Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $176.76/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$176.76

59 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$8.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.16

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	443	180.49	800	19thin
Medium and Large 1	557	179.10	998	18thin
Medium and Large 2	536	171.62	921	22

One grade step is worth $8.87/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 sale59 hd

176.76

—

GA average13 barns · 1,131 hd

185.92

−9.16

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	103.30	1,672	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	92.99	1,240	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	79.87	834	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)	1,028	$942	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	773	$653	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$998	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 3	—	570	173.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	202.68/cwt	200.00–205.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	211.19/cwt	210.00–212.50	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	186.71/cwt	185.00–189.00	995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	193.27/cwt	190.00–197.50	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	184.26/cwt	180.00–187.50	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	196.08/cwt	192.50–199.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	180.31/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	184.33/cwt	182.50–187.50	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	191.18/cwt	190.00–192.50	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	183.04/cwt	180.00–187.50	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	219.09/cwt	217.50–222.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.30/cwt	190.00–194.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	165.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	155.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	966	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,183	998.36/head	975.00–1,025.00	998	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	942.12/head	860.00–1,010.00	942	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	773	653.07/head	600.00–700.00	653	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,060	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	100.34/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	86.31/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,292	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	104.45/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	81.34/cwt	80.00–84.00	862	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	77.67/cwt	76.00–79.00	792	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 204Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 28Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 53Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	170.00–175.00	173.27
3	—	425	200.00–205.00	202.68
3	—	373	210.00–212.50	211.19
5	—	533	185.00–189.00	186.71
3	—	477	190.00–197.50	193.27
3	—	322	217.50–222.00	219.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
1	—	410	208.00	208.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
1	—	460	202.50	202.50
1	—	690	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	129.00	129.00
4	—	516	180.00–187.50	184.26
2	—	405	200.00	200.00
6	—	569	177.00–182.00	180.31
3	—	473	190.00–194.00	191.30
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
1	—	780	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	192.50–199.00	196.08
1	—	605	149.00	149.00
1	—	590	152.50	152.50
3	—	470	170.00–175.00	172.52
5	—	418	180.00–187.50	183.04
2	—	535	160.00–162.50	161.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	138.00	138.00
7	—	474	182.50–187.50	184.33
3	—	427	190.00–192.50	191.18
1	—	360	202.50	202.50
1	—	660	144.00	144.00
3	—	568	160.00–170.00	165.76
6	—	623	152.00–160.00	155.00

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	—	1,183	975.00–1,025.00	998.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	860.00–1,010.00	942.12
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	773	600.00–700.00	653.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,225	99.00–102.00	100.34
3	—	1,497	86.00–87.00	86.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,665	104.00–105.00	104.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	80.00–84.00	81.34
2	—	1,020	76.00–79.00	77.67

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

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