Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows at 95.00 to 97.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.45/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$170.45

214 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$30.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.51

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	178.64	839	95
Medium and Large 2	441	170.42	752	84
Medium and Large 3	481	148.28	713	35

One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about $127 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 sale214 hd

170.45

—

GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd

163.94

+6.51

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	1,661	98.48	1,636	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	84.49	1,320	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	84.12	988	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	70.62	675	59

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)	960	$930	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	946	$843	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$967	18

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	198.41/cwt	195.00–202.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	174.81/cwt	170.00–179.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	172.04/cwt	169.00–177.00	747	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	177.31/cwt	176.00–180.00	647	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	141.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	135.03/cwt	127.00–137.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	184.92/cwt	180.00–189.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	180.76/cwt	177.00–185.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	163.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	192.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	179.66/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	191.92/cwt	190.00–195.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	845	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.71/cwt	169.00–176.00	905	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	170.95/cwt	165.00–173.00	968	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	187.31/cwt	182.00–190.00	716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	200.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,134	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	202.22/cwt	201.00–204.00	981	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	224.70/cwt	222.00–225.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	194.04/cwt	190.00–197.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	188.77/cwt	182.00–192.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	202.85/cwt	197.00–207.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	219.89/cwt	217.00–222.00	959	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	200.84/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,058	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	185.06/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,162	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	218.50/cwt	215.00–222.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	797	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	236.02/cwt	235.00–237.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	222.85/cwt	215.00–225.00	847	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	195.87/cwt	195.00–197.00	915	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	64.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	575	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	78.56/cwt	77.00–83.00	773	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	72.37/cwt	68.00–76.00	719	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,215	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	81.74/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	89.40/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,071	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	81.28/cwt	78.00–85.00	932	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	74.93/cwt	72.00–77.00	929	7
Bulls	—	—	1,617	92.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,496	5
Bulls	—	—	2,025	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	103.89/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	866	759.51/head	675.00–825.00	760	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	954.37/head	900.00–1,175.00	954	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	788.25/head	675.00–950.00	788	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,072.19/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,072	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,196	996.88/head	975.00–1,050.00	997	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	925	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	766	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	147.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.02/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	454	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	233.18/cwt	232.00–235.00	513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	222.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	214.57/cwt	207.00–217.00	867	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	544	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 819Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 160Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 79Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	202.00	202.00
2	—	385	195.00–202.00	198.41
5	—	517	170.00–179.00	174.81
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	380	215.00–225.00	222.85
9	—	467	195.00–197.00	195.87
1	—	565	177.00	177.00
1	—	265	227.00	227.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	192.00	192.00
2	—	620	162.00–163.00	162.49
7	—	220	232.00–235.00	233.18
7	—	307	215.00–225.00	222.83
9	—	404	207.00–217.00	214.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	197.00–200.00	198.49
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
4	—	766	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
4	—	544	163.00	163.00
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	150.00–154.00	151.99
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
8	—	623	127.00–137.00	135.03
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
3	—	678	120.00	120.00
8	—	506	140.00–150.00	147.95
9	—	272	167.00	167.00
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	434	169.00–177.00	172.04
20	—	365	176.00–180.00	177.31
7	—	508	166.00	166.00
6	—	640	140.00–150.00	141.61
6	—	463	172.00	172.00
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
5	—	330	177.00–185.00	180.76
3	—	568	160.00–165.00	163.02
2	—	218	190.00–195.00	192.70
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	180.00–189.00	184.92
5	—	284	190.00–195.00	191.92
24	—	476	175.00–180.00	177.58
20	—	527	169.00–176.00	171.71
18	—	566	165.00–173.00	170.95
15	—	382	182.00–190.00	187.31
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
2	—	623	157.00–167.00	162.02
4	—	234	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	687	179.00–183.00	179.66
15	—	567	195.00–205.00	200.03
12	—	485	201.00–204.00	202.22
1	—	705	178.00	178.00
17	—	436	217.00–222.00	219.89
31	—	527	198.00–208.00	200.84
15	—	628	180.00–186.00	185.06
2	—	378	235.00–237.00	236.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
1	—	590	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	175.00	175.00
11	—	314	222.00–225.00	224.70
6	—	469	190.00–197.00	194.04
5	—	509	182.00–192.00	188.77
7	—	427	197.00–207.00	202.85
2	—	395	215.00–222.00	218.50
4	—	797	150.00	150.00
4	—	746	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	891	60.00–67.00	64.50
10	—	984	77.00–83.00	78.56
28	—	994	68.00–76.00	72.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,668	80.00–84.00	81.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,198	86.00–93.00	89.40
48	—	1,147	78.00–85.00	81.28
7	—	1,240	72.00–77.00	74.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,617	90.00–96.00	92.53
1	—	2,025	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,613	101.00–107.00	103.89

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)	8	—	866	675.00–825.00	759.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	867	675.00–950.00	788.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,053	900.00–1,175.00	954.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,052	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,072.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,196	975.00–1,050.00	996.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	725.00	725.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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