Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago. slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower with outstanding cows at 96.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher with outstanding bulls at 120.00 to 128.00, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer ans heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.01/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$144.01

278 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$16.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	149.62	712	184
Medium and Large 3	405	133.33	540	26
Medium and Large 2	552	132.91	734	68

One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about −$22 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

144.01

—

GA average18 barns · 2,542 hd

144.38

−0.37

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	1,568	108.58	1,703	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	83.35	999	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	80.95	1,253	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	66.79	630	48

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.04/cwt	142.00–147.00	616	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	151.12/cwt	146.00–155.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	164.67/cwt	163.00–165.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	143.85/cwt	141.00–151.00	692	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	139.49/cwt	138.00–140.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	130.99/cwt	127.00–133.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.65/cwt	155.00–156.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.48/cwt	141.00–145.00	748	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	166.05/cwt	166.00–167.00	493	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	172.86/cwt	172.00–180.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.85/cwt	157.00–165.00	609	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	185.94/cwt	185.00–190.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	165.53/cwt	163.00–166.00	962	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.05/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,080	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	169.61/cwt	169.00–172.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	176.17/cwt	175.00–182.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	189.22/cwt	187.00–190.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	159.80/cwt	156.00–165.00	989	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	143.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	185.20/cwt	182.00–187.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	170.33/cwt	168.00–172.00	875	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	212.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	167.30/cwt	167.00–167.50	686	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	190.27/cwt	185.00–195.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	172.84/cwt	172.00–175.00	766	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	833	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	184.35/cwt	182.00–190.00	660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	59.67/cwt	58.00–61.00	510	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	76.25/cwt	72.00–79.00	763	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	73.63/cwt	70.00–76.00	807	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	90.24/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,166	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	82.49/cwt	79.00–86.00	971	50
Bulls	—	—	1,589	106.76/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	65.16/cwt	62.00–69.00	620	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	81.61/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,292	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	115.65/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,315	96.86/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,274	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	871	686.08/cwt	550.00–800.00	5,976	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	840.54/cwt	825.00–875.00	7,884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	655.32/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,688	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	158.90/cwt	154.00–162.00	739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	147.61/cwt	145.00–151.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	135.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	153.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	601	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	146.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.29/cwt	133.00–142.00	878	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	170.39/cwt	170.00–172.00	477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	194.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	274	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	137.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.42/cwt	135.00–138.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	131.97/cwt	131.00–133.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	156.13/cwt	152.00–160.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	121.63/cwt	120.00–128.00	681	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,387Last week 994Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 187Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 92Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	795	113.00	113.00
14	—	428	142.00–147.00	144.04
5	—	319	146.00–155.00	151.12
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
4	—	484	138.00–140.00	139.49
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
7	—	523	135.00–138.00	136.42
15	—	631	125.00	125.00
6	—	579	131.00–133.00	131.97
2	—	233	152.00–160.00	156.13
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	163.00–165.00	164.67
36	—	481	141.00–151.00	143.85
3	—	415	155.00–156.00	155.65
33	—	521	141.00–145.00	143.48
18	—	297	166.00–167.00	166.05
43	—	376	157.00–165.00	161.85
7	—	665	130.00–138.00	136.87
11	—	630	133.00–142.00	139.29
9	—	720	131.00	131.00
1	—	780	119.00	119.00
14	—	585	135.00–145.00	137.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	113.00	113.00
9	—	274	140.00–145.00	142.67
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	124.00–125.00	124.49
4	—	334	130.00–140.00	137.60
2	—	460	134.00–135.00	134.49
5	—	560	120.00–128.00	121.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	127.00–133.00	130.99
2	—	528	155.00	155.00
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
7	—	491	151.00	151.00
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
2	—	442	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	172.00–180.00	172.86
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	151.00	151.00
8	—	489	169.00–172.00	169.61
4	—	329	187.00–190.00	189.22
4	—	374	182.00–187.00	185.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	772	137.00	137.00
5	—	438	185.00–190.00	185.94
28	—	581	163.00–166.00	165.53
8	—	375	197.00	197.00
3	—	677	149.00	149.00
15	—	720	144.00–151.00	150.05
6	—	472	175.00–182.00	176.17
41	—	619	156.00–165.00	159.80
8	—	822	140.00–144.00	143.00
3	—	1,055	115.00–117.00	115.67
30	—	514	168.00–172.00	170.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	210.00–215.00	212.31
2	—	323	185.00–195.00	190.27
14	—	443	172.00–175.00	172.84
12	—	511	163.00	163.00
10	—	358	182.00–190.00	184.35
3	—	287	190.00–200.00	194.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	410	167.00–167.50	167.30
7	—	465	154.00–162.00	158.90
10	—	509	145.00–151.00	147.61
4	—	601	139.00	139.00
9	—	337	178.00	178.00
2	—	563	143.00–144.00	143.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	167.00	167.00
5	—	516	130.00–140.00	135.05
6	—	438	151.00–154.00	153.49
4	—	459	140.00–150.00	146.94
10	—	280	170.00–172.00	170.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	854	58.00–61.00	59.67
12	—	1,000	72.00–79.00	76.25
26	—	952	62.00–69.00	65.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,096	70.00–76.00	73.63
33	—	1,292	87.00–94.00	90.24
50	—	1,177	79.00–86.00	82.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	88.00	88.00
9	—	1,583	78.00–84.00	81.61
1	—	1,365	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	104.00–110.00	106.76
6	—	1,681	112.00–119.00	115.65
3	—	1,315	95.00–100.00	96.86

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)	13	—	871	550.00–800.00	686.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	868	500.00–750.00	655.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	938	825.00–875.00	840.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	775.00	775.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle