Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.40/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$170.40

242 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	172.01	969	206
Medium and Large 2	551	164.90	908	21
Medium and Large 3	498	156.00	776	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $192 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 sale242 hd

170.40

—

GA average15 barns · 1,076 hd

170.58

−0.18

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	1,669	100.28	1,674	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	82.71	1,043	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,235	74.00	914	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	68.08	688	40

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$975	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$893	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$840	10

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	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	147.24/cwt	147.00–147.50	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	154.21/cwt	152.00–155.00	782	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	151.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	498	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	959	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	135.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	149.24/cwt	147.00–150.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	124.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.25/cwt	149.00–156.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	166.06/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,046	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.84/cwt	145.00–148.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.63/cwt	156.00–157.00	659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	155.74/cwt	152.00–159.00	565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	194.79/cwt	190.00–199.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	181.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	855	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	140.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	864	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	169.45/cwt	165.00–173.00	981	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	156.75/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,049	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	202.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	183.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	771	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	145.82/cwt	144.00–147.00	898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	177.34/cwt	175.00–179.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	200.05/cwt	195.00–202.00	752	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	76.50/cwt	76.00–77.00	817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	70.03/cwt	67.00–74.00	690	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	62.44/cwt	59.00–66.00	659	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	75.23/cwt	73.00–79.00	902	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	84.57/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,079	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	90.88/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,207	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	96.84/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	103.72/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,834	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,149.76/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,150	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	860.21/head	650.00–975.00	860	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	1,188.29/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,188	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	828	611.93/head	550.00–675.00	612	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	992.26/head	875.00–1,100.00	992	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	952	738.87/head	675.00–900.00	739	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	110.74/cwt	105.00–115.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	149.89/cwt	149.00–150.00	758	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	598	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	192.72/cwt	192.00–195.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.67/cwt	147.00–149.00	839	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.07/cwt	153.00–159.00	726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	143.33/cwt	139.00–147.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.62/cwt	131.00–140.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	159.76/cwt	159.00–165.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	130.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	117.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	141.46/cwt	136.00–145.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	146.87/cwt	142.00–150.00	560	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 Aug 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,047Last week 1,243Year ago 997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 97Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 90Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	114.00	114.00
2	—	265	147.00–147.50	147.24
9	—	329	145.00–155.00	151.49
3	—	632	127.00	127.00
12	—	523	130.00–137.00	135.08
1	—	205	152.00	152.00
5	—	480	131.00–140.00	133.62
6	—	417	136.00–145.00	141.46
5	—	381	142.00–150.00	146.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	507	152.00–155.00	154.21
12	—	390	162.00	162.00
7	—	669	145.00–148.00	145.84
13	—	421	156.00–157.00	156.63
15	—	568	147.00–149.00	147.67
17	—	468	153.00–159.00	155.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	152.50	152.50
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	471	147.00–150.00	149.24
4	—	760	120.00–126.00	124.51
12	—	566	135.00–140.00	137.28
11	—	426	149.00–156.00	152.25
6	—	363	152.00–159.00	155.74
4	—	533	139.00–147.00	143.33
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	542	177.00	177.00
30	—	630	165.00–168.00	166.06
1	—	350	204.00	204.00
15	—	418	190.00–199.00	194.79
41	—	472	180.00–185.00	181.18
51	—	579	165.00–173.00	169.45
41	—	669	155.00–159.00	156.75
2	—	318	200.00–205.00	202.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	150.00	150.00
2	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	183.00	183.00
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
6	—	615	140.00–143.00	140.49
3	—	357	180.00–182.00	181.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	176.00	176.00
11	—	549	167.00	167.00
5	—	562	159.00	159.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
2	—	675	149.00–150.00	149.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	207.00	207.00
1	—	450	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	419	180.00–190.00	183.92
6	—	616	144.00–147.00	145.82
5	—	474	175.00–179.00	177.34
5	—	376	195.00–202.00	200.05
2	—	658	138.00	138.00
1	—	275	199.00	199.00
4	—	334	192.00–195.00	192.72
1	—	590	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
8	—	785	105.00–115.00	110.74
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
3	—	638	129.00	129.00
3	—	598	137.00	137.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
7	—	465	135.00–142.00	140.97
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
2	—	405	175.00	175.00
9	—	506	149.00–150.00	149.89
8	—	485	159.00–165.00	159.76
7	—	686	130.00–135.00	130.72
2	—	775	114.00–121.00	117.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	76.00–77.00	76.50
26	—	986	67.00–74.00	70.03
12	—	1,055	59.00–66.00	62.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,199	73.00–79.00	75.23
22	—	1,276	80.00–87.00	84.57
6	—	1,328	88.00–95.00	90.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,570	95.00–99.00	96.84
4	—	1,768	102.00–105.00	103.72

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)	6	—	1,032	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,149.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	966	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,188.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	932	650.00–975.00	860.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	952	675.00–900.00	738.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	828	550.00–675.00	611.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,260	875.00–1,100.00	992.26

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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Steers · 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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