Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows significantly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.61/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$221.61

184 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	223.49	1,128	103
Medium and Large 2	431	222.26	959	63
Medium and Large 3	391	208.60	816	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about $312 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 sale184 hd

221.61

—

GA average16 barns · 1,863 hd

219.40

+2.21

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	1,535	118.88	1,825	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	102.11	1,472	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	101.29	1,275	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	92.82	997	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,411	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,201	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	790	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,430	32

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	247.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	220.57/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	231.91/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,002	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	275.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,013	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	216.60/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,248	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	221.68/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,146	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	212.51/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,018	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	238.13/cwt	237.00–240.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	229.25/cwt	225.00–234.00	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	222.84/cwt	217.00–227.00	936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	209.78/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	224.79/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,083	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	243.77/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	264.52/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	235.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,347	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	251.18/cwt	250.00–255.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	255.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,073	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	245.85/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,433	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	231.54/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,429	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	231.01/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,522	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,282	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	242.23/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,504	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,210	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	260.46/cwt	257.00–267.00	966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	231.83/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	501	232.88/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,167	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	93.41/cwt	89.00–96.00	992	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	102.11/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,472	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	103.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,310	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	94.24/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,146	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	83.95/cwt	81.00–88.00	829	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	97.17/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,095	17
Bulls	—	—	1,793	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,259	3
Bulls	—	—	1,494	118.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,772	6
Bulls	—	—	1,273	108.93/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,387	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	1,359.48/head	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,359	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	1,452.37/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,452	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	843.65/head	700.00–1,000.00	844	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,506.79/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,507	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	920	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,314.80/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	216.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	227.54/cwt	225.00–230.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	238.06/cwt	235.00–240.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	214.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	196.63/cwt	192.00–200.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	224.71/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	213.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	237.67/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,138	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	247.96/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	233.77/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,096	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	237.26/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,020	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	260.17/cwt	255.00–265.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	268.23/cwt	265.00–275.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	248.29/cwt	245.00–252.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	220.65/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	997	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 986Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 223Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 32Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	245.00–255.00	247.00
1	—	230	277.00	277.00
1	—	285	270.00	270.00
1	—	440	245.00	245.00
7	—	507	220.00–222.00	220.57
2	—	465	237.00	237.00
4	—	317	250.00–255.00	251.18
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	270.00–280.00	275.16
1	—	300	282.00	282.00
11	—	420	255.00–260.00	255.46
1	—	720	227.00	227.00
23	—	583	241.00–250.00	245.85
12	—	659	228.00–237.00	231.01
23	—	518	245.00–250.00	247.44
13	—	621	238.00–245.00	242.23
16	—	484	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	240.00–247.00	243.77
2	—	383	262.00–267.00	264.52
1	—	680	222.00	222.00
10	—	571	230.00–240.00	235.91
9	—	521	240.00	240.00
6	—	617	227.00–235.00	231.54
6	—	443	249.00	249.00
1	—	245	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	227.00	227.00
2	—	613	220.00	220.00
1	—	735	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	432	229.00–237.00	231.91
19	—	576	213.00–220.00	216.60
31	—	517	219.00–228.00	221.68
2	—	783	195.00–197.00	196.00
8	—	328	237.00–240.00	238.13
14	—	482	224.00–225.00	224.79
1	—	655	197.00	197.00
2	—	630	207.00–210.00	208.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	207.00–217.00	212.51
12	—	470	215.00–220.00	216.67
18	—	374	225.00–234.00	229.25
14	—	420	217.00–227.00	222.84
5	—	581	207.00–212.00	209.78
2	—	330	225.00–230.00	227.54
4	—	281	235.00–240.00	238.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	187.00	187.00
2	—	283	225.00–230.00	227.43
1	—	515	187.00	187.00
2	—	428	205.00–207.00	206.01
4	—	323	210.00–220.00	214.43
4	—	469	192.00–200.00	196.63
3	—	375	210.00–220.00	213.20
1	—	200	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	257.00–267.00	260.46
5	—	576	230.00–237.00	231.83
1	—	295	275.00	275.00
1	—	225	290.00	290.00
17	—	501	232.00–233.00	232.88
9	—	479	237.00–238.00	237.67
1	—	720	210.00	210.00
5	—	443	246.00–252.00	247.96
1	—	750	190.00	190.00
3	—	325	265.00–275.00	268.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
2	—	368	230.00	230.00
1	—	265	250.00	250.00
4	—	473	210.00–220.00	216.77
2	—	218	255.00–265.00	260.17
2	—	443	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	222.00–230.00	224.71
1	—	645	212.00	212.00
9	—	469	230.00–236.00	233.77
8	—	430	235.00–240.00	237.26
1	—	715	197.00	197.00
2	—	373	245.00–252.00	248.29
3	—	567	220.00–222.00	220.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,062	89.00–96.00	93.41
9	—	987	81.00–88.00	83.95
17	—	1,127	97.00–98.00	97.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	97.00–105.00	102.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	107.00	107.00
22	—	1,269	100.00–106.00	103.27
7	—	1,216	89.00–97.00	94.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	125.00–127.00	126.01
6	—	1,494	115.00–122.00	118.63
2	—	1,273	108.00–110.00	108.93

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	753	700.00–1,000.00	843.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,001	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,359.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,059	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,452.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,283	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,506.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,170	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,314.80

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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