Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer and 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 $193.06/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$193.06

283 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$6.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	194.71	1,031	200
Medium and Large 2	467	189.55	886	58
Medium and Large 3	375	188.04	705	25

One grade step is worth $6.68/cwt here — about $325 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 sale283 hd

193.06

—

GA average14 barns · 1,737 hd

189.93

+3.14

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	1,761	117.47	2,069	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	102.24	1,394	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	95.20	1,112	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	74.86	772	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,203	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,141	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$1,238	8

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3	—	322	196.57/cwt	195.00–197.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	170.25/cwt	170.00–171.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	213.54/cwt	212.00–215.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	196.98/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,005	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	184.34/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	194.25/cwt	190.00–200.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	206.59/cwt	204.00–212.00	872	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.28/cwt	197.00–206.00	951	52
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	223.78/cwt	220.00–227.00	862	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	230.13/cwt	227.00–232.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	231.95/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,324	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.83/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,001	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	161.41/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,194	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	173.45/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,086	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	238.97/cwt	237.00–245.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	217.91/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	245.14/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,137	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	229.11/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	200.54/cwt	197.00–205.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	221.68/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,157	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	178.57/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	204.18/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,272	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	215.64/cwt	212.00–222.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	240.14/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,213	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	978	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	229.92/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,173	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	214.61/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	203.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	232.15/cwt	230.00–237.00	963	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	243.50/cwt	240.00–247.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	191.11/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,112	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	643	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	94.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,082	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	78.48/cwt	78.00–79.00	807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	73.05/cwt	72.00–75.00	755	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	103.70/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,414	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	86.48/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,048	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	110.59/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,348	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	124.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,511	10
Bulls	—	—	1,459	110.38/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,610	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	898.31/head	825.00–975.00	898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,237.62/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,238	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,238.17/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,238	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	795	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	208.00/cwt	207.00–210.00	749	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	231.04/cwt	230.00–232.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	756	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	175.33/cwt	172.00–180.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	216.25/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	197.95/cwt	192.00–200.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	184.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	240.95/cwt	240.00–242.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	196.41/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,098	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	193.00/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	191.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	795	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	173.24/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,192	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	209.05/cwt	205.00–210.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	166.77/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,052	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	277	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	190.28/cwt	185.00–195.00	911	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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,060Last week 984Year ago 828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 130Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 82Year ago 153

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	195.00–197.00	196.57
4	—	577	170.00–171.00	170.25
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
2	—	423	180.00	180.00
7	—	271	190.00–200.00	194.25
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
1	—	685	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	791	163.00	163.00
14	—	510	193.00–202.00	196.98
15	—	422	204.00–212.00	206.59
52	—	470	197.00–206.00	202.28
18	—	385	220.00–227.00	223.78
14	—	328	227.00–232.00	230.13
13	—	740	156.00–163.00	161.41
30	—	626	170.00–179.00	173.45
12	—	559	192.00–197.00	196.41
18	—	688	167.00–174.00	173.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	212.00–215.00	213.54
3	—	573	184.00–185.00	184.34
3	—	365	200.00–210.00	205.07
12	—	415	190.00–200.00	191.67
8	—	321	205.00–210.00	209.05
12	—	631	160.00–169.00	166.77
18	—	479	185.00–195.00	190.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	215.00	215.00
7	—	601	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	190.00–195.00	192.51
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
1	—	700	179.00	179.00
3	—	472	197.00–205.00	200.54
7	—	674	170.00–180.00	178.57
6	—	337	212.00–222.00	215.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	227.00–236.00	231.95
2	—	650	212.00	212.00
32	—	464	239.00–248.00	245.14
9	—	376	248.00	248.00
5	—	339	260.00	260.00
4	—	933	156.00	156.00
7	—	404	242.00	242.00
17	—	510	228.00–232.00	229.92
5	—	625	212.00–216.00	214.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	230.00–234.00	232.83
4	—	346	237.00–245.00	238.97
3	—	582	212.00–222.00	217.91
11	—	474	224.00–232.00	229.11
26	—	522	218.00–227.00	221.68
22	—	623	199.00–206.00	204.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	505	240.00–242.00	240.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	200.00–210.00	203.77
10	—	415	230.00–237.00	232.15
2	—	330	240.00–247.00	243.50
8	—	582	190.00–195.00	191.11
7	—	255	252.00	252.00
3	—	475	212.00–222.00	216.25
5	—	612	180.00–190.00	184.34
2	—	370	240.00–242.00	240.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	360	207.00–210.00	208.00
3	—	482	190.00	190.00
3	—	532	172.00–180.00	175.33
4	—	419	192.00–200.00	197.95
3	—	778	140.00–145.00	141.70
2	—	555	175.00	175.00
3	—	277	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	200.00	200.00
2	—	365	230.00–232.00	231.04
3	—	756	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	155.00	155.00
3	—	427	227.00	227.00
2	—	293	240.00–245.00	242.52
1	—	330	237.00	237.00
3	—	542	192.00–195.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,148	90.00–100.00	94.25
6	—	1,212	85.00–88.00	86.48
5	—	1,219	106.00–119.00	110.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	78.00–79.00	78.48
4	—	1,033	72.00–75.00	73.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	102.00–105.00	103.70
1	—	1,360	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	106.00	106.00
10	—	2,020	120.00–130.00	124.29
8	—	1,459	107.00–116.00	110.38

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	—	890	825.00–975.00	898.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,109	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,237.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,068	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,238.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	1,375.00	1,375.00

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