Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls unevenly steady, Feeder steers lightly tested, steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers lightly tested, heifer calves significantly higher, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.76/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$200.76

25 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$282

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

$6.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	389	204.97	797	7thin
Medium and Large 2	474	200.15	948	7thin
Medium and Large 1	543	198.47	1,078	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about −$282 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 sale25 hd

200.76

—

GA average15 barns · 1,677 hd

196.05

+4.70

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	—	Average	1,569	118.30	1,856	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	97.09	1,218	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	97.00	1,397	1thin

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)	720	$928	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,163	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	380	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	192.75/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	173.68/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	233.26/cwt	230.00–237.50	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	230.32/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	222.25/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	195.52/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.54/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	201.42/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	167.03/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	222.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	209.92/cwt	207.50–212.50	686	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	720	927.78/head	875.00–975.00	928	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,773	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,497	114.94/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,464	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	981	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	97.27/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,251	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,487	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 162Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 50Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	192.50–193.00	192.75
3	—	633	172.00–177.00	173.68
4	—	323	230.00–237.50	233.26
1	—	580	181.00	181.00
2	—	670	165.00–169.00	167.03
2	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	430	212.50	212.50
2	—	375	220.00–225.00	222.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	230.00–231.00	230.32
2	—	575	212.00–215.00	213.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	220.00–227.50	222.25
1	—	540	219.00	219.00
1	—	430	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	193.00–199.00	195.52
5	—	519	200.00–203.00	201.42
1	—	640	187.00	187.00
1	—	470	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
2	—	485	200.00	200.00
2	—	420	205.00–207.00	206.01
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
1	—	530	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	202.50	202.50
1	—	480	197.50	197.50
3	—	327	207.50–212.50	209.92

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	2	—	1,105	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	720	875.00–975.00	927.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,497	113.00–116.00	114.94
1	—	1,940	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	97.00	97.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	92.00–94.00	93.01
7	—	1,286	96.00–99.00	97.27
1	—	1,430	104.00	104.00

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

Replacement Cattle

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