Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher with outstanding cows 97.00 to 98.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher with one outstanding bull at 125.00, feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.73/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$156.73

263 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$24.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	159.26	772	212
Medium and Large 2	395	153.77	608	31
Medium and Large 3	476	134.45	639	20

One grade step is worth $24.81/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 sale263 hd

156.73

—

GA average15 barns · 1,411 hd

149.29

+7.44

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	1,583	107.97	1,709	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	86.99	1,082	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	79.64	1,183	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	66.50	631	26

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1	—	675	153.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	193.48/cwt	192.00–195.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	171.43/cwt	165.00–175.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	143.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	155.20/cwt	148.00–158.00	835	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	166.96/cwt	166.00–170.00	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	148.56/cwt	142.00–150.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	321	181.06/cwt	179.00–190.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	152.05/cwt	147.00–157.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.76/cwt	144.00–150.00	907	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	170.50/cwt	168.00–172.00	963	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	181.09/cwt	180.00–182.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	162.98/cwt	161.00–167.00	712	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	711	114.82/cwt	110.00–116.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	153.40/cwt	150.00–160.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.37/cwt	167.00–172.00	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	161.04/cwt	155.00–162.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	206.97/cwt	205.00–210.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	171.74/cwt	167.00–173.00	646	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	195.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	178.67/cwt	177.00–179.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	163.01/cwt	161.00–165.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	205.96/cwt	202.00–207.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	161.24/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,014	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	185.26/cwt	180.00–187.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	184.90/cwt	182.00–192.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	151.78/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	210.54/cwt	207.00–212.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	302	216.61/cwt	205.00–222.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	172.20/cwt	171.00–177.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	182.61/cwt	177.00–187.00	761	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	59.09/cwt	56.00–62.00	532	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	74.42/cwt	71.00–78.00	732	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	67.48/cwt	63.00–70.00	651	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	75.54/cwt	72.00–79.00	894	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	91.71/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,164	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	85.01/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,048	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	79.64/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,183	9
Bulls	—	—	1,896	118.15/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,240	4
Bulls	—	—	1,564	106.65/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,668	10
Bulls	—	—	1,318	101.09/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,332	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,152	73.32/cwt	69.00–79.00	845	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	83.90/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,109	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	83.65/cwt	79.00–88.00	831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	68.23/cwt	60.00–74.00	730	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	83.43/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	121.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	181.91/cwt	180.00–185.00	424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	197.00/cwt	195.00–198.00	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	200.03/cwt	197.00–207.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	191.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	744	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	162.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	204.38/cwt	200.00–207.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	255	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	194.23/cwt	187.00–197.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	159.86/cwt	159.00–160.00	814	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	174.45/cwt	172.00–177.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	163.97/cwt	160.00–167.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	184.91/cwt	182.00–187.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	191.24/cwt	187.00–192.00	495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	149.79/cwt	148.00–152.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	778	2

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 964Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 141Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 77Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	150.00–156.00	153.00
22	—	565	168.00–172.00	170.50
3	—	310	205.00–210.00	206.97
16	—	426	190.00–200.00	195.88
7	—	376	202.00–207.00	205.96
11	—	522	180.00–182.00	181.02
28	—	629	159.00–167.00	161.24
2	—	795	140.00	140.00
10	—	486	182.00–192.00	184.90
5	—	739	150.00–159.00	151.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	192.00–195.00	193.48
13	—	540	166.00–170.00	166.96
1	—	600	153.00	153.00
6	—	488	177.00–179.00	178.67
2	—	573	161.00–165.00	163.01
4	—	326	192.00	192.00
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
5	—	439	180.00–187.00	185.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
2	—	390	170.00–180.00	174.94
1	—	295	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	165.00–175.00	171.43
11	—	662	141.00–146.00	143.69
46	—	538	148.00–158.00	155.20
16	—	590	142.00–150.00	148.56
13	—	622	144.00–150.00	145.76
2	—	220	180.00–182.00	181.09
20	—	437	161.00–167.00	162.98
7	—	275	167.00–172.00	170.37
20	—	376	167.00–173.00	171.74
44	—	469	155.00–165.00	158.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	179.00–190.00	181.06
6	—	384	174.00	174.00
15	—	509	159.00–160.00	159.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	147.00–157.00	152.05
5	—	711	110.00–116.00	114.82
2	—	323	150.00–152.00	151.05
5	—	413	140.00–147.00	141.36
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
2	—	285	155.00	155.00
2	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
5	—	383	150.00–160.00	153.40
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
6	—	413	150.00–157.00	153.19
7	—	324	155.00–162.00	161.04
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	130.00–135.00	132.51
7	—	287	160.00–165.00	162.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
6	—	375	207.00–212.00	210.54
2	—	200	220.00	220.00
6	—	302	205.00–222.00	216.61
1	—	255	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	171.00–177.00	172.20
13	—	417	177.00–187.00	182.61
11	—	277	197.00–207.00	200.03
13	—	337	190.00–200.00	191.71
3	—	218	200.00–207.00	204.38
7	—	389	187.00–197.00	194.23
2	—	535	172.00–177.00	174.45
5	—	617	143.00–148.00	144.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	157.00–159.00	158.01
2	—	713	119.00–125.00	121.95
3	—	205	195.00–198.00	197.00
2	—	630	141.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	380	182.00	182.00
3	—	458	160.00–167.00	163.97
8	—	339	182.00–187.00	184.91
7	—	259	187.00–192.00	191.24
5	—	583	148.00–152.00	149.79
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	175.00–180.00	177.48
5	—	233	180.00–185.00	181.91
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
2	—	470	154.00–155.00	154.48
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	583	132.00–135.00	133.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	901	56.00–62.00	59.09
6	—	983	71.00–78.00	74.42
12	—	964	63.00–70.00	67.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,183	72.00–79.00	75.54
31	—	1,269	89.00–96.00	91.71
22	—	1,233	81.00–88.00	85.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,486	75.00–82.00	79.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,896	115.00–121.00	118.15
10	—	1,564	103.00–110.00	106.65
4	—	1,318	100.00–102.00	101.09

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)	10	—	1,152	69.00–79.00	73.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	60.00–74.00	68.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,322	80.00–88.00	83.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	79.00–88.00	83.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,226	80.00–90.00	83.43

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