Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago all classes of cattle were lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.05/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$203.05

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.68

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	205.17	1,151	23
Medium and Large 3	519	199.57	1,037	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $114 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

203.05

—

GA average13 barns · 949 hd

217.74

−14.68

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	1,673	125.47	2,100	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	109.96	1,598	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,489	92.82	1,382	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	605	80.00	484	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,335	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,240	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	190.43/cwt	186.00–195.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	242.43/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	234.00/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	212.72/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	214.34/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	198.65/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	194.68/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	231.01/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	216.98/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	211.80/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,103	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	203.67/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	207.12/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	208.03/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	191.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,893	87.27/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,652	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	109.96/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	133.71/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	101.48/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,218	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	92.49/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,085	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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 112Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 41Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago all classes of cattle were 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	—	355	255.00	255.00
1	—	400	217.00	217.00
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	186.00	186.00
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
2	—	463	186.00–195.00	190.43
1	—	370	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	240.00–247.00	242.43
5	—	523	232.00–235.00	234.00
1	—	645	220.00	220.00
5	—	568	230.00–233.00	231.01
2	—	665	215.00–219.00	216.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	210.00–217.00	212.72
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	212.00–217.00	214.34
1	—	410	217.00	217.00
3	—	670	192.00–198.00	194.68
5	—	521	210.00–214.00	211.80
7	—	566	204.00–211.00	207.12
4	—	620	190.00–195.00	191.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	198.00–200.00	198.65
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
3	—	533	200.00–207.00	203.67
2	—	405	200.00–205.00	202.50
1	—	650	186.00	186.00
2	—	608	180.00–185.00	182.49
2	—	483	207.00–209.00	208.03

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,240.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,335.00	1,335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	85.00–89.00	87.27
2	—	1,200	101.00–102.00	101.48
2	—	1,173	92.00–93.00	92.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	107.00–113.00	109.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	131.00–136.00	133.71
1	—	1,420	109.00	109.00

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