Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.84/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$134.84

189 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	146.07	687	75
Medium and Large 2	462	131.52	608	60
Medium and Large 3	434	122.92	533	54

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $154 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 sale189 hd

134.84

—

GA average14 barns · 1,358 hd

130.89

+3.95

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	1,482	89.84	1,332	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	72.03	872	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	70.26	1,104	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	60.86	664	43

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)	938	$785	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$643	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	553	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	147.26/cwt	144.00–153.00	635	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	142.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	787	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	138.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.33/cwt	129.00–135.00	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.84/cwt	126.00–131.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	142.51/cwt	139.00–143.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	134.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	139.37/cwt	134.00–142.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	149.89/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	150.81/cwt	150.00–158.00	659	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	596	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	668	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	148.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	909	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	554	154.20/cwt	153.00–156.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	177.31/cwt	170.00–179.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	164.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	133.70/cwt	133.00–138.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	112.50/cwt	111.00–113.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	129.43/cwt	129.00–130.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	116.43/cwt	114.00–119.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	70.26/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,104	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	55.39/cwt	54.00–58.00	541	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	68.02/cwt	67.00–69.00	726	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	61.97/cwt	59.00–66.00	702	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	72.35/cwt	69.00–76.00	878	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	66.55/cwt	64.00–68.00	761	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	80.13/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,064	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,906	1
Bulls	—	—	1,492	94.16/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	84.61/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,187	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	643.12/head	600.00–675.00	643	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	784.94/head	725.00–825.00	785	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	147.11/cwt	144.00–152.00	491	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	124.45/cwt	124.00–129.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	126.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	126.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	613	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	204	181.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	154.58/cwt	152.00–160.00	431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	141.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	517	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	248	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	129.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	128.41/cwt	127.00–131.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	168.19/cwt	165.00–172.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.31/cwt	134.00–140.00	643	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	123.11/cwt	118.00–126.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	127.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	256	158.59/cwt	157.00–165.00	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	121.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	8

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 952Last week 1,080Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 143Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 142Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	119.00	119.00
4	—	282	130.00–140.00	134.88
3	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
12	—	469	118.00–126.00	123.11
12	—	338	120.00–130.00	127.51
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
10	—	533	115.00–120.00	116.99
8	—	383	120.00–130.00	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
13	—	369	135.00–145.00	138.05
10	—	425	129.00–135.00	131.33
1	—	245	157.00	157.00
8	—	563	126.00–131.00	127.84
13	—	522	125.00–135.00	127.96
13	—	476	127.00–131.00	128.41
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	431	144.00–153.00	147.26
27	—	552	140.00–143.00	142.55
8	—	498	139.00–143.00	142.51
2	—	380	147.00–148.00	147.51
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
2	—	633	130.00–137.00	133.57
2	—	225	165.00–172.00	168.19
3	—	505	147.00	147.00
5	—	256	157.00–165.00	158.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	532	134.00–142.00	139.37
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
23	—	437	150.00–158.00	150.81
5	—	596	132.00	132.00
2	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	150.00	150.00
3	—	470	160.00	160.00
17	—	614	140.00–150.00	148.11
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
5	—	554	153.00–156.00	154.20
8	—	364	170.00–179.00	177.31
4	—	424	160.00–167.00	164.31
7	—	724	133.00–138.00	133.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	148.00–151.00	149.89
6	—	600	161.00	161.00
26	—	575	165.00	165.00
1	—	715	147.00	147.00
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	692	111.00–113.00	112.50
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
7	—	511	129.00–130.00	129.43
2	—	628	114.00–119.00	116.43
11	—	577	124.00–129.00	124.45
4	—	204	180.00–185.00	181.23
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
15	—	475	134.00–140.00	135.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	146.00	146.00
1	—	450	146.00	146.00
1	—	255	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	334	144.00–152.00	147.11
9	—	523	120.00–128.00	126.64
7	—	485	120.00–130.00	126.35
6	—	279	152.00–160.00	154.58
9	—	366	140.00–150.00	141.15
2	—	248	157.00	157.00
16	—	436	126.00–130.00	129.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	69.00–71.00	70.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	54.00–58.00	55.39
3	—	1,067	67.00–69.00	68.02
30	—	1,132	59.00–66.00	61.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,213	69.00–76.00	72.35
8	—	1,144	64.00–68.00	66.55
4	—	1,328	78.00–81.00	80.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,492	92.00–96.00	94.16
5	—	1,403	83.00–89.00	84.61

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	860	600.00–675.00	643.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	938	725.00–825.00	784.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	750.00	750.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

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