Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle and bulls steady, Replacement cattle and all classes of feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.92/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$230.92

61 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$23.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	241.95	1,087	12thin
Medium and Large 2	458	233.15	1,068	32
Medium and Large 3	491	218.94	1,076	17thin

One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $12 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 sale61 hd

230.92

—

GA average16 barns · 2,481 hd

238.95

−8.03

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	1,648	128.86	2,123	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,687	106.34	1,794	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	102.59	1,115	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	79.50	728	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,349	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	516	224.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	215.18/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	235.37/cwt	232.00–237.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	217.25/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,356	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	246.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	225.02/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	333.44/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	259.30/cwt	257.00–260.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	283.37/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	333.41/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	306.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	291.02/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,269	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	111.75/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,425	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	113.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,715	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,910	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	105.33/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	103.79/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,121	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	96.61/cwt	93.00–99.00	984	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	72.82/cwt	70.00–75.00	615	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	90.63/cwt	90.00–91.00	965	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	83.95/cwt	81.00–87.00	798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	125.89/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,165	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	136.44/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,299	3
Bulls	—	—	1,320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,348.61/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	226.51/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	223.81/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,262	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	321.73/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	230.26/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	238.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	201.05/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	330.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	232.64/cwt	230.00–237.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	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

Tue Feb 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 180Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 35Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago Slaughter cattle and bulls steady, Replacement cattle and all classes of feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	220.00–230.00	224.81
2	—	620	226.00	226.00
1	—	300	255.00	255.00
4	—	376	257.00–260.00	259.30
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	212.00–217.00	215.18
3	—	368	232.00–237.00	235.37
1	—	415	220.00	220.00
3	—	278	235.00–240.00	238.23
5	—	624	197.00–207.00	201.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	250.00	250.00
7	—	624	210.00–222.00	217.25
7	—	382	240.00–250.00	246.50
3	—	557	222.00–227.00	225.02
5	—	468	225.00–237.00	230.26
5	—	426	230.00–237.00	232.64
3	—	320	240.00–245.00	241.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	325.00	325.00
1	—	470	315.00	315.00
1	—	610	250.00	250.00
2	—	370	330.00–337.00	333.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	330.00–337.00	333.44
1	—	470	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	325.00	325.00
3	—	475	280.00–285.00	283.37
1	—	650	247.00	247.00
1	—	430	312.00	312.00
1	—	640	247.00	247.00
1	—	575	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	238.00–240.00	239.00
3	—	423	325.00	325.00
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
1	—	355	350.00	350.00
2	—	330	325.00–335.00	330.23
1	—	460	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	337.00	337.00
2	—	330	320.00	320.00
5	—	417	305.00–315.00	306.97
2	—	460	290.00–292.00	291.02
2	—	618	226.00–227.00	226.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	290.00–300.00	295.00
5	—	564	220.00–227.00	223.81
3	—	362	315.00–325.00	321.73
3	—	527	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	109.00–114.00	111.75
12	—	1,080	102.00–107.00	103.79
7	—	1,019	93.00–99.00	96.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	110.00–116.00	113.20
2	—	1,900	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	1,645	104.00–107.00	105.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	844	70.00–75.00	72.82
2	—	1,065	90.00–91.00	90.63
4	—	950	81.00–87.00	83.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	124.00–127.00	125.89
3	—	1,685	133.00–139.00	136.44
1	—	1,320	115.00	115.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,348.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	750.00	750.00

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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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