Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.99/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −63.94 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$144.99

44 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	149.20	740	5thin
Medium and Large 3	459	144.46	663	39

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $77 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 sale44 hd

144.99

—

GA average11 barns · 599 hd

146.05

−1.05

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−63.94

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	—	Low	1,735	84.38	1,464	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	69.43	1,140	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,416	68.30	967	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	51.13	515	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 3	—	608	114.48/cwt	110.00–119.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.67/cwt	127.50–133.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	123.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	162.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	140.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.01/cwt	147.50–148.50	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	165.26/cwt	160.00–167.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.47/cwt	127.50–130.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	135.60/cwt	132.00–137.50	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	135.54/cwt	132.00–138.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	143.21/cwt	142.50–144.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	154.86/cwt	150.00–159.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	164.04/cwt	163.00–165.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.02/cwt	123.00–128.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	131.92/cwt	130.00–133.50	641	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	903.73/cwt	875.00–940.00	10,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,239	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	74.30/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,070	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	60.25/cwt	60.00–61.00	900	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	71.04/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,176	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	999	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	85.77/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	69.84/cwt	66.00–72.00	935	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	44.19/cwt	41.00–47.00	432	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	55.76/cwt	52.00–60.00	573	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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 236Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 26Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 24Year ago 14

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	110.00–119.00	114.48
4	—	518	127.50–133.00	130.67
6	—	574	120.00–128.00	123.14
8	—	364	160.00–167.00	162.85
9	—	464	135.00–145.00	140.47
9	—	422	150.00–159.00	154.86
1	—	290	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	131.00–134.00	132.46
1	—	480	153.00	153.00
2	—	425	163.00–165.00	164.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	147.50–148.50	148.01
1	—	490	151.00	151.00
2	—	420	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	177.50	177.50
4	—	482	160.00–167.00	165.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
3	—	418	127.50–130.00	128.47
3	—	367	132.00–137.50	135.60
2	—	323	142.50–144.00	143.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	137.00–140.00	139.03
5	—	517	130.00–135.00	132.75
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.43
2	—	618	124.00–130.00	126.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
4	—	414	132.00–138.00	135.54
4	—	521	123.00–128.00	126.02
6	—	486	130.00–133.50	131.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	875.00–940.00	903.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,915	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,698	85.00–87.00	85.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	74.00–75.00	74.30
3	—	1,493	60.00–61.00	60.25
4	—	1,339	66.00–72.00	69.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	67.00–74.00	71.04
1	—	1,585	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	41.00–47.00	44.19
3	—	1,028	52.00–60.00	55.76

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle