Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 6.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.40/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$149.40

222 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$16.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	151.82	715	153
Medium and Large 2	376	149.30	562	43
Medium and Large 3	309	135.29	418	26

One grade step is worth $16.54/cwt here — about $297 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 sale222 hd

149.40

—

GA average15 barns · 1,528 hd

139.76

+9.63

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	—	Low	1,330	89.89	1,195	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	69.90	859	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	69.67	1,055	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	57.86	605	50

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	417	153.68/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.26/cwt	146.00–155.00	490	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	134.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.36/cwt	145.00–152.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	889	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.95/cwt	139.00–148.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.43/cwt	167.00–170.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.51/cwt	132.00–137.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	156.55/cwt	154.00–160.00	585	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	159.65/cwt	157.00–162.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	184.26/cwt	182.00–188.00	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	174.80/cwt	170.00–180.00	535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	193.57/cwt	190.00–197.00	716	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	184.89/cwt	182.00–187.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,019	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	159.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	999	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	174.90/cwt	172.00–179.00	925	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.85/cwt	186.00–190.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	184.37/cwt	180.00–187.00	767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	179.09/cwt	175.00–182.00	838	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	187.24/cwt	185.00–190.00	726	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	167.64/cwt	165.00–172.00	852	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	189.68/cwt	187.00–192.00	620	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	51.32/cwt	47.00–53.00	508	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	64.91/cwt	62.00–68.00	713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	57.94/cwt	54.00–61.00	608	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	63.50/cwt	60.00–66.00	732	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	77.27/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,052	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	71.79/cwt	68.00–75.00	887	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	69.67/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,055	9
Bulls	—	—	1,268	87.11/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,105	16
Bulls	—	—	1,730	102.32/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,770	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	91.85/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,238	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	970.05/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	12,009	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	864	726.79/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,279	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	670	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,360	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	919	852.61/cwt	750.00–925.00	7,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	154.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	482	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	169.41/cwt	167.00–177.00	361	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	169.01/cwt	167.00–170.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	175.00/cwt	173.00–177.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	180.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	587	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	152.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	158.63/cwt	155.00–161.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	159.29/cwt	157.00–162.00	545	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	183.89/cwt	177.00–187.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	180.43/cwt	177.00–182.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	151.15/cwt	149.00–159.00	721	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	138.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	374	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	158.34/cwt	158.00–159.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.88/cwt	147.00–157.00	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	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 →

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Wed Jan 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 387Year ago 1,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 61Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	417	150.00–157.00	153.68
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
23	—	621	140.00–148.00	143.22
4	—	556	147.00	147.00
5	—	761	133.00	133.00
27	—	374	154.00–160.00	156.55
14	—	342	157.00–162.00	159.29
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
22	—	477	149.00–159.00	151.15
11	—	520	147.00–157.00	154.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	320	146.00–155.00	153.26
8	—	360	145.00–152.00	150.36
6	—	471	139.00–148.00	142.95
3	—	512	142.00–145.00	143.98
2	—	563	132.00–137.00	134.51
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
2	—	210	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	127.00	127.00
5	—	238	130.00–140.00	134.40
13	—	271	132.00–140.00	138.14
3	—	320	130.00–140.00	133.54
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	152.00	152.00
3	—	519	158.00–159.00	158.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	152.00	152.00
5	—	511	171.00	171.00
4	—	310	185.00	185.00
1	—	550	161.00	161.00
10	—	374	182.00–187.00	184.89
2	—	818	134.00	134.00
5	—	471	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	167.00–170.00	168.43
1	—	280	175.00	175.00
3	—	407	157.00–162.00	159.65
5	—	306	170.00–180.00	174.80
1	—	480	161.00	161.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	140.00	140.00
12	—	460	182.00–188.00	184.26
11	—	370	190.00–197.00	193.57
5	—	341	190.00	190.00
23	—	666	153.00	153.00
28	—	626	157.00–160.00	159.56
6	—	912	130.00	130.00
42	—	529	172.00–179.00	174.90
9	—	425	186.00–190.00	187.85
1	—	720	148.00	148.00
4	—	776	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	162.00	162.00
10	—	416	180.00–187.00	184.37
15	—	468	175.00–182.00	179.09
11	—	388	185.00–190.00	187.24
8	—	508	165.00–172.00	167.64
9	—	327	187.00–192.00	189.68
3	—	285	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	312	150.00–155.00	154.37
4	—	213	167.00–177.00	169.41
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
6	—	273	155.00	155.00
1	—	535	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	167.00–170.00	169.01
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
3	—	442	173.00–177.00	175.00
13	—	325	175.00–185.00	180.59
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
6	—	580	150.00–158.00	152.75
5	—	526	155.00–161.00	158.63
4	—	266	177.00–187.00	183.89
1	—	610	136.00	136.00
7	—	364	177.00–182.00	180.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	47.00–53.00	51.32
7	—	1,098	62.00–68.00	64.91
35	—	1,049	54.00–61.00	57.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,153	60.00–66.00	63.50
8	—	1,362	76.00–83.00	77.27
23	—	1,235	68.00–75.00	71.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,514	68.00–72.00	69.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,268	82.00–89.00	87.11
2	—	1,730	99.00–106.00	102.32
10	—	1,348	90.00–97.00	91.85

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)	8	—	1,238	950.00–1,050.00	970.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	864	600.00–875.00	726.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	919	750.00–925.00	852.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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