Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves lightly tested, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.77/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$143.77

33 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$231

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	487	145.31	708	29
Medium and Large 2	615	134.83	830	3thin
Medium and Large 1	745	126.00	939	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about −$231 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

143.77

—

GA average14 barns · 1,390 hd

155.19

−11.42

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	1,657	109.03	1,806	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	79.41	911	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	74.15	786	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,007	$770	5

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	193.30/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	183.23/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	185.18/cwt	182.50–188.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	183.71/cwt	180.00–187.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.50	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	133.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.50	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	203.36/cwt	200.00–206.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	201.92/cwt	195.00–205.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.13/cwt	152.50–159.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	780.96/head	700.00–900.00	781	3
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	870	753.19/head	650.00–860.00	753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	108.04/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,999	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	81.72/cwt	80.00–84.00	957	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	73.63/cwt	71.00–76.00	803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	77.35/cwt	74.00–81.00	802	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	70.14/cwt	66.00–73.00	765	4

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 93Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
1	—	560	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	150.00–155.00	152.53
3	—	480	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	142.50	142.50
2	—	643	130.00–132.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	130.00–139.00	133.19
5	—	515	140.00–142.50	140.89
2	—	380	160.00	160.00
3	—	643	120.00–122.00	120.66
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
13	—	425	152.50–159.00	155.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	197.50	197.50
2	—	485	180.00–187.50	183.71
2	—	520	170.00–177.50	173.68
2	—	445	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	212.50	212.50
3	—	570	190.00–196.00	193.30
3	—	627	180.00–189.00	183.23
5	—	474	200.00–206.00	203.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	194.00	194.00
2	—	518	182.50–188.00	185.18
2	—	680	160.00	160.00
4	—	428	195.00–205.00	201.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	700.00–900.00	780.96
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	650.00–860.00	753.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	107.00–109.00	108.04
1	—	1,270	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	80.00–84.00	81.72
2	—	1,090	71.00–76.00	73.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	74.00–81.00	77.35
4	—	1,090	66.00–73.00	70.14

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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