Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

ompared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher with outstanding boners at 124 to 126, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows significantly higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.70/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$250.70

281 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$24.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	258.18	1,309	184
Medium and Large 2	536	237.06	1,271	81
Medium and Large 3	450	233.87	1,053	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.31/cwt here — about $256 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 sale281 hd

250.70

—

GA average15 barns · 917 hd

239.94

+10.77

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	1,304	120.05	1,566	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	108.76	1,285	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	107.25	1,633	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	94.53	923	39

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,648	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,214	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,147	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,509	42

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	361	240.56/cwt	235.00–242.00	868	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	220.31/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,247	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	216.91/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,449	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,107	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	229.48/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,062	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	217.46/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,333	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	242.37/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	269.14/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,042	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	242.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	230.15/cwt	229.00–235.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	255.17/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,332	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	264.30/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,282	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	232.84/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,334	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	240.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,216	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	239.77/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,062	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	251.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	267.51/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,126	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	247.68/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,432	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	216.41/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,469	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	261.34/cwt	260.00–265.00	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	216.51/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	257.29/cwt	255.00–260.00	973	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	238.00/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,092	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,246	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,751	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	96.74/cwt	91.00–100.00	964	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	87.75/cwt	84.00–90.00	826	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	113.38/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,355	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	106.90/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,254	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	102.15/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,022	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,147	6
Bulls	—	—	1,240	117.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,457	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	123.24/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,707	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	1,214.34/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,648	1,925.19/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	979.11/head	900.00–1,050.00	979	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,314.59/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,315	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,149	1,241.24/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,241	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,754.77/head	1,500.00–3,000.00	1,755	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	955	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	258.78/cwt	255.00–260.00	828	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	243.33/cwt	240.00–244.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	217.19/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	236.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	266.12/cwt	262.00–270.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	223.01/cwt	220.00–227.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	220.91/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,120	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	224.55/cwt	222.00–232.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	212.84/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	220.71/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	222.97/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,153	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	213.16/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,138	30

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,201Last week 989Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 194Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 113Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	361	235.00–242.00	240.56
28	—	566	215.00–224.00	220.31
19	—	668	216.00–218.00	216.91
45	—	463	224.00–234.00	229.48
13	—	613	216.00–222.00	217.46
7	—	315	240.00–250.00	242.49
11	—	422	229.00–235.00	230.15
58	—	517	220.00–226.00	222.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	230.00	230.00
1	—	240	237.00	237.00
6	—	348	226.00	226.00
3	—	363	210.00	210.00
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
1	—	440	215.00	215.00
2	—	250	240.00	240.00
8	—	391	222.00–232.00	224.55
5	—	582	210.00–214.00	212.84
8	—	473	212.00–222.00	220.71
30	—	534	212.00–215.00	213.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	401	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	401	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	240.00–248.00	242.37
13	—	387	269.00–270.00	269.14
35	—	522	254.00–256.00	255.17
31	—	485	256.00–266.00	264.30
5	—	683	232.00	232.00
13	—	421	261.00–270.00	267.51
47	—	578	243.00–255.00	247.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
1	—	385	245.00	245.00
2	—	578	215.00	215.00
1	—	320	252.00	252.00
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
9	—	443	238.00–245.00	239.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	252.00	252.00
22	—	573	229.00–239.00	232.84
27	—	506	235.00–245.00	240.36
6	—	476	245.00–255.00	251.91
6	—	623	231.00	231.00
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
10	—	679	216.00–220.00	216.41
8	—	325	260.00–265.00	261.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	215.00–217.00	216.51
6	—	378	255.00–260.00	257.29
8	—	459	237.00–240.00	238.00
1	—	340	262.00	262.00
13	—	605	205.00–207.00	206.00
1	—	700	195.00	195.00
1	—	405	257.00	257.00
2	—	505	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	320	255.00–260.00	258.78
6	—	371	240.00–244.00	243.33
1	—	785	180.00	180.00
4	—	406	230.00–240.00	236.65
2	—	258	262.00–270.00	266.12
23	—	507	220.00–225.00	220.91
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	195.00	195.00
6	—	473	212.00–220.00	217.19
1	—	235	245.00	245.00
4	—	413	220.00–227.00	223.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	110.00–114.00	112.00
1	—	1,560	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,405	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	997	91.00–100.00	96.74
15	—	941	84.00–90.00	87.75
9	—	1,000	101.00–105.00	102.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,195	111.00–119.00	113.38
46	—	1,173	102.00–110.00	106.90
6	—	1,176	95.00–100.00	97.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	114.00–119.00	117.49
4	—	1,385	121.00–128.00	123.24

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)	2	—	915	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,214.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	900	900.00–1,050.00	979.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,648	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,925.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,157	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,314.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,149	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,241.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,330	1,500.00–3,000.00	1,754.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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