Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.46/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$125.46

56 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

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

$8.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	131.51	666	16thin
Medium and Large 3	501	123.07	617	36
Medium and Large 1	670	122.75	822	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.77/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale56 hd

125.46

—

GA average15 barns · 1,094 hd

136.45

−10.99

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	1,881	112.41	2,114	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	88.01	1,040	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	85.00	1,373	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	75.93	875	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,010	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$635	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	420	130.08/cwt	128.00–134.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.25/cwt	121.00–129.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	118.16/cwt	115.00–123.00	618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.07/cwt	142.50–147.50	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.98/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	138.25/cwt	138.00–139.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.04/cwt	133.00–137.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.10/cwt	117.50–127.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	133.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	75.93/cwt	74.00–78.00	875	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	89.12/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,075	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	81.74/cwt	81.00–82.00	897	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	93.55/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,146	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	114.26/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,161	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,135.58/head	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,136	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	775	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	905	634.81/head	600.00–675.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	576	126.09/cwt	122.00–129.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	114.35/cwt	112.00–116.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	136.16/cwt	135.00–137.50	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 138Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 49Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 16

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	128.00–134.00	130.08
11	—	470	121.00–129.00	126.25
2	—	740	109.00	109.00
11	—	523	115.00–123.00	118.16
2	—	375	134.00–135.00	134.48
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
5	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	134.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	820	109.00	109.00
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	150.00–155.00	152.52
2	—	370	142.50–147.50	145.07
3	—	565	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	470	133.00–137.00	135.04
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
3	—	630	119.00–121.00	120.02
2	—	523	125.00–128.00	126.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
4	—	591	138.00–139.00	138.25
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
1	—	640	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	121.00–122.00	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	117.50–127.00	122.10
3	—	538	130.00–137.00	133.98
7	—	576	122.00–129.00	126.09
2	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.38
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
3	—	680	112.00–116.00	114.35
3	—	387	150.00–152.50	150.84
3	—	477	135.00–137.50	136.16
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
2	—	685	125.00–128.00	126.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	165.00–167.50	166.26
1	—	795	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	74.00–78.00	75.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,206	86.00–90.00	89.12
3	—	1,097	81.00–82.00	81.74
2	—	1,225	93.00–94.00	93.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,891	112.00–118.00	114.26
1	—	1,840	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,135.58
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	600.00–675.00	634.81

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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