Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 7.00 to 9.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.17/cwt on 337 head.

Average price

$155.17

337 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	158.02	859	234
Medium and Large 2	471	148.70	701	103

One grade step is worth $9.32/cwt here — about $159 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 sale337 hd

155.17

—

GA average15 barns · 1,803 hd

146.79

+8.38

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	1,742	99.94	1,741	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	84.66	1,172	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	79.07	865	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	62.72	625	5thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	147.34/cwt	146.00–150.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	173.52/cwt	172.00–175.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	153.75/cwt	152.00–154.00	778	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	187.60/cwt	187.00–190.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	176.63/cwt	170.00–182.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	193.76/cwt	190.00–199.00	736	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	186.66/cwt	185.00–191.00	797	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	179.61/cwt	176.00–182.00	947	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	181.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.21/cwt	169.00–175.00	970	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	161.82/cwt	160.00–162.00	764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	198.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	127.47/cwt	124.00–128.00	895	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	167.81/cwt	162.00–171.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	158.94/cwt	151.00–160.00	971	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	644	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	136.63/cwt	136.00–140.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	167.21/cwt	162.00–168.00	821	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.68/cwt	135.00–144.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	140.02/cwt	137.00–141.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.51/cwt	144.00–151.00	773	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	158.15/cwt	149.00–159.00	938	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	152.49/cwt	146.00–156.00	705	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	126.43/cwt	124.00–128.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	155.39/cwt	152.00–159.00	584	12
Bulls	—	—	1,648	101.47/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,672	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	90.83/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,694	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	78.37/cwt	74.00–81.00	849	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	86.15/cwt	84.00–89.00	971	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	70.54/cwt	69.00–73.00	771	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	62.72/cwt	60.00–65.00	625	5
Bulls	—	—	1,673	110.55/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,850	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,080	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	86.32/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,151	2

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 Aug 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,046Last week 750Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 95Year ago 157

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	604	146.00–150.00	147.34
2	—	460	172.00–175.00	173.52
16	—	506	152.00–154.00	153.75
5	—	379	187.00–190.00	187.60
7	—	410	170.00–182.00	176.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	160.00–170.00	164.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	138.00	138.00
15	—	702	124.00–128.00	127.47
17	—	366	162.00–171.00	167.81
53	—	611	151.00–160.00	158.94
75	—	491	162.00–168.00	167.21
39	—	524	144.00–151.00	147.51
33	—	593	149.00–159.00	158.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	428	145.00–153.00	150.56
6	—	640	136.00–140.00	136.63
7	—	570	135.00–144.00	142.68
4	—	542	137.00–141.00	140.02
27	—	462	146.00–156.00	152.49
5	—	715	124.00–128.00	126.43
12	—	376	152.00–159.00	155.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	380	190.00–199.00	193.76
18	—	427	185.00–191.00	186.66
13	—	527	176.00–182.00	179.61
11	—	469	175.00–185.00	181.34
11	—	691	155.00	155.00
19	—	570	169.00–175.00	170.21
2	—	625	162.00	162.00
10	—	343	190.00–200.00	198.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	155.00	155.00
11	—	472	160.00–162.00	161.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	98.00–104.00	101.47
4	—	1,865	88.00–95.00	90.83
3	—	1,673	107.00–114.00	110.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,083	74.00–81.00	78.37
5	—	1,127	84.00–89.00	86.15
3	—	1,093	69.00–73.00	70.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,440	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,333	83.00–90.00	86.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	60.00–65.00	62.72

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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