Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.95/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$195.95

52 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	199.00	1,120	5thin
Medium and Large 3	473	196.49	929	33
Medium and Large 2	532	193.59	1,030	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $90 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 sale52 hd

195.95

—

GA average17 barns · 2,396 hd

194.47

+1.48

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	—	Low	1,488	110.92	1,650	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,353	90.19	1,220	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	81.04	894	2thin

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)	700	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$949	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,535	2thin

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	Medium and Large 2	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	190.00/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	179.29/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	224.81/cwt	222.50–228.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	235.37/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	245.94/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	196.26/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	243.92/cwt	240.00–248.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	202.66/cwt	200.00–207.50	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	197.51/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	205.01/cwt	200.00–209.00	859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	87.64/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,173	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	94.01/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,293	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	110.92/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	828	949.08/head	920.00–975.00	949	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	700	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	225.05/cwt	222.50–227.50	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	201.59/cwt	200.00–207.50	949	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	195.50/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	198.00/cwt	197.00–199.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	213.09/cwt	210.00–217.50	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	186.48/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	243.95/cwt	242.50–247.00	1,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	190.01/cwt	185.00–194.00	990	13

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 93Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	220.00	220.00
1	—	530	204.00	204.00
2	—	643	189.00–191.00	190.00
1	—	580	192.00	192.00
1	—	685	187.50	187.50
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	175.00–184.00	179.29
2	—	383	222.50–227.50	225.05
9	—	471	200.00–207.50	201.59
5	—	520	190.00–199.00	195.50
7	—	425	210.00–217.50	213.09
2	—	585	184.00–189.00	186.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	226.00	226.00
2	—	473	232.00–239.00	235.37
1	—	330	257.50	257.50
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
4	—	430	242.50–247.00	243.95
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	222.50–228.00	224.81
2	—	425	235.00	235.00
2	—	373	240.00–248.00	243.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	244.00–248.00	245.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	210.00	210.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
5	—	419	200.00–209.00	205.01
8	—	462	197.00–199.00	198.00
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
13	—	521	185.00–194.00	190.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	164.00	164.00
2	—	535	195.00–197.50	196.26
7	—	466	200.00–207.50	202.66
1	—	675	177.00	177.00
3	—	568	185.00–187.00	186.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
2	—	580	197.00–198.00	197.51
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	80.00–82.00	81.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	85.00–89.00	87.64
2	—	1,375	93.00–95.00	94.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	110.00–112.00	110.92

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	920.00–975.00	949.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,535.00	1,535.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle