Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.26/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$127.26

47 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$7.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	130.73	799	8thin
Medium and Large 2	557	128.95	718	22
Medium and Large 3	545	123.42	673	17thin

One grade step is worth $7.31/cwt here — about $126 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 sale47 hd

127.26

—

GA average15 barns · 1,437 hd

137.11

−9.85

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	1,277	82.00	1,047	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,820	88.00	1,602	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	70.54	877	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	62.00	605	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,418	$983	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,020	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	576	115.96/cwt	113.00–119.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	117.64/cwt	116.00–119.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	133.82/cwt	132.00–135.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	124.12/cwt	122.00–129.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.48/cwt	122.00–129.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	154.45/cwt	152.00–157.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	136.60/cwt	132.00–139.00	852	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	134.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	145.17/cwt	143.00–147.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	105.30/cwt	102.00–108.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	605	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	72.23/cwt	70.00–73.00	878	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	66.56/cwt	64.00–69.00	857	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,229	1
Bulls	—	—	1,038	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	982.52/head	980.00–985.00	983	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	122.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	122.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	124.26/cwt	120.00–129.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.31/cwt	130.00–136.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	102.48/cwt	101.00–104.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 168Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 47Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 32Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested. Feeder classes mostly steady. Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	113.00–119.00	115.96
3	—	623	116.00–119.00	117.64
2	—	475	130.00–139.00	134.36
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
6	—	532	122.00–129.00	124.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	130.00–137.00	133.37
3	—	623	120.00–128.00	124.02
9	—	578	120.00–129.00	124.26
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
1	—	440	146.00	146.00
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	130.00–136.00	134.31
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	132.00–135.00	133.82
5	—	628	140.00–142.00	140.79
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	122.00–129.00	125.48
2	—	480	152.00–157.00	154.45
14	—	624	132.00–139.00	136.60
5	—	574	143.00–147.00	145.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	146.00–149.00	147.48
3	—	573	130.00–138.00	134.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	102.00–108.00	105.30
2	—	475	131.00–132.00	131.49
2	—	290	165.00	165.00
8	—	580	120.00–126.00	122.22
8	—	528	120.00–128.00	122.95
2	—	730	101.00–104.00	102.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	132.00	132.00
1	—	425	169.00	169.00
2	—	485	145.00–150.00	147.47
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	175.00–180.00	176.69
2	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.53
2	—	330	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	70.00–73.00	72.23
6	—	1,288	64.00–69.00	66.56
1	—	1,115	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,038	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	980.00–985.00	982.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,020.00	1,020.00

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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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