Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 higher, Replacement cows steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.26/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$151.26

43 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$2.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	152.79	772	16thin
Medium and Large 1	581	151.10	878	9thin
Medium and Large 3	473	149.99	710	18thin

One grade step is worth $2.81/cwt here — about $62 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 sale43 hd

151.26

—

GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd

163.94

−12.67

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	1,682	107.49	1,807	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	87.41	1,379	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	86.83	1,185	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	69.55	738	11

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)	1,070	$830	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$739	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	419	162.44/cwt	161.00–165.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	158.49/cwt	158.00–159.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	151.35/cwt	150.00–153.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.27/cwt	144.00–149.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	163.46/cwt	162.50–165.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	155.55/cwt	152.50–158.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	197.10/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	153.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.41/cwt	132.00–139.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	885	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	62.74/cwt	61.00–66.00	642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	87.95/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,205	18
Bulls	—	—	1,672	109.32/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	73.44/cwt	70.00–78.00	795	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,379	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	81.78/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,097	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	739.38/head	670.00–820.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.96/cwt	143.00–148.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	144.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	195.94/cwt	193.00–199.00	921	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 96Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 22Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	161.00–165.00	162.44
2	—	470	158.00–159.00	158.49
3	—	570	144.00–149.00	147.27
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	150.00–157.50	153.75
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	150.00–153.00	151.35
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
4	—	623	143.00–148.00	145.96
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	162.50–165.00	163.46
6	—	416	152.50–158.00	155.55
2	—	575	132.00–139.00	135.41
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	490	152.50	152.50
5	—	522	140.00–149.00	144.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
1	—	680	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	193.00–199.00	195.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	202.50	202.50
2	—	528	194.00–200.00	197.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	645	157.50	157.50
1	—	695	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	217.50	217.50
1	—	380	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	200.00–205.00	202.46
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	182.50	182.50
1	—	285	217.50	217.50
2	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	215.00	215.00
3	—	432	200.00–210.00	204.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	61.00–66.00	62.74
7	—	1,082	70.00–78.00	73.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,370	85.00–92.00	87.95
4	—	1,341	80.00–84.00	81.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	85.00–90.00	87.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	106.00–111.00	109.32
1	—	1,710	102.00	102.00

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	—	1,070	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	670.00–820.00	739.38

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle