Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.89/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$258.89

26 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$83.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	292.79	1,277	10thin
Medium and Large 2	459	265.76	1,219	8thin
Medium and Large 3	573	209.65	1,202	8thin

One grade step is worth $83.14/cwt here — about $75 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 sale26 hd

258.89

—

GA average14 barns · 1,601 hd

246.18

+12.71

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	1,295	108.00	1,399	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	93.20	1,286	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,163	84.51	983	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)	1,285	$820	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	423	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	298.68/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	223.42/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	238.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	311.30/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	211.20/cwt	210.00–215.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	263.48/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	210.46/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	212.58/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,175	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,475	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	95.50/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,309	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	85.18/cwt	81.00–89.00	967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	83.17/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,110	5
Bulls	—	—	1,295	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,399	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	233.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	210.51/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	311.69/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	228.54/cwt	227.00–230.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	217.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	290.99/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 94Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	230.00	230.00
2	—	460	220.00–227.00	223.42
3	—	515	210.00–215.00	211.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	300.00–305.00	302.38
2	—	413	270.00–275.00	272.52
3	—	277	230.00–240.00	233.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	295.00–300.00	298.68
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
3	—	330	310.00–315.00	311.69
1	—	295	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	237.00	237.00
1	—	380	235.00	235.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
2	—	710	195.00	195.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
2	—	475	210.00–215.00	212.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	235.00–245.00	238.36
1	—	580	247.00	247.00
2	—	368	290.00–292.00	291.01
2	—	438	290.00–292.00	290.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	275.00	275.00
1	—	300	315.00	315.00
3	—	385	307.00–317.00	311.30
2	—	425	310.00	310.00
2	—	513	260.00–267.00	263.48
1	—	550	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	210.00–215.00	211.20
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
4	—	489	210.00–212.00	210.51
1	—	770	151.00	151.00
1	—	335	226.00	226.00
1	—	570	199.00	199.00
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	220.00	220.00
2	—	505	206.00–215.00	210.46
2	—	370	227.00–230.00	228.54
3	—	462	217.00–220.00	217.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,135	81.00–89.00	85.18
1	—	1,105	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	100.00–105.00	101.70
7	—	1,371	92.00–98.00	95.50
5	—	1,335	82.00–85.00	83.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	975.00	975.00

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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Steers · 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

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