Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.50/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$135.50

218 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$11.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	139.35	750	66
Medium and Large 2	467	136.52	638	104
Medium and Large 3	421	128.01	538	48

One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $212 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 sale218 hd

135.50

—

GA average15 barns · 1,578 hd

135.24

+0.26

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	1,745	98.20	1,713	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	75.64	962	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	69.49	1,099	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	62.23	661	37

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)	1,071	$951	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$883	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	902	$789	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,102	16

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	947	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	149.69/cwt	149.50–150.00	948	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	127.76/cwt	125.00–134.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	134.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	143.09/cwt	137.00–144.00	604	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.34/cwt	137.00–141.00	524	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	140.75/cwt	138.00–148.00	714	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	141.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	125.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.57/cwt	131.00–137.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	132.38/cwt	132.00–135.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.08/cwt	123.00–126.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.73/cwt	115.00–122.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	163.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	156.24/cwt	154.00–158.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	144.77/cwt	139.00–149.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	141.49/cwt	139.00–144.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	183.43/cwt	180.00–187.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	172.28/cwt	165.00–174.00	727	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	144.64/cwt	143.00–145.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	159.49/cwt	157.00–161.00	777	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	151.82/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,069	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	144.78/cwt	142.00–148.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	171.35/cwt	169.00–177.50	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	704	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	84.60/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,173	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	56.28/cwt	52.00–59.00	581	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	65.17/cwt	62.00–69.00	702	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	59.56/cwt	59.00–60.00	1,036	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	72.80/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,112	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	76.80/cwt	74.00–81.00	975	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	69.92/cwt	66.00–73.00	854	15
Bulls	—	—	1,552	92.80/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,440	5
Bulls	—	—	2,085	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	101.75/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,933	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	771.51/head	650.00–825.00	772	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	843.23/head	650.00–925.00	843	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,044	870.57/head	675.00–950.00	871	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,042.28/head	975.00–1,175.00	1,042	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,016.85/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,017	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,223.18/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,223	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	975	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	999.43/head	950.00–1,050.00	999	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	131.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	159.75/cwt	159.00–160.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	170.64/cwt	167.00–175.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	139.13/cwt	136.00–143.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	654	117.75/cwt	114.00–119.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	141.05/cwt	137.00–145.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	110.99/cwt	109.00–113.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	136.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	798	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	134.29/cwt	132.00–139.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	158.58/cwt	155.00–162.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	128.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	135.82/cwt	132.00–139.00	633	22

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 961Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 285Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 82Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	182.00	182.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
5	—	469	137.00	137.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
4	—	669	125.00–134.00	127.76
6	—	564	130.00–137.00	134.81
12	—	318	160.00–170.00	163.99
5	—	427	154.00–158.00	156.24
2	—	388	165.00–170.00	167.55
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
6	—	528	139.00–149.00	144.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	594	159.50	159.50
15	—	633	149.50–150.00	149.69
11	—	704	150.00–152.00	151.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	135.00–138.00	136.51
8	—	536	160.00	160.00
2	—	668	139.00–144.00	141.49
2	—	383	180.00–187.00	183.43
39	—	422	165.00–174.00	172.28
11	—	576	143.00–145.00	144.64
21	—	487	157.00–161.00	159.49
18	—	616	143.00–145.00	144.00
4	—	323	180.00	180.00
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	125.00–131.00	128.00
30	—	422	137.00–144.00	143.09
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
21	—	376	137.00–141.00	139.34
7	—	530	131.00–137.00	135.57
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
11	—	613	123.00–126.00	125.08
22	—	466	132.00–139.00	135.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	507	138.00–148.00	140.75
21	—	487	140.00–145.00	141.32
18	—	583	135.00–140.00	136.93
3	—	692	132.00–139.00	134.29
2	—	748	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	135.00–137.00	135.68
8	—	474	120.00–128.00	125.04
8	—	430	132.00–135.00	132.38
7	—	525	115.00–122.00	117.73
2	—	553	112.00–117.00	114.51
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
4	—	271	130.00–140.00	134.92
5	—	381	125.00–132.00	128.83
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	131.00	131.00
2	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	142.00–148.00	144.78
4	—	365	169.00–177.50	171.35
6	—	704	117.00	117.00
2	—	635	120.00–129.00	124.43
17	—	564	125.00–135.00	131.99
6	—	539	136.00–143.00	139.13
4	—	654	114.00–119.00	117.75
2	—	405	162.00–167.00	164.50
2	—	268	180.00	180.00
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	132.00	132.00
4	—	393	159.00–160.00	159.75
2	—	220	167.00–175.00	170.64
2	—	290	156.00	156.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
2	—	435	137.00–145.00	141.05
2	—	693	109.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	338	155.00–162.00	158.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	72.00	72.00
13	—	1,032	52.00–59.00	56.28
23	—	1,077	62.00–69.00	65.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	82.00–86.00	84.60
20	—	1,270	74.00–81.00	76.80
15	—	1,222	66.00–73.00	69.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	59.00–60.00	59.56
6	—	1,528	70.00–75.00	72.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	88.00–95.00	92.80
1	—	2,085	111.00	111.00
4	—	1,900	100.00–103.00	101.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	895	650.00–825.00	771.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,073	650.00–925.00	843.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,044	675.00–950.00	870.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,101	975.00–1,175.00	1,042.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,068	975.00–1,075.00	1,016.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,133	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,223.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,098	950.00–1,050.00	999.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00

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