Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.61/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$228.61

202 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.41

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	231.43	1,185	107
Medium and Large 2	433	227.08	983	67
Medium and Large 3	351	221.54	778	28

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $406 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 sale202 hd

228.61

—

GA average15 barns · 1,478 hd

215.20

+13.41

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	1,548	121.86	1,886	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	107.50	1,324	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	96.00	1,474	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	94.88	895	43

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)	1,064	$1,272	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,251	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	803	$1,066	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,201	44

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	319	238.34/cwt	232.00–240.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	221.48/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	227.36/cwt	225.00–230.00	753	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	246.02/cwt	245.00–247.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	218.79/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	241.74/cwt	240.00–245.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	222.79/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	232.57/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,202	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	238.80/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,020	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	231.85/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	211.72/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	238.09/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	235.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	233.03/cwt	230.00–234.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	230.18/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	231.64/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	277.30/cwt	270.00–279.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	230.63/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	220.49/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,250	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	248.00/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	235.93/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,314	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	239.73/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,484	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	269.32/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	263.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,136	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	231.77/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	257.72/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	264.66/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,003	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	291	302.55/cwt	295.00–305.00	880	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	102.70/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,020	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	99.18/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,238	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	114.16/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,402	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	107.95/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,326	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	96.89/cwt	92.00–101.00	919	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	88.44/cwt	84.00–91.00	812	13
Bulls	—	—	1,488	117.28/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,745	6
Bulls	—	—	1,584	124.61/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,974	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	1,065.65/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,438.11/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,438	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	937	1,095.60/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,096	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,407.06/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,407	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,014	1,034.12/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,034	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,392.68/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,393	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	796	1,080.43/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,080	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,150.01/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,150	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	243.21/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	222.38/cwt	220.00–227.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	227	251.80/cwt	250.00–255.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	227.80/cwt	220.00–230.00	975	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	201.29/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	227.76/cwt	227.00–230.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	212.97/cwt	210.00–217.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	297.75/cwt	297.00–300.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	214.40/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	254.16/cwt	254.00–255.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	274.85/cwt	270.00–280.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	249.51/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,070	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	209.02/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 1,201Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 189Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 122Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	319	232.00–240.00	238.34
8	—	508	220.00–222.00	221.48
4	—	290	240.00–245.00	241.74
4	—	481	220.00–227.00	222.79
5	—	566	205.00–214.00	211.72
4	—	391	230.00–234.00	233.03
29	—	428	220.00–230.00	227.80
3	—	618	197.00–205.00	201.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	331	225.00–230.00	227.36
1	—	650	172.00	172.00
4	—	265	227.00–230.00	227.76
1	—	410	212.00	212.00
1	—	570	192.00	192.00
2	—	465	210.00	210.00
3	—	375	210.00–217.00	212.97
2	—	230	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	248.00	248.00
2	—	308	245.00–247.00	246.02
5	—	666	217.00–220.00	218.79
34	—	517	225.00–233.00	232.57
4	—	724	203.00	203.00
18	—	427	235.00–242.00	238.80
9	—	466	235.00–239.00	238.09
17	—	567	218.00–222.00	220.49
1	—	270	255.00	255.00
3	—	607	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	229.00–233.00	231.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	262.00	262.00
15	—	411	235.00–240.00	235.68
3	—	533	227.00–234.00	231.64
3	—	472	227.00–235.00	230.63
1	—	340	247.00	247.00
2	—	293	260.00	260.00
1	—	675	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	277.00	277.00
1	—	385	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	500	255.00	255.00
5	—	721	227.00–231.00	230.18
24	—	619	235.00–244.00	239.73
16	—	555	245.00	245.00
3	—	384	269.00–270.00	269.32
15	—	432	260.00–270.00	263.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	343	270.00–279.00	277.30
1	—	720	217.00	217.00
1	—	415	252.00	252.00
8	—	479	248.00–251.00	248.00
8	—	369	262.00	262.00
14	—	557	235.00–240.00	235.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	230.00–235.00	231.77
5	—	440	256.00–265.00	257.72
1	—	740	200.00	200.00
16	—	379	260.00–267.00	264.66
4	—	291	295.00–305.00	302.55
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
4	—	305	297.00–300.00	297.75
1	—	655	215.00	215.00
6	—	452	250.00	250.00
8	—	613	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	240.00–244.00	243.21
4	—	319	251.00	251.00
1	—	245	275.00	275.00
5	—	564	214.00–215.00	214.40
6	—	354	254.00–255.00	254.16
2	—	258	270.00–280.00	274.85
13	—	429	242.00–252.00	249.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	220.00–227.00	222.38
3	—	227	250.00–255.00	251.80
2	—	475	210.00–220.00	214.89
3	—	518	207.00–210.00	209.02
1	—	325	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	102.00–105.00	102.70
26	—	949	92.00–101.00	96.89
13	—	918	84.00–91.00	88.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,248	96.00–102.00	99.18
12	—	1,228	112.00–122.00	114.16
44	—	1,228	103.00–111.00	107.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	113.00–121.00	117.28
10	—	1,584	121.00–129.00	124.61

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	—	803	950.00–1,175.00	1,065.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	937	925.00–1,200.00	1,095.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,014	850.00–1,200.00	1,034.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,099	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,438.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,407.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	970	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,172	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,392.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	796	900.00–1,200.00	1,080.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,030	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,150.01

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