Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.60/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$133.60

59 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	495	134.84	667	47
Medium and Large 1	724	130.20	943	5thin
Medium and Large 2	625	127.71	798	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale59 hd

133.60

—

GA average13 barns · 1,586 hd

145.66

−12.06

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	1,489	90.96	1,354	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	72.13	991	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	71.31	1,039	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	54.45	570	5thin

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)	1,035	$807	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$756	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$698	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,000	8

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	196.19/cwt	192.50–200.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	156.05/cwt	155.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	137.41/cwt	135.00–139.00	647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	156.56/cwt	152.00–160.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	193.78/cwt	192.50–195.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	171.68/cwt	170.00–172.50	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	163.91/cwt	160.00–167.50	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	72.13/cwt	68.00–75.00	991	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	51.19/cwt	50.00–52.00	604	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	56.63/cwt	55.00–58.00	542	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,166	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	69.97/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,014	5
Bulls	—	—	1,225	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,577	88.61/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	680.13/head	650.00–710.00	680	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	755.31/head	600.00–885.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	986	697.97/head	610.00–875.00	698	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,022.59/head	1,020.00–1,025.00	1,023	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	977.38/head	970.00–985.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	127.34/cwt	127.00–128.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	143.80/cwt	140.00–149.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	130.64/cwt	130.00–132.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	195.61/cwt	190.00–200.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.04/cwt	125.00–128.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	690	11

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 219Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 40Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	192.50–200.00	196.19
1	—	680	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
3	—	623	152.00–160.00	156.56
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
2	—	370	192.50–195.00	193.78
1	—	560	166.00	166.00
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
2	—	508	157.00–160.00	158.49
3	—	587	150.00–152.00	150.67
3	—	417	170.00–172.50	171.68
1	—	390	187.50	187.50
2	—	675	132.50–135.00	133.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	130.00–132.00	130.65
3	—	637	127.00–128.00	127.34
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	121.00–122.00	121.50
2	—	670	132.00–134.00	133.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	155.00–158.00	156.05
14	—	471	135.00–139.00	137.41
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
2	—	743	105.00–107.00	106.00
11	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.18
3	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.04
11	—	523	130.00–134.00	131.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
3	—	490	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	160.00–167.50	163.91
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
3	—	515	140.00–149.00	143.80
3	—	580	130.00–132.00	130.64
2	—	685	120.00–124.00	122.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	187.50	187.50
4	—	316	190.00–200.00	195.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	68.00–75.00	72.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	50.00–52.00	51.19
3	—	957	55.00–58.00	56.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,449	69.00–73.00	69.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,577	88.00–89.00	88.61

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	650.00–710.00	680.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	600.00–885.00	755.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	986	610.00–875.00	697.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,020.00–1,025.00	1,022.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,465	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	970.00–985.00	977.38

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Washington

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