Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This market will not be covered next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Market coverage will resume on 11/30/22.

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with one outstanding boner cow at 87, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.80/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$151.80

218 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	158.70	720	138
Medium and Large 2	384	145.72	559	50
Medium and Large 3	403	130.19	525	30

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $194 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

151.80

—

GA average16 barns · 2,102 hd

143.57

+8.23

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	1,588	92.65	1,471	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	72.65	877	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	68.50	1,171	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	62.39	606	34

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)	1,155	$1,086	34
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$881	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$961	8

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	536	154.03/cwt	149.00–159.00	826	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	133.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	136.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	147.75/cwt	147.00–157.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.58/cwt	160.00–168.00	692	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	143.66/cwt	142.00–151.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	166.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	601	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	133.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	175.25/cwt	174.00–177.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	165.33/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,040	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	167.15/cwt	161.00–168.00	956	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.99/cwt	151.00–160.00	738	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	182.10/cwt	182.00–182.50	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	163.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	184.57/cwt	182.00–186.00	770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	177.02/cwt	176.00–179.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	172.37/cwt	168.00–175.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	529	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	63.27/cwt	60.00–67.00	624	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	77.53/cwt	76.00–79.00	750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	54.91/cwt	52.00–59.00	505	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	66.67/cwt	62.00–69.00	799	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	79.66/cwt	78.00–84.00	977	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	72.34/cwt	70.00–77.00	870	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,910	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	86.80/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,215	3
Bulls	—	—	1,652	93.76/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,549	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	804.98/head	725.00–850.00	805	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	932.00/head	900.00–1,000.00	932	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	1,022.94/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,023	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	912.37/head	825.00–975.00	912	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,207.10/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,207	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	128.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	261	178.08/cwt	177.00–182.00	465	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	165.19/cwt	162.00–167.00	434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	142.56/cwt	140.00–143.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	155.62/cwt	152.00–158.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	167.32/cwt	165.00–171.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	176.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.56/cwt	156.00–158.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	176.92/cwt	176.00–177.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	364	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	242	165.33/cwt	165.00–167.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	179.76/cwt	172.00–181.00	768	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	185.92/cwt	185.00–186.00	627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	185.29/cwt	182.00–189.00	687	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	124.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.41/cwt	130.00–132.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	423	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	852	11

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 Nov 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,095Last week 1,029Year ago 843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 193Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 80Year ago 96

This market will not be covered next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Market coverage will resume on 11/30/22.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	536	149.00–159.00	154.03
7	—	274	170.00	170.00
24	—	423	160.00–168.00	163.58
15	—	579	142.00–151.00	143.66
8	—	326	167.00	167.00
24	—	360	160.00–170.00	166.92
29	—	473	151.00–160.00	155.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	684	125.00–130.00	126.67
3	—	548	133.00	133.00
7	—	321	152.00	152.00
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
13	—	419	147.00–157.00	147.75
3	—	582	131.00–137.00	133.01
9	—	238	153.00	153.00
10	—	288	145.00–149.00	147.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
4	—	385	130.00–135.00	133.77
4	—	285	132.00–140.00	136.07
2	—	238	140.00	140.00
7	—	316	130.00	130.00
6	—	531	120.00–125.00	124.20
5	—	475	130.00–132.00	130.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	557	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	187.00	187.00
4	—	518	170.00	170.00
1	—	360	187.00	187.00
14	—	629	160.00–169.00	165.33
40	—	572	161.00–168.00	167.15
6	—	668	160.00	160.00
16	—	417	182.00–186.00	184.57
8	—	471	176.00–179.00	177.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	174.00–177.00	175.25
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
5	—	324	182.00–182.50	182.10
4	—	531	160.00–165.00	163.53
2	—	740	149.00	149.00
1	—	690	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	168.00–175.00	172.37
1	—	565	149.00	149.00
11	—	286	185.00	185.00
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	160.00	160.00
17	—	427	172.00–181.00	179.76
12	—	337	185.00–186.00	185.92
21	—	371	182.00–189.00	185.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	119.00–123.00	120.99
6	—	626	125.00–129.00	128.32
18	—	261	177.00–182.00	178.08
7	—	561	140.00–143.00	142.56
3	—	535	152.00–158.00	155.62
8	—	429	165.00–171.00	167.32
6	—	317	170.00–180.00	176.10
7	—	473	156.00–158.00	157.56
13	—	358	176.00–177.00	176.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
4	—	263	162.00–167.00	165.19
3	—	503	146.00	146.00
6	—	242	165.00–167.00	165.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	986	60.00–67.00	63.27
2	—	968	76.00–79.00	77.53
7	—	919	52.00–59.00	54.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,910	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,199	62.00–69.00	66.67
12	—	1,226	78.00–84.00	79.66
21	—	1,202	70.00–77.00	72.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,400	82.00–89.00	86.80
11	—	1,652	90.00–97.00	93.76

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)	4	—	1,024	725.00–850.00	804.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,093	825.00–975.00	912.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	994	900.00–1,000.00	932.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,198	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,207.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,022.94

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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