Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle were unevenly steady, replacement cattle were lightly tested, Feeder steers were mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.47/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$179.47

37 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$17.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	191.76	1,160	4thin
Medium and Large 2	519	185.96	965	11thin
Medium and Large 3	477	173.99	831	22

One grade step is worth $17.77/cwt here — about $329 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 sale37 hd

179.47

—

GA average16 barns · 1,141 hd

196.64

−17.17

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	1,745	107.28	1,872	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	89.00	1,442	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	85.68	1,180	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	77.77	871	4thin

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)	957	$870	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$766	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	515	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	200.34/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	198.68/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	215.65/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	175.76/cwt	173.00–180.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	188.04/cwt	186.00–190.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	174.63/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	191.76/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	190.06/cwt	187.00–196.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	174.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	172.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	892	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	190.13/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	203.48/cwt	200.00–210.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	181.13/cwt	180.00–185.00	784	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,004.64/head	900.00–1,060.00	1,005	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	760	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	895.07/head	825.00–940.00	895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	665	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	109.56/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	85.68/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,180	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	77.77/cwt	74.00–80.00	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 183Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 33Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle were unevenly steady, replacement cattle were lightly tested, Feeder steers were mostly steady, feeder bulls and heifers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	203.00	203.00
3	—	568	200.00–201.00	200.34
3	—	617	196.00–201.00	198.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	175.00	175.00
1	—	710	172.00	172.00
2	—	383	200.00	200.00
2	—	570	185.00–195.00	190.13
2	—	610	183.00	183.00
3	—	465	200.00–210.00	203.48
2	—	533	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	221.00	221.00
2	—	575	180.00	180.00
6	—	433	180.00–185.00	181.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
1	—	480	225.00	225.00
1	—	510	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	205.00	205.00
2	—	523	212.00–219.00	215.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	180.00–185.00	182.52
5	—	418	173.00–180.00	175.76
1	—	645	160.00	160.00
5	—	470	170.00–177.00	174.39
9	—	517	170.00–177.00	172.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
2	—	520	186.00–190.00	188.04
2	—	578	180.00	180.00
2	—	628	170.00–179.00	174.63
4	—	466	187.00–196.00	190.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	187.00–197.00	191.76

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	1	—	1,110	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	900.00–1,060.00	1,004.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	825.00–940.00	895.07
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	109.00–110.00	109.56
1	—	1,875	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,710	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,377	81.00–88.00	85.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	74.00–80.00	77.77

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