Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 3.00 higher, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.26/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$201.26

165 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

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	206.98	1,052	60
Medium and Large 2	500	199.16	996	51
Medium and Large 3	447	196.88	880	54

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $173 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 sale165 hd

201.26

—

GA average17 barns · 2,396 hd

194.47

+6.78

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	1,511	117.00	1,768	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	105.29	1,565	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	103.73	1,272	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	84.92	775	17

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)	1,017	$1,161	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$1,123	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$1,020	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,299	$1,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,413	44

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	775	179.12/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,388	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	232.14/cwt	230.00–236.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	203.22/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,002	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	239.46/cwt	235.00–241.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	183.59/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	216.36/cwt	210.00–218.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	192.96/cwt	190.00–198.00	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	243.42/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	199.44/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,258	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	198.25/cwt	195.00–202.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	183.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	205.35/cwt	203.00–209.00	897	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	232.87/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	195.07/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,305	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	204.16/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	196.01/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	195.39/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,473	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	213.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	234.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,215	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	195.32/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	199.84/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,145	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	244.17/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,069	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	739	184.00/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	197.69/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,425	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	223.99/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	237.16/cwt	230.00–238.00	977	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	214.00/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,109	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	214.89/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,016	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	241.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	985	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	233.54/cwt	230.00–237.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	246.70/cwt	240.00–249.00	898	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	183.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,336	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	97.56/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,221	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	96.76/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	74.86/cwt	71.00–79.00	669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	93.37/cwt	91.00–95.00	929	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	83.42/cwt	81.00–86.00	712	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	115.10/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	107.29/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,591	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	110.52/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,377	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	103.63/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,226	13
Bulls	—	—	1,629	125.40/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,043	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	118.05/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,483.91/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,484	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	1,019.55/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,020	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	952.36/head	875.00–1,075.00	952	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	912.38/head	850.00–1,050.00	912	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,254.09/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,254	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	78.01/cwt	72.00–82.00	669	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	87.15/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,011	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,219.84/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,220	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	90.30/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,054	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,412.75/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,413	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	235.25/cwt	230.00–237.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	224.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	205.40/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	194.49/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	223.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	304	243.03/cwt	240.00–247.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	205.10/cwt	200.00–208.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	163.66/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	212.12/cwt	210.00–215.00	891	24

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 934Last week 1,367Year ago 1,030

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 285Year ago 272

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 76Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	775	172.00–180.00	179.12
8	—	321	235.00–241.00	239.46
7	—	522	200.00–207.00	204.16
6	—	631	192.00–202.00	195.32
6	—	573	195.00–204.00	199.84
24	—	420	210.00–215.00	212.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	493	200.00–207.00	203.22
2	—	588	190.00–195.00	192.49
8	—	621	180.00–186.00	183.05
19	—	437	203.00–209.00	205.35
9	—	518	190.00–198.00	196.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	170.00–175.00	172.52
8	—	571	180.00–186.00	183.59
13	—	317	210.00–218.00	216.36
11	—	481	190.00–198.00	192.96
8	—	405	195.00–202.00	198.25
6	—	363	200.00–208.00	205.10
3	—	665	162.00–165.00	163.66
3	—	508	190.00–195.00	191.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	230.00–236.00	232.14
6	—	518	210.00–217.00	214.00
8	—	374	230.00–237.00	233.54
8	—	304	240.00–247.00	243.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	473	210.00–217.00	214.89
6	—	320	230.00–237.00	235.25
7	—	371	220.00–230.00	224.52
3	—	518	200.00–208.00	205.40
10	—	575	190.00–197.00	194.49
5	—	413	220.00–225.00	223.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	407	240.00–245.00	241.98
9	—	364	240.00–249.00	246.70
2	—	728	180.00–187.00	183.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	240.00–247.00	243.42
24	—	631	199.00–204.00	199.44
22	—	669	192.00–202.00	195.07
10	—	754	190.00–196.00	195.39
13	—	518	230.00–240.00	234.46
12	—	721	197.00–201.00	197.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	230.00–235.00	232.87
16	—	438	240.00–245.00	244.17
6	—	505	220.00–228.00	223.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	220.00–225.00	222.45
4	—	538	210.00–218.00	213.98
6	—	739	180.00–186.00	184.00
19	—	412	230.00–238.00	237.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,252	94.00–100.00	97.56
12	—	1,246	106.00–115.00	110.52
13	—	1,183	101.00–108.00	103.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,373	93.00–99.00	96.76
2	—	1,575	114.00–116.00	115.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	71.00–79.00	74.86
6	—	995	91.00–95.00	93.37
7	—	854	81.00–86.00	83.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	105.00–112.00	107.29
4	—	1,629	121.00–128.00	125.40
5	—	1,440	116.00–120.00	118.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,483.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,295	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,060	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,412.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	848	975.00–1,075.00	1,019.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	875.00–1,075.00	952.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	845	850.00–1,050.00	912.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	77.00	77.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	858	72.00–82.00	78.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,082	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,254.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,160	86.00–89.00	87.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	913	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,219.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	89.00–91.00	90.30

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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