Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $181.02/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −27.92 against this barn's trailing median of $208.93.

Average price

$181.02

42 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$54.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.38

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	230.00	782	1thin
Medium and Large 2	445	188.72	839	13thin
Medium and Large 3	529	175.69	930	28

One grade step is worth $54.31/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale42 hd

181.02

—

GA average16 barns · 1,280 hd

214.40

−33.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

208.93

−27.92

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	1,188	112.23	1,333	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	93.79	1,129	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	78.52	865	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	171.10/cwt	170.00–178.00	871	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	180.54/cwt	172.00–185.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	181.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	168.55/cwt	167.00–170.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	216.51/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	173.43/cwt	170.00–177.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	177.07/cwt	175.00–180.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	220.30/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	199.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	669	172.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	186.71/cwt	185.00–188.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	180.84/cwt	180.00–182.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	92.61/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,086	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	98.53/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,232	113.18/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,394	3
Bulls	—	—	1,090	115.68/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,261	3
Bulls	—	—	1,350	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	84.76/cwt	80.00–87.00	863	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	69.17/cwt	67.00–71.00	849	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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 192Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 55Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, Replacement cattle and all classes of feeder cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
2	—	328	215.00–220.00	217.52
8	—	473	172.00–185.00	180.54
2	—	418	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	170.00–178.00	171.10
7	—	432	180.00–185.00	181.22
2	—	780	155.00–158.00	156.48
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
2	—	313	195.00–205.00	199.96
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
5	—	669	170.00–175.00	172.59
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	210.00	210.00
3	—	567	219.00–222.00	220.30
2	—	633	214.00–215.00	214.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	220.00–222.00	221.02
1	—	785	190.00	190.00
2	—	583	215.00–218.00	216.51
1	—	400	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	170.00–175.00	172.50
1	—	420	217.00	217.00
1	—	515	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	167.00–170.00	168.55
6	—	523	170.00–177.00	173.43
8	—	468	175.00–180.00	177.07
1	—	655	177.00	177.00
7	—	378	185.00–188.00	186.71
6	—	419	180.00–182.00	180.84

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)	1	—	785	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	90.00–95.00	92.61
2	—	1,325	98.00–99.00	98.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	80.00–87.00	84.76
2	—	1,228	67.00–71.00	69.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	112.00–114.00	113.18
3	—	1,090	107.00–121.00	115.68
1	—	1,350	99.00	99.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

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