Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding cows at 97.00 to 98.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00, heifer and bull calves steady 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 $147.48/cwt on 277 head.

Average price

$147.48

277 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$17.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	152.95	732	174
Medium and Large 2	498	139.60	695	71
Medium and Large 3	355	135.23	480	32

One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $252 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 sale277 hd

147.48

—

GA average14 barns · 2,255 hd

144.25

+3.23

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	1,551	102.13	1,584	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	84.10	1,076	120
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	75.05	1,130	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	71.88	702	38

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	513	167.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,104	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	557	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	145.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	152.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	111.46/cwt	110.00–112.00	973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.08/cwt	156.00–160.00	593	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.40/cwt	148.00–154.00	796	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	120.99/cwt	118.00–125.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.05/cwt	121.00–130.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	157.66/cwt	155.00–158.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	144.48/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	163.34/cwt	163.00–166.00	993	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.64/cwt	149.00–159.00	736	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	136.09/cwt	136.00–137.00	889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	154.50/cwt	150.00–158.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	171.02/cwt	165.00–173.00	629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	163.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	165.39/cwt	164.00–169.00	925	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	165.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	173.89/cwt	168.00–177.00	725	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	162.60/cwt	160.00–166.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	154.87/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,021	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.92/cwt	139.00–140.00	881	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	134.02/cwt	132.00–139.00	915	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	160.45/cwt	157.00–162.00	862	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	63.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	550	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	79.29/cwt	78.00–80.00	925	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	72.86/cwt	69.00–76.00	701	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,064	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	76.87/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,170	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	91.39/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,184	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	84.63/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,074	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	77.47/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,009	23
Bulls	—	—	1,560	114.46/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,492	105.10/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,588	97.41/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,547	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	231	171.86/cwt	168.00–177.00	397	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	145.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	163.64/cwt	157.00–167.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	170.55/cwt	170.00–172.00	539	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.76/cwt	162.00–169.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	161.44/cwt	155.00–165.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	154.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	741	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	174.42/cwt	170.00–178.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	148.48/cwt	146.00–150.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	146.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	157.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	670	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	148.18/cwt	145.00–149.00	834	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.19/cwt	169.00–177.00	654	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	138.90/cwt	137.00–142.00	428	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	133.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	137.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	149.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.15/cwt	140.00–149.00	618	4

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,030Last week 1,409Year ago 936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 272Last week 191Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 89Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	167.00–172.00	167.54
11	—	806	137.00	137.00
4	—	718	143.00–147.00	144.48
15	—	608	163.00–166.00	163.34
19	—	559	164.00–169.00	165.39
13	—	850	135.00	135.00
14	—	478	172.00	172.00
31	—	659	151.00–155.00	154.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	141.00	141.00
1	—	695	143.00	143.00
16	—	465	160.00–170.00	165.59
29	—	417	168.00–177.00	173.89
11	—	527	160.00–166.00	162.60
3	—	357	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	155.00–158.00	157.66
4	—	526	150.00–158.00	154.50
4	—	334	170.00	170.00
14	—	368	165.00–173.00	171.02
3	—	418	160.00–167.00	163.63
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	135.00–140.00	137.52
24	—	371	145.00–155.00	150.15
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
10	—	470	140.00–148.00	145.03
4	—	261	150.00–160.00	152.73
11	—	873	110.00–112.00	111.46
3	—	678	118.00–125.00	120.99
3	—	610	121.00–130.00	127.05
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
7	—	338	145.00–155.00	149.58
4	—	423	140.00–149.00	146.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	130.00–135.00	131.67
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
2	—	285	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
1	—	450	127.00	127.00
16	—	308	137.00–142.00	138.90
3	—	385	130.00–137.00	133.98
3	—	210	137.00–140.00	137.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	831	127.00	127.00
34	—	375	156.00–160.00	158.08
33	—	526	148.00–154.00	151.40
4	—	613	138.00	138.00
32	—	473	149.00–159.00	155.64
11	—	653	136.00–137.00	136.09
38	—	424	150.00–160.00	157.99
6	—	304	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	133.00	133.00
10	—	563	145.00–149.00	148.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	630	139.00–140.00	139.92
7	—	683	132.00–139.00	134.02
1	—	555	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
15	—	537	157.00–162.00	160.45
2	—	413	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	231	168.00–177.00	171.86
6	—	478	140.00–149.00	145.45
12	—	386	157.00–167.00	163.64
19	—	316	170.00–172.00	170.55
4	—	275	162.00–169.00	165.76
3	—	537	140.00–144.00	141.99
2	—	660	109.00–110.00	109.49
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
5	—	432	140.00–150.00	146.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
7	—	285	174.00	174.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
6	—	420	155.00–165.00	161.44
3	—	585	145.00	145.00
11	—	479	150.00–157.00	154.60
3	—	317	170.00–178.00	174.42
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
10	—	519	146.00–150.00	148.48
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
24	—	380	169.00–177.00	172.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	863	60.00–65.00	63.74
7	—	1,166	78.00–80.00	79.29
22	—	962	69.00–76.00	72.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	70.00–74.00	72.02
10	—	1,522	75.00–80.00	76.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,296	89.00–96.00	91.39
82	—	1,269	81.00–88.00	84.63
23	—	1,303	73.00–80.00	77.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	113.00–116.00	114.46
6	—	1,492	104.00–106.00	105.10
9	—	1,588	94.00–99.00	97.41

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00

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