Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note; This Market will not be covered next two weeks due to holidays. Market coverage coverage will resume on 1-4-23.

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, steer, heifer and bull calves sharply higher, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.65/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$160.65

180 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	163.18	772	132
Medium and Large 2	469	155.31	729	31
Medium and Large 3	316	150.69	477	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $295 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 sale180 hd

160.65

—

GA average16 barns · 1,992 hd

149.60

+11.04

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	1,471	90.56	1,332	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	63.17	721	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	54.50	534	39

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$912	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$897	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	811	$604	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,279	$1,214	46

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	217.07/cwt	215.00–222.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	206.80/cwt	205.00–215.00	653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	186.05/cwt	182.00–192.00	997	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	179.32/cwt	179.00–180.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	195.79/cwt	194.00–198.00	920	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	184.12/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	208.60/cwt	204.00–212.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	169.97/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	142.56/cwt	140.00–149.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	214.44/cwt	212.00–217.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.35/cwt	146.00–153.00	852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.47/cwt	167.00–170.00	519	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	726	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	150.83/cwt	145.00–154.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	179.15/cwt	177.00–185.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	160.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	145.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	153.29/cwt	153.00–155.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	154.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	155.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	163.95/cwt	157.00–167.00	797	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	57.21/cwt	53.00–60.00	566	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	58.69/cwt	55.00–62.00	668	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	65.39/cwt	63.00–69.00	748	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	48.40/cwt	45.00–52.00	463	12
Bulls	—	—	1,655	97.77/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,618	3
Bulls	—	—	1,527	92.16/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,407	21
Bulls	—	—	1,224	82.68/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,012	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,297.04/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,297	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	882	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	604.16/head	500.00–650.00	604	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	821.44/head	650.00–900.00	821	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,020.10/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,020	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	826.61/head	700.00–925.00	827	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,060.91/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,061	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	1,136.29/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,136	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	817	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.74/cwt	165.00–175.00	662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	176.06/cwt	175.00–182.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	180.63/cwt	180.00–183.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	176.07/cwt	172.00–180.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	157.03/cwt	155.00–159.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	198.94/cwt	195.00–202.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	186.03/cwt	182.00–190.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1

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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 1,032Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 162Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 172Year ago 114

Special Note; This Market will not be covered next two weeks due to holidays. Market coverage coverage will resume on 1-4-23.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	276	215.00–222.00	217.07
1	—	355	215.00	215.00
10	—	316	205.00–215.00	206.80
3	—	625	150.00–159.00	154.90
2	—	705	137.00	137.00
11	—	492	175.00–182.00	176.06
4	—	558	175.00	175.00
1	—	400	215.00	215.00
1	—	505	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	190.00	190.00
1	—	610	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	143.00–145.00	144.01
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	202.00	202.00
2	—	413	172.00–180.00	176.07
2	—	533	155.00–159.00	157.03
2	—	240	207.00	207.00
3	—	278	195.00–202.00	198.94
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
2	—	368	182.00–190.00	186.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	230	180.00–190.00	185.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	197.00	197.00
3	—	527	179.00–180.00	179.32
1	—	590	164.00	164.00
2	—	283	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	536	182.00–192.00	186.05
39	—	470	194.00–198.00	195.79
9	—	553	181.00–185.00	184.12
5	—	420	204.00–212.00	208.60
4	—	615	168.00–176.00	169.97
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	212.00–217.00	214.44
2	—	388	210.00–217.00	213.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	160.00–162.00	161.02
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
4	—	518	145.00–154.00	150.83
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
13	—	426	160.00–162.00	160.39
7	—	496	153.00–155.00	153.29
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	140.00–149.00	142.56
12	—	563	146.00–153.00	151.35
13	—	310	167.00–170.00	167.47
23	—	429	165.00–175.00	169.12
6	—	770	140.00	140.00
29	—	486	157.00–167.00	163.95
18	—	520	155.00–160.00	157.15
12	—	388	165.00–175.00	170.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
2	—	223	140.00–150.00	145.39
1	—	370	152.00	152.00
5	—	263	150.00–160.00	154.78
7	—	319	150.00–157.00	155.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	157.00	157.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
6	—	420	177.00–185.00	179.15
5	—	323	180.00–183.00	180.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	990	53.00–60.00	57.21
12	—	957	45.00–52.00	48.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,139	55.00–62.00	58.69
1	—	1,080	73.00	73.00
40	—	1,144	63.00–69.00	65.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	96.00–99.00	97.77
21	—	1,527	88.00–95.00	92.16
7	—	1,224	80.00–86.00	82.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,357	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,297.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	882	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,235	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,136.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	811	500.00–650.00	604.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	918	650.00–900.00	821.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	953	700.00–925.00	826.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,107	925.00–1,100.00	1,020.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,060.91

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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