Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.49/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$133.49

51 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	141.50	790	11thin
Medium and Large 2	521	135.45	706	14thin
Medium and Large 3	511	129.05	660	26

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $130 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 sale51 hd

133.49

—

GA average15 barns · 1,561 hd

137.31

−3.82

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	81.53	1,429	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	80.82	1,005	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	62.47	705	8thin

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)	1,035	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	432	184.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	162.99/cwt	160.00–166.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	121.52/cwt	120.00–124.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	80.67/cwt	78.00–84.00	995	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	64.41/cwt	62.00–70.00	791	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	59.24/cwt	58.00–60.00	570	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	85.46/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	81.53/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	153.31/cwt	150.00–157.50	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	132.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	186.91/cwt	184.00–190.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.20/cwt	155.00–157.50	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	134.84/cwt	133.00–139.00	690	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	124.24/cwt	121.00–127.50	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	734	109.24/cwt	108.00–110.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	158.78/cwt	157.50–160.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.63/cwt	134.00–141.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	133.78/cwt	131.00–137.50	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	127.44/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	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 Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 265Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 23Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	180.00–190.00	184.13
2	—	538	160.00–166.00	162.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	150.00–154.00	152.02
2	—	475	184.00–190.00	186.91
1	—	405	202.50	202.50
1	—	560	164.00	164.00
1	—	790	131.00	131.00
3	—	723	133.00–134.00	133.33
2	—	820	124.00–131.00	127.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	120.00–124.00	121.52
2	—	435	140.00–142.00	140.99
8	—	469	131.00–137.50	133.78
9	—	528	125.00–130.00	126.73
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	142.00	142.00
2	—	423	150.00–151.00	150.52
2	—	370	157.50–160.00	158.78
3	—	615	134.00–141.00	136.63
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
2	—	318	155.00–157.50	156.20
7	—	512	133.00–139.00	134.84
2	—	620	128.00–129.00	128.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.50	162.50
2	—	370	190.00–195.00	192.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	130.00	130.00
3	—	430	150.00–157.50	153.31
8	—	524	130.00–135.00	132.20
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
2	—	643	121.00–127.50	124.24
4	—	734	108.00–110.00	109.24
5	—	466	140.00–147.00	143.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,234	78.00–84.00	80.67
2	—	1,413	85.00–86.00	85.46
1	—	995	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	62.00–70.00	64.41
3	—	963	58.00–60.00	59.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	81.00–82.00	81.53

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)	1	—	1,035	850.00	850.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle