Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder classes mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.42/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$127.42

50 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$3.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	129.23	796	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	128.78	699	25
Medium and Large 3	494	125.26	619	20

One grade step is worth $3.97/cwt here — about $177 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 sale50 hd

127.42

—

GA average13 barns · 1,192 hd

141.03

−13.61

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	1,623	105.69	1,715	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	89.47	1,418	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	79.51	995	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	66.31	644	9thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	135.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	124.61/cwt	120.00–127.50	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	145.65/cwt	143.00–149.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	107.66/cwt	106.00–111.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	119.37/cwt	117.00–121.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	138.66/cwt	138.00–139.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.49/cwt	131.00–138.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	133.90/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.76/cwt	130.00–134.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	113.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.85/cwt	130.00–133.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.34/cwt	142.50–147.50	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	123.35/cwt	119.00–126.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	123.79/cwt	120.00–129.00	578	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	62.34/cwt	60.00–64.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	78.99/cwt	76.00–83.00	991	14
Bulls	—	—	1,423	100.61/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,432	3
Bulls	—	—	1,822	110.77/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,018	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	70.60/cwt	70.00–71.00	759	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	89.47/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	69.48/cwt	65.00–73.00	697	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	85.78/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,137	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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 148Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 9Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder classes mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	143.00–144.00	143.48
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
2	—	643	131.00–132.00	131.50
3	—	465	142.50–147.50	145.34
2	—	575	139.00–140.00	139.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	130.00–138.00	135.26
4	—	574	120.00–127.50	124.61
3	—	523	130.00–133.00	131.85
5	—	624	119.00–126.00	123.35
2	—	680	111.00–114.00	112.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	143.00–149.00	145.65
2	—	685	132.00–135.00	133.51
3	—	620	138.00–139.00	138.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	106.00–111.00	107.66
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
10	—	474	131.00–138.00	134.49
5	—	524	130.00–134.00	131.76
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
5	—	574	125.00–129.00	126.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	117.00–121.00	119.37
5	—	419	130.00–137.00	133.90
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
4	—	623	111.00–116.00	113.70
6	—	467	120.00–129.00	123.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.56
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
2	—	570	134.00–135.00	134.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	60.00–64.00	62.34
5	—	1,003	65.00–73.00	69.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,255	76.00–83.00	78.99
2	—	1,075	70.00–71.00	70.60
4	—	1,325	85.00–87.00	85.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	89.00–90.00	89.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	100.00–101.00	100.61
3	—	1,822	109.00–114.00	110.77

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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