Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.87/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$215.87

169 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	411	220.69	906	34
Medium and Large 1	513	215.00	1,104	117
Medium and Large 3	401	212.39	851	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $55 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 sale169 hd

215.87

—

GA average15 barns · 1,494 hd

208.88

+6.99

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	1,682	119.47	2,009	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	108.97	1,616	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	101.80	1,246	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	86.01	916	23

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)	1,020	$1,144	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,132	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,086	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	212.53/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	231.78/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,022	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	245.00/cwt	243.00–253.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	226.41/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,322	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,075	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	222.37/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	210.09/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,116	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	241.79/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,475	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	246.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,328	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	233.46/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	259.47/cwt	258.00–265.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	262.48/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	203.47/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	217.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	809	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	218.78/cwt	217.00–220.00	941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	244.59/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	225.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	187.09/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	226.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	208.34/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,233	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	251.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,222	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	92.06/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,152	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	86.53/cwt	83.00–90.00	902	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	78.06/cwt	74.00–82.00	855	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	93.30/cwt	92.00–95.00	995	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	124.45/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,195	7
Bulls	—	—	1,317	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,514	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	107.95/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,307	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	100.26/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,227	24
Bulls	—	—	1,940	108.76/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	1,143.57/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,086	1,132.48/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,132	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,085.63/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	208.85/cwt	207.00–215.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	205.46/cwt	202.00–209.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	233.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	229.79/cwt	228.00–235.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	236.82/cwt	236.00–240.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	220.29/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,031	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	854	2

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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 1,110Year ago 1,191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 211Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 121Year ago 34

No trend available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	209.00–215.00	212.53
5	—	390	243.00–253.00	245.00
8	—	584	222.00–229.00	226.41
20	—	464	230.00–235.00	231.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	441	230.00–236.00	231.78
8	—	478	217.00–227.00	222.37
5	—	362	236.00–240.00	236.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	228.00–235.00	229.79
2	—	568	200.00–210.00	205.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	531	209.00–215.00	210.09
2	—	665	200.00–207.00	203.47
2	—	605	200.00–210.00	205.00
13	—	417	220.00–230.00	226.10
28	—	592	205.00–212.00	208.34
43	—	468	218.00–225.00	220.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	373	210.00–220.00	217.00
2	—	570	182.00–192.00	187.09
2	—	425	202.00–209.00	205.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	217.00–220.00	218.78
12	—	381	220.00–230.00	225.45
6	—	472	207.00–215.00	208.85
3	—	322	230.00–240.00	233.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	610	236.00–243.00	241.79
33	—	538	240.00–250.00	246.87
7	—	423	257.00–265.00	262.48
21	—	486	250.00–255.00	251.51
2	—	315	270.00–272.00	271.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	232.00–238.00	233.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	258.00–265.00	259.47
7	—	459	240.00–249.00	244.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,475	111.00–113.00	111.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,251	89.00–95.00	92.06
25	—	1,211	105.00–112.00	107.95
24	—	1,224	96.00–104.00	100.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	83.00–90.00	86.53
7	—	1,095	74.00–82.00	78.06
7	—	1,066	92.00–95.00	93.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,764	121.00–129.00	124.45
3	—	1,317	114.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	1,940	107.00–110.00	108.76

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	—	1,020	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,143.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,086	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,132.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,085.63

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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