116.99/cwt	116.00–119.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	131.33/cwt	130.00–133.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	144.56/cwt	140.00–147.50	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.44/cwt	123.00–129.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	109.03/cwt	107.00–111.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	793	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	113.23/cwt	112.00–115.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	132.25/cwt	132.00–132.50	540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	629.12/cwt	540.00–730.00	6,606	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,400	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	600.58/cwt	520.00–700.00	5,165	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	58.79/cwt	55.00–62.00	701	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	64.87/cwt	64.00–66.00	774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	47.48/cwt	47.00–48.00	577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,118	72.16/cwt	70.00–74.00	807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	40.50/cwt	40.00–41.00	384	2

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 282Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 59Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 38Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	112.00–114.00	113.35
3	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	718	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	570	122.00–122.50	122.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	130.00–137.00	134.46
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
8	—	517	120.00–127.50	123.24
13	—	433	140.00–147.50	144.56
2	—	670	107.00–111.00	109.03
2	—	793	101.00–104.00	102.50
4	—	619	112.00–115.00	113.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	139.00–146.00	142.79
3	—	525	129.00–136.00	131.58
1	—	380	157.50	157.50
3	—	615	121.00–127.00	124.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	166.00	166.00
2	—	775	109.00–112.00	110.47
2	—	680	128.00–130.00	129.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	133.00–139.00	134.89
9	—	422	120.00–129.00	124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	121.00–123.00	122.49
10	—	469	123.00–129.00	126.64
4	—	629	116.00–119.00	116.99
9	—	523	123.00–129.00	125.44
2	—	408	132.00–132.50	132.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	130.00–133.00	131.33

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	—	1,420	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	540.00–730.00	629.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	520.00–700.00	600.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	840.00	840.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,118	70.00–74.00	72.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,192	55.00–62.00	58.79
2	—	1,193	64.00–66.00	64.87
2	—	1,188	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	47.00–48.00	47.48
2	—	948	40.00–41.00	40.50

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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Bulls · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle