Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago today: slaughter cattle were mostly steady, Replacement cattle were lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.78/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$210.78

32 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$34.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	231.36	987	3thin
Medium and Large 2	490	217.19	1,065	17thin
Medium and Large 3	536	196.57	1,054	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.79/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale32 hd

210.78

—

GA average15 barns · 1,457 hd

222.76

−11.98

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	1,138	116.98	1,331	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,980	104.71	2,073	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	104.36	1,413	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	83.45	797	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,365	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,330	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,161	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	213.53/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	221.64/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	233.54/cwt	232.00–235.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	218.83/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	197.33/cwt	195.00–200.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	204.17/cwt	200.00–208.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	250.16/cwt	245.00–255.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	208.43/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	80.58/cwt	79.00–83.00	775	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	108.46/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,290	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	102.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,446	7
Bulls	—	—	1,138	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	88.24/cwt	85.00–90.00	834	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	104.71/cwt	103.00–106.00	2,073	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,945	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,365.12/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,365	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,242.18/head	1,165.00–1,325.00	1,242	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,330.38/head	1,325.00–1,335.00	1,330	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	900	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	181.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.62/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	177.49/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	192.02/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	196.95/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	213.33/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	233.00/cwt	232.00–235.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	190.98/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,207	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 173Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago today: slaughter cattle were mostly steady, Replacement cattle were lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	211.00–216.00	213.53
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
5	—	487	215.00–220.00	218.83
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
3	—	533	212.00–214.00	213.33
3	—	382	232.00–235.00	233.00
2	—	632	190.00–192.00	190.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	225.00	225.00
1	—	650	179.00	179.00
1	—	725	170.00	170.00
3	—	482	195.00–200.00	197.33
2	—	445	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
3	—	583	195.00–201.00	196.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	227.00	227.00
2	—	410	232.00–235.00	233.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	219.00–225.00	221.64
1	—	585	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	222.00	222.00
2	—	515	225.00	225.00
1	—	685	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	262.00	262.00
2	—	515	206.00–211.00	208.43
2	—	423	220.00–221.00	220.49
3	—	475	214.00–217.00	215.62
2	—	658	190.00–194.00	192.02
1	—	385	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	200.00–208.00	204.17
2	—	315	245.00–255.00	250.16
1	—	680	177.00	177.00
4	—	525	180.00–185.00	181.76
2	—	585	177.00–178.00	177.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	962	79.00–83.00	80.58
3	—	945	85.00–90.00	88.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	107.00–111.00	108.46
7	—	1,411	100.00–106.00	102.47
1	—	1,945	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,980	103.00–106.00	104.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	116.00–118.00	116.98

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,365.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,208	1,165.00–1,325.00	1,242.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,305	1,325.00–1,335.00	1,330.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	700.00	700.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle