Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $199.89/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −9.04 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$199.89

33 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$82.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	340	266.66	907	4thin
Medium and Large 2	465	220.59	1,026	5thin
Medium and Large 3	546	184.45	1,007	24

One grade step is worth $82.21/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale33 hd

199.89

—

GA average16 barns · 1,213 hd

206.63

−6.74

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−9.04

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	1,880	116.00	2,181	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	89.24	1,109	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	76.21	842	5thin

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)	725	$763	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	315	273.33/cwt	270.00–277.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	202.53/cwt	200.00–210.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	235.93/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	255.64/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	179.53/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,020	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	75.01/cwt	72.00–78.00	809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	79.79/cwt	72.00–88.00	992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	91.60/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,139	8
Bulls	—	—	1,880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	762.76/head	725.00–800.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	195.49/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	176.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	163.02/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	200.68/cwt	200.00–202.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	179.68/cwt	172.00–187.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	177.44/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	167.96/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,130	4

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 205Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 34Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 29

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	270.00–277.00	273.33
2	—	365	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
2	—	383	190.00–200.00	195.03
2	—	575	185.00–187.00	185.97
6	—	418	200.00–210.00	202.53
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
4	—	620	175.00–180.00	176.70
2	—	720	162.00–164.00	163.02
4	—	673	165.00–171.00	167.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	245.00–247.00	245.99
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
2	—	570	195.00–196.00	195.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	232.00–240.00	235.93
2	—	616	215.00–216.00	215.50
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	235.00	235.00
1	—	725	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	220.00	220.00
1	—	490	242.00	242.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
4	—	511	210.00–215.00	212.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	250.00	250.00
1	—	650	220.00	220.00
2	—	605	225.00–235.00	230.00
3	—	530	255.00–257.00	255.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	207.00	207.00
2	—	450	212.00	212.00
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
1	—	540	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	177.00–182.00	179.53
2	—	290	217.00	217.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
3	—	417	200.00–202.00	200.68
5	—	516	172.00–187.00	179.68
2	—	613	173.00–182.00	177.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	217.00–220.00	218.51
1	—	520	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,079	72.00–78.00	75.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	72.00–88.00	79.79
8	—	1,243	90.00–93.00	91.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	725	725.00–800.00	762.76

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

Bulls · 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