Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.95/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$139.95

107 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

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

$3.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	141.68	650	43
Medium and Large 3	426	139.13	592	26
Medium and Large 1	568	138.57	787	38

One grade step is worth $3.12/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale107 hd

139.95

—

GA average18 barns · 2,542 hd

144.38

−4.42

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	—	Low	1,668	100.70	1,679	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	79.20	1,296	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,399	77.34	1,082	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	61.12	640	14

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.13/cwt	180.00–188.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.33/cwt	136.00–146.00	801	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.20/cwt	125.00–131.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	121.66/cwt	119.00–123.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.85/cwt	140.00–147.00	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.04/cwt	191.00–194.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	140.12/cwt	135.00–144.00	590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.91/cwt	126.00–135.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	145.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.67/cwt	139.00–144.00	664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	146.07/cwt	145.00–149.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	150.15/cwt	150.00–151.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	162.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	174.33/cwt	170.00–177.50	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	172.73/cwt	171.00–175.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	155.70/cwt	152.00–158.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	152.27/cwt	150.00–159.00	795	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	118.35/cwt	116.00–120.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	143.14/cwt	140.00–147.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	193.09/cwt	188.00–197.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	187.35/cwt	182.50–192.00	881	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	81.60/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,364	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,682	66.29/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,115	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	71.70/cwt	71.00–72.00	834	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.52/cwt	59.00–66.00	621	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	52.49/cwt	50.00–55.00	539	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	83.53/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,080	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	78.72/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,067	15
Bulls	—	—	1,535	94.24/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,447	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	109.55/cwt	108.00–111.00	2,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	102.73/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,704	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	695.35/cwt	650.00–760.00	6,731	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,107.19/cwt	1,050.00–1,210.00	13,530	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	170.45/cwt	165.00–175.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	156.56/cwt	152.50–162.50	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	184.58/cwt	182.00–187.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	184.13/cwt	182.50–186.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.50	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.24/cwt	131.00–139.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	136.01/cwt	134.00–139.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	169.57/cwt	166.00–176.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	135.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	659	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 132Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	180.00–188.00	184.13
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
3	—	425	191.00–194.00	192.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	180.00–185.00	182.43
4	—	426	170.00–177.50	174.33
3	—	530	152.00–158.00	155.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	149.00	149.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
2	—	575	155.00–158.00	156.54
4	—	529	160.00–165.00	162.96
2	—	385	190.00–195.00	192.53
4	—	481	171.00–175.00	172.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	136.00–146.00	140.33
5	—	618	125.00–131.00	128.20
3	—	742	119.00–123.00	121.66
8	—	523	140.00–147.00	142.85
5	—	477	145.00–147.00	146.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	135.00–144.00	140.12
10	—	374	140.00–148.00	145.59
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
3	—	527	124.00–126.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	126.00–135.00	131.91
17	—	472	139.00–144.00	140.67
8	—	411	145.00–149.00	146.07
7	—	359	150.00–151.00	150.15
7	—	519	131.00–139.00	136.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	150.00–159.00	152.27
3	—	788	116.00–120.00	118.35
3	—	565	140.00–142.00	141.00
5	—	421	182.50–186.00	184.13
6	—	624	134.00–139.00	136.01
3	—	468	166.00–176.00	169.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	140.00–147.00	143.14
8	—	570	130.00–139.00	134.99
5	—	423	165.00–175.00	170.45
10	—	478	152.50–162.50	156.56
3	—	368	182.00–187.00	184.58
3	—	610	124.00–127.50	125.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	188.00–197.00	193.09
2	—	470	182.50–192.00	187.35
3	—	688	134.00–138.00	135.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	80.00–83.00	81.60
1	—	1,530	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	62.00–69.00	66.29
2	—	1,293	83.00–84.00	83.53
15	—	1,356	74.00–82.00	78.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	71.00–72.00	71.70
7	—	1,010	59.00–66.00	61.52
4	—	1,026	50.00–55.00	52.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	92.00–97.00	94.24
2	—	1,950	108.00–111.00	109.55
4	—	1,659	99.00–106.00	102.73

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	—	830	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	968	650.00–760.00	695.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,222	1,050.00–1,210.00	1,107.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	900.00	900.00

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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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