Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.74/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −84.19 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$124.74

81 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$13.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	136.45	679	11thin
Medium and Large 2	563	123.35	694	32
Medium and Large 3	489	122.52	599	38

One grade step is worth $13.93/cwt here — about $80 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 sale81 hd

124.74

—

GA average13 barns · 1,428 hd

151.73

−26.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−84.19

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	1,373	86.29	1,185	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	77.04	842	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	46.71	408	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$760	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$730	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$688	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	882	$733	6

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	685	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	122.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	124.75/cwt	122.00–128.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	116.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	126.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	122.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	89.50/cwt	85.00–92.00	905	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	77.54/cwt	74.00–82.00	824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	69.01/cwt	65.00–72.00	799	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	47.85/cwt	45.00–52.00	406	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	86.18/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,212	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	882	732.97/head	650.00–800.00	733	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	688.10/head	660.00–715.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	131.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	121.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	123.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.92/cwt	121.00–129.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	106.63/cwt	104.00–109.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	116.61/cwt	115.00–120.00	499	9

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 235Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 81Year ago 38

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	125.00–128.00	126.49
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
3	—	733	124.00–128.00	126.65
2	—	775	121.00–129.00	124.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	142.00	142.00
3	—	630	115.00–117.00	115.99
4	—	388	120.00–129.00	122.21
2	—	340	132.00–135.00	133.50
3	—	530	115.00–119.00	116.65
9	—	428	115.00–120.00	116.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	120.00–122.00	120.99
6	—	372	130.00–135.00	132.45
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
5	—	424	122.00–128.00	124.75
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
7	—	479	120.00–127.00	122.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
2	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	580	130.00	130.00
3	—	390	140.00	140.00
2	—	690	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
7	—	624	120.00–125.00	122.26
2	—	735	111.00–115.00	112.99
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
5	—	578	120.00–129.00	123.13
2	—	485	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
8	—	533	120.00–124.00	121.48
2	—	685	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	335	140.00–143.00	141.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	120.00–125.00	121.64
4	—	338	130.00–137.00	131.71
5	—	534	115.00–118.00	115.98
2	—	635	118.00–119.00	118.50
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
7	—	436	130.00–135.00	132.11
12	—	476	120.00–125.00	123.46
3	—	677	104.00–109.00	106.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	85.00–92.00	89.50
4	—	1,063	74.00–82.00	77.54
8	—	1,158	65.00–72.00	69.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	45.00–52.00	47.85
1	—	990	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,300	93.00	93.00
4	—	1,406	83.00–89.00	86.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	660.00–715.00	688.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	882	650.00–800.00	732.97

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle