Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 9.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.27/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$235.27

196 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	245.75	1,352	88
Medium and Large 2	540	233.67	1,261	58
Medium and Large 3	517	218.68	1,131	50

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $221 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 sale196 hd

235.27

—

GA average15 barns · 822 hd

236.37

−1.10

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	1,571	115.84	1,820	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	107.09	1,310	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	102.74	1,433	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	84.66	772	26

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)	1,052	$972	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$940	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$906	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,173	46

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	255.06/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	208.05/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,105	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	236.11/cwt	232.00–240.00	992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	219.50/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,122	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	231.52/cwt	227.00–236.00	945	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	235.90/cwt	235.00–237.00	795	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	200.67/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	282.76/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,094	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	200.13/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	208.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	217.84/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,017	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	241.01/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	254.61/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,299	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	253.41/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	232.41/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,227	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	226.05/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,444	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	639	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,297	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	230.54/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,323	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	215.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	224.55/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	244.84/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,180	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	283.27/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	209.43/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	284.25/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	283.99/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	265.27/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	292.21/cwt	287.00–297.00	920	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	237.60/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,086	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	87.04/cwt	84.00–92.00	835	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,737	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	98.61/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,292	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	114.13/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,432	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	102.40/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,233	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	844	80.25/cwt	77.00–83.00	677	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	93.48/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,075	5
Bulls	—	—	1,442	107.67/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,553	9
Bulls	—	—	1,752	127.52/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,234	5
Bulls	—	—	1,624	118.88/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,931	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,077	1,195.64/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,196	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	930	1,026.09/head	875.00–1,075.00	1,026	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	897	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,085.97/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,086	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	940.03/head	900.00–975.00	940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	801.31/head	750.00–850.00	801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,033	905.56/head	825.00–975.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	212.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	185.11/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	207.34/cwt	202.00–210.00	979	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	249.87/cwt	245.00–255.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	213.61/cwt	210.00–220.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	228.03/cwt	227.00–237.00	944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	221.70/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,093	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,139	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	183.96/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	180.68/cwt	180.00–182.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	238.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	221.87/cwt	217.00–223.00	961	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	210.06/cwt	205.00–215.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,219	7

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,070Last week 1,029Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 164Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 118Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	252.00–260.00	255.06
7	—	795	198.00	198.00
13	—	387	279.00–287.00	282.76
4	—	569	237.00–247.00	241.01
23	—	510	252.00–258.00	254.61
17	—	639	225.00–232.00	226.05
9	—	660	221.00–225.00	224.55
4	—	409	282.00–287.00	283.27
1	—	700	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	206.00	206.00
7	—	431	252.00–262.00	253.41
14	—	528	232.00–235.00	232.41
17	—	574	225.00–235.00	230.54
1	—	785	187.00	187.00
13	—	482	240.00–247.00	244.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	252.00	252.00
14	—	420	232.00–240.00	236.11
14	—	511	219.00–225.00	219.50
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
3	—	360	235.00	235.00
1	—	790	175.00	175.00
11	—	639	203.00	203.00
2	—	565	210.00–220.00	215.13
3	—	688	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	174.00	174.00
3	—	540	200.00–202.00	200.67
8	—	487	200.00–210.00	208.73
11	—	593	192.00	192.00
3	—	618	180.00–187.00	183.96
3	—	398	232.00	232.00
16	—	433	217.00–223.00	221.87
7	—	685	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	185.00	185.00
32	—	531	203.00–212.00	208.05
13	—	408	227.00–236.00	231.52
18	—	337	235.00–237.00	235.90
5	—	569	195.00–203.00	200.13
28	—	467	215.00–222.00	217.84
6	—	377	235.00–240.00	238.36
1	—	260	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	210.00–220.00	215.08
3	—	418	210.00	210.00
2	—	673	160.00	160.00
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
3	—	475	180.00–182.00	180.68
2	—	390	205.00–215.00	210.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	240.00	240.00
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	207.00–210.00	209.43
3	—	377	282.00–285.00	283.99
4	—	409	260.00–267.00	265.27
17	—	315	287.00–297.00	292.21
5	—	457	237.00–240.00	237.60
1	—	290	299.00	299.00
1	—	515	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	407	282.00–285.00	284.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	210.00–215.00	212.57
2	—	385	245.00–255.00	249.87
10	—	414	227.00–237.00	228.03
20	—	493	217.00–223.00	221.70
3	—	273	260.00–270.00	266.71
2	—	570	200.00–202.00	200.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	255.00	255.00
2	—	568	180.00–190.00	185.11
1	—	315	220.00	220.00
3	—	472	202.00–210.00	207.34
1	—	265	240.00	240.00
4	—	423	210.00–220.00	213.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	959	84.00–92.00	87.04
10	—	844	77.00–83.00	80.25
1	—	895	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,310	97.00–100.00	98.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,255	109.00–118.00	114.13
23	—	1,204	98.00–108.00	102.40
5	—	1,150	90.00–97.00	93.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,442	104.00–112.00	107.67
5	—	1,752	124.00–134.00	127.52
5	—	1,624	114.00–123.00	118.88

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	28	—	1,077	950.00–1,300.00	1,195.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	930	875.00–1,075.00	1,026.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	897	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,085.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	900.00–975.00	940.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	750.00–850.00	801.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	825.00–975.00	905.56

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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