Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.56/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$229.56

192 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$22.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	234.60	1,115	128
Medium and Large 2	487	223.85	1,089	41
Medium and Large 3	457	211.70	968	23

One grade step is worth $22.91/cwt here — about $148 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 sale192 hd

229.56

—

GA average16 barns · 1,069 hd

220.22

+9.34

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	1,663	121.50	2,020	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	108.85	1,298	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	102.71	1,582	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	91.28	924	27

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)	878	$1,015	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	886	$962	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,363	30

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1Value Added	—	627	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	271.41/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,151	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	285.20/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,078	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	281.68/cwt	280.00–285.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	219.20/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	239.00/cwt	237.00–240.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	218.70/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,266	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	276.33/cwt	275.00–277.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	227.27/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	224.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	227.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.69/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	237.02/cwt	235.00–240.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	203.39/cwt	200.00–207.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	224.22/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	311.06/cwt	310.00–312.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	255.47/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	239.49/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	252.02/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	235.98/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	277.25/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	264.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	234.77/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	262.81/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	242.21/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	258.47/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,347	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	255.05/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,423	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	240.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	327	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	115.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,380	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	108.00/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,272	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	92.48/cwt	90.00–94.00	936	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	83.60/cwt	80.00–86.00	839	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	104.85/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,622	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	98.45/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,216	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	103.76/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,070	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	880	1,172.44/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,172	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,206.61/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,207	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	958	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	941.38/head	825.00–1,100.00	941	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	871	972.62/head	900.00–1,025.00	973	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,511.56/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,512	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	232.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	230.91/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,101	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	245.17/cwt	242.00–250.00	902	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	249.03/cwt	245.00–252.00	819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	230.08/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,169	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	236.34/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,021	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	219.20/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	227.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	204.74/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	230.21/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	272.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	304.73/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	224.04/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 687Year ago 1,243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 75Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 59Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	233.00	233.00
4	—	550	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	200.00–210.00	204.95
3	—	343	222.00–230.00	227.36
2	—	475	200.00–207.00	203.39
1	—	285	230.00	230.00
2	—	573	200.00	200.00
1	—	620	187.00	187.00
2	—	440	217.00	217.00
2	—	210	225.00	225.00
3	—	708	185.00	185.00
4	—	364	220.00–230.00	227.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	250.00–255.00	252.55
2	—	555	225.00	225.00
5	—	727	219.00–220.00	219.20
4	—	614	222.00–225.00	224.22
29	—	477	227.00–237.00	230.91
13	—	368	242.00–250.00	245.17
13	—	329	245.00–252.00	249.03
20	—	508	225.00–232.00	230.08
25	—	432	234.00–240.00	236.34
5	—	659	217.00–225.00	219.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	205.00	205.00
1	—	240	242.00	242.00
3	—	309	237.00–240.00	239.00
15	—	579	212.00–222.00	218.70
8	—	434	220.00–230.00	224.63
2	—	253	237.00–240.00	238.49
2	—	468	217.00–220.00	218.52
3	—	615	210.00–212.00	210.69
5	—	388	235.00–240.00	237.02
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	232.00	232.00
18	—	424	266.00–275.00	271.41
25	—	378	280.00–290.00	285.20
2	—	273	310.00–312.00	311.06
3	—	807	219.00	219.00
4	—	675	232.00–240.00	235.98
6	—	459	260.00–265.00	262.81
13	—	639	240.00–248.00	242.21
1	—	210	320.00	320.00
24	—	521	255.00–261.00	258.47
20	—	558	255.00–256.00	255.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	210.00–220.00	214.88
3	—	289	275.00–277.00	276.33
3	—	515	225.00–230.00	227.27
2	—	483	237.00–242.00	239.49
1	—	585	222.00	222.00
7	—	409	247.00–255.00	252.02
2	—	333	260.00–270.00	264.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	240.00–250.00	244.95
3	—	342	280.00–285.00	281.68
9	—	473	255.00–256.00	255.47
1	—	650	222.00	222.00
6	—	371	270.00–279.00	277.25
8	—	441	264.00	264.00
5	—	617	230.00–236.00	234.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	297.00	297.00
1	—	405	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	240.00–245.00	240.82
2	—	290	320.00	320.00
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
1	—	395	275.00	275.00
2	—	518	230.00–240.00	234.93
4	—	414	264.00	264.00
4	—	340	304.00–307.00	304.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
3	—	327	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	220.00	220.00
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
1	—	240	250.00	250.00
3	—	432	230.00–235.00	232.29
1	—	610	192.00	192.00
2	—	525	200.00–205.00	202.43
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	210.00	210.00
2	—	233	295.00	295.00
1	—	440	247.00	247.00
2	—	375	255.00–257.00	256.03
3	—	630	200.00–207.00	204.74
6	—	471	227.00–232.00	230.21
1	—	340	270.00	270.00
3	—	292	270.00–275.00	272.32
1	—	695	197.00	197.00
3	—	507	220.00–227.00	224.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,195	114.00–119.00	115.44
26	—	1,178	104.00–113.00	108.00
8	—	1,235	93.00–102.00	98.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,012	90.00–94.00	92.48
10	—	1,004	80.00–86.00	83.60
5	—	1,031	100.00–106.00	103.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	104.00–106.00	104.85
1	—	1,505	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,810	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	885	825.00–1,100.00	941.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	871	900.00–1,025.00	972.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	880	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,172.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,065	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,206.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	958	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,201	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,511.56

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

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Every lot, as filed

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