Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.07/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$226.07

206 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	229.44	1,134	135
Medium and Large 2	433	221.91	960	53
Medium and Large 3	375	213.04	799	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $334 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 sale206 hd

226.07

—

GA average14 barns · 1,180 hd

211.08

+14.99

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	1,537	113.98	1,752	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	107.35	1,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	105.71	1,238	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	88.64	891	42

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)	963	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	957	$1,001	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	740	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,148	40

Every lot, as filed

82 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 3	—	703	158.51/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	258.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	223.25/cwt	219.00–228.00	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	291	231.39/cwt	230.00–232.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	207.57/cwt	205.00–210.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	201.74/cwt	197.00–203.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	209.36/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,181	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	246.31/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	215.28/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,135	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	228.44/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,051	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	232.07/cwt	231.00–240.00	998	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	243.83/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,241	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	228.68/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,406	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	270.90/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	189.33/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,588	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	280.45/cwt	276.00–285.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	866	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	226.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,290	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	239.73/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	229.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	232.19/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,189	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	269.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	916	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	216.52/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	107.14/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,315	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	79.46/cwt	75.00–84.00	836	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	114.87/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,347	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	95.16/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,047	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	100.31/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,107	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	87.90/cwt	85.00–93.00	820	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	125.36/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,502	113.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,712	9
Bulls	—	—	1,678	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,057.18/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,057	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,182	1,099.90/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,100	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	809	1,031.84/head	800.00–1,125.00	1,032	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	250.38/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,174	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,084	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	263.05/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,002	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	203.49/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	238.06/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	258.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,045	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	246.83/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,091	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	201.86/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,387	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	227.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	204.32/cwt	200.00–209.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	267	251.44/cwt	247.00–257.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	242.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	214.78/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	206.22/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,087	8

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 944Last week 1,070Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 102Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 103Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	155.00–162.00	158.51
10	—	291	230.00–232.00	231.39
2	—	433	205.00–210.00	207.57
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
2	—	375	200.00–209.00	204.32
1	—	305	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	368	250.00–260.00	258.43
4	—	831	179.00	179.00
9	—	615	197.00–203.00	201.74
9	—	564	205.00–212.00	209.36
26	—	527	212.00–220.00	215.28
13	—	460	224.00–231.00	228.44
9	—	430	231.00–240.00	232.07
2	—	348	257.00	257.00
14	—	687	200.00–202.00	201.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	219.00–228.00	223.25
4	—	594	195.00–200.00	197.50
5	—	367	220.00–230.00	227.23
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
14	—	310	240.00–250.00	242.75
9	—	477	213.00–215.00	214.78
8	—	527	202.00–210.00	206.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	238.00	238.00
11	—	404	250.00–260.00	258.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	245.00–248.00	246.31
3	—	448	260.00	260.00
5	—	734	203.00	203.00
20	—	509	240.00–245.00	243.83
4	—	866	166.00	166.00
9	—	569	225.00–230.00	226.68
1	—	275	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	260.00	260.00
18	—	615	226.00–232.00	228.68
10	—	403	270.00–271.00	270.90
4	—	494	259.00	259.00
12	—	839	186.00–191.00	189.33
6	—	344	276.00–285.00	280.45
1	—	695	213.00	213.00
1	—	700	212.00	212.00
7	—	559	238.00–242.00	239.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
1	—	515	222.00	222.00
4	—	415	247.00	247.00
1	—	675	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	561	225.00–230.00	229.45
15	—	512	227.00–237.00	232.19
4	—	625	215.00–217.00	216.52
1	—	735	192.00	192.00
1	—	350	270.00	270.00
13	—	469	247.00–252.00	250.38
13	—	430	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	340	260.00–270.00	269.45
2	—	583	215.00–217.00	215.99
13	—	381	260.00–267.00	263.05
2	—	638	200.00–207.00	203.49
4	—	479	232.00–240.00	238.06
12	—	442	245.00–247.00	246.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	232.00	232.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
4	—	370	245.00	245.00
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
7	—	267	247.00–257.00	251.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,227	103.00–111.00	107.14
22	—	1,173	112.00–121.00	114.87
23	—	1,100	90.00–100.00	95.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,052	75.00–84.00	79.46
10	—	1,104	96.00–102.00	100.31
21	—	933	85.00–93.00	87.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,333	110.00–111.00	110.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	124.00–127.00	125.36
9	—	1,502	110.00–119.00	113.96
2	—	1,678	100.00–105.00	102.69

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	908	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	993	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,057.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,182	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,099.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	809	800.00–1,125.00	1,031.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,585	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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