Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 higher with outstanding cows at 1.00 to 1.11 slaughter , slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.29/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$160.29

199 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	169.74	848	92
Medium and Large 2	517	155.30	803	68
Medium and Large 3	450	146.71	661	39

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $188 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 sale199 hd

160.29

—

GA average14 barns · 1,390 hd

155.19

+5.10

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	1,502	100.13	1,504	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,767	89.02	1,573	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	88.60	997	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	73.66	741	19

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)	1,025	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$889	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$898	20

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	422	173.02/cwt	170.00–177.00	730	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	152.39/cwt	145.00–155.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	147.65/cwt	145.00–151.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	153.20/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	146.11/cwt	145.00–152.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	174.14/cwt	168.00–176.00	801	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	151.28/cwt	146.00–154.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	163.63/cwt	162.00–170.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	165.21/cwt	162.00–167.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	161.12/cwt	159.00–163.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	159.90/cwt	155.00–164.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	160.35/cwt	159.00–165.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	197.57/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,025	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	214.51/cwt	213.00–215.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	195.29/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,125	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	208.16/cwt	203.00–211.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	170.49/cwt	165.00–173.00	909	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	170.93/cwt	168.00–172.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	187.97/cwt	182.00–192.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	183.57/cwt	183.00–187.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	154.99/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	199.24/cwt	197.00–200.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	185.09/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,159	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	175.37/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	179.86/cwt	177.00–185.00	915	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	183.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	201.13/cwt	195.00–205.00	839	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	203.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	734	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	67.36/cwt	64.00–70.00	691	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	78.74/cwt	75.00–81.00	791	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	80.98/cwt	80.00–82.00	811	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	75.25/cwt	72.00–78.00	749	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,526	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,803	88.53/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,596	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	86.97/cwt	83.00–90.00	968	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	94.59/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,123	20
Bulls	—	—	1,416	88.26/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,250	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	109.92/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,473	103.14/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,519	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,027.99/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,028	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	851	749.27/head	650.00–850.00	749	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	892	672.10/head	600.00–725.00	672	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	862.55/head	800.00–925.00	863	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	1,132.52/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	175.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	179.13/cwt	179.00–180.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	188.98/cwt	187.00–190.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	202.22/cwt	197.00–207.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	172.96/cwt	172.00–175.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	211.82/cwt	210.00–215.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	190.82/cwt	187.00–197.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	170.71/cwt	167.00–175.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	202.31/cwt	200.00–205.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	155.11/cwt	150.00–157.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	185.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	168.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	139.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	160.41/cwt	157.00–165.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	167.71/cwt	162.00–172.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	132.94/cwt	127.00–137.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	125.32/cwt	122.00–130.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	156.17/cwt	150.00–160.00	829	19

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 Feb 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 741Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 157Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 156Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	422	170.00–177.00	173.02
5	—	730	150.00–155.00	153.20
26	—	460	168.00–176.00	174.14
8	—	570	159.00–163.00	161.12
6	—	616	155.00–164.00	159.90
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
15	—	533	165.00–173.00	170.49
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
1	—	720	130.00	130.00
8	—	633	145.00–152.00	146.11
4	—	591	146.00–154.00	151.28
5	—	382	162.00–170.00	163.63
4	—	424	162.00–167.00	165.21
12	—	462	159.00–165.00	160.35
7	—	679	135.00–145.00	139.57
7	—	322	162.00–172.00	167.71
19	—	531	150.00–160.00	156.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	150.00–155.00	153.39
8	—	427	145.00–155.00	152.39
5	—	458	145.00–151.00	147.65
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	130.00–140.00	134.96
5	—	369	150.00–157.00	155.11
2	—	525	140.00–147.00	143.63
2	—	240	165.00–170.00	167.50
4	—	263	157.00–165.00	160.41
3	—	620	127.00–137.00	132.94
3	—	658	122.00–130.00	125.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	195.00–201.00	197.57
4	—	383	213.00–215.00	214.51
20	—	576	192.00–199.00	195.29
1	—	480	197.00	197.00
9	—	418	203.00–211.00	208.16
2	—	722	168.00	168.00
2	—	805	153.00–157.00	154.99
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
11	—	626	180.00–189.00	185.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	168.00–172.00	170.93
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
4	—	645	160.00	160.00
3	—	466	185.00	185.00
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
7	—	404	183.00–187.00	183.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
3	—	528	182.00–192.00	187.97
4	—	430	197.00–200.00	199.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	169.00–179.00	175.37
10	—	509	177.00–185.00	179.86
1	—	655	152.00	152.00
8	—	480	180.00–190.00	183.89
13	—	417	195.00–205.00	201.13
8	—	361	200.00–210.00	203.31
5	—	332	210.00–215.00	211.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	170.00–180.00	175.13
3	—	328	187.00–190.00	188.98
2	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
3	—	432	167.00–175.00	170.71
5	—	275	180.00–190.00	185.43
6	—	465	165.00–170.00	168.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	179.00–180.00	179.13
2	—	283	197.00–207.00	202.22
12	—	414	190.00	190.00
4	—	526	172.00–175.00	172.96
6	—	372	187.00–197.00	190.82
3	—	338	200.00–205.00	202.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	64.00–70.00	67.36
3	—	1,002	80.00–82.00	80.98
10	—	995	72.00–78.00	75.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	75.00–81.00	78.74
31	—	1,113	83.00–90.00	86.97
20	—	1,187	91.00–98.00	94.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,803	88.00–89.00	88.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	86.00–91.00	88.26
3	—	1,675	107.00–112.00	109.92
6	—	1,473	99.00–105.00	103.14

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,005	925.00–1,150.00	1,027.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	851	650.00–850.00	749.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	892	600.00–725.00	672.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,155	800.00–925.00	862.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,297	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,132.52

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