Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bull 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cattle lightly tested all classes of feeder cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.90/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$232.90

40 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.36

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	250.55	1,123	11thin
Medium and Large 2	490	230.76	1,131	9thin
Medium and Large 3	479	224.15	1,075	20

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $48 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 sale40 hd

232.90

—

GA average16 barns · 1,860 hd

245.25

−12.36

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	1,550	126.40	1,959	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	119.44	1,684	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	110.82	1,190	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	906	82.47	748	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)	955	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	727	$729	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	986	$1,728	5

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 3	—	314	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	234.67/cwt	232.00–237.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	260.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	219.42/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	331.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	275.99/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	245.21/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	309.74/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	322.40/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	339.85/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	302.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,270	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	110.95/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,162	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	119.44/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	835	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	117.48/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	75.06/cwt	71.00–78.00	640	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	90.43/cwt	90.00–92.00	836	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	85.05/cwt	83.00–87.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	114.58/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	134.75/cwt	133.00–137.00	2,372	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	728.66/head	700.00–775.00	729	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	315.39/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	234.63/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	313.48/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	283.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	302.50/cwt	295.00–310.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	333.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	243.47/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	943	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 211Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 71Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago slaughter cattle and bull 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Replacement cattle lightly tested all classes of feeder cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	250.00–255.00	252.51
3	—	408	232.00–237.00	234.67
7	—	516	217.00–222.00	219.42
1	—	630	205.00	205.00
1	—	570	212.00	212.00
2	—	718	175.00–177.00	176.00
1	—	485	222.00	222.00
1	—	375	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	252.00	252.00
1	—	655	202.00	202.00
1	—	615	212.00	212.00
1	—	700	185.00	185.00
4	—	423	240.00–247.00	243.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	255.00–265.00	260.11
1	—	570	230.00	230.00
1	—	345	265.00	265.00
4	—	475	244.00–247.00	245.21
1	—	600	228.00	228.00
1	—	285	270.00	270.00
1	—	360	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	330.00–335.00	331.63
2	—	538	275.00–277.00	276.01
1	—	455	310.00	310.00
2	—	428	320.00–325.00	322.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	275.00–277.00	275.99
2	—	485	290.00–295.00	292.47
4	—	431	307.00–312.00	309.74
1	—	610	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	260.00	260.00
1	—	265	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	260.00–265.00	262.48
2	—	330	335.00–345.00	339.85
1	—	530	262.00	262.00
1	—	405	330.00	330.00
3	—	362	330.00–335.00	333.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	197.00	197.00
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
1	—	490	275.00	275.00
3	—	420	300.00–305.00	302.33
2	—	578	220.00–225.00	222.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	312.00–320.00	315.39
3	—	570	230.00–237.00	234.63
2	—	413	310.00–317.00	313.48
5	—	460	280.00–290.00	283.18
2	—	300	295.00–310.00	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,047	105.00–115.00	110.95
2	—	835	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,248	116.00–120.00	117.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	119.00–120.00	119.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	853	71.00–78.00	75.06
4	—	925	90.00–92.00	90.43
2	—	1,003	83.00–87.00	85.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,510	112.00–118.00	114.58
3	—	1,760	133.00–137.00	134.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	727	700.00–775.00	728.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,035	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	840.00	840.00

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