Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 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 $189.33/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$189.33

276 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$21.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	190.95	1,064	223
Medium and Large 2	516	188.29	971	37
Medium and Large 3	505	169.16	854	16thin

One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $211 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 sale276 hd

189.33

—

GA average13 barns · 1,131 hd

185.92

+3.41

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	1,701	113.01	1,922	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	97.29	1,192	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	96.36	1,480	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	80.94	831	20

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)	1,072	$1,198	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$1,164	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	923	$1,027	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,259	$1,378	30

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	—	328	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	235.79/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,361	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	224.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	235.47/cwt	232.00–242.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	181.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	220.46/cwt	215.00–225.00	818	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	173.40/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,158	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	155.98/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	206.26/cwt	205.00–210.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	207.11/cwt	203.00–208.00	980	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	220.89/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,195	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	233.47/cwt	230.00–237.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	230.76/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,408	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	195.92/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,330	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	235.77/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	216.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,404	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	242.83/cwt	237.00–245.00	894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	226.69/cwt	222.00–232.00	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	207.83/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,058	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	215.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,011	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	93.53/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,359	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	88.55/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,051	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	981	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	98.63/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,581	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	105.25/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,261	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	95.71/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,198	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	84.61/cwt	81.00–90.00	837	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	74.39/cwt	71.00–76.00	799	8
Bulls	—	—	1,380	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,856	118.75/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,204	8
Bulls	—	—	1,581	109.23/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,727	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,246.91/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,247	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,026.69/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,193.85/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,194	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	1,026.39/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,026	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,461.73/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,462	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,139	1,145.98/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,146	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	162.11/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,012	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	226.83/cwt	222.00–232.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	242.79/cwt	240.00–245.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	177.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	215.49/cwt	210.00–217.00	907	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	224.66/cwt	222.00–225.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	191.59/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,033	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	191.37/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,035	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	220.96/cwt	217.00–225.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	184.00/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	184.83/cwt	180.00–187.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	154.61/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	182.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	192.53/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,080	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	195.68/cwt	190.00–197.00	955	18

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 984Last week 929Year ago 1,615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 128Year ago 341

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 53Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	245.00	245.00
3	—	413	232.00–242.00	235.47
1	—	640	190.00	190.00
18	—	541	220.00–221.00	220.89
1	—	690	190.00	190.00
8	—	464	230.00–231.00	230.76
4	—	368	247.00	247.00
5	—	587	210.00–220.00	216.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	255.00	255.00
3	—	473	244.00	244.00
28	—	577	230.00–236.00	235.79
7	—	367	255.00	255.00
12	—	679	195.00–196.00	195.92
6	—	508	230.00–237.00	235.77
1	—	640	210.00	210.00
1	—	315	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	174.00	174.00
8	—	371	220.00–230.00	224.01
1	—	600	186.00	186.00
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
3	—	483	215.00	215.00
2	—	343	230.00–237.00	233.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	223.00	223.00
28	—	577	244.00	244.00
12	—	531	247.00	247.00
18	—	702	200.00	200.00
7	—	469	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	604	175.00–185.00	181.28
16	—	371	215.00–225.00	220.46
69	—	668	167.00–176.00	173.40
8	—	769	153.00–161.00	155.98
17	—	416	205.00–210.00	206.26
25	—	473	203.00–208.00	207.11
8	—	331	222.00–225.00	224.66
14	—	539	190.00–192.00	191.59
57	—	561	186.00–196.00	192.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	205.00	205.00
2	—	673	164.00	164.00
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
1	—	600	165.00	165.00
2	—	440	200.00–202.00	201.01
4	—	572	181.00–185.00	184.00
4	—	526	180.00–187.00	184.83
2	—	718	150.00–159.00	154.61
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
18	—	488	190.00–197.00	195.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
2	—	688	150.00	150.00
1	—	580	161.00	161.00
2	—	453	170.00–180.00	175.03
7	—	424	180.00–190.00	182.92
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
1	—	505	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	237.00–245.00	242.83
5	—	420	222.00–232.00	226.69
13	—	509	205.00–215.00	207.83
8	—	469	210.00–217.00	215.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	252.00	252.00
2	—	455	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
2	—	400	190.00–192.00	191.00
5	—	624	160.00–169.00	162.11
1	—	725	150.00	150.00
2	—	570	170.00	170.00
1	—	670	152.00	152.00
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
2	—	283	217.00–225.00	220.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	222.00–232.00	226.83
5	—	323	240.00–245.00	242.79
4	—	608	175.00–182.00	177.26
12	—	421	210.00–217.00	215.49
7	—	541	190.00–200.00	191.37
3	—	585	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,453	89.00–96.00	93.53
5	—	1,603	98.00–100.00	98.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,187	85.00–91.00	88.55
19	—	1,198	102.00–110.00	105.25
35	—	1,252	92.00–101.00	95.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	93.00	93.00
11	—	989	81.00–90.00	84.61
8	—	1,074	71.00–76.00	74.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	99.00–100.00	99.48
8	—	1,856	117.00–125.00	118.75
5	—	1,581	106.00–114.00	109.23

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,134	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,246.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,193.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	855	950.00–1,075.00	1,026.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,303	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,461.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,139	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,145.98

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