Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.86/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$128.86

56 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$6.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	133.30	757	17thin
Medium and Large 2	545	128.44	700	11thin
Medium and Large 3	471	126.33	595	28

One grade step is worth $6.97/cwt here — about $162 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

128.86

—

GA average16 barns · 2,261 hd

141.09

−12.23

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	1,480	107.00	1,584	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	74.00	1,110	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	70.04	883	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	62.05	645	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$1,037	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$826	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$624	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,260	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,135	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	120.74/cwt	119.00–122.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.76/cwt	125.00–129.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	124.03/cwt	121.00–129.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	128.52/cwt	124.00–132.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	148.10/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.65/cwt	145.00–151.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	119.98/cwt	117.00–123.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	146.29/cwt	144.00–152.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	152.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.01/cwt	162.00–168.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	165.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	160.99/cwt	157.00–165.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	763	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	644	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	70.04/cwt	68.00–75.00	883	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,037.16/head	980.00–1,090.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	825.55/head	775.00–875.00	826	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	873	624.01/head	610.00–640.00	624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	109.32/cwt	107.00–111.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.17/cwt	132.00–135.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	132.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 246Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 78Year ago 80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,455	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,615	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,530	980.00–1,090.00	1,037.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	775.00–875.00	825.55
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	873	610.00–640.00	624.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	119.00–122.00	120.74
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	112.00	112.00
2	—	393	140.00–142.50	141.26
11	—	418	130.00–139.00	132.64
7	—	466	120.00–128.00	124.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	125.00–129.00	126.76
2	—	465	141.00–143.00	142.01
5	—	523	137.00–142.00	139.22
5	—	576	130.00–135.00	132.40
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	132.00–134.00	132.97
2	—	575	122.00–124.00	123.03
2	—	635	116.00–119.00	117.51
5	—	525	132.00–135.00	133.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	121.00–129.00	124.03
5	—	521	124.00–132.00	128.52
5	—	421	145.00–150.00	148.10
7	—	367	150.00–157.50	153.76
3	—	688	111.00–115.00	113.00
10	—	471	130.00–140.00	134.34
3	—	735	107.00–111.00	109.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	160.00–165.00	162.71
5	—	469	145.00–151.00	147.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	156.00	156.00
1	—	690	145.00	145.00
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
3	—	465	162.00–168.00	165.01
3	—	527	160.00–168.00	165.08
3	—	562	157.00–165.00	160.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	137.50	137.50
2	—	685	117.00–123.00	119.98
4	—	428	150.00–157.00	153.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
6	—	583	144.00–152.00	146.29
7	—	530	150.00–158.00	152.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,015	60.00–67.00	63.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	68.00–75.00	70.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	107.00	107.00

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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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

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