Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls mostly steady, Feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, Feeder bulls and bull calves mostly steady, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 7.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.09/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$215.09

27 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

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

$14.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	227.16	1,183	5thin
Medium and Large 3	493	212.37	1,048	17thin
Medium and Large 2	576	212.30	1,223	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.86/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale27 hd

215.09

—

GA average16 barns · 862 hd

223.30

−8.21

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	1,383	111.15	1,537	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	91.37	1,182	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	88.00	1,292	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	80.06	874	7thin

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)	710	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	183.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	218.24/cwt	217.50–219.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	200.82/cwt	200.00–202.50	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	163.04/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	221.96/cwt	220.00–225.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	232.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	225.60/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	207.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	178.01/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	203.20/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	211.30/cwt	210.00–212.50	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	218.70/cwt	217.50–220.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	196.29/cwt	195.00–197.50	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,061	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	710	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	93.41/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,167	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	87.87/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,168	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	83.60/cwt	81.00–86.00	910	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	75.34/cwt	75.00–76.00	826	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	111.15/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,537	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,215	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,329	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 125Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	200.00	200.00
2	—	578	180.00–186.00	183.01
1	—	245	250.00	250.00
2	—	425	210.00	210.00
2	—	375	217.50–220.00	218.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	212.50	212.50
1	—	530	207.00	207.00
1	—	240	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
2	—	675	161.00–165.00	163.04
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
2	—	630	177.00–179.00	178.01
2	—	375	210.00–212.50	211.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	200.00–202.50	200.82
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
2	—	330	210.00–215.00	212.42
1	—	245	230.00	230.00
1	—	690	156.00	156.00
1	—	290	225.00	225.00
2	—	475	195.00–197.50	196.29
2	—	643	164.00–166.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	192.00	192.00
4	—	521	200.00–207.00	203.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	228.00	228.00
1	—	460	231.00	231.00
3	—	523	221.00–229.00	225.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	180.00–181.00	180.50
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
5	—	434	220.00–225.00	221.96
2	—	375	230.00–235.00	232.60
6	—	518	205.00–210.00	207.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	217.50–219.00	218.24
1	—	490	228.00	228.00
1	—	695	197.00	197.00
1	—	645	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,249	91.00–97.00	93.41
1	—	1,410	101.00	101.00
8	—	1,329	84.00–89.00	87.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	81.00–86.00	83.60
3	—	1,097	75.00–76.00	75.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,528	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	110.00–112.00	111.15

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Steers · 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