Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.43/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$159.43

238 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$17.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.83

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	165.17	717	153
Medium and Large 2	515	150.59	775	40
Medium and Large 3	401	147.77	593	45

One grade step is worth $17.39/cwt here — about $124 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 sale238 hd

159.43

—

GA average15 barns · 1,876 hd

151.59

+7.83

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	1,688	96.29	1,625	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	81.09	1,041	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	79.32	1,269	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	68.32	755	29

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)	1,245	$1,004	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$885	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	852	$613	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$869	26

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	260	156.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.01/cwt	162.00–166.00	768	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.47/cwt	162.00–169.00	626	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	164.88/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	149.45/cwt	142.00–152.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.04/cwt	160.00–167.00	705	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	153.66/cwt	150.00–156.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	156.76/cwt	155.00–161.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	173.88/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,076	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	176.67/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,159	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	165.51/cwt	161.00–167.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	168.75/cwt	168.00–176.00	542	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	195.25/cwt	195.00–197.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	160.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	203.47/cwt	202.00–205.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	185.16/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,100	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	183.41/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	192.47/cwt	190.00–193.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	178.35/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,009	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	194.01/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,019	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	164.33/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	198.11/cwt	195.00–205.00	557	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	181.35/cwt	180.00–182.00	854	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	173.98/cwt	170.00–177.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	220.16/cwt	215.00–225.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	198.64/cwt	198.00–205.00	739	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	89.25/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,239	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	82.20/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,039	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	84.36/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,378	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	74.01/cwt	71.00–78.00	944	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	65.00/cwt	60.00–67.00	713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	71.02/cwt	68.00–75.00	790	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	71.38/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,041	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	106.38/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,982	100.19/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,986	5
Bulls	—	—	1,299	86.36/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,122	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,049.94/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	550.43/head	500.00–650.00	550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	924.65/head	850.00–1,025.00	925	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,242	883.22/head	700.00–1,000.00	883	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	141.37/cwt	137.00–143.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	155.32/cwt	154.00–158.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	135.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	249	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	143.07/cwt	136.00–146.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	147.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	175.67/cwt	170.00–178.00	847	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	856	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	195.31/cwt	192.00–200.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	164.45/cwt	161.00–168.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	183.43/cwt	182.00–185.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	877	2

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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,527Last week 800Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 188Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	260	150.00–160.00	156.66
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
11	—	310	142.00–152.00	149.45
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
6	—	582	130.00–140.00	135.86
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
7	—	249	165.00	165.00
11	—	518	136.00–146.00	143.07
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	468	162.00–166.00	164.01
6	—	603	158.00	158.00
45	—	374	162.00–169.00	167.47
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
20	—	430	160.00–167.00	164.04
1	—	240	185.00	185.00
4	—	563	155.00–161.00	156.76
17	—	321	168.00–176.00	168.75
28	—	526	158.00–165.00	162.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00–157.00	152.41
3	—	353	150.00–152.00	151.34
5	—	725	130.00	130.00
3	—	615	140.00–145.00	143.35
3	—	482	150.00–156.00	153.66
4	—	312	161.00–167.00	165.51
12	—	582	151.00	151.00
1	—	245	172.00	172.00
2	—	665	140.00	140.00
2	—	253	170.00	170.00
2	—	528	150.00–155.00	152.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	161.00–169.00	164.88
25	—	656	170.00–178.00	176.67
4	—	881	161.00	161.00
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
35	—	594	185.00–187.00	185.16
9	—	620	177.00–187.00	183.41
14	—	461	190.00–193.00	192.47
1	—	415	198.00	198.00
5	—	742	169.00	169.00
2	—	350	230.00	230.00
21	—	525	190.00–197.00	194.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
2	—	560	157.00–165.00	160.96
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
2	—	378	180.00	180.00
2	—	303	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	619	169.00–175.00	173.88
8	—	424	195.00–197.00	195.25
6	—	470	182.00–185.00	183.47
2	—	840	159.00	159.00
2	—	368	202.00–205.00	203.47
6	—	515	185.00–186.00	185.51
11	—	566	172.00–179.00	178.35
3	—	742	163.00–166.00	164.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	195.00	195.00
21	—	471	180.00–182.00	181.35
3	—	522	170.00–177.00	173.98
2	—	310	215.00–225.00	220.16
21	—	372	198.00–205.00	198.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	281	195.00–205.00	198.11
6	—	682	137.00–143.00	141.37
9	—	612	140.00–149.00	147.66
14	—	482	170.00–178.00	175.67
11	—	423	183.00	183.00
5	—	312	192.00–200.00	195.31
5	—	358	183.00	183.00
6	—	521	161.00–168.00	164.45
2	—	550	159.00–160.00	159.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	138.00–139.00	138.49
3	—	513	154.00–158.00	155.32
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
1	—	475	167.00	167.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
2	—	315	182.00–185.00	183.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	87.00–94.00	89.25
26	—	1,264	79.00–86.00	82.20
11	—	1,276	71.00–78.00	74.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	82.00–86.00	84.36
3	—	1,458	70.00–74.00	71.38
1	—	1,930	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,097	60.00–67.00	65.00
16	—	1,112	68.00–75.00	71.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	104.00–109.00	106.38
5	—	1,982	96.00–103.00	100.19
4	—	1,299	83.00–89.00	86.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,285	925.00–1,175.00	1,049.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,067	850.00–1,025.00	924.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	778	500.00–650.00	550.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,242	700.00–1,000.00	883.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	700.00	700.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle