Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.88/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$203.88

37 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	219.81	971	3thin
Medium and Large 2	433	215.74	935	8thin
Medium and Large 3	492	198.40	975	26

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale37 hd

203.88

—

GA average14 barns · 1,180 hd

211.08

−7.20

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	1,720	121.00	2,081	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	107.62	1,301	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,303	105.50	1,375	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	90.01	935	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,011	$1,284	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$844	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,393	16

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	—	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	220.04/cwt	217.50–222.50	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	212.96/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	226.81/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	213.23/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	212.45/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	662	164.67/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	216.39/cwt	215.00–217.50	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	178.13/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	186.27/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	204.32/cwt	200.00–207.50	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	211.45/cwt	210.00–212.50	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.50	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	192.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,104	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	184.61/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,146	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	175.33/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	216.73/cwt	215.00–217.50	906	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	855	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	775	844.46/head	800.00–900.00	844	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,283.90/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,284	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	925	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,497.54/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,498	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	111.13/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,405	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	103.60/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,187	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,375	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	94.29/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	86.80/cwt	85.00–88.00	825	4

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 187Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 85Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	171.00	171.00
1	—	460	221.00	221.00
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
1	—	625	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	217.50–222.50	220.04
2	—	470	211.00–215.00	212.96
8	—	572	190.00–198.00	192.97
8	—	621	180.00–189.00	184.61
3	—	658	174.00–178.00	175.33
1	—	510	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
3	—	662	160.00–169.00	164.67
7	—	376	215.00–217.50	216.39
4	—	623	177.00–179.00	178.13
2	—	583	185.00–187.50	186.27
4	—	464	200.00–207.50	204.32
5	—	421	210.00–212.50	211.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	212.50–214.00	213.23
1	—	280	237.50	237.50
1	—	575	195.00	195.00
4	—	418	215.00–217.50	216.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	217.00	217.00
2	—	420	220.00–222.50	221.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
4	—	463	222.50–230.00	226.81
2	—	583	200.00–205.00	202.47
1	—	645	195.00	195.00
2	—	520	210.00–215.00	212.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	175.00	175.00
2	—	565	217.50–220.00	218.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,145	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,497.54
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	775	800.00–900.00	844.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,011	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,283.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,720	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,264	109.00–116.00	111.13
7	—	1,146	100.00–106.00	103.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	105.00–106.00	105.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	92.00–97.00	94.29
4	—	950	85.00–88.00	86.80

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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