Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and 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 $172.95/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$172.95

58 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	179.66	899	21
Medium and Large 1	550	175.97	968	4thin
Medium and Large 3	499	168.32	839	33

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $60 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 sale58 hd

172.95

—

GA average14 barns · 1,737 hd

189.93

−16.97

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	86.87	1,000	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	75.32	840	3thin

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)	890	$710	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	808	$778	8

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	519	184.10/cwt	180.00–188.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	171.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	206.99/cwt	206.00–207.50	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	200.55/cwt	200.00–202.50	971	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	194.97/cwt	192.50–197.50	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	194.53/cwt	192.50–197.50	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	186.62/cwt	182.50–188.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	152.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	174.75/cwt	170.00–178.00	914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	163.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	183.93/cwt	181.00–188.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	171.29/cwt	170.00–174.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	173.91/cwt	170.00–177.00	821	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	808	777.71/head	730.00–830.00	778	8
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	760	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	890	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	725	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	91.37/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	85.07/cwt	82.00–87.00	976	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	76.98/cwt	76.00–78.00	861	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	799	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 139Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 18Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	180.00–188.00	184.10
5	—	572	170.00–175.00	171.96
2	—	475	190.00–195.00	192.42
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
3	—	383	206.00–207.50	206.99
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
2	—	610	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	152.50	152.50
2	—	435	192.50–197.50	194.97
5	—	470	182.50–188.00	186.62
11	—	523	170.00–178.00	174.75
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	192.50–197.50	194.53
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
7	—	574	150.00–155.00	152.11
8	—	518	160.00–167.50	163.41
2	—	645	140.00	140.00
4	—	430	181.00–188.00	183.93
5	—	472	170.00–177.00	173.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	170.00–174.00	171.29
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	484	200.00–202.50	200.55
1	—	580	187.00	187.00
1	—	645	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	808	730.00–830.00	777.71
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	90.00–93.00	91.37
5	—	1,147	82.00–87.00	85.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	76.00–78.00	76.98
1	—	1,110	72.00	72.00

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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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