Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.24/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$206.24

204 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$22.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	211.68	1,093	116
Medium and Large 2	411	206.82	851	50
Medium and Large 3	426	188.88	804	38

One grade step is worth $22.81/cwt here — about $289 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 sale204 hd

206.24

—

GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd

197.02

+9.23

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	1,434	106.72	1,531	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	94.86	1,188	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	83.50	1,317	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	82.34	888	37

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)	962	$899	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$797	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,202	54

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	214.22/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,018	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	214.73/cwt	212.00–218.00	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	181.46/cwt	177.00–187.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	193.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	227.73/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,378	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	231.38/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,356	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	185.54/cwt	180.00–188.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	218.84/cwt	217.00–225.00	613	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	189.33/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	209.03/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	221.53/cwt	217.00–224.00	966	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	196.35/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	200.36/cwt	195.00–202.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	212.04/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	242.63/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,296	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	212.13/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,103	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	218.04/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	254.92/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,298	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	201.67/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	244.66/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,003	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	241.71/cwt	240.00–245.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	232.33/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	248.49/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	229.04/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,189	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	229.32/cwt	227.00–235.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	254.95/cwt	254.00–256.00	925	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	223.98/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,030	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,955	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	84.96/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,055	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	103.45/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,309	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	93.01/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,161	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	73.26/cwt	70.00–79.00	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	85.19/cwt	80.00–89.00	928	26
Bulls	—	—	1,553	109.35/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	104.97/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,422	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,159.70/head	900.00–1,225.00	1,160	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,289.75/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,290	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	957	1,091.99/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,092	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	797.39/head	650.00–925.00	797	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	861.86/head	750.00–950.00	862	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,033.10/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	226.31/cwt	222.00–230.00	618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	225.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	228.11/cwt	222.00–230.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	196.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	157.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	205.72/cwt	202.00–210.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,005	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	221	213.53/cwt	212.00–217.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	203.52/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,161	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	222.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	215.16/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,024	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	194.97/cwt	193.00–197.00	990	2

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 954Year ago 1,200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 158Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 177Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	525	218.00	218.00
5	—	492	220.00	220.00
8	—	553	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	607	200.00	200.00
12	—	475	207.00–217.00	214.22
20	—	436	217.00–224.00	221.53
3	—	568	195.00–197.00	196.35
7	—	373	222.00	222.00
4	—	776	166.00	166.00
22	—	520	203.00–213.00	212.13
1	—	335	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	386	212.00–218.00	214.73
1	—	675	167.00	167.00
15	—	280	217.00–225.00	218.84
3	—	550	189.00–190.00	189.33
1	—	740	163.00	163.00
8	—	473	195.00–202.00	200.36
3	—	427	202.00–210.00	205.72
7	—	516	190.00–200.00	194.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	177.00–187.00	181.46
3	—	375	190.00–200.00	193.33
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
8	—	473	180.00–188.00	185.54
3	—	673	155.00–160.00	157.33
6	—	293	197.00	197.00
3	—	432	197.00	197.00
6	—	334	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	169.00	169.00
1	—	730	144.00	144.00
3	—	221	212.00–217.00	213.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	605	226.00–230.00	227.73
21	—	586	228.00–234.00	231.38
2	—	663	210.00–214.00	212.04
13	—	534	238.00–248.00	242.63
4	—	706	197.00	197.00
17	—	410	240.00–247.00	244.66
8	—	482	248.00–249.00	248.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	235.00	235.00
5	—	571	205.00–210.00	209.03
3	—	470	212.00–222.00	218.04
2	—	515	220.00	220.00
3	—	377	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	255.00	255.00
28	—	509	250.00–256.00	254.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	220.00	220.00
6	—	695	200.00–202.00	201.67
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
3	—	380	240.00–245.00	241.71
9	—	482	227.00–236.00	232.33
1	—	315	247.00	247.00
6	—	519	228.00–231.00	229.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	227.00–235.00	229.32
2	—	318	253.00	253.00
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
2	—	670	190.00–195.00	192.52
2	—	460	222.00–226.00	223.98
4	—	358	240.00–245.00	242.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	363	254.00–256.00	254.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	273	222.00–230.00	226.31
5	—	315	220.00–230.00	225.48
3	—	417	190.00–200.00	196.56
1	—	595	175.00	175.00
2	—	483	200.00–202.00	200.99
1	—	215	230.00	230.00
2	—	390	210.00–220.00	214.94
1	—	715	157.00	157.00
2	—	508	193.00–197.00	194.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	365	222.00–230.00	228.11
7	—	272	242.00	242.00
1	—	625	182.00	182.00
1	—	565	195.00	195.00
2	—	508	202.00–205.00	203.52
5	—	430	220.00–225.00	222.00
8	—	308	247.00	247.00
8	—	476	212.00–219.00	215.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,200	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,242	80.00–87.00	84.96
24	—	1,265	99.00–109.00	103.45
31	—	1,248	88.00–98.00	93.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	99.00	99.00
10	—	1,038	70.00–79.00	73.26
26	—	1,089	80.00–89.00	85.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	109.00–110.00	109.35
3	—	1,355	104.00–106.00	104.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,125	900.00–1,225.00	1,159.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,274	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,289.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	957	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,091.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,002	650.00–925.00	797.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	930	750.00–950.00	861.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,033.10

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