Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 1 week ago, all classes of slaughter cattle were steady, all replacement cattle were steady, all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.82/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$193.82

41 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

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

$1.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.12

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	488	194.15	948	28
Medium and Large 2	591	193.12	1,142	13thin

One grade step is worth $1.03/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale41 hd

193.82

—

GA average16 barns · 1,633 hd

213.95

−20.12

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	1,640	119.57	1,961	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	107.51	1,546	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	104.09	1,264	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	87.43	896	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,039	$1,761	6

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	423	202.11/cwt	197.50–207.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	189.43/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	185.66/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	232.29/cwt	227.00–235.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	242.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	709	201.28/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	213.00/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	212.66/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,329	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	236.69/cwt	235.00–240.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	217.94/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	205.99/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	221.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	195.61/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	198.55/cwt	192.00–202.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	198.84/cwt	197.00–200.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	194.72/cwt	192.00–197.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	189.25/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	187.93/cwt	184.00–192.50	987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	245.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	185.92/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	194.67/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,106	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,941.84/head	1,910.00–1,975.00	1,942	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,709	124.76/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,132	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	109.19/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	87.43/cwt	87.00–88.00	896	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	102.75/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,238	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	113.70/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,268	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	96.25/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,275	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 Sep 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 116Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 30Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 13

Compared to 1 week ago, all classes of slaughter cattle were steady, all replacement cattle were steady, all classes of feeder cattle were unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	197.50–207.00	202.11
3	—	580	185.00–197.00	189.43
3	—	668	185.00–186.00	185.66
3	—	383	227.00–235.00	232.29
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	260.00	260.00
2	—	710	165.00–170.00	167.54
3	—	330	240.00–250.00	245.87
2	—	623	180.00–190.00	185.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	240.00–245.00	242.37
3	—	668	210.00–216.00	213.00
8	—	625	210.00–218.00	212.66
2	—	508	214.00–222.00	217.94
1	—	575	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	198.00–204.00	201.28
2	—	678	203.00–209.00	205.99
3	—	482	220.00–225.00	221.59
4	—	630	191.00–200.00	195.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	225.00–230.00	227.43
3	—	415	235.00–240.00	236.69
1	—	590	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	181.00	181.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
6	—	660	182.50–190.00	185.92
3	—	568	193.00–196.00	194.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	192.00–202.00	198.55
7	—	436	197.00–200.00	198.84
1	—	210	235.00	235.00
3	—	558	185.00–187.00	185.66
3	—	470	192.00–197.00	194.72
4	—	626	188.00–192.00	189.25
7	—	525	184.00–192.50	187.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	1,910.00–1,975.00	1,941.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	106.00–109.00	107.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	87.00–88.00	87.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	101.00–104.00	102.75
3	—	1,115	110.00–116.00	113.70
3	—	1,325	94.00–99.00	96.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	121.00–129.00	124.76
2	—	1,503	108.00–110.00	109.19

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