Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher with one outstanding bull at 115.00, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.14/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$150.14

232 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	152.85	751	127
Medium and Large 2	438	149.93	657	51
Medium and Large 3	350	143.96	504	54

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $247 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 sale232 hd

150.14

—

GA average16 barns · 2,763 hd

149.59

+0.55

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	1,730	102.65	1,775	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	83.30	980	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	81.33	1,250	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	70.14	722	50

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$862	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$831	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	923	$867	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	134.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	219	150.38/cwt	145.00–155.00	329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.29/cwt	146.00–154.00	763	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.82/cwt	147.00–156.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	159.10/cwt	157.00–160.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.75/cwt	157.00–161.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.37/cwt	139.00–149.00	878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	156.01/cwt	151.00–159.50	757	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	151.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	646	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	166.67/cwt	164.00–170.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	156.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	193.52/cwt	186.00–195.00	838	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	166.47/cwt	161.00–170.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	156.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	175.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	168.27/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	192.67/cwt	188.00–195.00	904	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	179.51/cwt	174.00–184.00	921	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	165.97/cwt	164.00–172.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	192.37/cwt	192.00–192.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.99/cwt	151.00–154.00	881	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	71.04/cwt	68.00–75.00	743	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	77.64/cwt	76.00–80.00	787	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	62.59/cwt	60.00–67.00	613	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	85.24/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,317	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	78.00/cwt	75.00–81.00	897	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	90.70/cwt	89.00–94.00	989	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	84.24/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,020	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	73.50/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	96.49/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,626	7
Bulls	—	—	1,638	105.98/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,736	3
Bulls	—	—	1,876	110.95/cwt	108.00–112.00	2,081	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	802.46/head	750.00–850.00	802	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	855	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	862.40/head	700.00–950.00	862	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	178.96/cwt	175.00–180.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	150.14/cwt	145.00–153.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	227	180.93/cwt	180.00–182.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	149.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	405	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.21/cwt	123.00–125.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.52/cwt	140.00–142.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	161.66/cwt	157.00–164.00	593	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	471	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	130.64/cwt	129.00–134.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	186.80/cwt	185.00–187.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	146.30/cwt	144.00–147.00	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	162.37/cwt	159.00–166.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	137.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	269	173.45/cwt	167.00–177.00	467	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	354	160.19/cwt	160.00–162.00	567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	184.52/cwt	182.00–185.00	618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	135.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	639	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 1,046Year ago 896

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 345Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 0Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	130.00–140.00	134.06
6	—	219	145.00–155.00	150.38
3	—	642	119.00–120.00	119.66
1	—	560	127.00	127.00
15	—	271	145.00–155.00	149.33
4	—	380	135.00–145.00	140.07
15	—	317	145.00–152.00	148.55
5	—	522	135.00–138.00	137.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	511	146.00–154.00	149.29
16	—	427	157.00–161.00	159.75
7	—	621	139.00–149.00	141.37
42	—	485	151.00–159.50	156.01
2	—	765	128.00	128.00
5	—	713	123.00–125.00	124.21
20	—	367	157.00–164.00	161.66
7	—	585	144.00–147.00	146.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	141.00	141.00
12	—	480	145.00–150.00	148.09
6	—	378	147.00–156.00	152.82
3	—	279	157.00–160.00	159.10
2	—	633	134.00	134.00
2	—	325	157.00	157.00
21	—	425	145.00–155.00	151.90
4	—	515	140.00–142.00	140.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
6	—	603	149.00	149.00
3	—	535	150.00–160.00	156.64
1	—	660	137.00	137.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	164.00–170.00	166.67
3	—	532	161.00–170.00	166.47
5	—	618	154.00–160.00	156.99
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
13	—	403	180.00	180.00
2	—	395	180.00	180.00
3	—	287	197.00	197.00
3	—	727	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	195.00	195.00
17	—	433	186.00–195.00	193.52
9	—	577	175.00–180.00	175.96
4	—	619	166.00–169.00	168.27
49	—	469	188.00–195.00	192.67
44	—	513	174.00–184.00	179.51
4	—	660	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	185.50	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	164.00–172.00	165.97
5	—	375	175.00–180.00	178.96
10	—	465	159.00–166.00	162.37
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
2	—	543	154.00–158.00	155.99
12	—	335	182.00–185.00	184.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	137.00	137.00
4	—	324	192.00–192.50	192.37
1	—	400	185.00	185.00
4	—	576	151.00–154.00	152.99
2	—	645	137.00–140.00	138.50
3	—	718	129.00–134.00	130.64
10	—	379	185.00–187.00	186.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	145.00–153.00	150.14
6	—	227	180.00–182.00	180.93
11	—	269	167.00–177.00	173.45
11	—	354	160.00–162.00	160.19
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
6	—	516	130.00–140.00	135.17
2	—	330	170.00–172.00	170.97
2	—	463	137.00–139.00	138.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,046	68.00–75.00	71.04
6	—	1,014	76.00–80.00	77.64
10	—	979	60.00–67.00	62.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	85.00–86.00	85.24
2	—	1,520	73.00–74.00	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,150	75.00–81.00	78.00
8	—	1,090	89.00–94.00	90.70
33	—	1,211	81.00–88.00	84.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,685	94.00–99.00	96.49
3	—	1,638	104.00–107.00	105.98
4	—	1,876	108.00–112.00	110.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	905	750.00–850.00	802.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,093	700.00–950.00	862.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	900.00	900.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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