Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 2.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer calves 4.00 higher, bull and heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.99/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$237.99

212 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$524

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	360	252.50	909	2thin
Medium and Large 2	471	252.46	1,188	23
Medium and Large 1	607	236.06	1,433	187

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about −$524 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 sale212 hd

237.99

—

GA average14 barns · 1,086 hd

242.73

−4.73

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	1,382	118.72	1,641	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	105.11	1,247	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	86.57	921	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,310	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,410	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	381	233.26/cwt	232.00–237.00	889	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	209.36/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,329	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	213.41/cwt	210.00–217.00	992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	196.18/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,226	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	237.58/cwt	235.00–242.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	267.21/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	258.41/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,328	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	220.98/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	270.99/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	250.61/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,388	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	210.83/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,520	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	261.43/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,273	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	263.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	240.41/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,245	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	255.22/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	229.44/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,450	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	260.56/cwt	255.00–265.00	964	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	219.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,130	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	79.16/cwt	77.00–84.00	844	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	93.92/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,036	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	89.44/cwt	85.00–93.00	942	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	97.38/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,157	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	113.74/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,441	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	104.27/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,196	19
Bulls	—	—	1,338	113.06/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	126.85/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,367	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,609	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,309.81/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,310	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,410.14/head	1,400.00–1,420.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	253.46/cwt	252.00–257.00	847	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	226.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	219.00/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,031	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	203.82/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,192	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	221.82/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,078	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	249.88/cwt	245.00–252.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	223.90/cwt	220.00–227.00	920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	227.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	196.63/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	216.43/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,227	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	232.98/cwt	230.00–235.00	969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	219.17/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,111	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	227.11/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,042	12

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,165Last week 1,218Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 244Year ago 265

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 116Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	381	232.00–237.00	233.26
17	—	635	209.00–212.00	209.36
2	—	660	200.00–205.00	202.52
30	—	567	212.00–220.00	216.43
7	—	416	230.00–235.00	232.98
29	—	507	215.00–222.00	219.17
12	—	459	221.00–230.00	227.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	210.00–217.00	213.41
11	—	625	191.00–200.00	196.18
5	—	332	235.00–242.00	237.58
19	—	411	220.00–227.00	223.90
5	—	366	220.00–230.00	227.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	195.00–200.00	196.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	266.00–268.00	267.21
3	—	383	260.00–265.00	263.43
10	—	518	240.00–241.00	240.41
5	—	484	252.00–257.00	255.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	250.00–255.00	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	514	257.00–262.00	258.41
4	—	680	219.00–227.00	220.98
2	—	425	270.00–272.00	270.99
31	—	554	245.00–251.00	250.61
23	—	721	210.00–215.00	210.83
11	—	487	261.00–265.00	261.43
95	—	632	225.00–235.00	229.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	370	255.00–265.00	260.56
2	—	425	247.00–250.00	248.48
4	—	620	205.00–207.00	206.02
6	—	658	199.00–200.00	199.50
4	—	578	215.00–225.00	219.98
2	—	508	220.00–225.00	222.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	334	252.00–257.00	253.46
7	—	411	225.00–235.00	226.46
28	—	471	212.00–220.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	202.00–210.00	203.82
12	—	486	221.00–227.00	221.82
8	—	365	245.00–252.00	249.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,066	77.00–84.00	79.16
3	—	1,103	93.00–96.00	93.92
13	—	1,053	85.00–93.00	89.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	94.00–99.00	97.38
9	—	1,267	110.00–118.00	113.74
19	—	1,147	100.00–109.00	104.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	112.00–114.00	113.06
2	—	1,465	125.00–128.00	126.85
5	—	1,367	115.00–120.00	117.73

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,309.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	1,400.00–1,420.00	1,410.14

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

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