Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bulls calves unevenly steady, 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 $139.38/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$139.38

54 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	141.54	783	16thin
Medium and Large 1	637	141.45	901	11thin
Medium and Large 3	522	137.26	717	27

One grade step is worth $4.28/cwt here — about $66 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 sale54 hd

139.38

—

GA average15 barns · 1,732 hd

146.60

−7.22

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	1,618	105.84	1,713	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	83.05	1,335	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	77.18	904	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	73.00	748	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$898	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	878	$690	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$810	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	385	171.27/cwt	170.00–172.50	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	793	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	661	121.83/cwt	120.00–123.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	140.78/cwt	140.00–142.50	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	145.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	161.89/cwt	160.00–165.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	133.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	144.85/cwt	142.00–149.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	157.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	129.69/cwt	127.50–132.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	127.31/cwt	124.00–130.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	144.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.60/cwt	132.00–138.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	147.03/cwt	146.00–148.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.67/cwt	147.00–148.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	149.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.22/cwt	137.00–140.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	119.82/cwt	119.00–122.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	136.35/cwt	135.00–138.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	160.65/cwt	157.50–165.00	676	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	835	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	897.50/head	885.00–910.00	898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	878	690.26/head	680.00–700.00	690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	101.74/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,997	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	77.69/cwt	75.00–82.00	911	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	73.00/cwt	69.00–77.00	748	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	83.05/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,335	2

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 398Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 38Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	170.00–172.50	171.27
2	—	793	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	578	135.00–140.00	136.60
6	—	661	120.00–123.00	121.83
6	—	515	140.00–142.50	140.78
3	—	645	125.00	125.00
14	—	471	145.00–155.00	149.32
4	—	421	157.50–165.00	160.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	160.00	160.00
3	—	683	140.00–149.00	145.97
2	—	525	162.00–163.00	162.51
3	—	635	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
3	—	622	140.00–145.00	143.38
4	—	463	160.00–165.00	161.89
4	—	570	150.00–154.00	151.96
4	—	671	130.00–136.00	133.72
5	—	517	155.00–160.00	157.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	146.00	146.00
1	—	745	146.00	146.00
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	142.00–149.00	144.85
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
3	—	468	150.00–152.00	150.98
3	—	618	132.00–138.00	135.60
2	—	568	142.00–143.00	142.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	150.00–156.00	153.41
2	—	575	127.50–132.00	129.69
3	—	625	124.00–130.00	127.31
8	—	467	140.00–149.00	144.42
3	—	425	146.00–148.00	147.03
5	—	673	119.00–122.00	119.82
3	—	525	135.00–138.00	136.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	141.00–143.00	142.01
3	—	573	147.00–148.00	147.67
4	—	668	137.00–140.00	139.22
1	—	745	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	885.00–910.00	897.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	680.00–700.00	690.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	100.00–104.00	101.74
2	—	1,783	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,173	75.00–82.00	77.69
1	—	1,140	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	69.00–77.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	81.00–85.00	83.05

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle