Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 lower, Feeder bulls and bull calves 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 lower, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.67/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$183.67

24 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$13.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	192.97	1,003	4thin
Medium and Large 2	474	190.50	902	4thin
Medium and Large 3	491	179.64	882	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.32/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 sale24 hd

183.67

—

GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd

197.02

−13.35

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	1,613	116.13	1,873	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	91.62	1,039	11

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)	790	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,246	10

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	215.79/cwt	212.50–219.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	193.15/cwt	190.00–198.00	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	182.57/cwt	180.00–187.50	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	191.64/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	692	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	187.75/cwt	187.50–188.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	188.53/cwt	185.00–194.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	199.68/cwt	197.50–202.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	945	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	985	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,494.13/head	1,435.00–1,550.00	1,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	905	1,020.23/head	920.00–1,125.00	1,020	4
Bulls	—	—	1,613	116.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	91.31/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,033	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	976	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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 115Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
2	—	385	212.50–219.00	215.79
2	—	585	170.00–175.00	172.48
6	—	463	190.00–198.00	193.15
6	—	537	180.00–187.50	182.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	170.00–172.00	171.00
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
2	—	638	155.00–157.50	156.26
7	—	428	185.00–194.00	188.53
2	—	493	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	—	590	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	195.00	195.00
1	—	540	181.00	181.00
1	—	495	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	207.50	207.50
1	—	690	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	197.50–202.00	199.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	190.00–193.00	191.64
1	—	745	168.00	168.00
3	—	692	175.00–180.00	176.67
2	—	643	187.50–188.00	187.75
2	—	490	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,410	1,435.00–1,550.00	1,494.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	905	920.00–1,125.00	1,020.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	113.00–119.00	116.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,131	87.00–95.00	91.31
1	—	1,155	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,135	86.00	86.00

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