Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.26/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$156.26

39 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	160.93	888	16thin
Medium and Large 3	539	156.00	841	7thin
Medium and Large 1	638	151.71	968	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale39 hd

156.26

—

GA average15 barns · 2,331 hd

170.93

−14.67

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	1,405	113.82	1,599	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	90.41	1,022	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,364	89.03	1,214	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	71.99	711	9thin

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)	945	$795	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$1,277	6

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	154.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	146.07/cwt	142.50–150.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	146.58/cwt	144.00–149.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	166.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	155.75/cwt	154.00–158.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	161.30/cwt	160.00–163.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	185.84/cwt	185.00–187.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	182.66/cwt	180.00–187.50	764	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	97.16/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,295	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	67.75/cwt	67.00–69.00	633	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	75.38/cwt	73.00–79.00	777	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	85.05/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,198	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	90.30/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,010	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	952	83.92/cwt	80.00–86.00	799	6
Bulls	—	—	1,405	113.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,599	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	794.63/head	735.00–850.00	795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,361.09/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	137.26/cwt	136.00–138.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	153.75/cwt	151.00–157.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	137.37/cwt	134.00–139.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.16/cwt	125.00–132.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.86/cwt	142.00–146.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 0Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
5	—	624	150.00–158.00	154.59
1	—	795	134.00	134.00
4	—	671	140.00–146.00	142.55
2	—	735	135.00–139.00	137.01
2	—	575	160.00–166.00	163.08
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
5	—	632	144.00–149.00	146.58
4	—	526	165.00–169.00	166.98
4	—	571	154.00–158.00	155.75
1	—	440	181.00	181.00
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	139.00	139.00
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
1	—	440	177.00	177.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
2	—	525	158.00–159.00	158.49
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
1	—	360	162.50	162.50
2	—	575	130.00–131.00	130.51
5	—	522	134.00–139.00	137.37
2	—	490	144.00	144.00
3	—	627	124.00–128.00	126.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	142.50–150.00	146.07
4	—	473	136.00–138.00	137.26
2	—	568	120.00–127.00	123.55
7	—	523	125.00–132.00	129.16
4	—	423	142.00–146.00	143.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	162.00–163.00	162.49
3	—	377	185.00–187.50	185.84
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	177.50	177.50
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
4	—	530	151.00–157.00	153.75
3	—	627	130.00–138.00	133.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	175.00	175.00
3	—	527	160.00–163.00	161.30
4	—	418	180.00–187.50	182.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	169.00	169.00
3	—	580	135.00–137.00	135.64
2	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	96.00–99.00	97.16
14	—	1,119	87.00–94.00	90.30
6	—	952	80.00–86.00	83.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	67.00–69.00	67.75
5	—	1,031	73.00–79.00	75.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	84.00–86.00	85.05
1	—	1,275	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	110.00–116.00	113.82

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	735.00–850.00	794.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,398	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,361.09

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle