Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.92/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$145.92

62 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	441	148.30	654	24
Medium and Large 1	530	147.27	780	26
Medium and Large 3	448	138.25	619	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.04/cwt here — about $34 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 sale62 hd

145.92

—

GA average14 barns · 1,723 hd

144.46

+1.47

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	1,545	112.50	1,738	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	88.00	1,360	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	84.62	994	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	70.20	750	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.66/cwt	140.00–147.50	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	145.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.92/cwt	152.50–157.50	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	151.84/cwt	150.00–154.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	139.31/cwt	135.00–142.50	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	155.45/cwt	152.50–157.50	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	183.77/cwt	180.00–187.50	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	174.17/cwt	171.00–177.50	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.13/cwt	145.00–151.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	150.17/cwt	148.00–152.50	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	186.23/cwt	185.00–187.50	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	164.90/cwt	160.00–169.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	153.38/cwt	152.00–155.00	729	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	735	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	926.03/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,029	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,204.86/cwt	1,110.00–1,280.00	14,735	10
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	753	661.16/cwt	610.00–710.00	4,979	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	6,474	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,706	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	85.57/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,005	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	79.67/cwt	79.00–80.00	935	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	65.91/cwt	63.00–69.00	732	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	74.49/cwt	70.00–78.00	764	5

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 103Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 32Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	160.00–165.00	162.47
2	—	393	180.00–187.50	183.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	180.00–185.00	182.47
2	—	465	170.00–175.00	172.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	185.00	185.00
1	—	440	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	130.00–135.00	131.23
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	140.00–147.50	143.66
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
4	—	326	152.50–157.50	155.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	160.00–162.50	161.21
3	—	477	140.00–148.00	145.10
3	—	368	152.50–157.50	154.92
10	—	415	150.00–154.00	151.84
4	—	521	135.00–142.50	139.31
2	—	575	130.00–131.00	130.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	135.00–139.00	137.29
7	—	474	150.00–156.00	151.54
5	—	522	145.00–151.00	148.13
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	390	162.50	162.50
5	—	570	140.00–148.00	144.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	140.00	140.00
5	—	374	171.00–177.50	174.17
2	—	523	148.00–152.50	150.17
2	—	335	185.00–187.50	186.23
7	—	432	160.00–169.00	164.90
1	—	245	202.50	202.50
4	—	475	152.00–155.00	153.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	161.00	161.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	410	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	180.00–182.50	181.24

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	—	735	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	753	610.00–710.00	661.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	900.00–950.00	926.03
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,223	1,110.00–1,280.00	1,204.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	87.00–89.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,175	82.00–89.00	85.57
1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,173	79.00–80.00	79.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	63.00–69.00	65.91
5	—	1,026	70.00–78.00	74.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,580	108.00	108.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle