Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.57/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$248.57

363 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$19.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	251.15	1,420	307
Medium and Large 2	561	237.22	1,331	27
Medium and Large 3	540	231.85	1,252	29

One grade step is worth $19.30/cwt here — about $168 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 sale363 hd

248.57

—

GA average16 barns · 1,179 hd

242.99

+5.58

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	1,605	119.26	1,914	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	101.85	1,284	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	100.40	1,466	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	90.45	1,008	71

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,296	18

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,325.78/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,326	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	258.75/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,198	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	257.78/cwt	255.00–260.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	226.33/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	235.88/cwt	235.00–236.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	214.72/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,011	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	238.15/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	220.60/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,646	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	227.10/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,190	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	250.68/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	236.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	217.37/cwt	215.00–220.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	213.50/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	223.04/cwt	217.00–224.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	233.95/cwt	230.00–237.00	781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	232.83/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,206	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	249.04/cwt	247.00–250.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	267.46/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	266.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,132	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	242.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,476	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	230.18/cwt	227.00–231.00	1,241	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	248.20/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,395	68
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	219.59/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	248.92/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,299	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	244.86/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,619	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	312.54/cwt	310.00–315.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	287.36/cwt	285.00–290.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	248.45/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	282.21/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	927	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	94.47/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,127	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	109.31/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,455	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	85.01/cwt	83.00–87.00	927	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	102.24/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,292	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,810	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	100.74/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	98.27/cwt	96.00–101.00	986	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	91.23/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,043	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	94.93/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	126.55/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,297	5
Bulls	—	—	1,476	114.01/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,683	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,182	1,235.33/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,235	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	263.63/cwt	260.00–264.00	973	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	200.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	230.93/cwt	228.00–232.00	882	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	202.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	257.87/cwt	255.00–260.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	194.44/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	229.01/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,095	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	209.00/cwt	202.00–212.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	213.14/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,123	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	212.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	231.21/cwt	227.00–237.00	978	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	247.45/cwt	245.00–250.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	220.12/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,255	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,039	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 Sep 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,407Last week 1,278Year ago 1,250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 162Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 128Year ago 0

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,289	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,325.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,182	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,235.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	463	255.00–264.00	258.75
7	—	322	293.00	293.00
33	—	425	260.00–270.00	266.46
17	—	609	240.00–245.00	242.36
68	—	562	245.00–249.00	248.20
43	—	522	247.00–252.00	248.92
111	—	661	235.00–245.00	244.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	255.00–260.00	257.78
3	—	580	217.00–225.00	220.60
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
1	—	340	265.00	265.00
2	—	765	205.00–210.00	207.55
2	—	708	210.00–212.00	211.00
12	—	539	227.00–231.00	230.18
3	—	620	215.00–222.00	219.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	225.00–227.00	226.33
1	—	740	220.00	220.00
1	—	385	272.00	272.00
7	—	526	237.00–240.00	238.15
3	—	486	250.00–252.00	250.68
6	—	573	230.00–240.00	236.14
1	—	680	227.00	227.00
1	—	760	217.00	217.00
1	—	325	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	265.00–269.00	267.46
1	—	325	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	235.00–236.00	235.88
10	—	321	250.00	250.00
23	—	819	201.00	201.00
61	—	524	221.00–230.00	227.10
2	—	620	212.00–215.00	213.50
1	—	770	205.00	205.00
1	—	670	212.00	212.00
7	—	268	255.00–260.00	257.87
27	—	478	227.00–234.00	229.01
31	—	423	227.00–237.00	231.21
15	—	570	217.00–227.00	220.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	471	210.00–220.00	214.72
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
9	—	427	217.00–224.00	223.04
16	—	334	230.00–237.00	233.95
3	—	230	247.00–250.00	249.04
16	—	382	228.00–232.00	230.93
1	—	700	197.00	197.00
24	—	527	210.00–217.00	213.14
2	—	573	210.00–215.00	212.55
2	—	663	207.00–210.00	208.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	230.00–235.00	231.70
3	—	375	215.00–220.00	217.37
2	—	328	220.00	220.00
2	—	518	195.00–205.00	200.02
5	—	480	200.00–205.00	202.96
2	—	563	192.00–197.00	194.44
6	—	415	202.00–212.00	209.00
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	518	232.00–234.00	232.83
1	—	570	230.00	230.00
1	—	645	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	310.00–315.00	312.54
3	—	373	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	285.00–290.00	287.36
2	—	478	245.00–252.00	248.45
5	—	365	280.00–285.00	282.21
4	—	331	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	240.00–245.00	242.44
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
2	—	388	245.00–250.00	247.45
3	—	438	236.00	236.00
1	—	490	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	202.00	202.00
2	—	425	245.00	245.00
11	—	369	260.00–264.00	263.63
1	—	480	237.00	237.00
1	—	655	202.00	202.00
2	—	333	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,193	90.00–97.00	94.47
24	—	1,331	107.00–114.00	109.31
33	—	1,264	98.00–106.00	102.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,091	83.00–87.00	85.01
8	—	1,003	96.00–101.00	98.27
45	—	1,143	88.00–95.00	91.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,451	100.00–101.00	100.74
2	—	1,385	94.00–96.00	94.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,815	125.00–129.00	126.55
9	—	1,476	109.00–118.00	114.01

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle