Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows unevenly steady, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steers calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.89/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$133.89

69 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	138.94	679	30
Medium and Large 2	505	130.58	660	14thin
Medium and Large 3	420	129.70	545	25

One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $134 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 sale69 hd

133.89

—

GA average15 barns · 1,528 hd

139.76

−5.87

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	1,687	89.37	1,507	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	65.82	776	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	51.96	531	7thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	—	375	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	137.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	129.55/cwt	125.00–135.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	148.91/cwt	146.00–152.50	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.67/cwt	132.00–140.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.51/cwt	144.00–149.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.21/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	156.12/cwt	150.00–159.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	146.44/cwt	143.00–149.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	167.91/cwt	165.00–171.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	179.66/cwt	177.50–182.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	153.01/cwt	150.00–156.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.50	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	159.23/cwt	156.00–165.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	793	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	54.34/cwt	51.00–57.00	568	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	443	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	65.08/cwt	61.00–68.00	755	7
Bulls	—	—	1,560	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	91.05/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	712.86/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,202	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	965.00/cwt	965.00–965.00	16,067	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,017	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	712.02/cwt	700.00–720.00	7,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	132.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	125.00/cwt	121.00–129.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	108.03/cwt	106.00–109.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	144.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	140.94/cwt	140.00–142.50	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.50	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	147.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.73/cwt	151.00–152.50	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	112.38/cwt	108.00–118.00	648	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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 142Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 28Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.60
10	—	418	125.00–135.00	129.55
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
4	—	480	120.00–124.00	121.21
5	—	326	140.00–142.50	140.94
3	—	577	108.00–118.00	112.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
9	—	514	135.00–142.00	137.14
2	—	785	106.00–108.00	107.01
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
5	—	367	146.00–152.50	148.91
6	—	472	140.00–142.50	140.89
5	—	407	145.00–150.00	147.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	121.00–125.00	123.35
9	—	463	130.00–139.00	135.56
2	—	605	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
5	—	473	150.00–159.00	156.12
4	—	516	143.00–149.00	146.44
2	—	418	165.00–171.00	167.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
3	—	442	150.00–160.00	155.81
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	132.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	558	144.00–149.00	146.51
4	—	678	130.00–136.00	131.96
2	—	423	177.50–182.00	179.66
2	—	508	150.00–156.00	153.01
2	—	470	160.00–162.50	161.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	146.00	146.00
7	—	624	121.00–129.00	125.00
3	—	728	106.00–109.00	108.03
9	—	575	130.00–138.00	133.42
3	—	380	170.00	170.00
2	—	470	151.00–152.50	151.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	115.00–119.00	116.98
4	—	665	120.00–125.00	122.71
3	—	477	156.00–165.00	159.23
2	—	793	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	360	182.00	182.00
3	—	628	130.00–132.00	130.64
1	—	430	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	172.00	172.00
9	—	518	130.00–138.00	132.98
4	—	465	140.00–148.00	144.52
3	—	418	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	693	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,046	51.00–57.00	54.34
2	—	963	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	71.00	71.00
7	—	1,160	61.00–68.00	65.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,750	90.00–92.00	91.05

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	2	—	870	650.00–775.00	712.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,665	965.00	965.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	700.00–720.00	712.02

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Washington

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