Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $157.87/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −51.06 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$157.87

32 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$44.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	189.29	806	7thin
Medium and Large 2	530	154.48	819	11thin
Medium and Large 3	519	144.83	751	14thin

One grade step is worth $44.46/cwt here — about $55 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 sale32 hd

157.87

—

GA average15 barns · 974 hd

157.43

+0.44

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−51.06

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	1,442	96.13	1,386	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	80.59	1,241	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	78.15	941	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	64.44	663	8thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	183.72/cwt	177.50–187.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	144.41/cwt	141.00–148.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.50	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	151.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.04/cwt	150.00–154.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	134.34/cwt	132.00–136.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	151.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	115.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	123.64/cwt	120.00–127.50	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	743	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	171.29/cwt	170.00–172.50	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	952.44/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,763	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	960	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,303	91.63/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	76.02/cwt	71.00–78.00	942	10
Bulls	—	—	1,455	96.94/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,410	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	66.90/cwt	63.00–69.00	719	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	60.35/cwt	60.00–61.00	575	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	82.35/cwt	81.00–85.00	971	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	80.59/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,241	2

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 170Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
2	—	370	190.00–195.00	192.57
4	—	483	177.50–187.00	183.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	157.00–160.00	158.49
2	—	575	141.00–148.00	144.41
1	—	390	185.00	185.00
3	—	627	131.00–136.00	133.63
1	—	490	165.00	165.00
2	—	425	170.00–172.50	171.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	150.00–155.00	151.39
2	—	558	130.00–139.00	134.48
2	—	623	120.00–127.50	123.64
2	—	743	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	295	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	140.00–147.50	142.39
3	—	527	120.00–124.00	121.63
2	—	575	116.00–119.00	117.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
2	—	425	150.00–154.00	151.93
3	—	527	132.00–136.00	134.34
2	—	693	113.00–118.00	115.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
2	—	470	150.00–154.00	152.04
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	131.00	131.00

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	4	—	1,025	900.00–1,000.00	952.44
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	590.00	590.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,303	89.00–94.00	91.63
2	—	1,455	96.00–98.00	96.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,239	71.00–78.00	76.02
7	—	1,179	81.00–85.00	82.35
1	—	1,040	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	63.00–69.00	66.90
3	—	953	60.00–61.00	60.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	79.00–82.00	80.59

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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Bulls · 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