Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 lower and replacement cows significantly higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.78/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$246.78

300 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$12.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	250.82	1,337	99
Medium and Large 2	488	247.37	1,206	142
Medium and Large 3	476	238.58	1,136	59

One grade step is worth $12.25/cwt here — about $201 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 sale300 hd

246.78

—

GA average16 barns · 2,312 hd

243.08

+3.70

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	1,569	116.21	1,823	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	104.49	1,345	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	99.11	1,451	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	87.12	954	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$1,857	45
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$1,548	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,319	8

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	483	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	238.20/cwt	238.00–240.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	189.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,112	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	224.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	962	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	208.39/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	225.34/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	224.60/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,056	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	222.40/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,150	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	243.56/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	253.34/cwt	250.00–257.00	932	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	230.23/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,427	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	259.27/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,076	45
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	248.28/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,050	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	223.34/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,400	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	239.89/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,351	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	291.19/cwt	285.00–295.00	943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,378	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	222.52/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,295	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	267.40/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,372	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	251.23/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,176	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	242.01/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,239	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	697	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	251.49/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,283	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	79.04/cwt	75.00–84.00	864	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	104.38/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,344	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	88.57/cwt	85.00–93.00	964	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	97.70/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,084	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,649	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	98.27/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,424	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	93.36/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,130	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	112.13/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,501	24
Bulls	—	—	1,523	118.13/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,799	12
Bulls	—	—	1,547	108.65/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,681	6
Bulls	—	—	1,797	123.65/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	859.36/head	800.00–975.00	859	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	1,777.43/head	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,777	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	971	1,074.10/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,074	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	2,080.75/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	2,081	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	960	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,315	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	234.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	547	224.33/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	234.99/cwt	231.00–240.00	980	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	241.39/cwt	240.00–243.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	214.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	211.58/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,115	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	235.71/cwt	230.00–239.00	851	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	222.47/cwt	222.00–227.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	1

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 1,303Year ago 819

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 221Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 123Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	215.00	215.00
11	—	315	238.00–240.00	238.20
37	—	429	220.00–230.00	224.33
19	—	527	208.00–217.00	211.58
25	—	361	230.00–239.00	235.71
1	—	675	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	295	237.00	237.00
10	—	587	185.00–190.00	189.50
3	—	527	190.00	190.00
2	—	418	215.00	215.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	205.00	205.00
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
11	—	367	222.00–227.00	222.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	595	208.00–210.00	208.39
23	—	470	220.00–229.00	224.60
35	—	517	219.00–225.00	222.40
54	—	417	231.00–240.00	234.99
1	—	615	215.00	215.00
9	—	373	240.00–243.00	241.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	224.00–226.00	225.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	714	213.00	213.00
15	—	620	227.00–237.00	230.23
10	—	452	268.00	268.00
9	—	563	239.00–240.00	239.89
11	—	324	285.00–295.00	291.19
33	—	540	254.00	254.00
3	—	403	275.00	275.00
5	—	398	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	237.00	237.00
9	—	483	239.00–249.00	243.56
11	—	368	250.00–257.00	253.34
2	—	610	180.00	180.00
19	—	423	247.00–250.00	248.28
17	—	582	222.00–223.00	222.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	195.00	195.00
45	—	415	256.00–266.00	259.27
1	—	685	214.00	214.00
14	—	627	219.00–224.00	223.34
12	—	589	234.00	234.00
7	—	379	267.00–270.00	267.40
26	—	468	250.00–257.00	251.23
36	—	512	240.00–249.00	242.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	187.00	187.00
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
2	—	423	237.00	237.00
5	—	458	230.00–240.00	234.76
3	—	547	223.00–227.00	224.33
1	—	395	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	275.00	275.00
5	—	500	229.00	229.00
2	—	418	250.00–253.00	251.49
2	—	605	212.00	212.00
1	—	370	257.00	257.00
6	—	454	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	195.00	195.00
1	—	495	225.00	225.00
2	—	520	210.00–220.00	214.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,093	75.00–84.00	79.04
18	—	1,088	85.00–93.00	88.57
9	—	1,110	94.00–101.00	97.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,288	99.00–109.00	104.38
16	—	1,210	88.00–96.00	93.36
24	—	1,339	110.00–117.00	112.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,449	94.00–102.00	98.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,523	115.00–122.00	118.13
6	—	1,547	107.00–111.00	108.65
3	—	1,797	123.00–124.00	123.65

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	—	1,030	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,055	800.00–975.00	859.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	971	900.00–1,250.00	1,074.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	919	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,777.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	969	1,500.00–2,300.00	2,080.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	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	4	—	1,073	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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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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