Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, 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 $205.77/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$205.77

187 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	213.47	935	103
Medium and Large 3	319	199.67	637	7thin
Medium and Large 2	482	196.04	944	77

One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale187 hd

205.77

—

GA average16 barns · 1,575 hd

197.32

+8.46

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	1,775	114.33	2,030	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	94.05	1,090	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	88.00	1,245	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	80.32	817	32

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)	1,007	$1,067	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$946	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,296	76

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	322	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	193.57/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	304	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	199.89/cwt	199.00–202.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	212.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	678	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	205.84/cwt	197.00–207.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	246.04/cwt	242.00–250.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	207.95/cwt	206.00–213.00	986	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	207.54/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	231.33/cwt	230.00–232.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	168.70/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	230.58/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	227.40/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,055	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	221.34/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,138	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	211.34/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,278	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	223.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	252.75/cwt	252.00–255.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	192.44/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,141	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	229.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	996	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	93.26/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,072	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	74.72/cwt	70.00–76.00	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	82.86/cwt	78.00–87.00	890	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,245	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	102.30/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,233	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	85.90/cwt	83.00–88.00	976	11
Bulls	—	—	1,960	123.29/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	114.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,059	7
Bulls	—	—	1,398	101.46/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,133.68/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,134	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	825	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,376.71/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,377	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,090.30/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,090	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,206.36/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,206	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	976	842.56/head	650.00–950.00	843	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	962.88/head	800.00–1,050.00	963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	836	917.26/head	850.00–1,100.00	917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	234.21/cwt	232.00–240.00	869	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	155.99/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	693	161.52/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	221.79/cwt	220.00–225.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	205.67/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	211.20/cwt	211.00–212.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	205.97/cwt	205.00–208.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	190.03/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,074	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	243.10/cwt	235.00–244.00	836	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	221.94/cwt	220.00–229.00	819	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	213.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	203.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	199.77/cwt	192.00–201.00	961	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	197.18/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,116	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,223	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 985Year ago 1,114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 151Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 153Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	228.00	228.00
22	—	474	206.00–213.00	207.95
14	—	508	200.00–210.00	207.54
3	—	287	230.00–232.00	231.33
5	—	419	211.00–212.00	211.20
37	—	369	220.00–229.00	221.94
11	—	566	194.00–200.00	197.18
4	—	627	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	187.00–194.00	193.57
9	—	468	199.00–202.00	199.89
16	—	319	210.00–215.00	212.65
9	—	417	197.00–207.00	205.84
1	—	720	162.00	162.00
17	—	678	168.00–170.00	168.70
7	—	381	210.00–215.00	213.61
1	—	205	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
4	—	268	200.00–210.00	203.90
2	—	328	200.00–202.00	201.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	304	236.00	236.00
2	—	278	242.00–250.00	246.04
1	—	640	160.00	160.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	205.00	205.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	235.00	235.00
1	—	670	187.00	187.00
4	—	490	229.00	229.00
12	—	435	230.00–231.00	230.58
15	—	514	220.00–222.00	221.34
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
3	—	555	210.00–214.00	211.34
8	—	739	179.00	179.00
11	—	636	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	216.00	216.00
4	—	310	267.00	267.00
21	—	464	226.00–236.00	227.40
6	—	421	234.00	234.00
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
3	—	687	200.00	200.00
3	—	733	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	217.00	217.00
4	—	274	252.00–255.00	252.75
6	—	593	191.00–200.00	192.44
18	—	434	227.00–230.00	229.49
7	—	371	232.00–240.00	234.21
6	—	315	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	220.00–225.00	223.37
2	—	480	210.00–212.00	211.02
1	—	350	225.00	225.00
3	—	517	205.00–206.00	205.67
18	—	344	235.00–244.00	243.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	151.00–160.00	155.99
2	—	693	157.00–166.00	161.52
3	—	322	220.00–225.00	221.79
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
3	—	437	197.00	197.00
3	—	362	205.00–208.00	205.97
6	—	565	185.00–191.00	190.03
2	—	625	169.00–170.00	169.49
12	—	481	192.00–201.00	199.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,149	89.00–98.00	93.26
15	—	1,205	99.00–108.00	102.30
11	—	1,136	83.00–88.00	85.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	892	70.00–76.00	74.72
22	—	1,074	78.00–87.00	82.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,960	120.00–126.00	123.29
7	—	1,804	110.00–118.00	114.16
2	—	1,398	99.00–104.00	101.46

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	976	650.00–950.00	842.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	913	800.00–1,050.00	962.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,010	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,090.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,206.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,030	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,133.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,285	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,376.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	836	850.00–1,100.00	917.26

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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