Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to this market being closed the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.47/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$185.47

70 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.45

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	458	187.82	860	29
Medium and Large 1	604	186.15	1,124	7thin
Medium and Large 3	444	183.33	814	34

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $46 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 sale70 hd

185.47

—

GA average14 barns · 1,198 hd

206.93

−21.45

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	1,490	108.67	1,619	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	84.05	918	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	60.00	542	2thin

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)	1,287	$1,224	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,013	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	474	180.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	858	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.56/cwt	182.00–188.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	181.13/cwt	180.00–182.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	191.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	193.96/cwt	190.00–195.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	185.98/cwt	182.00–187.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	193.83/cwt	192.00–197.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	173.33/cwt	170.00–176.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	596	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.18/cwt	180.00–188.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	195.85/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	202.59/cwt	200.00–205.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	221	228.56/cwt	225.00–235.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	288.53/cwt	287.00–290.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	281.74/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	289	289.50/cwt	289.00–290.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	81.38/cwt	80.00–83.00	840	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	86.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	999	5
Bulls	—	—	1,552	107.25/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	115.42/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,012.91/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	1,223.75/head	1,110.00–1,310.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	192.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	219.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	183.16/cwt	180.00–187.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	228.97/cwt	228.00–230.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	202.21/cwt	200.00–207.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	274.61/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	174.84/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	182.42/cwt	180.00–187.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	268.27/cwt	265.00–275.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	183.69/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	182.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	197.60/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	269.79/cwt	267.00–272.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	1

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 97Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 37Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 26

No trends available due to this market being closed the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	180.00–183.00	180.99
4	—	420	182.00–188.00	185.56
8	—	514	180.00–182.00	181.13
7	—	377	182.00–187.00	185.98
6	—	331	192.00–197.00	193.83
3	—	563	170.00–176.00	173.33
1	—	620	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	177.00	177.00
1	—	285	231.00	231.00
3	—	615	182.00–185.00	183.69
2	—	710	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	190.00–195.00	192.51
9	—	423	190.00–197.00	191.57
7	—	370	190.00–195.00	193.96
6	—	475	180.00–188.00	185.18
3	—	628	165.00–170.00	168.29
2	—	560	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	596	180.00	180.00
2	—	525	192.00–200.00	195.85
2	—	478	200.00–205.00	202.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	199.00	199.00
1	—	375	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	214.00	214.00
1	—	730	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	155.00	155.00
4	—	221	225.00–235.00	228.56
2	—	720	165.00–170.00	167.45
2	—	370	215.00–225.00	219.80
4	—	471	180.00–187.00	183.16
4	—	320	240.00–242.00	241.02
2	—	288	228.00–230.00	228.97
3	—	517	180.00–185.00	182.36
5	—	622	170.00–177.00	174.84
5	—	426	180.00–187.00	182.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	287.00–290.00	288.53
4	—	378	280.00–285.00	281.74
2	—	289	289.00–290.00	289.50
3	—	410	270.00–277.00	274.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	175.00–177.00	176.02
5	—	471	190.00–195.00	192.41
3	—	427	200.00–207.00	202.21
3	—	367	265.00–275.00	268.27
4	—	606	180.00–185.00	182.00
2	—	520	195.00–200.00	197.60
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
4	—	313	267.00–272.00	269.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,032	80.00–83.00	81.38
5	—	1,152	85.00–89.00	86.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,552	106.00–108.00	107.25
1	—	1,725	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,310	114.00–117.00	115.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,287	1,110.00–1,310.00	1,223.75

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle