Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $196.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −12.01 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$196.92

36 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$104.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	285	291.07	830	2thin
Medium and Large 2	531	202.31	1,075	10thin
Medium and Large 3	533	186.84	995	24

One grade step is worth $104.23/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale36 hd

196.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,170 hd

218.77

−21.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−12.01

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	—	Low	1,407	113.35	1,595	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	93.00	1,358	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,087	90.13	979	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	83.27	848	10

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)	1,210	$920	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	755	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	625	186.97/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	178.50/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	204.42/cwt	200.00–209.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	182.25/cwt	180.00–188.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	228.46/cwt	227.00–230.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	239.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	254.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	188.34/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	196.78/cwt	190.00–200.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	202.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	197.97/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	291.07/cwt	287.00–295.00	830	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	86.70/cwt	85.00–89.00	852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	85.62/cwt	83.00–88.00	899	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	79.75/cwt	77.00–82.00	774	4
Bulls	—	—	1,065	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	93.55/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,113	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	554	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	181.27/cwt	180.00–186.00	961	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	183.25/cwt	180.00–185.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	606	175.51/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	194.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	182.04/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	183.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	871	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 168Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 22

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	186.00–188.00	186.97
2	—	703	178.00–179.00	178.50
1	—	330	225.00	225.00
2	—	413	200.00–209.00	204.42
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
1	—	675	185.00	185.00
1	—	495	207.00	207.00
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
5	—	517	180.00–188.00	182.25
1	—	554	187.00	187.00
4	—	606	170.00–178.00	175.51
4	—	381	190.00–200.00	194.71
1	—	725	164.00	164.00
2	—	433	190.00–195.00	192.43
4	—	474	180.00–185.00	183.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
2	—	424	227.00–230.00	228.46
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
1	—	640	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	205.00	205.00
1	—	675	220.00	220.00
1	—	530	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	235.00–245.00	239.01
2	—	523	250.00–260.00	254.78
2	—	480	263.00	263.00
1	—	585	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	187.00–189.00	188.34
4	—	469	190.00–200.00	196.78
2	—	575	197.00–199.00	197.97
1	—	285	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	200.00–210.00	202.52
1	—	795	157.00	157.00
8	—	530	180.00–186.00	181.27
3	—	462	180.00–185.00	183.25
1	—	730	162.00	162.00
1	—	685	172.00	172.00
4	—	624	180.00–188.00	182.04
2	—	363	225.00–230.00	227.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	287.00–295.00	291.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	85.00–89.00	86.70
3	—	1,190	92.00–96.00	93.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	83.00–88.00	85.62
4	—	970	77.00–82.00	79.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,578	117.00–119.00	118.02

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	920.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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