Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.50/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$133.50

54 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	138.23	716	17thin
Medium and Large 2	473	134.91	638	23
Medium and Large 3	469	125.45	589	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $127 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 sale54 hd

133.50

—

GA average15 barns · 2,061 hd

138.50

−5.00

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	1,600	102.04	1,633	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	82.78	1,273	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	79.64	1,052	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	68.50	732	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	525	142.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	176.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	167.49/cwt	166.00–169.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.45/cwt	137.50–143.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	136.47/cwt	133.00–139.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.54/cwt	172.00–179.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.08/cwt	160.00–167.50	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	121.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	140.87/cwt	140.00–142.50	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	142.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	171.54/cwt	170.00–173.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.79/cwt	125.00–131.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.93/cwt	164.00–168.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	133.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	951	751.27/cwt	670.00–860.00	7,145	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	724.96/cwt	640.00–850.00	5,908	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,255	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	942	799.76/cwt	725.00–885.00	7,534	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	70.66/cwt	69.00–72.00	763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	642	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	76.49/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,021	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	84.13/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,095	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	82.78/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,273	4

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 141Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	140.00–146.00	142.99
2	—	570	133.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	793	109.00–110.00	109.50
3	—	323	175.00–180.00	176.60
4	—	370	170.00–173.00	171.54
4	—	628	125.00–131.00	128.79
2	—	425	164.00–168.00	165.93
3	—	477	150.00–157.00	153.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	180.00–185.00	182.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.47
4	—	715	109.00–110.00	109.74
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
3	—	800	100.00	100.00
5	—	524	130.00–139.00	133.98
4	—	625	118.00–121.00	119.50
4	—	679	111.00–114.00	112.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	150.00–156.00	152.97
6	—	425	160.00–167.50	164.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	166.00–169.00	167.49
2	—	435	172.00–179.00	175.54
1	—	360	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	130.00–137.00	132.70
2	—	793	109.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	425	145.00–149.00	147.01
4	—	525	135.00–141.00	136.97
2	—	470	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	137.50–143.00	139.45
4	—	469	133.00–139.00	136.47
4	—	524	130.00–134.00	131.27
5	—	366	140.00–144.00	142.29
2	—	685	112.00–117.00	114.48
2	—	575	126.00–129.00	127.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	120.00–128.00	121.91
2	—	675	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.57
3	—	327	140.00–142.50	140.87
3	—	523	119.00–121.00	119.99

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	951	670.00–860.00	751.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	815	640.00–850.00	724.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	942	725.00–885.00	799.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	69.00–72.00	70.66
1	—	1,035	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	74.00–79.00	76.49
7	—	1,301	82.00–89.00	84.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	79.00–84.00	82.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	100.00–104.00	102.04

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle