Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower with outstanding cows at 103.00 to 110.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding bulls at 125.00 to 129.00, feeder steers steady to 3,00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.07/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$153.07

333 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$23.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	155.45	769	273
Medium and Large 2	456	146.49	667	43
Medium and Large 3	419	131.54	552	17thin

One grade step is worth $23.91/cwt here — about $217 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 sale333 hd

153.07

—

GA average14 barns · 1,723 hd

144.46

+8.61

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	1,711	112.64	1,928	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	90.77	1,081	154
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	84.08	1,288	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	71.71	774	45

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3	—	278	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	146.39/cwt	142.00–152.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	136.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	162.22/cwt	162.00–162.50	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.53/cwt	132.00–138.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	156.48/cwt	152.00–161.00	757	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	149.07/cwt	145.00–153.00	851	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	134.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	966	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.57/cwt	162.00–170.00	618	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	188.16/cwt	185.00–192.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.47/cwt	157.00–164.00	672	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	165.44/cwt	160.00–169.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	170.86/cwt	170.00–171.00	718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.57/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,033	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	165.49/cwt	160.00–168.00	950	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	145.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	189.23/cwt	185.00–194.00	863	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	166.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,021	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	180.82/cwt	177.00–186.00	929	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	183.20/cwt	182.00–192.00	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	72.55/cwt	70.00–77.00	780	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	88.99/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,059	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	81.83/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,049	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	96.33/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,122	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	64.74/cwt	62.00–69.00	727	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	81.28/cwt	79.00–86.00	829	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	75.04/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,167	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,778	94.82/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,686	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	85.48/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,189	4
Bulls	—	—	1,789	105.37/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	120.69/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,087	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	111.45/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,852	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	803.57/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,125.14/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	12,950	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	181.02/cwt	177.00–185.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	149.93/cwt	149.00–151.00	847	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	684	125.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.02/cwt	154.00–157.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	165.34/cwt	165.00–169.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	150.55/cwt	145.00–154.00	638	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	156.07/cwt	155.00–157.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.63/cwt	134.00–138.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	135.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	234	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	456	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	156.74/cwt	154.00–162.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	158.37/cwt	155.00–160.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	153.69/cwt	151.00–159.00	796	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	143.37/cwt	139.00–145.00	909	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	152.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	178.47/cwt	177.00–182.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.18/cwt	170.00–172.00	613	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	169.37/cwt	165.00–175.00	720	7

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,615Last week 1,192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 341Last week 272Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 125Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	140.00	140.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
3	—	428	130.00–140.00	136.51
2	—	465	130.00–137.00	133.39
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
4	—	379	130.00–137.00	135.20
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	111.00	111.00
2	—	315	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	142.00–152.00	146.39
2	—	328	150.00–155.00	152.48
6	—	635	132.00–138.00	135.53
1	—	235	167.00	167.00
2	—	535	140.00–147.00	143.43
3	—	562	130.00–138.00	134.92
1	—	490	149.00	149.00
21	—	424	145.00–154.00	150.55
2	—	268	155.00–157.00	156.07
1	—	760	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	313	162.00–162.50	162.22
57	—	484	152.00–161.00	156.48
76	—	571	145.00–153.00	149.07
36	—	378	162.00–170.00	163.57
33	—	419	157.00–164.00	160.47
11	—	665	134.00–138.00	137.63
15	—	518	151.00–159.00	153.69
8	—	634	139.00–145.00	143.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	505	163.00	163.00
1	—	580	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	182.00	182.00
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
3	—	483	160.00–169.00	165.44
15	—	420	170.00–171.00	170.86
6	—	545	164.00	164.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	142.00	142.00
8	—	380	185.00–192.00	188.16
7	—	526	168.00	168.00
31	—	574	160.00–168.00	165.49
9	—	422	185.00	185.00
2	—	678	142.00–150.00	145.96
1	—	320	197.00	197.00
2	—	473	175.00–180.00	177.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	552	175.00	175.00
12	—	668	154.00–156.00	154.57
3	—	352	195.00–205.00	200.00
27	—	456	185.00–194.00	189.23
5	—	738	145.00	145.00
5	—	843	137.00	137.00
27	—	612	160.00–170.00	166.84
5	—	767	141.00	141.00
61	—	514	177.00–186.00	180.82
5	—	908	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
16	—	565	149.00–151.00	149.93
9	—	476	154.00–162.00	156.74
6	—	513	150.00–156.00	152.82
12	—	332	177.00–182.00	178.47
11	—	360	170.00–172.00	170.18
7	—	425	165.00–175.00	169.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	195.00	195.00
1	—	540	159.00	159.00
11	—	353	182.00–192.00	183.20
3	—	688	137.00–139.00	138.33
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
2	—	413	177.00–185.00	181.02
5	—	565	154.00–157.00	155.02
12	—	459	165.00–169.00	165.34
8	—	234	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
4	—	684	121.00–127.00	125.48
3	—	433	155.00–160.00	158.37
1	—	285	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,075	70.00–77.00	72.55
16	—	1,123	62.00–69.00	64.74
10	—	1,020	79.00–86.00	81.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,190	85.00–92.00	88.99
16	—	1,282	78.00–84.00	81.83
53	—	1,165	93.00–100.00	96.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	74.00–76.00	75.04
2	—	1,778	92.00–98.00	94.82
4	—	1,391	84.00–88.00	85.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,789	101.00–107.00	105.37
6	—	1,729	117.00–124.00	120.69
10	—	1,662	109.00–114.00	111.45

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)	2	—	1,068	775.00–825.00	803.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,151	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.14

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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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