Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady. heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.03/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$150.03

304 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	154.46	827	209
Medium and Large 2	490	143.98	706	66
Medium and Large 3	469	131.88	619	29

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $209 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 sale304 hd

150.03

—

GA average15 barns · 1,820 hd

146.39

+3.64

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	—	High	1,577	102.44	1,616	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	86.18	1,054	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	86.00	1,092	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	73.42	743	29

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$902	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,036	22

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	139.43/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	180.95/cwt	175.00–183.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	154.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	188.10/cwt	186.00–188.50	877	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	177.15/cwt	170.00–179.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	152.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.29/cwt	154.00–162.00	755	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	128.78/cwt	125.00–130.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	147.70/cwt	147.00–155.00	648	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.71/cwt	147.00–155.00	796	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	161.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,025	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.97/cwt	127.00–135.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	136.79/cwt	135.00–138.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	142.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.78/cwt	135.00–145.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	123.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	136.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	166.97/cwt	162.00–168.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,011	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	172.39/cwt	169.00–173.00	990	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	162.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	951	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.88/cwt	145.00–152.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	160.28/cwt	160.00–163.00	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	150.81/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	195.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	143.59/cwt	141.00–149.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.61/cwt	173.00–180.00	920	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	154.81/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,047	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	151.34/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,046	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	178.61/cwt	177.00–179.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	184.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	143.00–146.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	169.01/cwt	165.00–172.00	798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	92.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,204	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,092	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	86.35/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,053	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	78.62/cwt	75.00–81.00	905	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	69.26/cwt	64.00–71.00	709	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	75.00/cwt	72.00–79.00	755	21
Bulls	—	—	1,855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,397	94.80/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,324	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	814.09/head	675.00–900.00	814	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	1,005.19/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,005	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,019.69/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,020	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	178.96/cwt	175.00–183.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	146.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	151.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	193.57/cwt	192.00–195.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	130.79/cwt	127.00–132.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	146.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	153.64/cwt	152.00–155.00	893	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	197.58/cwt	192.00–202.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	175.62/cwt	172.00–177.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	147.47/cwt	147.00–149.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	208.59/cwt	200.00–210.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	155.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	181.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,243Last week 713Year ago 1,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 168Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 86Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	719	139.00–142.00	139.43
11	—	476	175.00–183.00	180.95
3	—	385	185.00	185.00
3	—	605	148.00	148.00
17	—	586	160.00–164.00	162.35
10	—	543	160.00–163.00	160.28
12	—	691	144.00–152.00	151.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	466	186.00–188.50	188.10
1	—	440	197.00	197.00
21	—	602	168.00	168.00
83	—	574	169.00–173.00	172.39
6	—	713	144.00–154.00	150.81
9	—	385	195.00–200.00	195.55
36	—	515	173.00–180.00	178.61
31	—	676	153.50–155.00	154.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	170.00–179.00	177.15
7	—	525	145.00–155.00	152.75
3	—	673	132.00–140.00	136.70
1	—	470	167.00	167.00
3	—	582	141.00–149.00	143.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	503	184.50	184.50
1	—	405	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	160.00	160.00
2	—	405	171.00	171.00
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
2	—	455	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00–157.00	154.63
22	—	439	147.00–155.00	147.70
2	—	610	127.00–135.00	130.97
5	—	560	135.00–138.00	136.79
20	—	531	140.00–145.00	142.70
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
3	—	662	120.00–130.00	123.98
10	—	463	140.00–149.00	146.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	480	154.00–162.00	157.29
74	—	521	147.00–155.00	152.71
8	—	386	160.00–167.00	161.38
19	—	683	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	127.00	127.00
6	—	417	162.00–168.00	166.97
8	—	613	145.00–152.00	148.88
47	—	581	152.00–155.00	153.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	415	125.00–130.00	128.78
2	—	608	122.00–125.00	123.49
3	—	370	135.00–145.00	140.78
9	—	543	127.00–132.00	130.79
3	—	577	122.00–125.00	122.99
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	177.00–179.00	178.61
11	—	605	143.00–146.00	144.00
11	—	381	185.00–195.00	189.90
3	—	472	165.00–172.00	169.01
3	—	515	160.00–162.00	160.68
1	—	295	207.00	207.00
7	—	329	200.00–210.00	208.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
10	—	455	180.00–185.00	184.49
5	—	410	192.00–202.00	197.58
1	—	325	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	580	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	263	175.00–183.00	178.96
5	—	466	140.00–150.00	146.17
3	—	518	140.00	140.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
2	—	325	160.00–170.00	165.23
12	—	439	150.00–160.00	155.69
1	—	650	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	512	150.00–152.00	151.66
3	—	770	120.00–125.00	121.70
2	—	278	192.00–195.00	193.57
5	—	373	172.00–177.00	175.62
4	—	579	147.00–149.00	147.47
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
3	—	308	175.00–185.00	181.59
4	—	620	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	445	165.00	165.00
7	—	472	152.00–157.00	155.55
1	—	690	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,302	90.00–97.00	92.48
29	—	1,219	82.00–89.00	86.35
9	—	1,151	75.00–81.00	78.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	64.00–71.00	69.26
21	—	1,007	72.00–79.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	113.00	113.00
4	—	1,643	103.00–108.00	105.53
3	—	1,397	92.00–99.00	94.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	987	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	877	675.00–900.00	814.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,105	925.00–1,075.00	1,019.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,425	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle