Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady: feeder steer and steer calves steady; feeder bulls and bull calves steady; feeder heifers and heifer calves steady. Replacement cows steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.11/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −66.82 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$142.11

70 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$9.93/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	560	150.27	841	7thin
Medium and Large 3	506	141.94	718	34
Medium and Large 2	578	140.34	811	29

One grade step is worth $9.93/cwt here — about $30 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 sale70 hd

142.11

—

GA average15 barns · 1,311 hd

142.45

−0.34

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−66.82

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	1,090	90.00	981	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	82.00	1,197	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	79.02	911	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	840	63.87	537	6thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	523	154.30/cwt	153.00–157.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.96/cwt	121.00–127.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.03/cwt	152.00–154.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	125.27/cwt	121.00–129.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.72/cwt	140.00–143.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	59.80/cwt	58.00–62.00	497	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	82.51/cwt	82.00–83.00	786	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	78.25/cwt	75.00–80.00	937	9
Bulls	—	—	1,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,005.16/cwt	1,000.00–1,010.00	12,665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	998.80/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	134.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	162.45/cwt	160.00–166.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	124.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	135.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.01/cwt	140.00–147.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	126.15/cwt	122.00–129.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.28/cwt	141.00–148.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.04/cwt	132.00–139.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.23/cwt	144.00–147.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.16/cwt	150.00–159.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.62/cwt	162.00–166.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	644	4

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 204Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	153.00–157.00	154.30
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	156.00	156.00
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
5	—	624	132.00–139.00	134.56
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
5	—	670	122.00–130.00	124.93
6	—	570	140.00–147.00	145.01
6	—	525	141.00–148.00	145.28
2	—	475	152.00–157.00	154.42
3	—	423	162.00–166.00	163.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
6	—	375	160.00–166.00	162.45
9	—	528	130.00–140.00	135.96
5	—	620	122.00–129.00	126.15
5	—	570	132.00–139.00	135.04
4	—	475	144.00–147.00	145.23
4	—	425	150.00–159.00	155.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
2	—	628	135.00–136.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	130.00	130.00
4	—	575	121.00–127.00	122.96
2	—	480	130.00–132.00	130.98
2	—	380	147.00–149.00	147.97
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	152.00–154.00	153.03
4	—	568	130.00–136.00	132.74
7	—	523	132.00–138.00	135.14
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
3	—	623	121.00–129.00	125.27
4	—	425	140.00–143.00	141.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	148.00	148.00
3	—	473	146.00–150.00	148.29
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
4	—	421	151.00–155.00	153.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	70.00–74.00	72.02
4	—	831	58.00–62.00	59.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	82.00–83.00	82.51
9	—	1,197	75.00–80.00	78.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,005.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	900.00–1,100.00	998.80

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle