Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls steady, bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.01/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$141.01

69 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$7.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	146.16	757	19thin
Medium and Large 2	494	140.29	693	16thin
Medium and Large 3	435	138.47	603	34

One grade step is worth $7.70/cwt here — about $155 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 sale69 hd

141.01

—

GA average15 barns · 1,278 hd

143.12

−2.12

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	1,850	109.00	2,017	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	74.76	863	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	72.00	1,037	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	53.95	536	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.97/cwt	151.00–153.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	163.66/cwt	160.00–168.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.83/cwt	146.00–151.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	178.01/cwt	177.00–179.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	156.97/cwt	156.00–158.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.55/cwt	145.00–148.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.20/cwt	152.50–157.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.73/cwt	142.00–145.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	138.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.65/cwt	160.00–163.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.17/cwt	142.00–148.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,037	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	75.44/cwt	71.00–78.00	883	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	53.95/cwt	53.00–55.00	536	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,017	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	795.55/cwt	750.00–840.00	8,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	772.69/cwt	680.00–860.00	8,407	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	849.92/cwt	840.00–860.00	10,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	632.64/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,105	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	152.61/cwt	150.00–156.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.57/cwt	144.00–147.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	142.93/cwt	140.00–149.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	165.05/cwt	162.00–169.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	145.75/cwt	144.00–150.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	162.41/cwt	157.50–170.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	157.99/cwt	157.50–159.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	117.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	132.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	619	12

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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 124Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	172.50	172.50
2	—	525	151.00–153.00	151.97
4	—	469	162.00–169.00	165.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	160.00–168.00	163.66
6	—	565	142.00–148.00	144.17
4	—	463	150.00–156.00	152.61
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
2	—	680	128.00	128.00
5	—	530	144.00–147.00	145.57
2	—	625	130.00–139.00	134.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	177.50	177.50
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.60
4	—	473	140.00–149.00	142.93
3	—	527	136.00–140.00	137.99
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.57
3	—	367	157.50–170.00	162.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	146.00–151.00	148.83
2	—	440	151.00	151.00
4	—	531	144.00–150.00	145.75
7	—	576	140.00–145.00	142.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	145.00–150.00	147.48
9	—	418	135.00–142.00	138.35
3	—	327	157.50–159.00	157.99
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
3	—	642	115.00–119.00	117.66
12	—	467	130.00–138.00	132.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	145.00–148.00	146.55
3	—	573	130.00–135.00	133.37
3	—	370	152.50–157.00	154.20
4	—	475	142.00–145.00	142.73
2	—	520	137.00–141.00	138.96
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	177.00–179.00	178.01
1	—	580	154.00	154.00
1	—	380	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	197.50	197.50
2	—	528	156.00–158.00	156.97
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	179.00	179.00
3	—	477	160.00–163.00	161.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	71.00–78.00	75.44
1	—	1,040	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	53.00–55.00	53.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	109.00	109.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	750.00–840.00	795.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	680.00–860.00	772.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	840.00–860.00	849.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	575.00–700.00	632.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	985.00	985.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle