Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.37/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$202.37

28 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$5.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	205.50	1,197	7thin
Medium and Large 3	466	202.29	943	13thin
Medium and Large 2	533	199.76	1,064	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.74/cwt here — about $133 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 sale28 hd

202.37

—

GA average15 barns · 1,390 hd

213.36

−11.00

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	1,815	129.00	2,341	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	112.09	1,709	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	105.88	1,327	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	83.00	797	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$870	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	510	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	223.82/cwt	220.00–227.50	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	195.96/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	193.38/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	194.60/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	203.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	198.00/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,273	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	925	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,341	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,709	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	105.88/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,327	5

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 124Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	207.50	207.50
2	—	388	220.00–227.50	223.82
1	—	345	232.50	232.50
2	—	565	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	179.00	179.00
1	—	745	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	222.50	222.50
4	—	590	205.00	205.00
2	—	643	197.00–199.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	190.00–197.00	193.38
2	—	585	183.00	183.00
3	—	377	216.00	216.00
4	—	463	200.00–205.00	203.50
2	—	430	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	200.00–202.50	201.28
5	—	568	191.00–199.00	194.60
1	—	375	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
3	—	727	194.00–199.00	195.96
1	—	540	228.00	228.00
1	—	595	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	201.00	201.00
1	—	775	196.00	196.00
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
2	—	630	210.00–212.00	211.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	272.50	272.50
1	—	460	262.50	262.50

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	—	925	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	110.00–114.00	112.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	102.00–109.00	105.88

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