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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Feb 2

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 141▲ 20 vs year ago 150 · +13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 37▲ 14 vs year ago 16 · +87.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 6▲ 22 vs year ago 3 · +733.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.50/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$133.50

54 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.00

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	138.23	716	17thin
Medium and Large 2	473	134.91	638	23
Medium and Large 3	469	125.45	589	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $127 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 sale54 hd

133.50

—

GA average15 barns · 2,061 hd

138.50

−5.00

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	1,600	102.04	1,633	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	82.78	1,273	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	79.64	1,052	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	68.50	732	4thin

Every lot

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	164.08/cwt	160.00–167.50	697	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	175.54/cwt	172.00–179.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	167.49/cwt	166.00–169.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	742	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	140.87/cwt	140.00–142.50	461	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	142.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	139.45/cwt	137.50–143.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	136.47/cwt	133.00–139.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	121.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	131.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	136.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	132.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	114.48/cwt	112.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	868	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	176.60/cwt	175.00–180.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	171.54/cwt	170.00–173.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	165.93/cwt	164.00–168.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	133.98/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	142.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	751	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	747	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	128.79/cwt	125.00–131.00	809	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	679	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	715	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	785	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	793	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	102.04/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,633	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	642	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	70.66/cwt	69.00–72.00	763	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	84.13/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,095	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	76.49/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,021	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	82.78/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,273	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	724.96/cwt	640.00–850.00	5,908	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	942	799.76/cwt	725.00–885.00	7,534	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	951	751.27/cwt	670.00–860.00	7,145	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,255	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,820	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 141Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 37Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	140.00–146.00	142.99
2	—	570	133.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	793	109.00–110.00	109.50
3	—	323	175.00–180.00	176.60
4	—	370	170.00–173.00	171.54
4	—	628	125.00–131.00	128.79
2	—	425	164.00–168.00	165.93
3	—	477	150.00–157.00	153.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	180.00–185.00	182.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.47
4	—	715	109.00–110.00	109.74
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
3	—	800	100.00	100.00
5	—	524	130.00–139.00	133.98
4	—	625	118.00–121.00	119.50
4	—	679	111.00–114.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	150.00–156.00	152.97
6	—	425	160.00–167.50	164.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	166.00–169.00	167.49
2	—	435	172.00–179.00	175.54
1	—	360	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	130.00–137.00	132.70
2	—	793	109.00–110.00	109.50
4	—	425	145.00–149.00	147.01
4	—	525	135.00–141.00	136.97
2	—	470	145.00–147.00	145.98
2	—	370	150.00–155.00	152.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	137.50–143.00	139.45
4	—	469	133.00–139.00	136.47
4	—	524	130.00–134.00	131.27
5	—	366	140.00–144.00	142.29
2	—	685	112.00–117.00	114.48
2	—	575	126.00–129.00	127.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	120.00–128.00	121.91
2	—	675	110.00–111.00	110.49
2	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.57
3	—	327	140.00–142.50	140.87
3	—	523	119.00–121.00	119.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	951	670.00–860.00	751.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	815	640.00–850.00	724.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	942	725.00–885.00	799.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	69.00–72.00	70.66
1	—	1,035	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,335	74.00–79.00	76.49
7	—	1,301	82.00–89.00	84.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,538	79.00–84.00	82.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	100.00–104.00	102.04

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.