Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.08/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$124.08

41 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$4.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.65

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	127.75	813	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	123.83	687	11thin
Medium and Large 3	475	123.63	587	26

One grade step is worth $4.12/cwt here — about $226 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 sale41 hd

124.08

—

GA average15 barns · 1,417 hd

137.74

−13.65

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	1,363	99.96	1,363	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	72.55	938	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	70.68	1,072	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	59.00	562	2thin

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)	1,073	$830	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$815	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$761	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,441	$1,250	24

Every lot, as filed

45 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 3	—	644	116.49/cwt	115.00–121.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	126.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	120.63/cwt	119.00–123.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.78/cwt	142.50–148.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	141.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	139.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	121.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.77/cwt	125.00–131.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	131.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	121.75/cwt	120.00–122.50	560	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,380	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	959.20/head	925.00–1,000.00	959	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	743.72/head	625.00–825.00	744	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,036.75/head	1,000.00–1,065.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	692.72/head	620.00–825.00	693	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,127	741.19/head	665.00–875.00	741	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	1,277.52/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,278	16
Bulls	—	—	1,232	97.26/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,198	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	73.48/cwt	70.00–77.00	955	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	67.00/cwt	65.00–69.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	66.33/cwt	64.00–69.00	980	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	72.42/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,109	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	576	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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 164Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 41Year ago 26

No trends available due to market being closed previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	115.00–121.00	116.49
6	—	533	125.00–129.00	126.05
2	—	693	109.00–112.00	110.51
2	—	445	140.00	140.00
3	—	577	119.00–123.00	120.63
9	—	471	130.00–137.50	131.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	142.50–148.00	145.78
4	—	478	140.00–145.00	141.46
6	—	525	138.00–142.00	139.66
3	—	593	133.00–135.00	134.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	144.00	144.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	125.00–127.00	126.03
2	—	655	116.00	116.00
4	—	465	125.00–131.00	128.77
3	—	630	120.00–122.00	121.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
9	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.32
2	—	393	130.00–135.00	132.52
7	—	530	118.00–124.00	121.12
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
6	—	460	120.00–122.50	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
2	—	640	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,380	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,490	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,468	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,277.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	925.00–1,000.00	959.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,000.00–1,065.00	1,036.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,505	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,068	625.00–825.00	743.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,035	620.00–825.00	692.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,127	665.00–875.00	741.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	96.00–99.00	97.26
2	—	1,560	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,300	70.00–77.00	73.48
2	—	1,245	65.00–69.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	55.00	55.00
1	—	915	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	64.00–69.00	66.33
5	—	1,532	70.00–75.00	72.42

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle