Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows at 97.00 to 106.00, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower with one outstanding bull at 124.00, feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.49/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$146.49

245 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$25.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	150.50	709	158
Medium and Large 2	448	142.98	640	69
Medium and Large 3	507	124.74	632	18thin

One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $77 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 sale245 hd

146.49

—

GA average17 barns · 1,781 hd

141.97

+4.52

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	1,800	111.29	2,004	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	86.87	1,051	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	81.20	1,130	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	74.35	742	27

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	478	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	151.96/cwt	151.00–156.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	158.79/cwt	157.00–165.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	174.19/cwt	173.00–180.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	181.31/cwt	180.00–183.00	765	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	157.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.28/cwt	145.00–151.00	764	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	170.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	161.43/cwt	157.00–167.00	360	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	147.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	136.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	118.50/cwt	117.00–119.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	141.75/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	170.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	185.85/cwt	185.00–190.00	663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	205.81/cwt	200.00–207.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	157.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	204.36/cwt	202.00–207.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	165.25/cwt	163.00–169.00	848	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	162.38/cwt	159.00–169.00	932	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.49/cwt	172.00–180.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	187.38/cwt	187.00–190.00	637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	171.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	736	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	190.23/cwt	187.00–195.00	592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	164.65/cwt	163.00–172.00	764	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	85.47/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,027	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	72.14/cwt	68.00–75.00	715	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	79.87/cwt	76.00–82.00	835	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	82.59/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,149	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	68.11/cwt	64.00–71.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	78.51/cwt	75.00–80.00	899	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	92.58/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,156	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	65.83/cwt	62.00–67.00	586	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,224	2
Bulls	—	—	2,016	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,623	108.76/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,765	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	901.93/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,974	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	883	862.54/cwt	850.00–875.00	7,616	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	863.60/cwt	825.00–900.00	7,341	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	859.99/cwt	800.00–950.00	7,981	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,110.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	13,230	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	742.93/cwt	650.00–825.00	6,612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	497	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	118.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	107.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.00/cwt	153.00–162.00	800	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	200.45/cwt	195.00–205.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	156.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.06/cwt	147.00–155.00	704	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	740	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	164.82/cwt	162.00–167.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	154.25/cwt	151.00–160.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	127.95/cwt	126.00–134.00	924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	185.86/cwt	182.00–192.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	141.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	171.51/cwt	168.00–175.00	617	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	187.06/cwt	182.00–192.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 1,615Year ago 1,215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 341Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 56Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	144.00–145.00	144.75
2	—	560	138.00	138.00
4	—	270	152.00–162.00	157.09
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	440	140.00–144.00	142.02
6	—	223	157.00–167.00	161.43
9	—	355	145.00–148.00	147.32
2	—	633	125.00–128.00	126.49
4	—	659	117.00–119.00	118.50
5	—	704	120.00	120.00
13	—	330	147.00–155.00	150.53
17	—	523	139.00–142.00	141.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
9	—	389	151.00–156.00	151.96
5	—	719	123.00	123.00
10	—	329	157.00–165.00	158.79
40	—	519	145.00–151.00	147.28
5	—	283	165.00–175.00	170.97
20	—	420	150.00–160.00	153.59
13	—	574	141.00–150.00	143.98
54	—	463	147.00–155.00	152.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	130.00	130.00
3	—	322	130.00–140.00	136.84
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
2	—	225	140.00–145.00	142.39
3	—	638	115.00–121.00	118.69
4	—	705	106.00–110.00	107.00
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
2	—	558	157.00	157.00
10	—	419	170.00–175.00	170.84
2	—	690	137.00	137.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
10	—	373	172.00–180.00	174.49
4	—	529	160.00–161.00	160.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	457	173.00–180.00	174.19
21	—	422	180.00–183.00	181.31
4	—	739	141.00–142.00	141.75
6	—	357	185.00–190.00	185.85
6	—	270	200.00–207.00	205.81
11	—	626	155.00–160.00	157.73
70	—	513	163.00–169.00	165.25
1	—	650	147.00	147.00
19	—	574	159.00–169.00	162.38
8	—	340	187.00–190.00	187.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
2	—	323	202.00–207.00	204.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	187.00	187.00
1	—	205	207.00	207.00
11	—	429	170.00–180.00	171.51
7	—	311	187.00–195.00	190.23
11	—	464	163.00–172.00	164.65
12	—	513	153.00–162.00	156.00
4	—	280	195.00–205.00	200.45
4	—	555	151.00–160.00	154.25
4	—	722	126.00–134.00	127.95
5	—	638	140.00–147.00	141.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	305	182.00	182.00
8	—	459	150.00–160.00	156.46
7	—	416	162.00–167.00	164.82
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
4	—	275	182.00–192.00	185.86
11	—	360	168.00–175.00	171.51
2	—	223	182.00–192.00	187.06
2	—	543	150.00–152.00	151.00
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	147.00	147.00
4	—	426	139.00	139.00
1	—	790	106.00	106.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,202	81.00–88.00	85.47
11	—	1,145	75.00–80.00	78.51
33	—	1,249	89.00–96.00	92.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	991	68.00–75.00	72.14
11	—	1,046	76.00–82.00	79.87
4	—	890	62.00–67.00	65.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,391	79.00–86.00	82.59
3	—	1,402	64.00–71.00	68.11
2	—	1,375	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,016	115.00–121.00	118.06
3	—	1,623	107.00–110.00	108.76
2	—	1,635	100.00–103.00	101.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	995	850.00–950.00	901.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	825.00–900.00	863.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,191	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,110.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	928	800.00–950.00	859.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	890	650.00–825.00	742.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	883	850.00–875.00	862.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle