Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows mostly steady, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifer and heifer calves mostly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.98/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$176.98

61 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	440	180.89	795	34
Medium and Large 2	502	177.41	891	20
Medium and Large 1	660	156.80	1,035	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about −$240 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 sale61 hd

176.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,900 hd

185.27

−8.29

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	1,603	115.66	1,854	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	94.59	1,090	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	78.33	803	8thin

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)	1,079	$1,047	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$926	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,154	16

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	—	—	1,640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	79.82/cwt	78.00–83.00	768	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	75.85/cwt	74.00–77.00	857	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	98.11/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.69/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.85/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	192.76/cwt	192.50–193.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	164.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.32/cwt	181.00–188.00	778	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	186.47/cwt	183.00–188.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	193.25/cwt	190.00–199.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	174.09/cwt	170.00–177.50	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	173.19/cwt	170.00–175.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	183.64/cwt	180.00–187.50	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	176.61/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	200.69/cwt	200.00–202.50	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	193.23/cwt	192.50–194.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	166.30/cwt	165.00–169.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	156.68/cwt	155.00–158.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,103	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	1,084.48/head	985.00–1,165.00	1,084	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	862.56/head	850.00–875.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	755	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,373.06/head	1,200.00–1,535.00	1,373	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,197	1,051.22/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,051	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,216.06/head	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,216	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,012	878.77/head	775.00–925.00	879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	104.58/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,281	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	90.23/cwt	88.00–92.00	994	7
Bulls	—	—	1,573	116.32/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,830	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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 98Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 14Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 16Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,625	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,573	114.00–118.00	116.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	78.00–83.00	79.82
3	—	1,130	74.00–77.00	75.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	95.00–101.00	98.11
2	—	1,225	103.00–106.00	104.58
7	—	1,102	88.00–92.00	90.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	161.00–165.00	162.69
3	—	677	150.00–157.50	153.85
1	—	745	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	192.50–193.00	192.76
3	—	562	160.00–169.00	164.63
8	—	466	183.00–188.00	186.47
2	—	608	155.00–156.00	155.50
5	—	514	170.00–175.00	173.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	181.00–188.00	185.32
9	—	366	190.00–199.00	193.25
3	—	477	170.00–177.50	174.09
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
3	—	523	165.00–169.00	166.30
3	—	570	155.00–158.00	156.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
1	—	460	201.00	201.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	165.00–170.00	167.43
5	—	523	180.00–187.50	183.64
6	—	569	175.00–179.00	176.61
5	—	432	200.00–202.50	200.69
1	—	380	207.50	207.50
1	—	740	157.00	157.00
2	—	470	192.50–194.00	193.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	985.00–1,165.00	1,084.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,197	900.00–1,175.00	1,051.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,205	1,200.00–1,535.00	1,373.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	850.00–875.00	862.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	775.00–925.00	878.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,216.06
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	730.00	730.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

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