Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.21/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$149.21

39 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$11.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	156.47	818	10thin
Medium and Large 3	494	150.91	745	7thin
Medium and Large 1	637	145.37	927	22

One grade step is worth $11.11/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale39 hd

149.21

—

GA average16 barns · 792 hd

165.54

−16.34

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	1,440	88.00	1,267	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,678	81.73	1,371	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	76.53	912	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	59.51	598	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	145.72/cwt	140.00–149.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.43/cwt	162.00–169.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.62/cwt	151.00–158.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	158.94/cwt	156.00–161.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	148.68/cwt	148.00–149.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	155.78/cwt	152.50–158.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.08/cwt	143.00–149.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.46/cwt	168.00–171.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.97/cwt	122.00–124.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	183.33/cwt	182.50–185.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	177.68/cwt	177.50–178.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	161.10/cwt	157.00–165.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	68.50/cwt	67.00–69.00	711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	61.35/cwt	59.00–63.00	652	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	82.64/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,343	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	81.50/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,066	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	76.81/cwt	73.00–79.00	906	8
Bulls	—	—	1,155	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,604	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	770	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,901	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	798	610.52/cwt	520.00–685.00	4,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	293	176.24/cwt	175.00–177.50	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	157.76/cwt	157.50–158.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	181.30/cwt	180.00–182.50	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	135.40/cwt	133.00–138.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	697	14

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 122Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 12Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	135.00–139.00	136.98
4	—	570	120.00–129.00	124.79
2	—	365	140.00–141.00	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
3	—	563	130.00–134.00	132.67
4	—	416	140.00–143.00	141.61
2	—	458	140.00–146.00	143.02
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
14	—	520	131.00–135.00	133.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	140.00–149.00	145.72
2	—	623	122.00–124.00	122.97
2	—	318	180.00–182.50	181.30
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
5	—	571	133.00–138.00	135.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	182.50–185.00	183.33
3	—	605	133.00	133.00
3	—	417	177.50–178.00	177.68
2	—	723	125.00–128.00	126.54
2	—	518	157.00–165.00	161.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	175.00–177.50	176.24
2	—	423	157.50–158.00	157.76
3	—	360	160.00–167.50	164.13
2	—	570	122.50–125.00	123.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	162.00–169.00	165.43
3	—	518	156.00–161.00	158.94
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
1	—	410	173.00	173.00
3	—	572	148.00–149.00	148.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	345	182.00	182.00
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
3	—	477	152.50–158.00	155.78
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	151.00–158.00	154.62
2	—	623	143.00–149.00	146.08
2	—	518	168.00–171.00	169.46
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
3	—	680	132.00–135.00	133.66
6	—	725	130.00–136.00	133.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	67.00–69.00	68.50
6	—	1,308	80.00–83.00	81.50
8	—	1,180	73.00–79.00	76.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,062	59.00–63.00	61.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	82.00–84.00	82.64
1	—	1,835	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,725	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	798	520.00–685.00	610.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	670.00	670.00

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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Washington

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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