Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 lower, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.59/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$203.59

193 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$30.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	210.15	997	132
Medium and Large 2	544	191.32	1,042	51
Medium and Large 3	516	179.62	927	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.53/cwt here — about $70 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 sale193 hd

203.59

—

GA average16 barns · 1,658 hd

195.87

+7.72

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	—	Average	1,575	113.31	1,785	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	96.90	1,248	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	92.44	1,548	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	83.82	905	40

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)	988	$1,077	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$959	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,164	$1,366	96

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,342	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	75.46/cwt	70.00–79.00	837	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	85.01/cwt	80.00–89.00	915	35
Bulls	—	—	1,595	115.23/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	208.07/cwt	205.00–213.00	978	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	207.40/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,081	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	241.77/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,141	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	203.97/cwt	202.00–205.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	194.68/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,106	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	228.59/cwt	225.00–232.00	757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	223.21/cwt	220.00–226.00	833	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	212.77/cwt	207.00–217.00	945	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	198.69/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,059	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	198.73/cwt	192.00–201.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	216.99/cwt	215.00–222.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	218.31/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	171.99/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	159.19/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	166.32/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,186	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	294	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	178.55/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	213.45/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,232	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	239.15/cwt	239.00–240.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	232.00/cwt	231.00–233.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	228.06/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	200.67/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,276	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	232.08/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,191	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	178.73/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,462	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	196.37/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	242.19/cwt	240.00–245.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	194.47/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	241.81/cwt	240.00–245.00	793	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	237.66/cwt	230.00–239.00	901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	92.44/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	87.09/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,053	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	95.01/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,241	40
Bulls	—	—	1,387	103.71/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,463.82/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,464	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	837	861.55/head	700.00–1,000.00	862	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,176.49/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,176	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	958.50/head	800.00–1,075.00	959	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	1,101.25/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,101	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	204.20/cwt	202.00–210.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	233.34/cwt	230.00–237.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	861	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,197	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	947	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,042	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	202.40/cwt	200.00–205.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	206.45/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,059	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	758	150.75/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,143	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	236.16/cwt	235.00–237.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	187.99/cwt	186.00–190.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	230.81/cwt	229.00–235.00	949	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	199.64/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,054	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	213.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	220.69/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,013	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	212.99/cwt	207.00–217.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	235.93/cwt	233.00–240.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,354	4

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 934Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 127Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 190Year ago 168

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,279	100.00–110.00	104.91
7	—	1,209	83.00–89.00	87.09
40	—	1,306	90.00–99.00	95.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	70.00–79.00	75.46
35	—	1,076	80.00–89.00	85.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	91.00–94.00	92.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,595	111.00–118.00	115.23
2	—	1,387	101.00–106.00	103.71
1	—	1,830	121.00	121.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	198.00	198.00
2	—	663	187.00–188.00	187.50
8	—	577	209.00–215.00	213.45
1	—	340	247.00	247.00
7	—	362	239.00–240.00	239.15
6	—	424	231.00–233.00	232.00
4	—	489	225.00–229.00	228.06
3	—	537	225.00–227.00	225.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	245.00	245.00
20	—	472	237.00–245.00	241.77
3	—	580	217.00–221.00	218.31
3	—	723	189.00	189.00
15	—	636	199.00–203.00	200.67
30	—	513	228.00–238.00	232.08
12	—	818	177.00–180.00	178.73
7	—	658	190.00–199.00	196.37
5	—	405	240.00–245.00	242.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	210.00	210.00
1	—	355	215.00	215.00
1	—	590	197.00	197.00
4	—	294	240.00	240.00
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
2	—	715	175.00–182.00	178.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	195.00	195.00
17	—	470	205.00–213.00	208.07
19	—	521	205.00–210.00	207.40
12	—	568	194.00–198.00	194.68
11	—	331	225.00–232.00	228.59
16	—	373	220.00–226.00	223.21
41	—	444	207.00–217.00	212.77
3	—	812	164.00	164.00
3	—	273	233.00–240.00	235.93
2	—	795	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	202.00–205.00	203.97
16	—	533	197.00–200.00	198.69
1	—	260	217.00	217.00
4	—	480	192.00–201.00	198.73
6	—	323	215.00–222.00	216.99
1	—	225	222.00	222.00
5	—	774	158.00–161.00	159.19
12	—	713	165.00–169.00	166.32
3	—	390	207.00–217.00	212.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	169.00–175.00	171.99
3	—	570	180.00–185.00	183.39
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
2	—	468	186.00	186.00
1	—	200	190.00	190.00
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	518	225.00	225.00
4	—	724	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	557	191.00–198.00	194.47
1	—	610	194.00	194.00
1	—	230	260.00	260.00
15	—	328	240.00–245.00	241.81
8	—	379	230.00–239.00	237.66
1	—	260	255.00	255.00
11	—	513	205.00–207.00	206.45
7	—	411	229.00–235.00	230.81
13	—	459	220.00–223.00	220.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	202.00–210.00	204.20
2	—	268	230.00–237.00	233.34
12	—	861	139.00	139.00
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
10	—	947	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	200.00–205.00	202.40
19	—	758	150.00–157.00	150.75
1	—	300	225.00	225.00
2	—	693	160.00	160.00
2	—	503	186.00–190.00	187.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	235.00–237.00	236.16
2	—	380	220.00–230.00	225.07
1	—	215	257.00	257.00
9	—	528	195.00–201.00	199.64
7	—	427	210.00–220.00	213.78
1	—	275	240.00	240.00
5	—	553	202.00	202.00
1	—	480	205.00	205.00

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	—	970	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,183	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,463.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,128	875.00–1,250.00	1,101.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	837	700.00–1,000.00	861.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	985	800.00–1,075.00	958.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,058	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,176.49

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle