Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle and bulls steady, Replacement cattle lightly tested all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $241.26/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$241.26

75 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	252.07	1,094	19thin
Medium and Large 2	420	244.65	1,028	31
Medium and Large 3	446	228.83	1,020	25

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $73 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 sale75 hd

241.26

—

GA average16 barns · 2,226 hd

247.80

−6.54

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	1,524	119.63	1,823	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,476	110.52	1,631	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	104.01	1,247	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	916	82.64	757	11

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)	1,515	$1,635	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$1,144	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,141	4thin

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 1	—	350	266.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	231.76/cwt	230.00–235.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	253.39/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	304.74/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	253.32/cwt	251.00–255.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.42/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	233.32/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	232.80/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	242.32/cwt	240.00–247.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	219.77/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	243.44/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,013	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	333.52/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	251.01/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	353.51/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	403	302.99/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	281.20/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,330	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	109.83/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,640	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	96.27/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,071	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	109.87/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,417	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	103.58/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,189	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	85.62/cwt	80.00–89.00	803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	74.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	120.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,050	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	125.91/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	1,144.19/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,144	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,141.34/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	301.39/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	212.72/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	196.51/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	272.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	264.02/cwt	260.00–267.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,400	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 251Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 49Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 18

Slaughter cattle and bulls steady, Replacement cattle lightly tested all classes of feeder cattle mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	262.00–270.00	266.00
2	—	453	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	—	295	280.00	280.00
1	—	580	230.00	230.00
5	—	419	250.00–257.00	253.39
1	—	700	192.00	192.00
2	—	523	240.00–247.00	243.42
4	—	319	270.00–275.00	272.39
1	—	645	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	245	250.00	250.00
4	—	423	230.00–235.00	231.76
8	—	382	240.00–247.00	242.32
4	—	576	217.00–222.00	219.77
3	—	515	210.00–215.00	212.72
2	—	678	195.00–198.00	196.51
2	—	345	240.00–255.00	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	251.00–255.00	253.32
3	—	528	231.00–237.00	233.32
5	—	476	230.00–235.00	232.80
14	—	416	240.00–247.00	243.44
3	—	337	260.00–267.00	264.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	360.00	360.00
2	—	393	352.00–355.00	353.51
1	—	610	242.00	242.00
1	—	565	267.00	267.00
2	—	450	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	—	515	270.00–285.00	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	330.00–337.00	333.52
2	—	533	250.00–252.00	251.01
2	—	475	298.00–305.00	301.39
1	—	580	230.00	230.00
2	—	623	230.00–232.00	231.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	242.00	242.00
4	—	403	300.00–305.00	302.99
6	—	473	280.00–287.00	281.20
2	—	333	330.00	330.00
2	—	635	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	295.00–315.00	304.74
1	—	355	330.00	330.00
1	—	430	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	292.00	292.00
1	—	590	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,493	109.00–111.00	109.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	92.00–99.00	96.27
11	—	1,290	108.00–114.00	109.87
6	—	1,148	100.00–106.00	103.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	90.00	90.00
4	—	938	80.00–89.00	85.62
4	—	920	70.00–75.00	74.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	117.00–122.00	120.31
1	—	1,050	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,688	125.00–127.00	125.91

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)	4	—	969	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,144.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,054	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,141.34

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