Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.41/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$136.41

73 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	145.69	719	3thin
Medium and Large 2	500	137.04	685	17thin
Medium and Large 3	444	135.68	603	53

One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $116 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 sale73 hd

136.41

—

GA average16 barns · 2,102 hd

143.57

−7.15

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	1,671	93.50	1,563	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	76.00	1,189	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	74.60	951	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	64.41	703	3thin

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)	963	$724	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	837	$703	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	892	$628	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	994	$715	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	745	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.20/cwt	113.00–117.50	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	173.45/cwt	170.00–177.50	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	122.58/cwt	120.00–127.50	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	163.82/cwt	160.00–167.50	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.86/cwt	130.00–138.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.76/cwt	142.50–143.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	141.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	153.27/cwt	150.00–157.50	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	134.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	137.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	163.34/cwt	160.00–167.50	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,825	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,223	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	80.76/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,020	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	73.93/cwt	70.00–77.00	887	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,181	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	96.67/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,764	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	64.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	703	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,087	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	853	641.45/head	610.00–675.00	641	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	747.44/head	650.00–875.00	747	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	850	667.50/head	660.00–675.00	668	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	794	692.11/head	600.00–800.00	692	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	860	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	736.90/head	610.00–800.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	132.29/cwt	130.00–137.50	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	176.23/cwt	175.00–177.50	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	761	2

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 241Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 23Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	96.00	96.00
2	—	558	115.00–120.00	117.51
5	—	515	120.00–127.50	122.58
2	—	285	160.00–167.50	163.82
10	—	383	140.00–145.00	141.15
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
6	—	332	150.00–157.50	153.27
18	—	471	130.00–139.00	134.04
7	—	416	135.00–140.00	137.98
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
6	—	526	130.00–138.00	133.86
2	—	418	142.50–143.00	142.76
5	—	482	140.00–144.00	141.41
2	—	625	117.50–120.00	118.74
1	—	280	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	570	131.00–136.00	133.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	113.00–117.50	115.20
6	—	368	160.00–167.50	163.34
4	—	575	125.00–127.00	125.49
3	—	618	118.00–122.00	120.02
6	—	464	140.00–145.00	142.86
7	—	531	130.00–137.50	132.29
3	—	430	150.00	150.00
2	—	335	175.00–177.50	176.23
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	142.50	142.50
1	—	380	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	170.00–177.50	173.45
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,263	79.00–82.00	80.76
7	—	1,200	70.00–77.00	73.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,875	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,325	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	60.00–67.00	64.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,825	96.00–97.00	96.67

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)	1	—	970	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	980	610.00–800.00	736.90
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	610.00–675.00	641.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	794	600.00–800.00	692.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,090	650.00–875.00	747.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	660.00–675.00	667.50

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

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