Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-02-23

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Feb 23

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 294▲ 55 vs year ago 115 · +47.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 56▼ 31 vs year ago 56 · −55.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 33▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steers calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers lightly tested, Heifer calves 3.00 lower, Replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $139.49/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$139.49

45 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	427	142.66	609	11thin
Medium and Large 3	357	142.32	508	20
Medium and Large 1	573	132.96	762	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale45 hd

139.49

—

GA average15 barns · 1,640 hd

145.81

−6.31

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	1,867	88.55	1,653	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	74.38	974	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	60.67	723	3thin

Every lot

43 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 3	340	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	164.96/cwt	163.00–167.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	156.17/cwt	152.00–159.00	826	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	243	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	257	154.46/cwt	150.00–157.50	397	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	144.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	149.18/cwt	148.00–153.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	136.65/cwt	135.00–142.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	145.62/cwt	142.00–149.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	135.79/cwt	131.00–139.00	587	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	144.46/cwt	143.00–147.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	518	124.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	124.61/cwt	120.00–129.00	704	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	751	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	125.36/cwt	121.00–130.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	122.42/cwt	119.00–126.00	891	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	183.42/cwt	180.00–187.50	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	173.82/cwt	170.00–175.00	666	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	183.73/cwt	183.00–185.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	751	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	471	153.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	145.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	756	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	693	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	846	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	793	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	85.32/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,421	2
Bulls	—	—	2,270	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,157	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	621	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	777	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	76.23/cwt	72.00–79.00	989	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	69.28/cwt	69.00–70.00	930	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	728	558.08/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,063	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	815	648.92/cwt	600.00–720.00	5,289	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,519	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	759.74/cwt	750.00–770.00	8,623	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,032.36/cwt	970.00–1,085.00	12,523	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	886.95/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,023	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 294Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 56Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 33Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	121.00–130.00	125.36
4	—	471	143.00–147.00	144.46
6	—	572	130.00–134.00	131.35
2	—	728	119.00–126.00	122.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	257	150.00–157.50	154.46
4	—	383	135.00–142.00	136.65
3	—	518	120.00–127.50	124.13
3	—	327	140.00–148.00	144.27
3	—	432	131.00–139.00	135.79
2	—	243	155.00–160.00	157.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	148.00–153.00	149.18
3	—	565	120.00–129.00	124.61
2	—	425	142.00–149.00	145.62
2	—	308	152.50–155.00	153.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	152.00–159.00	156.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	144.00	144.00
2	—	520	163.00–167.00	164.96
1	—	695	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	180.00–187.50	183.42
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
8	—	383	170.00–175.00	173.82
8	—	521	140.00–149.00	145.14
2	—	793	104.00–105.00	104.50
4	—	471	150.00–157.00	153.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
3	—	462	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	693	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	430	170.00–175.00	173.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	183.00–185.00	183.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	815	600.00–720.00	648.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	728	500.00–600.00	558.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	970.00–1,085.00	1,032.36

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	750.00–770.00	759.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	730.00	730.00

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	4	—	1,130	825.00–950.00	886.95

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	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	82.00–88.00	85.32
1	—	2,270	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,253	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,298	72.00–79.00	76.23
4	—	1,343	69.00–70.00	69.28

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.