Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2,00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.10/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$150.10

278 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$17.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	153.94	783	203
Medium and Large 2	482	143.60	693	33
Medium and Large 3	361	136.68	494	42

One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $290 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 sale278 hd

150.10

—

GA average15 barns · 1,576 hd

144.93

+5.17

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	1,468	103.10	1,513	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	84.61	1,017	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	79.80	1,156	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	65.86	624	36

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	147.72/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,149	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	164.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	610	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	152.49/cwt	149.00–154.00	810	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	166.11/cwt	166.00–167.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	113.41/cwt	110.00–117.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.26/cwt	160.00–167.00	691	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.54/cwt	144.00–153.00	853	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	911	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.80/cwt	138.00–147.00	893	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	156.27/cwt	151.00–160.00	769	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	134.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	131.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	977	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	184.77/cwt	180.00–188.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	138.88/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,289	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	149.63/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	159.88/cwt	154.00–162.00	993	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	149.06/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,066	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	144.73/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,216	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	172.73/cwt	169.00–177.00	979	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	198.43/cwt	197.00–200.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	809	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	185.33/cwt	182.00–190.00	764	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	200.44/cwt	197.00–207.00	663	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	198.39/cwt	195.00–205.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	90.68/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,099	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	74.05/cwt	70.00–79.00	721	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	83.72/cwt	80.00–88.00	995	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	74.07/cwt	71.00–78.00	901	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	65.25/cwt	62.00–68.00	610	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	58.65/cwt	55.00–61.00	551	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	79.80/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,156	4
Bulls	—	—	1,474	103.48/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,525	18
Bulls	—	—	1,225	97.02/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,188	14
Bulls	—	—	1,936	114.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,213	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,022	724.84/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,408	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	929.17/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,370	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	874.94/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,082	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	927	950.37/cwt	850.00–975.00	8,810	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	876.52/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	9,782	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,182.35/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	14,744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	131.02/cwt	127.00–135.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	173.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	174.77/cwt	170.00–180.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	152.67/cwt	150.00–156.00	797	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	172.72/cwt	167.00–177.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	159.13/cwt	159.00–160.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	148.88/cwt	147.00–150.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.58/cwt	152.00–155.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.41/cwt	135.00–142.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	138.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	157.51/cwt	155.00–160.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	140.81/cwt	132.00–142.00	400	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	226	143.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	324	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	165.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	185.27/cwt	180.00–187.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	109.19/cwt	109.00–110.00	799	5

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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 994Last week 1,052Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 153Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 45Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	175.00	175.00
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
1	—	820	132.00	132.00
9	—	758	130.00–139.00	131.69
8	—	366	188.00	188.00
1	—	695	139.00	139.00
3	—	977	120.00	120.00
2	—	423	185.00	185.00
2	—	575	150.00	150.00
2	—	540	165.00–166.00	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	140.00	140.00
4	—	408	196.00	196.00
11	—	778	146.00–150.00	147.72
13	—	487	180.00–188.00	184.77
8	—	928	138.00–139.00	138.88
8	—	682	149.00–154.00	149.63
32	—	621	154.00–162.00	159.88
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
16	—	715	147.00–151.00	149.06
19	—	840	142.00–146.00	144.73
26	—	567	169.00–177.00	172.73
2	—	368	197.00–200.00	198.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
2	—	710	127.00–133.00	130.04
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	372	160.00–166.00	164.06
6	—	327	165.00	165.00
20	—	531	149.00–154.00	152.49
8	—	292	166.00–167.00	166.11
3	—	705	141.00	141.00
21	—	423	160.00–167.00	163.26
26	—	563	144.00–153.00	151.54
14	—	675	131.00–140.00	134.99
29	—	621	138.00–147.00	143.80
32	—	492	151.00–160.00	156.27
4	—	798	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	140.00–145.00	141.96
4	—	775	110.00–117.00	113.41
2	—	640	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	688	117.00–121.00	118.99
1	—	590	141.00	141.00
8	—	279	159.00–160.00	159.13
8	—	485	147.00–150.00	148.88
2	—	323	152.00–155.00	153.58
2	—	363	150.00–155.00	152.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	130.00–140.00	134.49
2	—	510	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	628	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
3	—	315	135.00–142.00	137.41
6	—	353	135.00–142.00	138.16
14	—	284	132.00–142.00	140.81
3	—	465	134.00	134.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
6	—	226	140.00–145.00	143.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	154.00	154.00
5	—	600	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
27	—	522	150.00–156.00	152.67
9	—	430	167.00–177.00	172.72
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
2	—	458	155.00–160.00	157.51
2	—	615	133.00–134.00	133.49
1	—	295	197.00	197.00
5	—	381	180.00–187.00	185.27
6	—	660	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	165.00–175.00	169.16
29	—	412	182.00–190.00	185.33
21	—	331	197.00–207.00	200.44
5	—	372	195.00–205.00	198.39
1	—	600	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	150.00	150.00
2	—	568	127.00–135.00	131.02
2	—	535	145.00–147.00	145.99
3	—	372	170.00–175.00	173.41
2	—	268	170.00–180.00	174.77
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
3	—	328	160.00–170.00	165.20
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
5	—	732	109.00–110.00	109.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,212	89.00–96.00	90.68
25	—	1,188	80.00–88.00	83.72
10	—	1,216	71.00–78.00	74.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	70.00–79.00	74.05
16	—	935	62.00–68.00	65.25
10	—	939	55.00–61.00	58.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	79.00–81.00	79.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,474	101.00–109.00	103.48
14	—	1,225	93.00–100.00	97.02
7	—	1,936	110.00–119.00	114.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,022	600.00–825.00	724.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,116	850.00–1,000.00	929.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	850.00–900.00	874.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	927	850.00–975.00	950.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,116	750.00–1,000.00	876.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,247	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,182.35

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

Replacement Cattle