Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.96/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$145.96

42 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$5.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	426	148.22	631	22
Medium and Large 1	500	145.94	729	6thin
Medium and Large 3	419	142.43	597	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.80/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 sale42 hd

145.96

—

GA average14 barns · 2,255 hd

144.25

+1.71

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	2,065	110.00	2,272	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	78.73	920	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	67.57	669	5thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.86/cwt	170.00–177.50	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.64/cwt	152.00–156.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.96/cwt	150.00–153.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	153.99/cwt	153.00–155.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	163.48/cwt	161.00–165.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	164.35/cwt	161.00–168.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	141.59/cwt	140.00–143.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.57/cwt	144.00–149.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	156.29/cwt	155.00–157.50	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.12/cwt	141.00–147.50	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	163.54/cwt	160.00–166.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.48/cwt	133.00–138.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	166.31/cwt	164.00–167.50	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	142.26/cwt	140.00–146.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	175.58/cwt	170.00–177.50	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	125.54/cwt	124.00–129.00	782	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	955	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	15,080	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	795	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	8,651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	78.73/cwt	75.00–82.00	920	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	67.57/cwt	64.00–71.00	669	5
Bulls	—	—	2,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,272	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 168Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 129Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
5	—	375	170.00–177.50	173.86
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
3	—	523	152.00–156.00	153.64
2	—	575	144.00–149.00	146.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	159.00	159.00
7	—	365	164.00–167.50	166.31
7	—	516	140.00–146.00	142.26
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
2	—	575	135.00–136.00	135.49
4	—	313	170.00–177.50	175.58
4	—	623	124.00–129.00	125.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	143.50	143.50
3	—	532	161.00–168.00	164.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
2	—	535	153.00–155.00	153.99
4	—	470	161.00–165.00	163.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	167.50	167.50
5	—	417	140.00–143.00	141.59
2	—	320	155.00–157.50	156.29
2	—	375	141.00–147.50	144.12
3	—	470	130.00–138.00	135.23
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00–153.00	150.96
8	—	468	140.00–144.00	141.98
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
6	—	327	160.00–166.00	163.54
4	—	525	133.00–138.00	135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
1	—	380	162.50	162.50
1	—	460	146.00	146.00
3	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,160.00	1,160.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	75.00–82.00	78.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	64.00–71.00	67.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	110.00	110.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Washington

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