Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 4.00 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 $190.45/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$190.45

205 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$27.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	194.75	990	133
Medium and Large 2	466	191.16	890	46
Medium and Large 3	519	167.20	867	26

One grade step is worth $27.56/cwt here — about $122 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 sale205 hd

190.45

—

GA average15 barns · 1,900 hd

185.27

+5.18

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	1,539	112.08	1,725	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	98.49	1,279	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	92.71	1,460	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	80.35	782	14

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)	1,130	$1,186	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	924	$901	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,367	10

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	605	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	175.98/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,079	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	218.07/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	246.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	207.70/cwt	205.00–215.00	858	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	186.22/cwt	185.00–187.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	197.16/cwt	195.00–200.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	212.15/cwt	210.00–213.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	223.26/cwt	220.00–230.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	194.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	185.69/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,081	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	198.65/cwt	195.00–203.00	942	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	206.28/cwt	202.00–210.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	175.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	121.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	677	141.38/cwt	137.00–144.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	193.59/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,018	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	216.16/cwt	215.00–220.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	213.15/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,238	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	239.91/cwt	235.00–242.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	212.91/cwt	212.00–213.00	984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	241.14/cwt	240.00–247.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	197.64/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,129	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	232.04/cwt	230.00–237.00	995	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	249.52/cwt	249.00–254.00	988	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	197.29/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,197	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	215.49/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	208.63/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,085	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	97.82/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,268	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	95.74/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,056	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	93.11/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,460	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,368	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	655	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	83.42/cwt	80.00–89.00	831	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	87.91/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,075	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	105.86/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,428	17
Bulls	—	—	1,959	126.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,470	8
Bulls	—	—	1,373	108.45/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,489	5
Bulls	—	—	1,224	100.34/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,228	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,437.00/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	887	841.23/head	775.00–900.00	841	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,185.84/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	187.17/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,134	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	234.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	195.65/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	220.67/cwt	217.00–225.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	176.91/cwt	175.00–182.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	192.67/cwt	190.00–194.00	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	194.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	165.79/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,136	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	734	143.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	178.54/cwt	177.00–180.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	228.99/cwt	227.00–230.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	222.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	243.40/cwt	240.00–247.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	242.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	924	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	648	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	184.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	215.90/cwt	210.00–217.00	894	9

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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 929Last week 1,374Year ago 1,192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 244Year ago 272

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 69Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	172.00	172.00
1	—	250	240.00	240.00
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
7	—	528	193.00	193.00
12	—	462	212.00–213.00	212.91
1	—	785	159.00	159.00
2	—	318	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	215.00–219.00	218.07
5	—	333	245.00–250.00	246.30
13	—	363	235.00–242.00	239.91
2	—	673	185.00	185.00
14	—	571	195.00–204.00	197.64
4	—	626	195.00	195.00
9	—	453	218.00	218.00
7	—	429	230.00–237.00	232.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	208.00–210.00	209.00
12	—	581	212.00–222.00	213.15
1	—	265	255.00	255.00
10	—	410	240.00–247.00	241.14
5	—	497	230.00	230.00
9	—	396	249.00–254.00	249.52
7	—	658	195.00–199.00	197.29
1	—	305	252.00	252.00
14	—	526	225.00–230.00	227.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	217.00	217.00
5	—	323	227.00	227.00
3	—	355	227.00–230.00	228.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	174.00–177.00	175.98
16	—	413	205.00–215.00	207.70
7	—	389	210.00–213.00	212.15
3	—	287	220.00–230.00	223.26
13	—	582	184.00–191.00	185.69
23	—	474	195.00–203.00	198.65
28	—	526	189.00–198.00	193.59
6	—	342	215.00–220.00	216.16
5	—	790	156.00	156.00
14	—	685	165.00–167.00	165.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	185.00–187.00	186.22
6	—	371	195.00–200.00	197.16
7	—	427	190.00–200.00	194.54
3	—	320	202.00–210.00	206.28
6	—	579	170.00–177.00	175.38
1	—	695	161.00	161.00
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
17	—	479	190.00–194.00	192.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	167.00	167.00
2	—	773	117.00–125.00	121.01
3	—	677	137.00–144.00	141.38
9	—	467	175.00–182.00	176.91
3	—	353	192.00	192.00
2	—	275	190.00–200.00	194.82
3	—	734	139.00–145.00	143.00
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
2	—	420	177.00–180.00	178.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	212.00–217.00	215.49
2	—	418	220.00–230.00	224.97
1	—	240	267.00	267.00
5	—	305	260.00	260.00
9	—	520	207.00–210.00	208.63
2	—	580	207.00	207.00
6	—	606	183.00–190.00	187.17
19	—	381	240.00–250.00	242.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	235.00	235.00
1	—	295	215.00	215.00
3	—	315	217.00–225.00	220.67
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	190.00–200.00	194.89
2	—	540	170.00–180.00	175.05
2	—	648	160.00	160.00
3	—	462	180.00–190.00	184.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	230.00–240.00	234.63
3	—	527	195.00–197.00	195.65
2	—	570	180.00–185.00	182.43
4	—	364	220.00–230.00	222.41
5	—	285	240.00–247.00	243.40
1	—	495	198.00	198.00
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
9	—	414	210.00–217.00	215.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,296	94.00–102.00	97.82
10	—	1,223	86.00–90.00	87.91
17	—	1,349	103.00–112.00	105.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	92.00–100.00	95.74
6	—	908	70.00–75.00	72.14
6	—	996	80.00–89.00	83.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,568	91.00–98.00	93.11
3	—	1,537	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,765	99.00	99.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,959	123.00–130.00	126.09
5	—	1,373	106.00–110.00	108.45
8	—	1,224	99.00–104.00	100.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,212	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,437.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	887	775.00–900.00	841.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,185.84

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

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