Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows significantly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.56/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$227.56

182 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$26.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	232.68	1,150	132
Medium and Large 2	518	218.45	1,132	32
Medium and Large 3	417	206.17	859	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.51/cwt here — about $291 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 sale182 hd

227.56

—

GA average16 barns · 2,240 hd

226.95

+0.61

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	—	Average	1,592	123.97	1,974	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	110.95	1,299	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	105.00	1,407	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	91.86	888	18

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)	1,020	$1,290	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,284	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	903	$1,267	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,361	18

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2	—	373	250.92/cwt	247.00–255.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	201.12/cwt	200.00–202.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	214.95/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	256.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	260.98/cwt	260.00–262.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	218.39/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,236	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	201.60/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.68/cwt	230.00–232.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	227.59/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,197	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	232.61/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,107	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	230.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,529	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	262.11/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,352	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	263.18/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,482	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	238.50/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,009	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	233.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	239.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	243.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	229.95/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,322	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	234.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	225.21/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	283.52/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	241.94/cwt	237.00–247.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	261.15/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,112	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	264.85/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,247	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	248.74/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,450	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	252.49/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	239.31/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,496	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	252.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	225.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	263.36/cwt	260.00–267.00	974	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	87.17/cwt	84.00–90.00	813	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	109.48/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,274	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	96.54/cwt	93.00–100.00	984	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,407	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	101.81/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,230	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	116.41/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,359	11
Bulls	—	—	1,828	127.59/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,332	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	118.38/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,726	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,359.19/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,359	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	1,174.59/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,175	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,405.28/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,405	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	966	1,168.56/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,438.09/head	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,438	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,131	1,312.68/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,313	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,462.29/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	835	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	226.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	339	254.18/cwt	252.00–257.00	862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	209.67/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	222.33/cwt	220.00–227.00	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	208.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	216.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	228.39/cwt	225.00–232.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	280.22/cwt	280.00–287.00	729	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	255.96/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	218.52/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	234.33/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,120	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	243.09/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,062	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	244.63/cwt	242.00–245.00	966	8

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 867Year ago 713

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 183Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 117Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	247.00–255.00	250.92
1	—	335	272.00	272.00
8	—	576	215.00–220.00	216.39
1	—	605	200.00	200.00
33	—	260	280.00–287.00	280.22
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	710	195.00	195.00
2	—	528	215.00–222.00	218.52
8	—	478	232.00–237.00	234.33
11	—	437	240.00–245.00	243.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	302.00	302.00
2	—	578	222.00–230.00	225.98
1	—	760	200.00	200.00
3	—	467	240.00	240.00
2	—	370	260.00–267.00	263.36
1	—	745	200.00	200.00
2	—	615	210.00–215.00	212.46
2	—	340	290.00–292.00	291.01
2	—	415	255.00–257.00	255.96
1	—	285	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
6	—	418	220.00–230.00	226.45
11	—	339	252.00–257.00	254.18
6	—	571	200.00–210.00	208.39
1	—	605	197.00	197.00
1	—	290	262.00	262.00
8	—	395	242.00–245.00	244.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	200.00–202.00	201.12
2	—	528	200.00–205.00	202.49
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	475	207.00	207.00
1	—	265	230.00	230.00
2	—	325	225.00–232.00	228.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	210.00–220.00	214.95
9	—	566	212.00–221.00	218.39
5	—	703	200.00–202.00	201.60
6	—	375	230.00–232.00	230.68
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
3	—	630	205.00–212.00	209.67
6	—	431	220.00–227.00	222.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	250.00–260.00	256.00
2	—	230	260.00–262.00	260.98
27	—	526	223.00–233.00	227.59
8	—	727	214.00	214.00
22	—	476	227.00–237.00	232.61
1	—	610	217.00	217.00
30	—	423	234.00–242.00	238.50
17	—	575	225.00–234.00	229.95
13	—	360	237.00–247.00	241.94
5	—	793	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	663	230.00–240.00	230.60
15	—	516	256.00–266.00	262.11
30	—	563	258.00–265.00	263.18
2	—	318	290.00	290.00
2	—	353	280.00–287.00	283.52
18	—	471	260.00–267.00	264.85
18	—	625	235.00–241.00	239.31
1	—	420	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	225.00	225.00
6	—	373	260.00–267.00	263.47
5	—	664	222.00–226.00	225.21
10	—	426	257.00–265.00	261.15
1	—	745	220.00	220.00
10	—	583	244.00–252.00	248.74
5	—	461	250.00–257.00	252.49
2	—	518	250.00–255.00	252.58
4	—	830	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	230.00–240.00	233.86
2	—	440	235.00–245.00	239.94
4	—	383	240.00–245.00	243.82
4	—	471	230.00–240.00	234.18
1	—	345	257.00	257.00
1	—	290	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	84.00–90.00	87.17
1	—	930	106.00	106.00
7	—	1,019	93.00–100.00	96.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,164	106.00–113.00	109.48
4	—	1,208	100.00–105.00	101.81
11	—	1,167	114.00–123.00	116.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	124.00–130.00	127.59
2	—	1,575	132.00–133.00	132.51
5	—	1,458	114.00–122.00	118.38

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	—	895	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,108	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,174.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	966	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,168.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	905	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,359.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	932	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,405.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,438.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,131	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,312.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,028	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle