Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bulls calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.94/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$134.94

31 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	135.85	708	11thin
Medium and Large 3	460	134.98	621	19thin
Medium and Large 1	695	124.00	862	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale31 hd

134.94

—

GA average15 barns · 1,361 hd

141.92

−6.98

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	1,485	108.74	1,615	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	94.00	1,593	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	79.21	848	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	68.00	568	1thin

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)	1,140	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	769	$704	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	365	183.77/cwt	182.50–185.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	183.78/cwt	182.50–185.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	174.92/cwt	172.50–177.50	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	147.48/cwt	145.00–149.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.27/cwt	142.50–144.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	134.58/cwt	132.00–139.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	146.28/cwt	145.00–149.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	126.46/cwt	122.00–130.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	492	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	126.10/cwt	125.00–127.50	712	5
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	698	681.40/head	650.00–710.00	681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	108.74/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	80.52/cwt	78.00–83.00	881	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	568	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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 89Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	182.50–185.00	183.77
2	—	420	182.50–185.00	183.78
2	—	493	163.00–165.00	164.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	124.00	124.00
3	—	375	172.50–177.50	174.92
2	—	490	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	120.00–124.00	121.99
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	492	140.00–141.00	140.34
1	—	545	137.50	137.50
5	—	565	125.00–127.50	126.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	145.00–149.00	147.48
7	—	463	132.00–139.00	134.58
7	—	521	122.00–130.00	126.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.50–144.00	143.27
2	—	508	132.00–134.00	133.00
3	—	633	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	360	150.00	150.00
2	—	578	129.00–135.00	131.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	140.00–141.00	140.50
7	—	562	145.00–149.00	146.28
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	138.00–140.00	139.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	698	650.00–710.00	681.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	105.00–111.00	108.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,094	78.00–83.00	80.52
1	—	905	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	68.00	68.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle