Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 90.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.03/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$147.03

292 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$12.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	149.09	849	181
Medium and Large 2	431	146.87	633	75
Medium and Large 3	361	137.04	495	36

One grade step is worth $12.05/cwt here — about $354 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 sale292 hd

147.03

—

GA average15 barns · 1,560 hd

141.73

+5.31

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	1,620	102.74	1,664	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	77.76	951	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	68.99	1,041	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	68.25	695	32

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	275	150.21/cwt	150.00–151.00	413	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	131.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	145.55/cwt	144.00–150.00	601	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	136.51/cwt	134.00–138.00	835	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.89/cwt	160.00–162.00	603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,035	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.95/cwt	155.00–164.00	758	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	163.13/cwt	162.00–164.00	881	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	163.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,049	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	140.90/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	180.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	616	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	166.14/cwt	160.00–169.00	776	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	172.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	713	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	184.51/cwt	182.00–190.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	150.80/cwt	150.00–151.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	942	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	177.20/cwt	177.00–177.50	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	962	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	154.97/cwt	154.00–157.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	171.00/cwt	167.00–175.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	63.25/cwt	60.00–66.00	607	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	69.94/cwt	67.00–74.00	736	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	66.91/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,018	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	72.32/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,076	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	77.07/cwt	74.00–81.00	926	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	69.46/cwt	68.00–73.00	906	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	85.08/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,033	16
Bulls	—	—	1,409	95.25/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,342	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	113.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	102.05/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,714	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	749.02/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,101	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	959.13/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	10,426	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,023.05/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,509	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,154.97/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	14,495	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	927	1,007.33/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	9,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	169.24/cwt	165.00–172.00	535	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	154.08/cwt	152.00–157.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	143.52/cwt	138.00–148.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	136.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	158.09/cwt	155.00–160.00	817	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	149.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	153.17/cwt	147.00–157.00	585	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	121.99/cwt	119.00–126.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	150.85/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.25/cwt	140.00–142.00	818	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	139.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	503	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	145.21/cwt	145.00–147.00	391	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	163.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	133.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	156.51/cwt	155.00–161.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	148.34/cwt	145.00–152.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	160.06/cwt	157.00–162.00	456	11

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,114Last week 934Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 142Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 168Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	275	150.00–151.00	150.21
12	—	413	144.00–150.00	145.55
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	685	116.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	533	138.00–148.00	143.52
11	—	585	130.00–138.00	136.97
6	—	486	147.00–150.00	149.54
2	—	305	150.00	150.00
28	—	382	147.00–157.00	153.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	406	130.00–137.00	131.24
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
14	—	360	137.00–140.00	139.77
10	—	269	145.00–147.00	145.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	108.00	108.00
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
18	—	418	155.00–165.00	162.64
19	—	612	134.00–138.00	136.51
7	—	375	160.00–162.00	160.89
1	—	870	119.00	119.00
27	—	477	155.00–164.00	158.95
49	—	517	155.00–160.00	158.09
4	—	735	119.00–126.00	121.99
2	—	805	119.00	119.00
16	—	583	140.00–142.00	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	767	135.00	135.00
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
3	—	453	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	540	162.00–164.00	163.13
1	—	570	159.00	159.00
6	—	374	177.00	177.00
29	—	341	180.00–185.00	180.65
10	—	467	160.00–169.00	166.14
1	—	635	149.00	149.00
1	—	675	147.00	147.00
9	—	778	121.00	121.00
13	—	414	170.00–175.00	172.26
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	158.00	158.00
3	—	415	160.00–165.00	163.39
1	—	340	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	117.00	117.00
11	—	470	170.00–175.00	173.76
9	—	757	139.00–145.00	140.90
5	—	900	134.00	134.00
1	—	875	135.00	135.00
6	—	806	140.00	140.00
5	—	976	121.00	121.00
4	—	739	149.00	149.00
4	—	365	182.00–190.00	184.51
5	—	654	150.00–151.00	150.80
29	—	564	167.00	167.00
5	—	408	177.00–177.50	177.20
11	—	637	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	154.00–157.00	154.97
1	—	480	157.00	157.00
2	—	405	167.00–175.00	171.00
1	—	340	177.00	177.00
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	135.00–140.00	137.53
8	—	316	165.00–172.00	169.24
2	—	525	150.00	150.00
8	—	457	145.00–152.00	150.85
4	—	367	160.00–165.00	163.70
4	—	412	155.00–161.00	156.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
4	—	245	160.00	160.00
5	—	332	152.00–157.00	154.08
3	—	518	130.00–140.00	133.88
7	—	371	145.00–152.00	148.34
3	—	410	145.00–150.00	146.65
11	—	285	157.00–162.00	160.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	960	60.00–66.00	63.25
18	—	1,053	67.00–74.00	69.94
2	—	1,055	83.00	83.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,522	60.00–69.00	66.91
5	—	1,488	70.00–76.00	72.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,202	74.00–81.00	77.07
11	—	1,304	68.00–73.00	69.46
16	—	1,214	82.00–89.00	85.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	92.00–97.00	95.25
3	—	1,840	111.00–118.00	113.42
3	—	1,680	99.00–106.00	102.05

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	948	600.00–825.00	749.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	925.00–1,000.00	959.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,125	875.00–1,100.00	1,023.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,255	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,154.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	927	950.00–1,100.00	1,007.33

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