Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.41/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$249.41

224 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$367

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

$34.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	253.09	1,413	160
Medium and Large 2	503	251.30	1,264	42
Medium and Large 3	478	218.99	1,046	22

One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $367 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 sale224 hd

249.41

—

GA average16 barns · 1,197 hd

245.38

+4.03

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	1,661	121.57	2,019	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	111.92	1,427	101
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	102.63	1,657	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	91.01	927	36

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)	1,075	$1,262	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	927	$1,118	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,431	66

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	207.60/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,268	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	223.85/cwt	222.00–230.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	216.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,220	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	241.53/cwt	240.00–247.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	206.78/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	223.18/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	220.99/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	232.63/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,079	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	251.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	254.61/cwt	252.00–262.00	940	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	703	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	218.04/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	279.72/cwt	279.00–282.00	1,236	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	232.55/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,428	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	219.55/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,142	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	270.15/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	185.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,033	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	263.07/cwt	260.00–265.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	236.15/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,020	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	226.15/cwt	225.00–230.00	629	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	281.19/cwt	280.00–285.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	225.54/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,213	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,129	1,203.85/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,204	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,372.43/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,372	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	1,018.47/head	850.00–1,150.00	1,018	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	878	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,511.07/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,511	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,234.88/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	1,001.60/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	81.16/cwt	78.00–88.00	814	14
Bulls	—	—	1,571	122.20/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,920	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	108.68/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,595	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	97.78/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,665	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	112.17/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,930	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	88.39/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,162	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	95.40/cwt	89.00–98.00	983	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	102.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,049	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	99.30/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,165	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	117.65/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,572	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	108.46/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,330	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	263.44/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	244.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,367	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	262.87/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,370	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	282.10/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,315	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	245.52/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,321	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	207.45/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,482	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	224.02/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	237.52/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	233.62/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,075	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	237.16/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,228	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	6

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,303Last week 944Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 217Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 78Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	240.00	240.00
6	—	425	222.00–230.00	223.85
3	—	603	197.00	197.00
5	—	307	240.00–247.00	241.53
4	—	574	205.00–208.00	206.78
7	—	468	217.00–225.00	220.99
4	—	527	197.00–200.00	198.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	611	205.00–212.00	207.60
9	—	886	178.00	178.00
2	—	663	195.00	195.00
16	—	564	210.00–220.00	216.39
33	—	464	227.00–236.00	232.63
9	—	335	250.00–255.00	251.69
6	—	799	179.00	179.00
13	—	369	252.00–262.00	254.61
34	—	520	213.00–222.00	219.55
11	—	432	235.00–245.00	236.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	230.00	230.00
1	—	300	227.00	227.00
2	—	585	190.00	190.00
2	—	355	220.00	220.00
4	—	471	200.00	200.00
6	—	515	180.00–190.00	185.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	680	221.00–226.00	223.18
20	—	442	279.00–282.00	279.72
14	—	614	230.00–236.00	232.55
7	—	844	201.00	201.00
30	—	559	240.00–250.00	244.57
32	—	521	257.00–266.00	262.87
21	—	466	277.00–284.00	282.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	190.00	190.00
3	—	462	217.00–220.00	218.04
2	—	290	235.00	235.00
1	—	610	192.00	192.00
7	—	400	240.00	240.00
1	—	655	197.00	197.00
6	—	512	205.00–215.00	207.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	267.00–272.00	270.15
5	—	408	260.00–265.00	263.36
6	—	486	255.00–265.00	263.44
15	—	538	244.00–252.00	245.52
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
2	—	623	222.00–226.00	224.02
6	—	583	235.00–239.00	237.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	600	247.00	247.00
5	—	664	233.00	233.00
2	—	505	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	402	257.00	257.00
4	—	315	280.00–285.00	281.19
4	—	602	220.00	220.00
3	—	378	280.00	280.00
7	—	518	235.00–240.00	237.16
6	—	485	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	199.00	199.00
8	—	360	260.00–265.00	263.07
1	—	445	240.00	240.00
1	—	780	165.00	165.00
7	—	538	225.00–227.00	225.54
18	—	460	231.00–240.00	233.62
3	—	592	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	278	225.00–230.00	226.15
1	—	540	202.00	202.00
1	—	765	157.00	157.00
3	—	322	215.00	215.00

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	12	—	1,129	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,203.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	878	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,347	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,511.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,120	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,372.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,234.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	977	850.00–1,150.00	1,018.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	950.00–1,050.00	1,001.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,910	129.00–130.00	129.33
4	—	1,571	119.00–125.00	122.20
2	—	1,468	105.00–114.00	108.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,003	78.00–88.00	81.16
16	—	1,030	89.00–98.00	95.40
6	—	1,026	100.00–105.00	102.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	95.00–101.00	97.78
4	—	1,721	110.00–116.00	112.17
2	—	1,315	87.00–90.00	88.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,173	96.00–103.00	99.30
51	—	1,336	114.00–124.00	117.65
37	—	1,226	104.00–113.00	108.46

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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