Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher with outstanding cows 1.02 to 1.08, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, bull 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 $174.36/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$174.36

166 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$17.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	179.49	879	94
Medium and Large 2	408	174.95	714	32
Medium and Large 3	362	161.85	586	40

One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about $292 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 sale166 hd

174.36

—

GA average14 barns · 1,849 hd

163.40

+10.97

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	1,612	97.89	1,578	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	89.73	1,020	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	82.34	1,224	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	69.12	610	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)	943	$863	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$849	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$767	6

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	515	178.02/cwt	173.00–182.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	164.69/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	215.49/cwt	215.00–217.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	155.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	192.81/cwt	192.00–195.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	191.69/cwt	186.00–195.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	185.79/cwt	180.00–190.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	176.07/cwt	170.00–179.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	167.53/cwt	165.00–173.00	930	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	166.22/cwt	165.00–170.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	176.36/cwt	174.00–180.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	185.44/cwt	180.00–189.00	870	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	213.24/cwt	210.00–217.00	994	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	190.29/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	196.56/cwt	195.00–197.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	198.40/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,139	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	186.91/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,281	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	193.40/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,187	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	204.26/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	328	241.32/cwt	235.00–247.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	196.35/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	212.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	212.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	815	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	64.98/cwt	62.00–69.00	579	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	73.19/cwt	70.00–76.00	640	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,410	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	96.11/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,194	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	87.19/cwt	84.00–91.00	939	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	80.75/cwt	79.00–83.00	877	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	91.93/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,351	5
Bulls	—	—	1,701	101.62/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,729	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	727.69/head	600.00–825.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	999.04/head	975.00–1,025.00	999	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	675.30/head	650.00–700.00	675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	965.00/head	925.00–1,050.00	965	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	805	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	227.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	636	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	154.60/cwt	152.00–157.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	193.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	907	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	167.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	224.86/cwt	222.00–232.00	726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	192.92/cwt	191.00–195.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	164.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	684	132.50/cwt	131.00–137.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	217	173.73/cwt	167.00–175.00	377	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	205.12/cwt	202.00–222.00	935	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	229.05/cwt	222.00–237.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	194.79/cwt	192.00–197.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	184.49/cwt	182.00–187.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	197.49/cwt	190.00–200.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	208.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	677	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	165.55/cwt	160.00–167.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	264	205.85/cwt	205.00–212.00	543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	188.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,098	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 777Last week 1,039Year ago 1,387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 271Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 212Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	173.00–182.00	178.02
1	—	665	157.00	157.00
10	—	617	157.00–167.00	164.69
1	—	790	145.00	145.00
2	—	740	152.00	152.00
5	—	366	192.00–195.00	192.81
6	—	311	186.00–195.00	191.69
9	—	432	180.00–190.00	185.79
14	—	555	165.00–173.00	167.53
23	—	469	180.00–189.00	185.44
4	—	235	195.00–197.00	196.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	150.00–160.00	155.05
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
4	—	293	165.00–170.00	166.22
4	—	460	160.00	160.00
8	—	315	160.00–170.00	167.37
4	—	371	160.00–170.00	164.74
4	—	684	131.00–137.00	132.50
11	—	217	167.00–175.00	173.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	180.00	180.00
2	—	513	185.00	185.00
2	—	428	191.00–195.00	192.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
12	—	429	170.00–179.00	176.07
2	—	260	177.00	177.00
15	—	384	174.00–180.00	176.36
1	—	335	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	374	227.00	227.00
3	—	785	170.00	170.00
8	—	436	215.00–217.00	215.49
1	—	660	187.00	187.00
18	—	466	210.00–217.00	213.24
4	—	338	230.00	230.00
41	—	574	195.00–204.00	198.40
10	—	704	182.00	182.00
10	—	614	191.00–194.00	193.40
5	—	515	201.00–207.00	204.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	180.00–182.00	180.99
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
1	—	785	140.00	140.00
2	—	665	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	211.00	211.00
1	—	675	174.00	174.00
6	—	528	187.00–196.00	190.29
2	—	573	184.00–190.00	186.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	170.00	170.00
3	—	530	195.00–197.00	196.35
7	—	434	210.00–220.00	212.68
17	—	383	210.00–220.00	212.73
11	—	280	220.00–230.00	227.04
26	—	470	190.00–200.00	193.05
18	—	323	222.00–232.00	224.86
6	—	582	185.00–195.00	188.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	235.00–247.00	241.32
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
8	—	456	202.00–222.00	205.12
4	—	370	222.00–237.00	229.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
2	—	525	152.00–157.00	154.60
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
6	—	613	132.00	132.00
3	—	218	192.00–197.00	194.79
5	—	411	160.00–167.00	165.55
2	—	573	147.00–150.00	148.47
2	—	358	180.00	180.00
7	—	491	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
2	—	390	197.00–200.00	198.50
2	—	453	182.00–187.00	184.49
4	—	429	190.00–200.00	197.49
6	—	325	200.00–210.00	208.46
9	—	264	205.00–212.00	205.85
5	—	592	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,593	88.00–89.00	88.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	891	62.00–69.00	64.98
1	—	860	78.00	78.00
8	—	874	70.00–76.00	73.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,242	92.00–99.00	96.11
21	—	1,077	84.00–91.00	87.19
4	—	1,086	79.00–83.00	80.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	88.00–94.00	91.93
8	—	1,701	98.00–105.00	101.62

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	600.00–825.00	727.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	650.00–700.00	675.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	975.00–1,025.00	999.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	925.00–1,050.00	965.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	600.00	600.00

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