Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, Steer calves 3.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.35/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$148.35

49 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$10.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	151.45	708	27
Medium and Large 2	419	146.76	615	13thin
Medium and Large 3	387	141.36	547	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.08/cwt here — about $161 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 sale49 hd

148.35

—

GA average15 barns · 1,576 hd

144.93

+3.42

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	—	High	1,524	104.44	1,591	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	78.95	949	11

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 1	—	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	177.65/cwt	177.00–178.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	196.28/cwt	195.00–197.50	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.55/cwt	170.00–173.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	160.65/cwt	160.00–162.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	186.25/cwt	185.00–188.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	194.21/cwt	191.00–197.50	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	152.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.04/cwt	173.00–176.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.92/cwt	162.50–167.50	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.53/cwt	142.00–149.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.77/cwt	154.00–160.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.37/cwt	140.00–147.50	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	77.78/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,020	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	85.65/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,090	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	972	68.97/cwt	65.00–72.00	670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,651	113.95/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,881	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	88.15/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,003	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,840	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	770	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,342	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	785	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	149.33/cwt	145.00–154.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	175.47/cwt	172.50–177.50	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.38/cwt	138.00–142.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	150.39/cwt	147.00–157.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	152.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.50	624	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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 170Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 25Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	192.00	192.00
2	—	370	195.00–197.50	196.28
2	—	475	170.00–173.00	171.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	177.00–178.00	177.65
3	—	473	160.00–162.00	160.65
6	—	523	145.00–154.00	149.33
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	172.50–177.50	175.47
2	—	570	135.00–136.00	135.49
5	—	525	138.00–142.00	140.38
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
2	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	187.50	187.50
5	—	464	150.00–158.00	152.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	185.00–188.00	186.25
1	—	260	212.50	212.50
1	—	590	164.00	164.00
3	—	520	173.00–176.00	174.04
2	—	435	202.00–205.00	203.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	191.00–197.50	194.21
1	—	590	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	192.50	192.50
2	—	535	153.00–155.00	154.01
1	—	380	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	150.00–156.00	152.53
5	—	467	135.00–145.00	141.57
3	—	428	145.00–147.50	145.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	162.50–167.50	164.92
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
7	—	523	142.00–149.00	145.53
7	—	424	154.00–160.00	156.77
8	—	471	147.00–157.00	150.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	140.00–147.50	142.37
4	—	425	135.00–138.00	136.55
2	—	320	149.00–150.00	149.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	74.00–82.00	77.78
5	—	1,273	84.00–87.00	85.65
3	—	972	65.00–72.00	68.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,651	111.00–118.00	113.95
1	—	1,785	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,138	85.00–90.00	88.15

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)	1	—	1,040	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	440.00	440.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	510.00	510.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle