Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers and steer calves significantly higher, Feeder bulls and bull calves significantly higher, Feeder heifers and 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 $201.03/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$201.03

40 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$11.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	203.61	944	16thin
Medium and Large 3	429	201.21	863	19thin
Medium and Large 1	590	192.07	1,134	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.55/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale40 hd

201.03

—

GA average16 barns · 1,912 hd

196.72

+4.31

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	1,683	120.00	2,020	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	89.50	1,327	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,305	87.00	1,135	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	71.34	782	6thin

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)	1,193	$1,008	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	184.48/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	216.10/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	234.52/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	193.92/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	178.06/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	187.96/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	225.92/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	194.79/cwt	190.00–197.50	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	192.30/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	227.33/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	242.02/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	209.68/cwt	207.50–212.50	770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	206.67/cwt	200.00–209.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	209.51/cwt	207.50–213.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	193.21/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	183.50/cwt	183.00–184.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	203.24/cwt	200.00–205.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	211.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	206.81/cwt	205.00–210.00	993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	223.07/cwt	220.00–225.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	201.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	915.00/head	915.00–915.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,406	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,148	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,135	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	76.24/cwt	74.00–81.00	925	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	66.44/cwt	65.00–70.00	650	3

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 98Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
1	—	765	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
2	—	643	180.00–189.00	184.48
5	—	414	210.00–215.00	211.50
7	—	480	205.00–210.00	206.81
4	—	366	220.00–225.00	223.07
4	—	519	200.00–205.00	201.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	215.00–217.50	216.10
1	—	590	205.00	205.00
2	—	675	186.00–190.00	187.96
4	—	479	222.50–230.00	225.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	217.50–220.00	218.74
3	—	617	190.00–196.00	193.92
2	—	440	230.00	230.00
2	—	673	175.00–181.00	178.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	234.00–235.00	234.52
2	—	525	223.00–232.00	227.33
1	—	615	207.50	207.50
1	—	880	171.00	171.00
2	—	435	240.00–244.00	242.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	190.00–197.50	194.79
8	—	367	207.50–212.50	209.68
2	—	543	183.00–184.00	183.50
3	—	417	200.00–205.00	203.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	190.00–196.00	192.30
5	—	471	200.00–209.00	206.67
7	—	415	207.50–213.00	209.51
1	—	560	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	191.00–197.00	193.21
1	—	660	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	915.00	915.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,940	124.00	124.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,400	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	74.00–81.00	76.24
3	—	978	65.00–70.00	66.44

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

Slaughter Cattle