Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, Feeder Steers and steers calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls mostly steady, bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.71/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −68.22 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$140.71

88 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$41.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	163.41	747	21
Medium and Large 2	479	146.25	700	32
Medium and Large 3	565	122.03	690	35

One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about $57 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 sale88 hd

140.71

—

GA average14 barns · 1,544 hd

144.11

−3.40

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−68.22

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	1,933	89.00	1,720	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	69.50	1,100	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	65.07	730	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	46.44	493	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	380	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.80/cwt	160.00–162.50	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	144.03/cwt	140.00–147.50	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	154.72/cwt	153.00–157.50	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	170.08/cwt	165.00–175.50	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	143.80/cwt	142.50–145.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.74/cwt	150.00–154.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.94/cwt	122.00–128.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.76/cwt	140.00–141.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	127.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	55.28/cwt	52.00–58.00	587	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	72.19/cwt	70.00–75.00	840	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	42.16/cwt	40.00–44.00	428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	64.90/cwt	62.00–67.00	729	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	695.73/cwt	670.00–725.00	6,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	626.27/cwt	620.00–630.00	6,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,151.85/cwt	1,085.00–1,200.00	15,239	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	144.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	130.19/cwt	130.00–131.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.29/cwt	123.00–128.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	159.86/cwt	152.50–162.50	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.77/cwt	131.00–137.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	176.24/cwt	175.00–177.50	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	721	104.80/cwt	104.00–106.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	121.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	133.63/cwt	130.00–138.00	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	634	3

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 208Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 32Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	179.00	179.00
6	—	487	153.00–157.50	154.72
9	—	426	165.00–175.50	170.08
2	—	623	130.00–131.00	130.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	160.00–162.50	160.80
7	—	476	140.00–147.50	144.03
2	—	280	182.50	182.50
5	—	576	130.00–131.00	130.19
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
6	—	618	123.00–128.00	125.29
5	—	420	152.50–162.50	159.86
2	—	308	175.00–177.50	176.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.89
5	—	416	140.00–150.00	144.57
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.74
5	—	721	104.00–106.00	104.80
3	—	680	105.00–107.00	105.65
4	—	616	110.00–115.00	112.46
9	—	564	120.00–124.00	121.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	130.00–135.00	131.65
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	140.00–143.00	140.99
2	—	475	150.00–152.50	151.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.62
2	—	723	100.00–101.00	100.51
2	—	375	142.50–145.00	143.80
2	—	618	111.00–114.00	112.47
11	—	427	130.00–138.00	133.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	150.00–154.00	152.74
3	—	577	126.00–129.00	127.48
2	—	623	115.00–116.00	115.49
3	—	477	130.00–137.00	132.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	130.00–138.00	133.57
2	—	618	122.00–128.00	124.94
4	—	475	140.00–141.00	140.76
10	—	517	131.00–137.00	134.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,062	52.00–58.00	55.28
7	—	1,163	70.00–75.00	72.19
5	—	1,123	62.00–67.00	64.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	40.00–44.00	42.16
1	—	1,155	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,535	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	968	670.00–725.00	695.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	620.00–630.00	626.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,323	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,151.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	775.00	775.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle