Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.11/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.83 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$126.11

42 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$19.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	136.05	634	16thin
Medium and Large 2	484	124.89	604	10thin
Medium and Large 3	497	116.93	581	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.12/cwt here — about $53 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 sale42 hd

126.11

—

GA average15 barns · 993 hd

153.36

−27.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−82.83

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	1,560	95.31	1,487	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	72.00	1,127	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	69.00	855	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	864	55.47	479	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$810	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.10/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.31/cwt	132.00–135.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	98.04/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,613	5
Bulls	—	—	1,418	90.75/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,287	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	74.01/cwt	72.00–80.00	874	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	91.05/cwt	90.00–92.00	979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	65.47/cwt	60.00–70.00	833	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	46.95/cwt	45.00–50.00	429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	58.31/cwt	57.00–61.00	494	6

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 180Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 23Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 30Year ago 24

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
5	—	434	130.00–135.00	132.97
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
2	—	535	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	480	132.00–135.00	133.31
3	—	587	130.00–132.00	130.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	385	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	485	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	104.00	104.00
2	—	635	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
2	—	575	110.00–115.00	112.50
4	—	338	130.00–135.00	131.22
4	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	120.00–128.00	124.10
3	—	537	115.00–118.00	115.99
5	—	430	120.00–129.00	125.36
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	120.00–121.00	120.66
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
2	—	385	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	637	118.00–120.00	118.66
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	485	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	585	117.00–122.00	119.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	625	107.00	107.00
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
2	—	425	140.00–150.00	144.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	96.00–102.00	98.04
3	—	1,418	89.00–92.00	90.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,181	72.00–80.00	74.01
2	—	1,075	90.00–92.00	91.05
21	—	1,272	60.00–70.00	65.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	45.00–50.00	46.95
6	—	848	57.00–61.00	58.31

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle