Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher with outstanding bulls at 126.00 to 130.00, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.94/cwt on 286 head.

Average price

$147.94

286 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$6.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	148.54	815	213
Medium and Large 2	404	148.22	598	50
Medium and Large 3	316	141.71	448	23

One grade step is worth $6.83/cwt here — about $367 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 sale286 hd

147.94

—

GA average15 barns · 1,602 hd

143.59

+4.34

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	—	Average	1,479	108.56	1,605	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	96.61	1,139	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	90.03	1,316	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	81.00	818	53

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	—	681	131.60/cwt	128.00–134.00	896	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	147.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	150.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	153.86/cwt	148.00–157.00	722	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	143.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.04/cwt	151.00–161.00	650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.36/cwt	149.00–157.00	812	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	145.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	837	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	171.21/cwt	169.00–174.00	967	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	184.23/cwt	182.00–185.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	127.30/cwt	123.00–129.00	983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	183.86/cwt	182.00–184.00	792	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	137.74/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,120	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	139.32/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	142.22/cwt	140.00–149.00	957	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	181.88/cwt	175.00–183.00	969	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	161.36/cwt	159.00–166.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	172.65/cwt	170.00–180.00	720	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	148.18/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	177.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	772	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	149.78/cwt	149.00–152.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	182.98/cwt	182.00–185.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	78.43/cwt	75.00–82.00	800	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	87.23/cwt	83.00–90.00	895	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	70.33/cwt	69.00–72.00	638	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	85.14/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,452	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	90.54/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,300	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	104.13/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,305	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	97.25/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,144	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	87.56/cwt	84.00–90.00	979	17
Bulls	—	—	1,615	109.18/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,763	10
Bulls	—	—	1,259	100.97/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,271	11
Bulls	—	—	1,610	118.23/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,904	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	874	771.46/cwt	675.00–950.00	6,743	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,018.31/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	8,941	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,621	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	957.42/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	8,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	452	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	174.54/cwt	170.00–177.00	670	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	289	180.62/cwt	180.00–182.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	161.37/cwt	157.00–167.00	513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	158.66/cwt	157.00–164.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	140.51/cwt	138.00–143.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	163.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	161.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	621	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	231	148.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	139.92/cwt	137.00–143.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	143.44/cwt	140.00–147.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	144.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	379	6

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,192Last week 746Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 172Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 40Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	681	128.00–134.00	131.60
38	—	469	148.00–157.00	153.86
12	—	422	151.00–161.00	154.04
41	—	526	149.00–157.00	154.36
39	—	574	140.00–150.00	145.89
2	—	713	132.00	132.00
12	—	772	123.00–129.00	127.30
1	—	210	167.00	167.00
2	—	603	138.00–143.00	140.51
23	—	386	160.00–164.00	161.01
6	—	824	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	232	162.00	162.00
12	—	421	140.00–150.00	147.54
10	—	386	145.00–155.00	150.72
10	—	330	150.00–160.00	154.60
11	—	456	140.00–145.00	143.14
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	730	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	164.00	164.00
5	—	692	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	231	145.00–152.00	148.44
4	—	368	137.00–143.00	139.92
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
7	—	309	140.00–147.00	143.44
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
6	—	262	140.00–150.00	144.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
2	—	530	150.00–157.00	153.43
7	—	559	155.00	155.00
4	—	383	175.00–176.00	175.51
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
1	—	240	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	565	169.00–174.00	171.21
28	—	431	182.00–184.00	183.86
7	—	813	132.00–140.00	137.74
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
2	—	673	154.00–155.00	154.50
22	—	533	175.00–183.00	181.88
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
5	—	716	145.00–149.00	148.18
6	—	461	177.00–180.00	177.49
2	—	621	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	182.00–185.00	184.23
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
3	—	735	138.00–140.00	139.32
37	—	673	140.00–149.00	142.22
11	—	528	159.00–166.00	161.36
2	—	768	134.00	134.00
15	—	417	170.00–180.00	172.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	187.00	187.00
6	—	625	141.00	141.00
17	—	457	169.00	169.00
8	—	566	149.00–152.00	149.78
3	—	382	182.00–185.00	182.98
2	—	520	154.00–155.00	154.50
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
3	—	452	137.00	137.00
1	—	275	162.00	162.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
6	—	318	157.00–167.00	161.37
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
3	—	507	140.00–142.00	141.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
2	—	240	185.00–187.00	186.02
6	—	634	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	148.00	148.00
25	—	384	170.00–177.00	174.54
3	—	289	180.00–182.00	180.62
10	—	476	157.00–164.00	158.66
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
7	—	416	160.00–170.00	163.84
2	—	325	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,020	75.00–82.00	78.43
21	—	1,026	83.00–90.00	87.23
6	—	907	69.00–72.00	70.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	84.00–86.00	85.14
19	—	1,436	87.00–94.00	90.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,253	101.00–109.00	104.13
52	—	1,176	93.00–100.00	97.25
17	—	1,118	84.00–90.00	87.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,615	105.00–113.00	109.18
11	—	1,259	97.00–104.00	100.97
8	—	1,610	115.00–121.00	118.23

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)	4	—	874	675.00–950.00	771.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	878	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,018.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	905	900.00–1,025.00	957.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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