Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.89/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$126.89

52 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$4.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	128.90	798	9thin
Medium and Large 3	520	127.22	661	30
Medium and Large 2	615	124.74	767	13thin

One grade step is worth $4.17/cwt here — about $31 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 sale52 hd

126.89

—

GA average15 barns · 1,398 hd

134.21

−7.33

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	—	Average	1,562	87.31	1,364	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	63.38	783	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	62.00	933	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	56.71	630	13

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)	1,210	$854	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$795	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$640	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	115.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	155.43/cwt	152.50–157.50	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	122.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.87/cwt	131.00–139.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	138.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	115.15/cwt	112.00–119.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.70/cwt	122.00–128.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	117.68/cwt	115.00–119.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	124.22/cwt	121.00–129.00	775	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	133.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.58/cwt	140.00–147.50	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	854.15/head	710.00–950.00	854	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	795.21/head	700.00–880.00	795	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	59.63/cwt	57.00–61.00	705	6
Bulls	—	—	1,562	87.31/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,364	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	57.83/cwt	54.00–61.00	640	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	50.57/cwt	50.00–51.00	578	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	64.36/cwt	62.00–69.00	804	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	933	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 187Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 24Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	114.00–117.00	115.66
6	—	372	152.50–157.50	155.43
6	—	523	125.00–129.00	127.68
7	—	571	120.00–127.00	122.70
11	—	474	130.00–139.00	133.60
5	—	423	140.00–147.50	143.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	133.00	133.00
1	—	560	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
3	—	570	131.00–139.00	135.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	135.00–140.00	138.74
7	—	526	125.00–129.00	126.96
5	—	627	112.00–119.00	115.15
10	—	462	130.00–138.00	134.11
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
3	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
3	—	687	115.00–119.00	117.68
7	—	624	121.00–129.00	124.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
3	—	670	122.00–128.00	125.70
2	—	608	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	560	132.00–137.00	134.50
1	—	510	136.00	136.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	710.00–950.00	854.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	700.00–880.00	795.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	640.00	640.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	57.00–61.00	59.63
23	—	1,249	62.00–69.00	64.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,106	54.00–61.00	57.83
2	—	1,143	50.00–51.00	50.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	86.00–90.00	87.31

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