Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.97/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$188.97

34 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$45.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	298	230.00	684	2thin
Medium and Large 2	499	187.77	937	17thin
Medium and Large 3	469	184.86	868	15thin

One grade step is worth $45.14/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale34 hd

188.97

—

GA average16 barns · 1,186 hd

209.38

−20.41

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	1,478	108.00	1,596	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	89.77	1,320	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	89.10	1,040	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	71.71	878	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$924	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 3	—	474	194.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	233.43/cwt	230.00–237.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	182.05/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	198.65/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	619	212.77/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	182.79/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	181.27/cwt	180.00–185.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	778	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	214.97/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	185.59/cwt	185.00–188.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	183.34/cwt	181.00–185.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	190.33/cwt	190.00–191.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	165.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	213.74/cwt	210.00–217.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	204.47/cwt	203.00–206.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	196.00/cwt	192.00–200.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,038.52/head	985.00–1,085.00	1,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	809.99/head	775.00–840.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,020	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	84.95/cwt	80.00–89.00	974	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	89.77/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,320	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	62.90/cwt	62.00–65.00	887	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	91.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,076	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	74.65/cwt	71.00–77.00	867	9

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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 120Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 51Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	190.00–200.00	194.72
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
3	—	573	180.00–185.00	182.05
1	—	375	225.00	225.00
4	—	440	210.00–217.00	213.74
1	—	530	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	230.00–237.00	233.43
1	—	305	240.00	240.00
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
2	—	460	203.00–206.00	204.47
2	—	575	190.00–192.00	191.00
1	—	665	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	238.00	238.00
3	—	715	195.00–201.00	198.65
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
4	—	619	210.00–214.00	212.77
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
2	—	778	197.00	197.00
1	—	430	222.00	222.00
4	—	580	214.00–217.00	214.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	177.00	177.00
4	—	554	180.00–189.00	182.79
1	—	340	214.00	214.00
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
3	—	473	190.00–191.00	190.33
3	—	615	160.00–169.00	165.00
4	—	416	192.00–200.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	180.00–185.00	181.27
5	—	486	185.00–188.00	185.59
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
2	—	360	200.00–210.00	204.93
3	—	523	181.00–185.00	183.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
1	—	310	230.00	230.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	985.00–1,085.00	1,038.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	775.00–840.00	809.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,020	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	80.00–89.00	84.95
13	—	1,178	90.00–95.00	91.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	87.00–92.00	89.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	62.00–65.00	62.90
9	—	1,162	71.00–77.00	74.65

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