Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows significantly lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.38/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$131.38

45 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$5.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	133.66	727	20
Medium and Large 2	504	130.38	657	16thin
Medium and Large 3	435	128.06	557	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about $170 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 sale45 hd

131.38

—

GA average14 barns · 1,410 hd

138.52

−7.14

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	1,462	104.14	1,522	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	84.22	1,172	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	76.47	906	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	53.28	540	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$883	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$856	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	73.47/cwt	70.00–77.00	841	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	63.23/cwt	61.00–66.00	656	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	81.28/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,009	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	84.22/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,172	6
Bulls	—	—	1,366	101.68/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,389	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,103	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	53.28/cwt	50.00–55.00	540	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,077.95/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.30/cwt	122.00–125.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.47/cwt	130.00–132.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.30/cwt	136.00–138.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.82/cwt	133.00–138.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	134.88/cwt	133.00–139.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.93/cwt	133.00–137.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.12/cwt	131.00–136.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.72/cwt	138.00–140.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	134.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	136.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.91/cwt	115.00–123.00	689	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	772.02/head	735.00–810.00	772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	885.05/head	860.00–920.00	885	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	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 Jun 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 152Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 24Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,145	70.00–77.00	73.47
4	—	1,038	61.00–66.00	63.23
16	—	1,242	78.00–85.00	81.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,391	81.00–89.00	84.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	50.00–55.00	53.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,366	97.00–104.00	101.68
1	—	1,845	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,077.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,043	860.00–920.00	885.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	973	735.00–810.00	772.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	740.00	740.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–134.00	131.92
4	—	675	113.00–116.00	114.47
1	—	555	133.00	133.00
3	—	625	122.00–125.00	123.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	525	122.00–129.00	124.67
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
3	—	575	115.00–123.00	119.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.39
2	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.40
4	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.66
2	—	555	110.00	110.00
5	—	375	130.00–137.50	134.30
3	—	332	135.00–140.00	136.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	132.00–134.00	132.97
2	—	675	123.00–125.00	123.97
2	—	525	135.00–138.00	136.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	130.00–132.00	130.47
2	—	625	114.00–117.00	115.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	136.00–138.00	137.30
6	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.46
3	—	625	120.00–125.00	122.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
6	—	518	126.00–130.00	128.62
3	—	432	133.00–139.00	134.88
2	—	575	125.00–127.00	125.97
4	—	475	134.00–136.00	134.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	133.00–138.00	134.82
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
6	—	580	131.00–136.00	133.12
4	—	478	138.00–140.00	138.72
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
6	—	375	133.00–137.00	134.93
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle