Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 6.00 lower, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.54/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$150.54

193 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$7.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	152.77	746	101
Medium and Large 2	408	148.99	608	67
Medium and Large 3	386	145.67	562	25

One grade step is worth $7.10/cwt here — about $184 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 sale193 hd

150.54

—

GA average15 barns · 2,234 hd

149.62

+0.92

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	1,477	97.29	1,437	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	84.00	1,369	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	81.05	1,010	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	69.32	718	23

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	481	149.14/cwt	149.00–150.00	717	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.32/cwt	160.00–163.00	617	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	256	150.85/cwt	150.00–151.00	386	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	154.27/cwt	152.00–157.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	152.09/cwt	147.00–157.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	187.67/cwt	186.00–191.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	164.23/cwt	161.00–170.00	859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	165.85/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	152.78/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,045	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	157.57/cwt	155.00–159.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	162.57/cwt	157.00–165.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	176.01/cwt	171.00–178.00	813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	168.69/cwt	168.00–169.00	951	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	176.24/cwt	170.00–179.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	176.83/cwt	175.00–177.00	746	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	191.90/cwt	187.00–193.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	153.66/cwt	147.00–156.00	782	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	148.58/cwt	146.00–149.00	949	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	196.71/cwt	195.00–200.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	203.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	67.10/cwt	62.00–69.00	661	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	71.75/cwt	70.00–75.00	782	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,288	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	—	2,060	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	100.14/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	76.11/cwt	72.00–78.00	982	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	87.84/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,110	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	82.42/cwt	79.00–86.00	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.63/cwt	143.00–146.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	143.62/cwt	139.00–146.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.19/cwt	149.00–155.00	793	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	133.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	161.46/cwt	159.00–164.00	772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	136.56/cwt	132.00–141.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	152.83/cwt	152.00–154.00	556	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	145.49/cwt	142.00–148.00	522	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	161.03/cwt	155.00–173.00	765	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	146.52/cwt	140.00–148.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	145.79/cwt	141.00–148.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	146.03/cwt	141.00–150.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	152.06/cwt	144.00–154.00	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.17/cwt	150.00–152.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	141.28/cwt	135.00–144.00	722	7

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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 903Year ago 1,045

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 116Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	481	149.00–150.00	149.14
26	—	380	160.00–163.00	162.32
8	—	567	143.00–146.00	145.63
3	—	680	139.00–146.00	143.62
13	—	521	149.00–155.00	152.19
10	—	640	144.00–154.00	152.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	256	150.00–151.00	150.85
4	—	326	152.00–157.00	154.27
16	—	471	140.00–148.00	146.33
2	—	568	132.00–141.00	136.56
19	—	364	152.00–154.00	152.83
12	—	425	150.00–152.00	150.17
7	—	511	135.00–144.00	141.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	359	142.00–148.00	145.49
10	—	436	141.00–148.00	145.79
3	—	328	141.00–150.00	146.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	147.00–157.00	152.09
15	—	475	165.00–169.00	167.00
9	—	517	155.00–159.00	157.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	186.00–191.00	187.67
12	—	523	161.00–170.00	164.23
15	—	576	157.00–165.00	162.57
11	—	462	171.00–178.00	176.01
10	—	430	170.00–179.00	176.24
2	—	713	140.00–147.00	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	160.00–167.00	165.85
2	—	358	197.00–200.00	198.49
21	—	795	139.00	139.00
14	—	684	152.00–153.00	152.78
10	—	564	168.00–169.00	168.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	422	175.00–177.00	176.83
11	—	321	187.00–193.00	191.90
2	—	368	185.00–187.00	185.99
14	—	478	159.00–164.00	161.46
2	—	285	190.00–200.00	194.82
12	—	579	140.00–148.00	146.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	509	147.00–156.00	153.66
7	—	639	146.00–149.00	148.58
3	—	370	195.00–200.00	196.71
3	—	335	200.00–205.00	203.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	130.00–137.00	133.68
14	—	475	155.00–173.00	161.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	985	62.00–69.00	67.10
11	—	1,090	70.00–75.00	71.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,290	72.00–78.00	76.11
6	—	1,264	87.00–89.00	87.84
10	—	1,188	79.00–86.00	82.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	90.00–93.00	91.48
1	—	2,060	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,468	97.00–103.00	100.14

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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