Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.21/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$144.21

125 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$22.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	154.87	751	37
Medium and Large 2	511	142.18	727	66
Medium and Large 3	487	132.36	644	22

One grade step is worth $22.51/cwt here — about $107 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 sale125 hd

144.21

—

GA average13 barns · 1,545 hd

142.86

+1.35

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	1,571	90.74	1,425	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	75.23	893	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	69.57	1,098	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	61.13	598	16

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	412	152.00/cwt	147.00–155.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	161.16/cwt	158.00–166.00	867	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	177.93/cwt	175.00–180.00	874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	125.34/cwt	124.00–128.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	154.44/cwt	152.00–155.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.42/cwt	148.00–158.00	802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	175.01/cwt	173.00–177.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	184.50/cwt	182.00–187.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	154.31/cwt	153.00–155.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	155.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	135.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	174.52/cwt	172.00–177.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.59/cwt	160.00–167.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	144.51/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,014	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	189.41/cwt	187.00–190.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	153.75/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	259	177.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	458	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	189.29/cwt	185.00–191.00	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	194.67/cwt	190.00–197.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	154.01/cwt	151.00–157.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	219	190.38/cwt	190.00–192.00	417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	169.26/cwt	167.00–170.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	65.17/cwt	60.00–67.00	615	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	56.49/cwt	54.00–59.00	578	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	69.57/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,098	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	73.38/cwt	70.00–77.00	873	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	68.48/cwt	68.00–69.00	807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	80.40/cwt	78.00–85.00	951	8
Bulls	—	—	1,460	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,215	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	93.12/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	175.39/cwt	170.00–180.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	141.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	911	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	187.17/cwt	182.00–195.00	687	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	176.03/cwt	172.00–180.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.33/cwt	174.00–182.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	149.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	155.14/cwt	151.00–159.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	157.28/cwt	155.00–162.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	168.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	151.37/cwt	149.00–156.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	161.59/cwt	160.00–162.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	140.67/cwt	137.00–145.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	133.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	153.81/cwt	153.00–154.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	145.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	696	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.68/cwt	159.00–165.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	130.58/cwt	130.00–134.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.42/cwt	139.00–146.00	740	10

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,148Last week 1,095Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 149Year ago 0

No trend available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	147.00–155.00	152.00
3	—	667	124.00–128.00	125.34
2	—	586	132.00–136.00	134.02
5	—	326	152.00–155.00	154.44
17	—	618	130.00–135.00	133.46
5	—	388	153.00–154.00	153.81
21	—	478	140.00–148.00	145.70
10	—	523	139.00–146.00	141.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	116.00–120.00	118.02
2	—	318	140.00–142.00	140.96
6	—	471	130.00–138.00	135.14
2	—	565	120.00–127.00	123.53
3	—	417	137.00–145.00	140.67
7	—	506	130.00–134.00	130.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	140.00–145.00	142.34
17	—	526	148.00–158.00	152.42
6	—	464	151.00–159.00	155.14
2	—	380	160.00–166.00	163.08
9	—	420	159.00–165.00	161.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	538	158.00–166.00	161.16
3	—	570	153.00–155.00	154.31
2	—	685	145.00–146.00	145.50
6	—	624	155.00–157.00	155.33
2	—	358	172.00–177.00	174.52
12	—	475	160.00–167.00	160.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	491	175.00–180.00	177.93
2	—	508	173.00–177.00	175.01
2	—	420	182.00–187.00	184.50
18	—	702	143.00–152.00	144.51
5	—	762	142.00	142.00
5	—	392	187.00–190.00	189.41
8	—	654	152.00–154.00	153.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	259	175.00–185.00	177.02
5	—	370	170.00–180.00	175.39
4	—	323	172.00–180.00	176.03
3	—	432	165.00–172.00	168.72
5	—	460	160.00–162.00	161.59
2	—	515	135.00–142.00	138.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	185.00–191.00	189.29
3	—	285	190.00–197.00	194.67
2	—	558	151.00–157.00	154.01
5	—	219	190.00–192.00	190.38
4	—	459	167.00–170.00	169.26
8	—	644	137.00–142.00	141.41
16	—	367	182.00–195.00	187.17
5	—	425	174.00–182.00	176.33
8	—	518	149.00–156.00	151.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	145.00–152.00	149.03
3	—	430	155.00–162.00	157.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	60.00–67.00	65.17
8	—	1,024	54.00–59.00	56.49
1	—	855	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	66.00–73.00	69.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,190	70.00–77.00	73.38
2	—	1,178	68.00–69.00	68.48
8	—	1,183	78.00–85.00	80.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	80.00–85.00	82.53
1	—	1,215	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,763	91.00–96.00	93.12

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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