Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2,00 higher with one outstanding bull at 119.00, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.64/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$151.64

183 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$22.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	161.65	876	86
Medium and Large 2	547	149.34	816	32
Medium and Large 3	461	139.51	644	65

One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $232 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 sale183 hd

151.64

—

GA average13 barns · 538 hd

151.34

+0.29

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	—	Average	1,757	106.60	1,873	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	80.34	1,100	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	74.97	1,170	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	67.16	778	22

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	468	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	791	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	128.36/cwt	127.00–132.00	348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	129.38/cwt	125.00–133.00	428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.14/cwt	110.00–111.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	149.09/cwt	147.00–155.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.71/cwt	149.00–158.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.22/cwt	139.00–148.00	737	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.23/cwt	138.00–142.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.79/cwt	132.00–136.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	153.85/cwt	153.00–155.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	132.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	122.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	143.37/cwt	136.00–145.00	670	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	143.16/cwt	139.00–145.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	139.46/cwt	136.00–146.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	161.00/cwt	157.00–163.00	779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	128.08/cwt	126.00–131.00	660	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	156.31/cwt	156.00–157.00	925	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	162.71/cwt	161.00–165.00	866	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	183.84/cwt	183.00–189.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,076	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	163.47/cwt	163.00–165.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	154.01/cwt	151.00–160.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	183.40/cwt	180.00–187.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	609	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	69.45/cwt	65.00–72.00	841	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	59.37/cwt	56.00–63.00	580	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	74.97/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,170	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	72.89/cwt	70.00–75.00	957	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	87.37/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,165	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	80.06/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,125	32
Bulls	—	—	1,658	104.42/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,731	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	94.81/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,881	112.89/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,123	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,271	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	749.42/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	870.33/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,199	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	823.34/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,653	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,096	823.03/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,020	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	970	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	128.45/cwt	126.00–136.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	148.25/cwt	145.00–155.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	132.61/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.91/cwt	139.00–149.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	144.55/cwt	139.00–147.00	775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	164.83/cwt	163.00–170.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	128.66/cwt	125.00–131.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	133.14/cwt	127.00–137.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	144.41/cwt	139.00–148.00	542	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	145.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	123.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	149.63/cwt	146.00–152.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	130.79/cwt	130.00–131.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	112.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.02/cwt	145.00–153.00	716	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	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 May 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 801Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 115Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 62Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	169.00	169.00
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
16	—	592	156.00–157.00	156.31
4	—	424	174.00	174.00
16	—	532	161.00–165.00	162.71
14	—	611	154.00	154.00
7	—	379	183.00–189.00	183.84
5	—	861	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	147.00–155.00	149.09
1	—	275	168.00	168.00
7	—	323	153.00–155.00	153.85
9	—	576	120.00–128.00	122.35
23	—	467	136.00–145.00	143.37
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
10	—	422	139.00–145.00	143.16
10	—	515	126.00–131.00	128.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	134.00–135.00	134.33
5	—	709	130.00–133.00	132.40
6	—	572	136.00–146.00	139.46
3	—	398	177.00	177.00
2	—	513	138.00–141.00	139.51
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
12	—	484	157.00–163.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	271	127.00–132.00	128.36
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
9	—	331	125.00–133.00	129.38
7	—	715	110.00–111.00	110.14
3	—	573	115.00–117.00	116.01
2	—	520	118.00–125.00	121.37
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
4	—	459	120.00–124.00	123.01
5	—	406	130.00–131.00	130.79
3	—	683	110.00–113.00	112.03
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
11	—	456	132.00	132.00
11	—	427	138.00–142.00	140.23
5	—	520	132.00–136.00	134.79
3	—	318	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	433	149.00–158.00	153.71
24	—	518	139.00–148.00	142.22
5	—	631	125.00–131.00	128.66
8	—	743	124.00	124.00
23	—	471	145.00–153.00	152.02
10	—	553	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	163.00–165.00	163.47
3	—	374	151.00–160.00	154.01
4	—	468	139.00–149.00	145.91
10	—	536	139.00–147.00	144.55
6	—	315	163.00–170.00	164.83
3	—	423	146.00–152.00	149.63
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	171.00	171.00
2	—	273	180.00–187.00	183.40
1	—	395	181.00	181.00
4	—	340	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	126.00–136.00	128.45
3	—	272	145.00–155.00	148.25
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
8	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.61
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
7	—	467	127.00–137.00	133.14
20	—	375	139.00–148.00	144.41
5	—	327	140.00–150.00	145.36
1	—	245	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,211	65.00–72.00	69.45
5	—	977	56.00–63.00	59.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,561	72.00–79.00	74.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,313	70.00–75.00	72.89
14	—	1,333	84.00–91.00	87.37
32	—	1,405	76.00–83.00	80.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	102.00–108.00	104.42
3	—	1,600	92.00–99.00	94.81
7	—	1,881	110.00–117.00	112.89

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)	1	—	1,220	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	942	850.00–900.00	870.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	725.00–800.00	749.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,096	700.00–900.00	823.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,051	775.00–925.00	823.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	750.00	750.00

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

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