Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.31/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$197.31

34 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$17.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	210.62	1,006	4thin
Medium and Large 2	489	204.23	999	6thin
Medium and Large 3	504	193.36	975	24

One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $32 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 sale34 hd

197.31

—

GA average16 barns · 2,760 hd

218.48

−21.18

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	1,532	116.96	1,792	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	98.32	1,195	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	88.83	902	8thin

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)	1,065	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$998	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$920	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	236.59/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	223.42/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	221.24/cwt	220.00–222.50	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	228.72/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	191.15/cwt	186.00–195.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	206.45/cwt	205.00–208.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	173.69/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	208.27/cwt	205.00–210.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	183.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	885.74/head	860.00–910.00	886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	86.30/cwt	82.00–89.00	838	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	114.94/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	103.89/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,344	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	95.14/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,114	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	93.04/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,014	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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 108Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	235.00–239.00	236.59
2	—	460	255.00	255.00
2	—	610	225.00–232.50	228.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	228.00	228.00
2	—	505	230.00	230.00
1	—	490	240.00	240.00
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	217.50–227.50	223.42
1	—	380	250.00	250.00
3	—	488	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	185.00	185.00
2	—	368	220.00–222.50	221.24
1	—	480	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	210.00	210.00
5	—	521	186.00–195.00	191.15
7	—	460	200.00	200.00
2	—	615	170.00–177.50	173.69
3	—	415	205.00–210.00	208.27
6	—	568	180.00–185.00	183.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	177.50	177.50
2	—	375	217.50	217.50
2	—	475	205.00–208.00	206.45
1	—	545	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	237.50	237.50
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
1	—	575	215.00	215.00

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)	2	—	1,175	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	860.00–910.00	885.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	920.00	920.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,558	114.00–116.00	114.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	971	82.00–89.00	86.30
3	—	1,090	90.00–98.00	93.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	101.00–107.00	103.89
7	—	1,171	92.00–98.00	95.14

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