Sale reports / Georgia / Washington / 2022-03-23

Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 89▼ 34 vs year ago 137 · −24.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.15/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −55.78 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$153.15

31 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$3.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	156.00	1,003	2thin
Medium and Large 2	510	155.93	795	6thin
Medium and Large 3	481	152.18	732	23

One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $272 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 sale31 hd

153.15

—

GA average15 barns · 1,253 hd

151.05

+2.10

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−55.78

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	1,840	117.08	2,154	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	90.00	1,418	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	89.03	1,174	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	69.81	696	6thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	158.67/cwt	158.00–159.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	148.26/cwt	147.50–149.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	143.50/cwt	140.00–147.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	416	141.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	146.10/cwt	145.00–147.50	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	144.32/cwt	143.00–146.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	823	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	173.72/cwt	172.50–175.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	152.73/cwt	150.00–156.00	722	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	155.12/cwt	150.00–157.50	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	524	143.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	138.03/cwt	137.00–139.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,003	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	117.08/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,154	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	64.45/cwt	62.00–67.00	599	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	75.17/cwt	70.00–77.00	801	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	86.88/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,077	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,431	92.09/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,318	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,418	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	12,935	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	879.93/cwt	750.00–975.00	9,371	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	18,282	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	1

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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 89Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	155.00–157.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	172.50–175.00	173.72
5	—	524	140.00–148.00	143.75
12	—	473	150.00–156.00	152.73
2	—	435	160.00–165.00	162.53
2	—	575	137.00–139.00	138.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
5	—	518	150.00–157.50	155.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	149.00	149.00
3	—	568	158.00–159.00	158.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	127.00–129.00	128.00
2	—	558	139.00–142.00	140.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	140.00–144.00	141.88
5	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.50
1	—	470	137.50	137.50
2	—	343	147.50–149.00	148.26
2	—	543	120.00–123.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	143.00–146.00	144.32
3	—	525	135.00–139.00	137.01
4	—	423	145.00–147.50	146.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	995	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,385.00	1,385.00

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	—	1,065	750.00–975.00	879.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	115.00–119.00	117.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,431	90.00–97.00	92.09
10	—	1,240	82.00–89.00	86.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	70.00–77.00	75.17
3	—	930	62.00–67.00	64.45

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.