Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.30/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$143.30

221 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$15.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	146.55	783	121
Medium and Large 2	473	142.65	674	72
Medium and Large 3	431	130.91	564	28

One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $219 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 sale221 hd

143.30

—

GA average15 barns · 1,791 hd

140.50

+2.80

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	1,636	91.08	1,490	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	78.36	1,179	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	76.64	978	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	66.93	742	46

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)	1,104	$999	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,104	$987	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$807	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$756	10

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	618	115.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	227	162.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	139.77/cwt	138.00–141.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	146.24/cwt	143.00–150.00	643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	134.31/cwt	130.00–137.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	128.34/cwt	125.00–132.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	155.25/cwt	154.00–157.00	975	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	144.90/cwt	142.00–149.00	846	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.63/cwt	146.00–149.00	692	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.90/cwt	143.00–150.00	778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	164.90/cwt	162.00–168.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	164.42/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	151.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.92/cwt	144.00–150.00	547	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	142.40/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	161.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	185.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	155.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	163.54/cwt	161.00–166.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	151.44/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	143.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	837	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	151.35/cwt	151.00–152.00	916	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	157.48/cwt	152.00–160.00	902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	173.34/cwt	170.00–176.00	844	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	167.00/cwt	164.00–174.00	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	891	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	178.40/cwt	175.00–185.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	829	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	69.94/cwt	67.00–72.00	898	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	84.35/cwt	82.00–88.00	986	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	61.68/cwt	58.00–65.00	667	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	77.00/cwt	76.00–78.00	865	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	69.49/cwt	67.00–73.00	781	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	78.36/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,179	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	76.83/cwt	74.00–81.00	996	33
Bulls	—	—	1,885	97.54/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	89.23/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,396	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,102	912.76/head	750.00–975.00	913	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,085.66/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,086	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	806.98/head	775.00–850.00	807	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	851.64/head	825.00–875.00	852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,041.20/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,041	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	785	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,021	795.26/head	700.00–875.00	795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	665	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	133.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	164.31/cwt	162.00–167.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	156.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	759	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	173.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	304	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	157.83/cwt	157.00–162.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	668	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 1,250Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 344Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 0Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00–120.00	115.14
4	—	430	130.00–137.00	134.31
1	—	210	147.00	147.00
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
7	—	304	130.00	130.00
5	—	552	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	130.00–131.00	130.50
5	—	462	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	160.00–167.00	162.42
9	—	508	138.00–141.00	139.77
2	—	735	126.00–129.00	127.49
17	—	440	143.00–150.00	146.24
3	—	667	125.00–132.00	128.34
14	—	375	144.00–150.00	145.92
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
14	—	476	135.00–145.00	140.34
9	—	622	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	584	142.00–149.00	144.90
33	—	469	146.00–149.00	147.63
21	—	533	143.00–150.00	145.90
3	—	640	136.00	136.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
4	—	720	130.00–135.00	131.27
7	—	416	153.00	153.00
6	—	361	157.00–162.00	157.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	646	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	628	154.00–157.00	155.25
6	—	653	155.00–158.00	155.51
6	—	570	161.00–166.00	163.54
1	—	755	139.00	139.00
8	—	709	144.00–154.00	151.44
7	—	408	199.00	199.00
1	—	395	201.00	201.00
24	—	487	170.00–176.00	173.34
11	—	527	164.00–174.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	162.00–168.00	164.90
6	—	364	160.00–170.00	164.42
3	—	465	150.00–154.00	151.38
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
21	—	584	140.00–150.00	143.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	140.00–143.00	142.40
13	—	527	160.00	160.00
7	—	478	160.00–165.00	161.41
4	—	433	175.00–180.00	176.67
5	—	368	180.00–190.00	185.13
17	—	605	151.00–152.00	151.35
18	—	573	152.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	197.00	197.00
1	—	390	195.00	195.00
3	—	407	175.00–185.00	178.40
3	—	665	135.00–140.00	136.64
5	—	517	157.00–162.00	160.41
3	—	552	152.00	152.00
3	—	268	205.00	205.00
2	—	628	140.00–141.00	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	139.00–140.00	139.33
1	—	525	152.00	152.00
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	625	139.00	139.00
2	—	220	185.00–187.00	186.02
18	—	484	152.00–160.00	156.81
7	—	339	187.00	187.00
2	—	370	170.00–177.00	173.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
8	—	463	140.00–150.00	143.73
6	—	442	154.00	154.00
3	—	513	130.00–135.00	133.28
2	—	270	162.00–167.00	164.31
1	—	310	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,284	67.00–72.00	69.94
7	—	1,169	82.00–88.00	84.35
33	—	1,296	74.00–81.00	76.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,081	58.00–65.00	61.68
2	—	1,123	76.00–78.00	77.00
27	—	1,124	67.00–73.00	69.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	78.00–79.00	78.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	97.00–98.00	97.54
7	—	1,565	87.00–95.00	89.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,102	750.00–975.00	912.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	905	775.00–850.00	806.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	825.00–875.00	851.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,105	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,085.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	950.00–1,125.00	1,041.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,021	700.00–875.00	795.26

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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