Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 2.00 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 $173.35/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$173.35

54 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	177.95	898	15thin
Medium and Large 2	421	174.01	733	21
Medium and Large 3	414	168.76	698	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $199 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 sale54 hd

173.35

—

GA average14 barns · 1,550 hd

174.22

−0.86

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	1,603	116.67	1,871	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	91.43	1,088	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	81.82	918	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,160	8

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	470	179.99/cwt	179.00–181.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	181.47/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	177.23/cwt	175.00–179.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.90/cwt	162.50–169.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	152.80/cwt	150.00–157.50	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	194.68/cwt	192.50–199.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	181.48/cwt	180.00–182.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	195.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	185.31/cwt	180.00–190.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	178.73/cwt	175.00–180.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	174.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	185.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	83.43/cwt	80.00–86.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	86.45/cwt	85.00–88.00	866	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	91.35/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,100	14
Bulls	—	—	1,860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,788	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	930	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,222.28/head	1,140.00–1,300.00	1,222	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	181.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.48/cwt	168.00–172.50	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	165.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	177.75/cwt	177.50–178.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	164.12/cwt	160.00–167.50	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	174.16/cwt	170.00–177.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,021	1

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 86Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 18Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	179.00–181.00	179.99
4	—	424	180.00–182.00	181.48
3	—	525	168.00–172.50	170.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	180.00–183.00	181.47
2	—	638	174.00–175.00	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
4	—	415	175.00–179.00	177.23
5	—	473	162.50–169.00	164.90
10	—	359	180.00–185.00	181.28
1	—	690	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	155.00	155.00
4	—	530	150.00–157.50	152.80
3	—	427	160.00–167.50	164.12
7	—	369	170.00–177.00	174.16
1	—	290	195.00	195.00
2	—	343	180.00–185.00	182.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
4	—	425	190.00–200.00	195.57
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
6	—	472	180.00–190.00	185.31
4	—	533	175.00–180.00	178.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	192.50–199.00	194.68
1	—	505	191.00	191.00
2	—	560	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	140.00	140.00
6	—	467	170.00–180.00	174.63
5	—	424	180.00–190.00	185.52
5	—	368	190.00–195.00	191.64
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
8	—	523	160.00–170.00	165.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	190.00	190.00
1	—	690	159.00	159.00
2	—	543	177.50–178.00	177.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	77.00	77.00
3	—	1,093	80.00–86.00	83.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	85.00–88.00	86.45
2	—	1,378	99.00–100.00	99.50
14	—	1,204	89.00–95.00	91.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,520	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,430	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,230	1,140.00–1,300.00	1,222.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,260.00	1,260.00

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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