Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.30/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$189.30

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	590	194.01	1,145	5thin
Medium and Large 3	529	187.92	995	17thin

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $150 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 sale22 hd

189.30

—

GA average16 barns · 1,155 hd

220.54

−31.24

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	87.12	1,073	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	69.73	647	3thin

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)	1,201	$1,507	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$903	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	204.41/cwt	200.00–208.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	173.68/cwt	170.00–176.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	173.68/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	185.97/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	195.47/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	211.53/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	198.98/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	197.48/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	212.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	196.00/cwt	192.00–200.00	902	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,506.56/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,507	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	902.78/head	825.00–1,000.00	903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	66.10/cwt	63.00–69.00	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	84.45/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,008	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,425	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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 120Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 13

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	245.00	245.00
2	—	435	235.00	235.00
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	200.00–208.00	204.41
3	—	520	170.00–176.00	173.68
3	—	735	172.00–175.00	173.68
2	—	613	184.00–185.00	184.51
2	—	325	210.00–215.00	212.62
1	—	800	143.00	143.00
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
2	—	460	192.00–200.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	185.00–190.00	187.55
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
2	—	630	196.00–199.00	197.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	185.00–188.00	185.97
2	—	663	194.00–197.00	195.47
1	—	500	217.00	217.00
2	—	470	230.00	230.00
2	—	575	208.00–215.00	211.53
2	—	603	195.00–198.00	196.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	242.00	242.00
1	—	770	189.00	189.00
2	—	430	245.00	245.00
3	—	715	197.00–200.00	198.98
1	—	600	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,506.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	825.00–1,000.00	902.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	77.00	77.00
2	—	940	63.00–69.00	66.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,194	81.00–87.00	84.45
2	—	1,418	100.00–101.00	100.49

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