Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls were steady, replacement cattle mostly steady, all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.68/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$205.68

45 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$18.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	214.11	1,056	11thin
Medium and Large 2	436	213.80	932	14thin
Medium and Large 3	490	195.36	958	20

One grade step is worth $18.76/cwt here — about $98 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 sale45 hd

205.68

—

GA average17 barns · 2,609 hd

221.94

−16.26

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	1,898	124.33	2,360	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	102.00	1,219	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	97.47	1,197	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	84.93	860	11

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)	1,173	$1,300	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,249	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$924	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,228	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	240.19/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	219.87/cwt	217.00–222.50	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	235.98/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	188.34/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	234.39/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	647	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	238.52/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	214.58/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	205.92/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	249.98/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	254.33/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	202.10/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	238.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	227.39/cwt	222.50–235.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	235.77/cwt	232.50–242.50	877	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	84.42/cwt	81.00–87.50	848	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	889	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	90.45/cwt	90.00–91.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	101.35/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,257	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	96.30/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,180	10
Bulls	—	—	1,898	124.33/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	785	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,342.59/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,343	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	980	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,347.89/head	1,285.00–1,410.00	1,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	955.71/head	910.00–1,000.00	956	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,105	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	209.94/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	227.37/cwt	225.00–232.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	201.61/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	209.16/cwt	205.00–210.00	901	6

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 303Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 33Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls were steady, replacement cattle mostly steady, all classes of feeder cattle were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	265.00	265.00
3	—	580	236.00–246.00	240.19
2	—	625	230.00–239.00	234.39
3	—	517	249.00–251.00	249.98
3	—	490	251.00–257.00	254.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	242.00	242.00
2	—	428	235.00–237.00	235.98
1	—	590	222.50	222.50
1	—	605	205.00	205.00
2	—	663	202.00–210.00	205.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	210.00–220.00	215.01
2	—	538	235.00–242.00	238.52
1	—	700	205.00	205.00
2	—	370	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
1	—	750	172.00	172.00
3	—	388	190.00–200.00	195.04
5	—	513	200.00–207.00	201.61
3	—	618	180.00–182.00	180.66
6	—	431	205.00–210.00	209.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	217.00–222.50	219.87
1	—	255	230.00	230.00
3	—	622	186.00–190.00	188.34
1	—	565	189.00	189.00
3	—	370	222.50	222.50
3	—	340	225.00–232.00	227.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	230.00	230.00
5	—	477	211.00–217.00	214.58
3	—	530	208.00–212.00	209.94
1	—	320	232.50	232.50
1	—	720	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	197.00–207.00	202.10
2	—	340	235.00–242.50	238.75
3	—	372	222.50–235.00	227.39
3	—	273	250.00–260.00	254.94
2	—	550	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	665	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	232.50–242.50	235.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,004	81.00–87.50	84.42
1	—	1,140	78.00	78.00
2	—	980	90.00–91.00	90.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	102.00	102.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	100.00–103.00	101.35
10	—	1,225	90.00–99.00	96.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	122.00–126.00	124.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	945	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,342.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	930	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	1,285.00–1,410.00	1,347.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	950	910.00–1,000.00	955.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,675.00	1,675.00

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