Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.02/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$147.02

114 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$14.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	150.62	622	75
Medium and Large 2	371	142.34	528	24
Medium and Large 3	266	136.48	363	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.14/cwt here — about $259 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 sale114 hd

147.02

—

GA average11 barns · 852 hd

135.68

+11.34

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	1,479	96.43	1,426	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	75.50	903	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	68.00	979	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	56.32	575	9thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, 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	—	474	150.62/cwt	145.00–152.00	714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	137.57/cwt	136.00–139.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.17/cwt	164.00–166.00	944	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	150.87/cwt	150.00–152.00	484	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	154.93/cwt	149.00–158.00	596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	178.08/cwt	174.00–182.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	185.55/cwt	184.00–190.00	764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.07/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	186.61/cwt	182.00–189.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	179.83/cwt	178.00–187.00	793	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	185.66/cwt	183.00–188.00	709	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	146.33/cwt	145.00–147.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	181.28/cwt	180.00–183.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.36/cwt	147.00–153.00	625	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	186.79/cwt	185.00–187.00	592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	153.59/cwt	149.00–157.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	239	136.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	327	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	181.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	161.25/cwt	160.00–170.00	363	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	168.52/cwt	165.00–172.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,483	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	853	731.83/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,243	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,313	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	101.15/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,602	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	59.72/cwt	56.00–63.00	608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,352	90.76/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,227	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	73.07/cwt	69.00–76.00	837	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	83.59/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,143	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	490	4

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 →

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Wed Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 793Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 68Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 114Year ago 0

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	145.00–152.00	150.62
6	—	513	140.00–145.00	141.81
16	—	321	150.00–152.00	150.87
13	—	385	149.00–158.00	154.93
2	—	565	137.00–140.00	138.53
23	—	413	147.00–153.00	151.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	136.00–139.00	137.57
2	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
2	—	413	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
3	—	350	145.00–147.00	146.33
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
3	—	295	149.00	149.00
9	—	310	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
2	—	273	142.00	142.00
2	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.48
10	—	239	135.00–137.00	136.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	155.00–159.00	157.02
1	—	785	149.00	149.00
12	—	575	164.00–166.00	164.17
9	—	513	174.00–182.00	178.08
8	—	412	184.00–190.00	185.55
5	—	358	190.00	190.00
1	—	725	150.00	150.00
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
2	—	665	149.00–155.00	152.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	165.00	165.00
3	—	337	182.00–189.00	186.61
1	—	700	137.00	137.00
2	—	510	170.00	170.00
2	—	360	175.00–180.00	177.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	169.00	169.00
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
11	—	441	178.00–187.00	179.83
1	—	265	190.00	190.00
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
22	—	382	183.00–188.00	185.66
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
10	—	317	185.00–187.00	186.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	180.00–183.00	181.28
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	580	140.00–142.00	140.98
3	—	520	149.00–157.00	153.59
11	—	276	180.00–185.00	181.74
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
2	—	363	165.00–172.00	168.52
2	—	463	155.00–165.00	159.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
8	—	225	160.00–170.00	161.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	853	600.00–825.00	731.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,584	98.00–105.00	101.15
5	—	1,352	87.00–94.00	90.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	56.00–63.00	59.72
1	—	1,190	68.00	68.00
4	—	980	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,145	69.00–76.00	73.07
6	—	1,367	82.00–86.00	83.59

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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Ashburn

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle