Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 7.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Feeder bulls 4.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers steady, heifer calves mostly steady, Replacements cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.10/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$132.10

73 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

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

$6.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	134.95	772	31
Medium and Large 3	552	130.34	720	36
Medium and Large 1	708	127.96	905	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.99/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale73 hd

132.10

—

GA average15 barns · 1,791 hd

140.50

−8.40

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	1,568	94.40	1,480	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	77.31	911	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	63.19	679	5thin

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)	953	$851	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$715	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$938	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	320	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	143.51/cwt	141.00–146.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	134.28/cwt	134.00–134.50	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	138.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	174.93/cwt	172.50–177.50	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	150.63/cwt	150.00–153.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	135.07/cwt	130.00–136.50	769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	666	117.58/cwt	115.00–119.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	131.53/cwt	127.00–133.50	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	142.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	144.19/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	127.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	126.54/cwt	124.00–129.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	134.27/cwt	130.00–137.50	709	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	164.92/cwt	162.50–167.50	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	137.14/cwt	135.00–137.50	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	793	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	851.38/head	830.00–875.00	851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	714.66/head	675.00–750.00	715	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	94.40/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,480	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	77.90/cwt	74.00–81.00	940	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	59.46/cwt	59.00–60.00	579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	65.67/cwt	64.00–67.00	750	3

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 177Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	141.00–146.00	143.51
1	—	430	162.50	162.50
2	—	280	195.00	195.00
3	—	712	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
7	—	553	135.00–137.50	137.14
1	—	380	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.63
3	—	540	135.00	135.00
11	—	473	140.00–149.00	144.19
3	—	375	162.50–167.50	164.92
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
3	—	633	125.00–126.00	125.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	134.00–134.50	134.28
6	—	634	135.00–139.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	165.00–167.00	165.97
5	—	667	139.50	139.50
3	—	418	172.50–177.50	174.93
11	—	574	150.00–153.00	150.63
6	—	620	140.00–146.00	142.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	140.00	140.00
18	—	569	130.00–136.50	135.07
8	—	611	127.00–133.50	131.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.02
5	—	666	115.00–119.00	117.58
11	—	566	124.00–129.00	126.54
16	—	528	130.00–137.50	134.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
5	—	717	123.00–130.00	127.55

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	2	—	1,225	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	830.00–875.00	851.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	675.00–750.00	714.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	92.00–98.00	94.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	74.00–81.00	77.90
1	—	920	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	59.00–60.00	59.46
3	—	1,142	64.00–67.00	65.67

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle