Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $183.47/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −25.46 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$183.47

33 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$56.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.50

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	364	212.29	773	10thin
Medium and Large 2	356	199.05	709	8thin
Medium and Large 3	513	155.95	800	15thin

One grade step is worth $56.34/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale33 hd

183.47

—

GA average15 barns · 941 hd

164.97

+18.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−25.46

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	1,150	89.00	1,024	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,501	85.30	1,280	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	70.00	749	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,062	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$990	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	218.60/cwt	215.00–222.50	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	162.49/cwt	160.00–167.50	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	216.52/cwt	212.50–220.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.78/cwt	140.00–143.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	151.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	147.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	141.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	152.48/cwt	150.00–157.50	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	195.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	132.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,061.70/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	989.55/head	985.00–1,000.00	990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,150	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	85.30/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,280	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	2

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 232Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 61Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 6

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	200.00–210.00	204.97
5	—	330	215.00–222.50	218.60
1	—	360	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	185.00	185.00
3	—	273	212.50–220.00	216.52
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
3	—	365	190.00–200.00	195.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	160.00–167.50	162.49
5	—	580	140.00–145.00	141.37
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
3	—	538	150.00–157.50	152.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	140.00–143.00	140.78
4	—	430	150.00–154.00	151.63
2	—	380	160.00–161.00	160.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
1	—	430	157.50	157.50
2	—	380	165.00	165.00
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
4	—	471	145.00–150.00	147.90
1	—	785	117.50	117.50
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
3	—	687	131.00–137.00	132.98
1	—	475	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	211.00	211.00
1	—	380	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,061.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	985.00–1,000.00	989.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,501	82.00–88.00	85.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	70.00	70.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle