Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.70/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$123.70

44 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

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

$0.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	512	123.98	635	27
Medium and Large 1	646	123.31	797	7thin
Medium and Large 2	597	123.22	736	10thin

One grade step is worth $0.77/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale44 hd

123.70

—

GA average15 barns · 2,320 hd

137.37

−13.67

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	1,750	88.69	1,552	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	64.54	777	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	58.00	568	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$787	6

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	112.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	144.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	124.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	135.59/cwt	135.00–136.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	131.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	143.14/cwt	142.00–145.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	125.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	124.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	131.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	122.25/cwt	122.00–123.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.73/cwt	121.00–129.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	126.68/cwt	123.00–130.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	116.19/cwt	115.00–119.00	747	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	755.90/head	735.00–780.00	756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	88.04/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,431	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	64.55/cwt	60.00–67.00	773	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	690	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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 244Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 36Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
3	—	678	110.00–115.00	112.29
9	—	423	140.00–146.00	144.04
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
8	—	566	120.00–129.00	124.26
5	—	470	135.00–136.00	135.59
6	—	532	130.00–134.00	131.48
5	—	643	115.00–119.00	116.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	130.00–134.00	132.01
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
2	—	565	140.00–141.00	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	142.00–145.00	143.14
1	—	635	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	130.00–134.00	131.68
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
2	—	643	116.00	116.00
9	—	521	120.00–129.00	124.26
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
7	—	465	123.00–130.00	126.68
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	121.00–129.00	125.02
2	—	690	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	122.00–123.00	122.25
3	—	617	121.00–129.00	124.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,265	735.00–780.00	755.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	87.00–89.00	88.04
1	—	1,590	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,197	60.00–67.00	64.55
1	—	1,310	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,170	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	57.00–59.00	58.00

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