Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 4.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.55/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$137.55

56 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$5.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.07

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	140.51	772	13thin
Medium and Large 1	626	139.01	870	15thin
Medium and Large 3	514	135.40	696	28

One grade step is worth $5.11/cwt here — about $76 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

137.55

—

GA average15 barns · 2,234 hd

149.62

−12.07

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	1,043	95.96	1,001	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	86.00	1,230	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	80.84	927	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	66.17	747	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$913	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$790	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,075	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	141.74/cwt	140.00–144.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	157.83/cwt	157.00–159.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	138.02/cwt	136.00–139.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	135.44/cwt	132.00–139.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	146.48/cwt	146.00–148.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	142.72/cwt	141.00–148.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	163.05/cwt	160.00–167.50	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	156.51/cwt	155.00–157.50	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	150.49/cwt	147.50–154.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	127.64/cwt	126.00–129.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.29/cwt	141.00–149.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	125.65/cwt	122.00–129.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.64/cwt	138.00–144.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	136.28/cwt	131.00–140.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.53/cwt	138.00–143.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	135.37/cwt	132.00–138.00	908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	912.60/head	875.00–970.00	913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,043	95.96/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	84.03/cwt	81.00–87.00	944	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	76.37/cwt	73.00–79.00	900	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,230	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	62.75/cwt	60.00–65.00	687	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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 191Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	140.00–144.00	141.74
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	785	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	630	122.00–129.00	125.65
5	—	470	138.00–144.00	140.64
7	—	518	131.00–140.00	136.28
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	343	150.00–155.00	152.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.72
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
8	—	529	141.00–148.00	142.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
4	—	569	141.00–149.00	144.29
4	—	620	138.00–143.00	139.53
5	—	671	132.00–138.00	135.37
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	157.00–159.00	157.83
3	—	673	136.00–139.00	138.02
6	—	621	140.00–144.00	141.94
5	—	467	160.00–167.50	163.05
3	—	577	147.50–154.00	150.49
1	—	295	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	132.00–139.00	135.44
4	—	624	146.00–148.00	146.48
3	—	672	140.00–144.00	141.97
3	—	572	155.00–157.50	156.51
3	—	517	160.00–164.00	161.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	145.00–146.00	145.33
1	—	785	138.00	138.00
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	126.00–129.00	127.64
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
5	—	518	140.00–145.00	142.05
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	405	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	133.00–136.00	134.49
1	—	705	129.00	129.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00

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)	Open	4	—	983	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	875.00–970.00	912.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	94.00–98.00	95.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	81.00–87.00	84.03
5	—	1,178	73.00–79.00	76.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,095	60.00–65.00	62.75

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

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