Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle and bulls were steady, replacement cattle and 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 $200.72/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$200.72

34 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$40.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

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	221.99	948	8thin
Medium and Large 2	465	203.15	946	15thin
Medium and Large 3	523	181.92	951	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.07/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale34 hd

200.72

—

GA average16 barns · 1,295 hd

207.73

−7.02

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	1,454	112.12	1,630	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	86.86	1,178	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	84.18	817	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,010	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$1,438	6

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	550	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	182.38/cwt	180.00–186.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	235.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	213.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	188.53/cwt	187.00–190.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	193.08/cwt	190.00–197.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	199.47/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	208.52/cwt	205.00–212.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	181.97/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	239.71/cwt	237.00–242.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,121	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,563.99/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,564	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	113.83/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,734	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	90.20/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,118	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,645	78.52/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,292	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	80.32/cwt	79.00–83.00	806	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	85.56/cwt	85.00–87.00	850	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	91.06/cwt	90.00–92.00	768	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 127Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 46Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	202.00	202.00
2	—	608	187.00	187.00
1	—	415	225.00	225.00
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	172.00	172.00
2	—	468	205.00–212.00	208.52
2	—	575	181.00–183.00	181.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	252.00	252.00
1	—	605	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	197.00	197.00
3	—	560	210.00–215.00	213.33
1	—	545	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	180.00–186.00	182.38
4	—	468	187.00–190.00	188.53
2	—	625	165.00–170.00	167.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	230.00–240.00	235.08
2	—	510	190.00	190.00
3	—	420	190.00–197.00	193.08
4	—	564	196.00–205.00	199.47
2	—	275	230.00	230.00
2	—	623	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	200.00–205.00	201.70
1	—	405	212.00	212.00
4	—	361	237.00–242.00	239.71

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	—	943	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,563.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	111.00–116.00	113.83
1	—	1,245	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	89.00–92.00	90.20
2	—	1,645	78.00–79.00	78.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,004	79.00–83.00	80.32
4	—	994	85.00–87.00	85.56
2	—	843	90.00–92.00	91.06

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