Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls lightly tested, Bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers mostly steady, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.89/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$141.89

74 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$3.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	144.16	763	16thin
Medium and Large 3	427	141.93	605	35
Medium and Large 2	489	140.25	685	23

One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about $78 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 sale74 hd

141.89

—

GA average15 barns · 1,822 hd

142.23

−0.34

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	1,340	93.09	1,247	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	73.44	880	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	68.30	945	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	65.46	640	5thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	155.23/cwt	152.50–157.50	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	127.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	136.77/cwt	133.00–138.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.02/cwt	146.00–149.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.19/cwt	122.00–132.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	155.14/cwt	152.50–157.50	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	146.82/cwt	145.00–149.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	166.53/cwt	165.00–168.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	141.24/cwt	140.00–144.00	610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.23/cwt	136.00–139.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.54/cwt	155.00–158.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	172.52/cwt	172.00–173.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	163.38/cwt	161.00–166.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	70.19/cwt	67.00–72.00	870	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	65.46/cwt	62.00–68.00	640	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	66.45/cwt	66.00–67.00	894	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	75.87/cwt	73.00–79.00	886	8
Bulls	—	—	1,340	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,247	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,019.21/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,651	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,058	868.47/cwt	800.00–960.00	9,188	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	939.15/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	10,171	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,089	754.96/cwt	600.00–875.00	8,222	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	777.00/cwt	700.00–885.00	8,430	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	878.61/cwt	825.00–975.00	8,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,022.14/cwt	915.00–1,125.00	12,521	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	916.20/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,052	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,123.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	11,943	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	973.15/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,683	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	933	851.82/cwt	800.00–890.00	7,947	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,135.96/cwt	1,050.00–1,300.00	12,246	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,051.65/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	11,936	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,250.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	14,921	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	908.05/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,562	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	165.75/cwt	161.00–169.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	175.02/cwt	172.50–177.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	145.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	183.68/cwt	182.50–185.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	144.30/cwt	141.00–147.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 91Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 28Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
7	—	475	133.00–138.00	136.77
2	—	293	162.50–165.00	163.76
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
6	—	335	152.50–157.50	155.14
5	—	367	145.00–149.00	146.82
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
11	—	432	140.00–144.00	141.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	146.00–149.00	148.02
4	—	575	122.00–132.00	128.19
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
2	—	693	116.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	463	140.00–144.00	141.99
4	—	530	136.00–139.00	137.23
2	—	370	155.00–158.00	156.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	138.00–140.00	138.97
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
12	—	528	141.00–147.00	144.30
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	140.00–147.00	143.49
3	—	527	161.00–166.00	163.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	165.00–168.00	166.53
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
2	—	425	172.00–173.00	172.52
2	—	528	155.00–158.00	156.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	152.50–157.50	155.23
4	—	633	125.00–128.00	127.24
2	—	570	130.00–131.00	130.49
3	—	428	161.00–169.00	165.75
2	—	343	172.50–177.50	175.02
4	—	519	140.00–148.00	145.90
2	—	390	170.00	170.00
2	—	275	182.50–185.00	183.68
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	200.00	200.00
2	—	528	152.50–155.00	153.71
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
2	—	565	145.00–147.00	145.99
3	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	155.00–156.00	155.51
1	—	510	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,239	67.00–72.00	70.19
8	—	1,168	73.00–79.00	75.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	62.00–68.00	65.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	66.00–67.00	66.45
1	—	1,460	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	91.00–95.00	93.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,045	950.00–1,075.00	1,019.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,063	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,123.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	995	900.00–1,025.00	973.15
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	988	850.00–950.00	916.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	933	800.00–890.00	851.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,058	800.00–960.00	868.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,053	800.00–975.00	908.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,078	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,135.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,051.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	910.00–1,000.00	939.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	915.00–1,125.00	1,022.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,089	600.00–875.00	754.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,085	700.00–885.00	777.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	993	825.00–975.00	878.61

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle