Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower, Feeder steers and steer calves 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 10.00 higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves 10.00 higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $182.16/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −26.77 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$182.16

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	217.50	1,008	3thin
Medium and Large 3	537	180.87	970	28
Medium and Large 2	685	164.75	1,129	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.75/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale35 hd

182.16

—

GA average14 barns · 1,178 hd

185.09

−2.93

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−26.77

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	1,283	109.06	1,400	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	96.00	1,320	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	87.82	1,037	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	74.33	746	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)	1,188	$999	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$818	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$817	2thin

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	—	690	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	154.99/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	238.36/cwt	237.50–240.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	233.63/cwt	230.00–237.50	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	163.83/cwt	160.00–167.50	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	195.04/cwt	192.50–197.50	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	183.80/cwt	182.50–185.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	184.48/cwt	180.00–189.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	194.75/cwt	191.00–199.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	174.79/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	181.14/cwt	180.00–185.00	969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	890	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,088.96/head	1,030.00–1,140.00	1,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	816.80/head	750.00–890.00	817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	67.04/cwt	64.00–72.00	640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	112.59/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	86.63/cwt	85.00–89.00	968	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	77.06/cwt	75.00–82.00	787	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,138	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 187Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 34Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	177.50	177.50
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	150.00–152.00	150.67
6	—	464	191.00–199.00	194.75
6	—	573	171.00–178.00	174.79
2	—	420	200.00–202.50	201.22
11	—	535	180.00–185.00	181.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	168.00	168.00
2	—	738	152.00–158.00	154.99
1	—	575	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	215.00	215.00
1	—	645	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
1	—	260	250.00	250.00
3	—	380	237.50–240.00	238.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	230.00–237.50	233.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	157.50	157.50
1	—	360	191.00	191.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	150.00	150.00
6	—	424	180.00–189.00	184.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
2	—	480	160.00–167.50	163.83
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
2	—	290	200.00	200.00
2	—	593	142.50–145.00	143.76
2	—	335	192.50–197.50	195.04
2	—	375	182.50–185.00	183.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,030.00–1,140.00	1,088.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	750.00–890.00	816.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	64.00–72.00	67.04
8	—	1,021	75.00–82.00	77.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	100.00	100.00
7	—	1,117	85.00–89.00	86.63
1	—	1,355	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,300	109.00–116.00	112.59

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

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

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