Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.23/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −69.70 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$139.23

45 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$16.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	155.00	713	1thin
Medium and Large 3	498	138.87	691	44

One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $22 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 sale45 hd

139.23

—

GA average15 barns · 1,248 hd

144.61

−5.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−69.70

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	1,858	94.00	1,747	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	77.36	1,277	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	68.96	877	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	57.93	663	10

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)	1,118	$764	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$710	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$687	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	114.64/cwt	112.00–118.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	145.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	128.01/cwt	125.00–131.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	119.06/cwt	117.00–122.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	131.16/cwt	130.00–132.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	107.66/cwt	106.00–109.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.96/cwt	116.00–120.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	704	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	143.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	115.90/cwt	113.00–119.00	723	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	945	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	763.69/head	700.00–830.00	764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	687.38/head	675.00–700.00	687	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	71.81/cwt	68.00–74.00	928	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	79.54/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,176	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	53.27/cwt	51.00–56.00	598	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	59.93/cwt	57.00–64.00	691	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	64.68/cwt	62.00–66.00	802	4

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 181Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 6Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
2	—	345	160.00	160.00
3	—	673	112.00–118.00	114.64
3	—	365	155.00	155.00
3	—	560	125.00	125.00
16	—	528	130.00–137.50	133.32
3	—	638	121.00–122.00	121.66
9	—	433	150.00–155.00	151.60
4	—	470	140.00–145.00	143.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	140.00–148.00	145.02
1	—	630	127.50	127.50
2	—	423	160.00–162.50	161.20
2	—	470	150.00–155.00	152.55
2	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	119.00	119.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
2	—	675	116.00–120.00	117.96
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	125.00–131.00	128.01
2	—	678	112.00–114.00	113.00
6	—	575	117.00–122.00	119.06
3	—	480	130.00–132.50	131.16
3	—	728	106.00–109.00	107.66
6	—	624	113.00–119.00	115.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	152.50	152.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	700.00–830.00	763.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	675.00–700.00	687.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	93.00–95.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,292	68.00–74.00	71.81
4	—	1,240	62.00–66.00	64.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	79.00–80.00	79.54
1	—	1,995	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	51.00–56.00	53.27
7	—	1,153	57.00–64.00	59.93

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

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

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