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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Apr 6

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 158▼ 80 vs year ago 171 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 42▼ 5 vs year ago 28 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows lightly tested, Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves unevenly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves unevenly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly 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 $145.59/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$145.59

39 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$3.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	422	146.74	619	16thin
Medium and Large 1	496	145.49	722	16thin
Medium and Large 3	386	143.20	552	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.54/cwt here — about $67 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 sale39 hd

145.59

—

GA average17 barns · 1,781 hd

141.97

+3.62

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	1,732	97.93	1,696	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	79.45	898	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	76.91	1,143	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	64.13	671	5thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	183.28/cwt	179.00–187.50	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	170.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	805	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	167.96/cwt	166.00–169.00	873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	151.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	145.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	153.13/cwt	150.00–156.00	640	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	146.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	611	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	149.45/cwt	147.00–152.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	139.93/cwt	138.00–143.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	138.52/cwt	136.00–140.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	172.26/cwt	172.00–172.50	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	153.32/cwt	152.00–155.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	153.68/cwt	152.00–155.00	804	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	828	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,732	97.93/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,696	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	61.39/cwt	60.00–62.00	600	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,068	80.27/cwt	79.00–82.00	857	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	68.23/cwt	67.00–69.00	783	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,013	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	73.92/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,068	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	79.91/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,221	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,088	784.48/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,535	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,107.39/cwt	1,075.00–1,135.00	13,388	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	755	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,228	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	750.81/cwt	690.00–850.00	8,972	4

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 158Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 42Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 35Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
2	—	565	145.00–148.00	146.49
2	—	425	172.00–172.50	172.26
3	—	523	152.00–155.00	153.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	152.00–155.00	153.32
2	—	435	167.00–168.00	167.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	147.00–152.00	149.45
7	—	418	150.00–156.00	153.13
2	—	525	140.00–144.00	141.94
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
4	—	570	136.00–140.00	138.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	150.00–155.00	151.86
8	—	418	140.00–148.00	146.10
3	—	530	138.00–143.00	139.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	290	162.00	162.00
4	—	375	140.00–149.00	145.10
1	—	440	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	166.00–169.00	167.96
5	—	471	170.00–174.00	170.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	179.00–187.50	183.28

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	—	1,500	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,209	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,107.39

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	—	1,088	700.00–875.00	784.48

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)	4	—	1,195	690.00–850.00	750.81

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	95.00–102.00	97.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,068	79.00–82.00	80.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	78.00–82.00	79.91
2	—	1,445	72.00–76.00	73.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	67.00–69.00	68.23
3	—	978	60.00–62.00	61.39

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.