Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower, Feeder steer and steer calves 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifer and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.42/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −80.51 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$128.42

56 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$26.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	152.50	702	1thin
Medium and Large 2	553	131.66	728	21
Medium and Large 3	545	125.70	684	34

One grade step is worth $26.80/cwt here — about $17 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

128.42

—

GA average14 barns · 1,183 hd

131.02

−2.61

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−80.51

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	1,230	86.45	1,063	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	68.27	803	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	62.32	954	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	59.45	686	11

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)	1,179	$850	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	992	$747	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	934	$660	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	570	117.31/cwt	116.00–118.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	137.34/cwt	137.00–138.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.78/cwt	132.00–137.50	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	742	113.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	123.02/cwt	121.00–126.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	131.66/cwt	131.00–133.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	132.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	153.32/cwt	152.50–155.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	121.16/cwt	120.00–123.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	123.90/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	642	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	126.43/cwt	125.00–129.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	734.43/head	660.00–800.00	734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,096	779.63/head	700.00–880.00	780	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	992	746.63/head	600.00–825.00	747	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	825	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	990.45/head	980.00–1,000.00	990	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	63.65/cwt	63.00–64.00	794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	68.84/cwt	65.00–72.00	801	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	60.09/cwt	57.00–64.00	930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,230	86.45/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	62.49/cwt	61.00–65.00	689	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	55.81/cwt	54.00–59.00	678	5

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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 335Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 74Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 16Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	116.00–118.00	117.31
3	—	642	109.00–110.00	109.67
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
13	—	520	120.00–127.00	123.90
4	—	420	134.00–139.00	135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
3	—	533	137.00–138.00	137.34
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
3	—	632	115.00–116.00	115.33
2	—	440	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	132.00–137.50	134.78
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
3	—	742	112.00–115.00	113.00
3	—	670	121.00–126.00	123.02
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
2	—	775	115.00–120.00	117.45
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
3	—	670	131.00–133.00	131.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	130.00–139.00	132.65
1	—	380	152.50	152.50
2	—	425	140.00–149.00	144.55
7	—	570	120.00–123.00	121.16
6	—	642	115.00–117.00	116.34
3	—	687	110.00–115.00	113.33
7	—	524	125.00–129.00	126.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	125.00–129.00	126.99
1	—	470	146.00	146.00
3	—	437	152.50–155.00	153.32
5	—	521	130.00–136.00	133.60
2	—	743	110.00–116.00	112.99
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	152.50	152.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	660.00–800.00	734.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,096	700.00–880.00	779.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	600.00–825.00	746.63
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	980.00–1,000.00	990.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	63.00–64.00	63.65
8	—	1,164	65.00–72.00	68.84
1	—	1,130	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	57.00–64.00	60.09
1	—	1,485	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,103	61.00–65.00	62.49
5	—	1,214	54.00–59.00	55.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	85.00–88.00	86.45

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Wilkes County Stockyard - Washington, GA

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