Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle and calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.57/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$215.57

45 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	218.65	1,175	18thin
Medium and Large 3	438	215.00	942	6thin
Medium and Large 2	529	213.09	1,128	21

One grade step is worth $5.56/cwt here — about $47 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 sale45 hd

215.57

—

GA average15 barns · 1,627 hd

230.81

−15.25

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	—	High	1,779	117.17	2,085	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	111.67	1,413	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,057	92.92	982	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	78.64	774	7thin

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)	998	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,023	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	418	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	246.05/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	198.49/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	228.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	216.78/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	197.02/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	225.64/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	255.62/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	221.21/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	262.30/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	266.35/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	256.69/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	297.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	216.13/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,126	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	263.00/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	304.60/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	243.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	227.95/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,090	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	100.00/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	73.39/cwt	71.00–77.00	732	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	67.14/cwt	66.00–68.00	657	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	111.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	85.39/cwt	83.00–88.00	965	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	98.03/cwt	97.00–99.00	951	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	842	93.36/cwt	90.00–97.00	786	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	2,671	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,929	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,023.31/head	775.00–1,175.00	1,023	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,025.44/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	309.44/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	207.68/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	222.34/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	237.95/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	217.73/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	262.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	213.16/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 99Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 31Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bulls lightly tested, replacement cattle lightly tested, all classes of feeder cattle and calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	215.00	215.00
1	—	551	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	205.00	205.00
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	198.00–199.00	198.49
4	—	419	225.00–235.00	228.95
4	—	468	215.00–219.00	216.78
3	—	657	193.00–199.00	197.02
1	—	700	189.00	189.00
1	—	360	245.00	245.00
4	—	523	217.00–219.00	217.73
2	—	633	199.00–200.00	199.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	225.00–227.00	225.64
3	—	620	206.00–209.00	207.68
3	—	522	222.00–223.00	222.34
3	—	430	237.00–240.00	237.95
1	—	705	189.00	189.00
5	—	566	210.00–216.00	213.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	242.00–250.00	246.05
2	—	518	240.00–247.00	243.52
3	—	422	260.00–267.00	262.30
3	—	480	265.00–267.00	266.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	234.00	234.00
5	—	491	252.00–258.00	255.62
4	—	618	215.00–225.00	221.21
1	—	560	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	320.00	320.00
1	—	360	320.00	320.00
1	—	460	282.00	282.00
3	—	513	255.00–260.00	256.69
2	—	413	295.00–300.00	297.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	215.00–220.00	216.13
4	—	478	225.00–230.00	227.95
1	—	600	214.00	214.00
1	—	660	207.00	207.00
2	—	368	260.00–265.00	262.62
2	—	573	190.00–200.00	194.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	262.00–265.00	263.00
2	—	468	240.00–247.00	243.44
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	297.00–310.00	304.60
2	—	455	255.00–260.00	257.47
2	—	333	315.00	315.00
6	—	371	305.00–315.00	309.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	98.00–102.00	100.00
2	—	1,130	83.00–88.00	85.39
2	—	842	90.00–97.00	93.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	71.00–77.00	73.39
2	—	978	66.00–68.00	67.14
2	—	970	97.00–99.00	98.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	110.00–114.00	111.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,180	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	1,635	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,523	111.00	111.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	775.00–1,175.00	1,023.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.44

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle