Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.62/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$140.62

266 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$19.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.25

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	143.93	777	190
Medium and Large 2	438	136.75	598	49
Medium and Large 3	433	124.35	539	27

One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about $239 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 sale266 hd

140.62

—

GA average15 barns · 2,320 hd

137.37

+3.25

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	1,695	84.47	1,432	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	69.94	817	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	67.45	994	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	59.01	646	16

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	420	139.06/cwt	132.00–140.00	584	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.06/cwt	138.00–145.00	888	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	140.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.74/cwt	131.00–139.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	152.25/cwt	152.00–156.00	980	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	163.00/cwt	162.00–164.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	115.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	141.87/cwt	136.00–147.00	756	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	161.04/cwt	158.00–162.00	778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	979	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.28/cwt	139.00–140.00	940	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	156.76/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,069	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	177.89/cwt	175.00–178.00	729	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	144.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	709	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	158.61/cwt	158.00–163.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	157.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	160.11/cwt	157.00–162.00	519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.63/cwt	142.00–152.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.91/cwt	131.00–140.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.64/cwt	153.00–160.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	132.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	772	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,232	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	53.85/cwt	50.00–57.00	568	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	61.36/cwt	58.00–65.00	684	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	67.45/cwt	66.00–69.00	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	71.86/cwt	68.00–76.00	835	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	64.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	736	10
Bulls	—	—	1,651	83.72/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,382	6
Bulls	—	—	1,960	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	289	160.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	464	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	633	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	169.55/cwt	165.00–172.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.11/cwt	115.00–125.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	145.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	824	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	155.48/cwt	152.00–159.00	581	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	147.12/cwt	147.00–149.00	552	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.92/cwt	147.00–157.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	130.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	137.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	117.97/cwt	114.00–122.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	145.23/cwt	143.00–147.00	609	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	121.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	549	4

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,198Last week 952Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 153Year ago 174

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	420	132.00–140.00	139.06
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.69
11	—	305	140.00–145.00	140.91
4	—	471	131.00–139.00	134.74
3	—	520	125.00–127.00	126.00
6	—	629	130.00–135.00	130.82
2	—	710	114.00–122.00	117.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	138.00–145.00	142.06
2	—	278	162.00–165.00	163.51
21	—	533	136.00–147.00	141.87
28	—	675	139.00–140.00	139.28
32	—	490	140.00–148.00	144.75
51	—	566	140.00–147.00	145.65
32	—	419	143.00–147.00	145.23
4	—	371	146.00–150.00	148.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	115.00–120.00	115.46
2	—	465	115.00–125.00	120.11
8	—	329	130.00–139.00	137.90
2	—	370	125.00–132.00	128.59
4	—	426	120.00–125.00	121.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	644	152.00–156.00	152.25
8	—	545	162.00–164.00	163.00
40	—	590	166.00	166.00
40	—	682	153.00–159.00	156.76
27	—	410	175.00–178.00	177.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	153.00–155.00	154.02
21	—	483	158.00–162.00	161.04
8	—	419	158.00–163.00	158.61
7	—	516	150.00–160.00	157.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	157.00–162.00	160.11
8	—	470	131.00–140.00	133.91
27	—	428	142.00–150.00	147.81
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	267	165.00–172.00	169.55
18	—	374	152.00–159.00	155.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	142.00–152.00	145.63
2	—	725	109.00–110.00	109.50
7	—	417	153.00–160.00	157.64
9	—	582	130.00–133.00	132.68
3	—	605	120.00–128.00	125.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	289	155.00–165.00	160.41
2	—	468	120.00–127.00	123.56
2	—	685	105.00–107.00	105.99
17	—	375	147.00–149.00	147.12
2	—	325	147.00–157.00	151.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	79.00	79.00
24	—	1,162	68.00–76.00	71.86
10	—	1,142	60.00–67.00	64.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	50.00–57.00	53.85
11	—	1,114	58.00–65.00	61.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	66.00–69.00	67.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,651	83.00–85.00	83.72
1	—	1,960	89.00	89.00

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