Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers steady, heifer calves significantly higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.63/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$178.63

46 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$21.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	429	182.35	782	31
Medium and Large 2	533	172.47	919	13thin
Medium and Large 1	653	161.00	1,051	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale46 hd

178.63

—

GA average15 barns · 1,542 hd

184.41

−5.78

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	1,315	116.74	1,536	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	102.00	1,499	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	93.41	1,121	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	84.12	853	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,080	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$770	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$720	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	360	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	213.98/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	254.99/cwt	252.50–257.50	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	215.04/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	239.47/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	248.86/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	225.08/cwt	220.00–227.50	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	182.22/cwt	180.00–186.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	182.52/cwt	180.00–189.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	231.99/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	78.34/cwt	76.00–81.00	748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	87.98/cwt	86.00–90.00	926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	115.11/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,535	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	93.46/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,146	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	890	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	171.33/cwt	170.00–172.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	201.72/cwt	200.00–207.50	930	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	226.14/cwt	222.50–230.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	237.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	192.63/cwt	190.00–198.00	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	172.95/cwt	170.00–176.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	184.48/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	246.94/cwt	242.50–250.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	154.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 115Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 19Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	252.50	252.50
1	—	540	217.50	217.50
2	—	580	213.00–215.00	213.98
4	—	319	252.50–257.50	254.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
3	—	465	212.50–217.50	215.04
4	—	326	242.50–250.00	246.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	200.00–207.50	201.72
2	—	330	222.50–230.00	226.14
2	—	275	235.00–240.00	237.36
1	—	355	225.00	225.00
2	—	643	180.00–189.00	184.48
2	—	533	195.00–200.00	197.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
5	—	421	235.00–244.00	239.47
1	—	360	250.00	250.00
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
3	—	522	220.00–225.00	222.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	242.50	242.50
1	—	745	155.00	155.00
3	—	423	220.00–227.50	225.08
1	—	495	215.00	215.00
1	—	540	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	245.00–252.50	248.86
3	—	533	230.00–233.00	231.99
1	—	480	240.00	240.00
1	—	575	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	152.00	152.00
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
15	—	424	180.00–189.00	182.52
7	—	369	190.00–198.00	192.63
5	—	468	170.00–176.00	172.95
1	—	280	225.00	225.00
2	—	593	150.00–159.00	154.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	155.00	155.00
5	—	467	180.00–186.00	182.22
3	—	533	170.00–172.00	171.33
1	—	430	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	76.00–81.00	78.34
3	—	1,053	86.00–90.00	87.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	88.00–89.00	88.50
1	—	1,490	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,226	92.00–94.00	93.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,288	114.00–116.00	115.11

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	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	720.00	720.00

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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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

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