Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower with one outstanding cow at 90.00, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower with one outstanding bull at 109.00, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.48/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$180.48

248 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	182.79	966	49
Medium and Large 1	600	180.00	1,080	179
Medium and Large 3	462	179.08	827	20

One grade step is worth $3.71/cwt here — about $139 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 sale248 hd

180.48

—

GA average15 barns · 2,081 hd

178.77

+1.71

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	—	Average	1,527	93.21	1,423	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	76.94	913	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	66.56	655	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$983	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$904	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,084	$960	8

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	182.24/cwt	182.00–183.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	186.25/cwt	185.00–192.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.31/cwt	152.00–159.00	903	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	167.14/cwt	166.00–169.00	645	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	163.49/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,269	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	182.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	145.16/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,070	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.38/cwt	152.00–155.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.61/cwt	162.00–168.00	778	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	153.92/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	154.82/cwt	150.00–157.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	153.55/cwt	147.00–157.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	164.81/cwt	162.00–167.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.18/cwt	165.00–170.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.85/cwt	162.00–165.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	139.80/cwt	139.00–140.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	161.34/cwt	160.00–162.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	168.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	167.10/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,200	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	184.41/cwt	182.00–187.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	179.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	195.12/cwt	192.00–196.00	847	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	202.83/cwt	201.00–207.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	175.28/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	186.30/cwt	185.00–189.00	954	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	171.57/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	180.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	192.89/cwt	190.00–195.00	924	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	201.42/cwt	197.00–206.00	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	180.63/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,120	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	152.08/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,071	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	146.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,125	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	202.75/cwt	197.00–207.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	175.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	184.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	876	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	68.67/cwt	65.00–72.00	680	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	68.67/cwt	65.00–71.00	802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	84.08/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,075	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	75.68/cwt	73.00–80.00	878	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	62.58/cwt	57.00–64.00	609	9
Bulls	—	—	1,499	95.24/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,428	7
Bulls	—	—	1,348	85.92/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,158	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	104.22/cwt	101.00–107.00	2,017	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	940	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,132	1,080.23/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,080	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	955.46/head	900.00–1,000.00	955	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	189.39/cwt	187.00–192.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	173.51/cwt	170.00–177.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	152.79/cwt	152.00–154.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	132.01/cwt	128.00–136.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	157.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	153.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	160.78/cwt	157.00–162.00	830	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	155.86/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,114	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	208.69/cwt	207.00–210.00	699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	196.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	823	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	200.37/cwt	197.00–207.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	3

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,163Last week 1,527Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 142Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 86Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	182.00	182.00
5	—	337	185.00–192.00	186.25
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
3	—	443	180.00–185.00	182.34
1	—	495	175.00	175.00
5	—	583	160.00–170.00	168.03
1	—	240	207.00	207.00
3	—	525	175.00–182.00	179.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	810	145.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	285	210.00	210.00
8	—	544	182.00–183.00	182.24
2	—	473	182.00–187.00	184.41
1	—	780	155.00	155.00
16	—	434	192.00–196.00	195.12
7	—	371	201.00–207.00	202.83
4	—	583	173.00–177.00	175.28
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
2	—	673	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	776	160.00–166.00	163.49
3	—	835	151.00	151.00
37	—	718	166.00–169.00	167.10
5	—	850	151.00	151.00
25	—	512	185.00–189.00	186.30
7	—	682	171.00–172.00	171.57
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
9	—	576	180.00–185.00	180.54
44	—	479	190.00–195.00	192.89
13	—	425	197.00–206.00	201.42
18	—	620	175.00–183.00	180.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	152.00–159.00	156.31
18	—	386	166.00–169.00	167.14
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
15	—	737	143.00–150.00	145.16
5	—	614	152.00–155.00	154.38
30	—	470	162.00–168.00	165.61
12	—	668	149.00–155.00	153.92
15	—	425	165.00–170.00	168.18
21	—	516	157.00–162.00	160.78
5	—	865	133.00	133.00
5	—	806	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
2	—	620	140.00–145.00	142.42
5	—	458	150.00–157.00	154.82
5	—	530	147.00–157.00	153.55
6	—	327	162.00–167.00	164.81
6	—	373	162.00–165.00	162.85
3	—	428	160.00–162.00	161.34
4	—	854	131.00	131.00
1	—	785	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	167.00	167.00
5	—	575	139.00–140.00	139.80
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
2	—	693	128.00–136.00	132.01
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
6	—	339	150.00–160.00	157.58
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	790	124.00	124.00
5	—	275	150.00–160.00	153.53
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
2	—	435	150.00–155.00	152.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	715	154.00–160.00	155.86
10	—	650	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	704	145.00–153.00	152.08
4	—	584	162.00	162.00
8	—	769	140.00–150.00	146.23
7	—	373	197.00–207.00	202.75
11	—	517	170.00–180.00	175.46
10	—	476	180.00–190.00	184.13
3	—	295	212.00	212.00
11	—	335	207.00–210.00	208.69
9	—	418	190.00–200.00	196.83
1	—	230	215.00	215.00
6	—	860	130.00–131.00	130.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	200.00–202.00	200.99
4	—	480	170.00–177.00	173.51
1	—	395	187.00	187.00
5	—	585	152.00–154.00	152.79
4	—	770	139.00	139.00
3	—	625	150.00–155.00	152.36
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
3	—	287	197.00–207.00	200.37
1	—	435	182.00	182.00
3	—	655	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	172.00	172.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
2	—	220	187.00–192.00	189.39
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	192.00	192.00
1	—	375	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	990	65.00–72.00	68.67
9	—	973	57.00–64.00	62.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	65.00–71.00	68.67
11	—	1,279	81.00–88.00	84.08
36	—	1,160	73.00–80.00	75.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	92.00–99.00	95.24
8	—	1,348	82.00–89.00	85.92
4	—	1,935	101.00–107.00	104.22

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)	2	—	880	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,003	900.00–1,000.00	955.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,132	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,080.23

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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