Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 10.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.98/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$166.98

38 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	430	172.54	741	10thin
Medium and Large 1	524	166.17	871	18thin
Medium and Large 3	434	162.87	707	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $35 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 sale38 hd

166.98

—

GA average14 barns · 1,849 hd

163.40

+3.58

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	—	High	1,569	113.71	1,784	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	85.39	1,133	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	74.03	679	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$820	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	720	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$857	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	191.27/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	142.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	154.31/cwt	152.50–156.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.41/cwt	170.00–177.50	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	162.62/cwt	160.00–167.50	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	155.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	184.93/cwt	182.50–190.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	172.50/cwt	172.00–173.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	181.21/cwt	180.00–182.50	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.23/cwt	167.50–169.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	153.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	879	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	857.33/head	740.00–960.00	857	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	945	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	720	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	725	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	117.57/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,896	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	78.79/cwt	77.00–81.00	739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	66.90/cwt	66.00–68.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	86.05/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,122	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	94.01/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,420	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	79.58/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,023	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 141Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 51Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	230.00	230.00
2	—	538	190.00–192.50	191.27
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
1	—	580	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
1	—	380	215.00	215.00
1	—	605	167.50	167.50
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	170.00–175.00	172.45
4	—	670	140.00–145.00	142.95
2	—	475	180.00–182.50	181.21
1	—	330	212.50	212.50
2	—	370	200.00	200.00
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	152.50–156.00	154.31
5	—	428	160.00–167.50	162.62
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
2	—	330	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	170.00–177.50	173.41
1	—	710	138.00	138.00
4	—	424	182.50–190.00	184.93
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
1	—	360	192.50	192.50
5	—	572	150.00–158.00	153.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	150.00–159.00	155.34
2	—	408	172.00–173.00	172.50
2	—	285	198.00–200.00	198.98
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
2	—	475	167.50–169.00	168.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	220.00–225.00	222.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	212.50	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	740.00–960.00	857.33
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	117.00–118.00	117.57
1	—	1,480	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	77.00–81.00	78.79
2	—	885	66.00–68.00	66.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,304	84.00–90.00	86.05
2	—	1,510	92.00–96.00	94.01
4	—	1,286	76.00–83.00	79.58

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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