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Name: Washington livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Washington, Georgia · Wed, Aug 9

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1944

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Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 104▼ 15 vs year ago 229 · −6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 12▲ 16 vs year ago 14 · +114.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady, All Feeder classes were mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.12/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$232.12

50 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$56.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	257.76	1,213	12thin
Medium and Large 2	567	225.27	1,278	36
Medium and Large 3	668	201.50	1,345	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.26/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale50 hd

232.12

—

GA average15 barns · 831 hd

242.19

−10.07

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	1,778	129.94	2,310	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	108.46	1,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	102.18	1,403	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	911	78.22	713	4thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,087	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$925	2thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,064	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	229.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,175	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	259.08/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,347	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	257.67/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,422	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	229.75/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,323	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	219.04/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,341	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,309	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	188.50/cwt	187.00–190.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	205.33/cwt	202.00–206.00	934	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	207.51/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,058	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,170	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	204.09/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,237	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,096	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,086	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	536	198.22/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,062	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	215.50/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,218	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	200.82/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,235	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	203.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,344	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	133.25/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,532	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	72.62/cwt	70.00–75.00	667	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	94.68/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,284	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	101.94/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,387	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	112.67/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,600	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	108.46/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,086.99/head	1,035.00–1,135.00	1,087	2

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 104Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 12Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls steady, All Feeder classes were mostly steady, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	215.00–216.00	215.50
3	—	660	200.00–210.00	203.66
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
2	—	505	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	197.00–202.00	198.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	615	197.00–205.00	200.82
2	—	517	210.00	210.00
2	—	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	242.00	242.00
8	—	576	228.00–230.00	229.75
11	—	512	225.00–230.00	229.56
16	—	612	215.00–223.00	219.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	260.00	260.00
2	—	520	257.00–261.00	259.08
3	—	552	256.00–260.00	257.67
6	—	414	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	203.00	203.00
1	—	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
2	—	385	187.00–190.00	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	217.00	217.00
7	—	606	199.00–205.00	204.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	207.00–208.00	207.51
6	—	455	202.00–206.00	205.33
1	—	675	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	925.00	925.00

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	—	1,068	1,035.00–1,135.00	1,086.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	129.00–136.00	133.25
1	—	1,410	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	90.00–98.00	94.68
6	—	1,361	99.00–106.00	101.94
3	—	1,420	110.00–116.00	112.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	107.00–109.00	108.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	95.00	95.00
3	—	918	70.00–75.00	72.62

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.