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Washington

Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Jun 28

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

← Jun 21Jun 28Jul 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 91 vs last sale 83▲ 10 vs year ago 164 · +6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 16▼ 33 vs year ago 45 · −73.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▼ 32 vs year ago 41 · −78.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder classes unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.64/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$179.64

24 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.92

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	186.67	1,223	3thin
Medium and Large 3	554	179.41	993	18thin
Medium and Large 2	647	173.94	1,125	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $99 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 sale24 hd

179.64

—

GA average16 barns · 1,098 hd

208.55

−28.92

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	106.00	1,749	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	100.68	1,228	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	88.68	929	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$970	1thin

Every lot

24 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	493	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,029	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	469	192.79/cwt	187.00–199.00	904	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	184.53/cwt	180.00–188.00	961	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	183.41/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,055	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	176.18/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,013	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,165	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	168.45/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,053	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	184.51/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,251	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,165	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,258	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	795	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,292	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	825	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	89.41/cwt	86.00–91.00	950	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	102.10/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,257	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,749	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	890	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,200	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 83Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls lightly tested, Feeder classes unevenly steady, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	197.50	197.50
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
1	—	695	181.00	181.00
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
1	—	795	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	191.00	191.00
2	—	678	183.00–186.00	184.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	174.00–179.00	176.18
2	—	625	167.00–170.00	168.45
4	—	469	187.00–199.00	192.79
4	—	521	180.00–188.00	184.53
1	—	730	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	155.00	155.00
2	—	575	180.00–187.00	183.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	195.00	195.00
2	—	493	207.50–210.00	208.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	99.00–105.00	102.10
1	—	1,175	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	86.00–91.00	89.41
1	—	970	85.00	85.00

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.