Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower with outstanding cows 91.00 to 94.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 3'00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.49/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$168.49

318 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	170.28	925	217
Medium and Large 2	468	168.70	789	78
Medium and Large 3	464	150.89	700	23

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $225 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 sale318 hd

168.49

—

GA average14 barns · 767 hd

163.50

+4.99

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	1,264	96.85	1,224	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	79.80	979	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	71.96	1,069	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	65.48	676	36

Every lot, as filed

99 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 3	—	443	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	163.84/cwt	160.00–165.00	834	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	178.37/cwt	171.00–181.00	674	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.34/cwt	154.00–160.00	755	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	168.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	560	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	163.71/cwt	161.00–167.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	157.47/cwt	154.00–162.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	155.53/cwt	152.00–160.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	151.87/cwt	147.00–157.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	152.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	151.76/cwt	147.00–157.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	137.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	168.33/cwt	162.00–172.00	633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.48/cwt	116.00–121.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.98/cwt	117.00–122.00	814	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	173.13/cwt	167.00–175.00	921	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	161.25/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	174.33/cwt	167.00–176.00	743	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	151.70/cwt	151.00–153.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	506	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	177.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	851	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	166.63/cwt	162.00–171.00	986	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	179.24/cwt	178.00–181.00	747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	176.89/cwt	170.00–179.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	153.32/cwt	153.00–154.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.63/cwt	162.00–167.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.97/cwt	157.00–159.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	69.16/cwt	65.00–72.00	813	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	75.23/cwt	73.00–76.00	755	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	67.65/cwt	64.00–71.00	742	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	64.54/cwt	64.00–66.00	931	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	86.40/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,134	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	77.00/cwt	73.00–80.00	900	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	58.61/cwt	55.00–62.00	546	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	84.42/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,233	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	71.85/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	—	1,186	95.32/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,130	13
Bulls	—	—	1,770	106.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	936	762.93/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,141	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	705.28/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,439	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	939.17/cwt	925.00–950.00	9,326	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	735	660.80/cwt	525.00–725.00	4,857	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	937.63/cwt	925.00–950.00	8,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.04/cwt	150.00–152.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	149.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.55/cwt	125.00–126.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.02/cwt	161.00–170.00	697	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.98/cwt	147.00–154.00	874	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	136.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	150.15/cwt	145.00–154.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.02/cwt	154.00–157.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	176.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	144.98/cwt	143.00–146.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.95/cwt	137.00–140.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	129.86/cwt	128.00–131.00	887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	160.58/cwt	159.00–162.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	533	5

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,200Last week 1,114Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 157Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 94Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	155.00	155.00
2	—	670	139.00–140.00	139.50
4	—	369	152.00–160.00	155.53
5	—	471	147.00–157.00	151.87
2	—	723	125.00–128.00	126.45
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
5	—	316	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	509	160.00–165.00	163.84
29	—	378	171.00–181.00	178.37
4	—	466	161.00–167.00	163.71
6	—	571	154.00–162.00	157.47
3	—	330	184.00	184.00
10	—	426	167.00–176.00	174.33
3	—	615	151.00–153.00	151.70
8	—	690	147.00	147.00
1	—	285	185.00	185.00
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
2	—	298	199.00	199.00
3	—	943	121.00	121.00
35	—	532	167.00–175.00	173.13
16	—	628	161.00–163.00	161.25
2	—	873	123.00–127.00	125.01
3	—	800	131.00	131.00
5	—	774	143.00	143.00
5	—	688	154.00	154.00
83	—	480	170.00–180.00	177.32
47	—	592	162.00–171.00	166.63
15	—	417	178.00–181.00	179.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	477	154.00–160.00	158.34
12	—	332	165.00–170.00	168.59
14	—	677	125.00	125.00
2	—	623	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	718	124.00–130.00	127.05
23	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.35
10	—	376	162.00–172.00	168.33
30	—	415	161.00–170.00	168.02
46	—	571	147.00–154.00	152.98
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	315	147.00–157.00	151.76
3	—	573	135.00–139.00	137.29
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
9	—	690	117.00–122.00	117.98
11	—	613	125.00–126.00	125.55
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
8	—	387	145.00–154.00	150.15
4	—	427	154.00–157.00	155.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	116.00–121.00	118.48
2	—	263	147.00–150.00	148.49
11	—	319	130.00–140.00	136.93
2	—	730	100.00–105.00	102.47
3	—	375	137.00–140.00	137.95
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	170.00–179.00	176.89
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
3	—	574	153.00–154.00	153.32
3	—	465	162.00–167.00	164.63
2	—	518	157.00–159.00	157.97
3	—	609	143.00–146.00	144.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	150.00–152.00	151.04
2	—	835	115.00	115.00
2	—	773	114.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
5	—	279	175.00–180.00	176.02
2	—	480	154.00–155.00	154.48
2	—	235	180.00	180.00
7	—	683	128.00–131.00	129.86
5	—	416	159.00–162.00	160.58
3	—	362	160.00–165.00	163.29
5	—	323	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
2	—	415	137.00–140.00	138.45
4	—	330	145.00–155.00	149.89
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
2	—	563	127.00–135.00	130.95
1	—	645	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,176	65.00–72.00	69.16
17	—	1,312	83.00–90.00	86.40
21	—	1,169	73.00–80.00	77.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	73.00–76.00	75.23
20	—	1,097	64.00–71.00	67.65
12	—	932	55.00–62.00	58.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	64.00–66.00	64.54
3	—	1,460	82.00–86.00	84.42
3	—	1,580	70.00–74.00	71.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,186	93.00–99.00	95.32
2	—	1,770	105.00–109.00	106.77

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	—	955	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	925.00–950.00	939.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	936	650.00–850.00	762.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	913	625.00–725.00	705.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	735	525.00–725.00	660.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	925.00–950.00	937.63

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

Steers · 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