Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder classes mostly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.54/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −50.39 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$158.54

57 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$38.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	180.11	827	14thin
Medium and Large 2	508	158.47	805	25
Medium and Large 3	538	141.85	763	18thin

One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $64 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 sale57 hd

158.54

—

GA average15 barns · 1,450 hd

162.39

−3.85

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−50.39

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	1,289	90.79	1,170	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	73.05	864	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	48.71	501	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$958	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$776	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$739	5

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.49/cwt	172.00–173.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	133.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	162.93/cwt	160.00–167.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	164.45/cwt	162.00–167.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	181.99/cwt	181.00–183.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	153.95/cwt	151.00–157.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	173.31/cwt	172.00–176.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.47/cwt	177.00–180.00	857	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	44.99/cwt	42.00–49.00	456	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	56.16/cwt	55.00–59.00	596	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	74.30/cwt	71.00–77.00	904	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	65.18/cwt	62.00–67.00	675	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	79.54/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,017	6
Bulls	—	—	1,203	82.36/cwt	82.00–83.00	991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,332	95.01/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,266	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	846.27/head	750.00–925.00	846	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	913	651.09/head	600.00–700.00	651	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	870.85/head	840.00–900.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,160	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,115.00/head	1,115.00–1,115.00	1,115	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	965	670.41/head	650.00–690.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	124.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	164.05/cwt	160.00–170.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	152.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	184.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	137.66/cwt	137.00–138.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	132.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	10

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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 100Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 17Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago today; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder classes mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	172.00–173.00	172.49
5	—	574	130.00–137.00	133.95
3	—	473	139.00–140.00	139.66
2	—	635	133.00–134.00	133.50
2	—	435	155.00–160.00	157.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	625	138.00	138.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
3	—	667	137.00–138.00	137.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	120.00–128.00	123.94
4	—	383	160.00–167.00	162.93
2	—	435	141.00–145.00	142.98
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
8	—	480	130.00–136.00	132.08
10	—	529	130.00–135.00	131.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	570	160.00	160.00
2	—	530	162.00–167.00	164.45
1	—	475	177.00	177.00
1	—	425	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	192.00	192.00
2	—	475	181.00–183.00	181.99
1	—	575	169.00	169.00
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	630	151.00–157.00	153.95
1	—	540	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	162.00	162.00
1	—	475	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	180.00–182.00	180.99
2	—	375	190.00–192.00	190.99
3	—	530	172.00–176.00	173.31
3	—	330	200.00–210.00	206.57
2	—	635	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	480	177.00–180.00	178.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	630	133.00–137.00	134.97
7	—	479	160.00–170.00	164.05
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
1	—	290	202.00	202.00
3	—	373	180.00–187.00	184.56
2	—	535	160.00–161.00	160.50
2	—	435	170.00	170.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
4	—	580	140.00–145.00	142.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	120.00–127.00	124.62
3	—	533	140.00–143.00	141.01
2	—	685	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	430	160.00–165.00	162.44
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
7	—	483	150.00–157.00	152.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	42.00–49.00	44.99
3	—	1,062	55.00–59.00	56.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,217	71.00–77.00	74.30
7	—	1,036	62.00–67.00	65.18
6	—	1,278	78.00–82.00	79.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	82.00–83.00	82.36
6	—	1,332	92.00–97.00	95.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	960	750.00–925.00	846.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	840.00–900.00	870.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,115.00	1,115.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	913	600.00–700.00	651.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	965	650.00–690.00	670.41

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle