Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago all slaughter classes lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, and all replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.16/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$193.16

23 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$32.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	217.67	1,208	3thin
Medium and Large 2	454	207.76	942	4thin
Medium and Large 3	463	184.92	856	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about $352 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 sale23 hd

193.16

—

GA average15 barns · 1,527 hd

211.74

−18.58

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	—	High	1,523	118.50	1,804	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	109.00	1,749	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	102.85	1,225	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	86.44	886	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$933	6

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	192.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	191.23/cwt	189.00–197.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	211.67/cwt	210.00–215.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	227.05/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	195.47/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	209.68/cwt	207.00–212.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	192.23/cwt	190.00–197.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	950	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	86.44/cwt	83.00–89.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	97.78/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,144	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	104.43/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,228	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,385	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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 145Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 23Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago all slaughter classes lightly tested, all feeder classes lightly tested, and all replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	230.00	230.00
3	—	620	190.00–195.00	192.33
1	—	430	231.00	231.00
5	—	518	189.00–197.00	191.23
2	—	310	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	—	380	240.00–245.00	242.50
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	215.00	215.00
1	—	710	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	210.00–215.00	211.67
2	—	573	215.00–217.00	216.02
1	—	635	205.00	205.00
2	—	660	192.00–199.00	195.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	225.00–229.00	227.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	184.00	184.00
1	—	345	202.00	202.00
1	—	620	180.00	180.00
3	—	377	190.00–197.00	192.23
6	—	538	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	202.00	202.00
3	—	463	207.00–212.00	209.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	224.00	224.00
1	—	635	208.00	208.00
1	—	465	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,125	112.00	112.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	83.00–89.00	86.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	94.00–100.00	97.78
5	—	1,176	103.00–105.00	104.43
2	—	1,270	108.00–110.00	109.03

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