Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $221.55/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$221.55

266 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	224.84	1,197	90
Medium and Large 2	424	221.61	940	135
Medium and Large 3	375	214.11	804	41

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about $393 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 sale266 hd

221.55

—

GA average17 barns · 2,609 hd

221.94

−0.40

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	1,540	116.27	1,791	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	94.93	1,138	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	94.12	1,449	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	84.65	870	75

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)	1,073	$1,265	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,248	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$939	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,268	6

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 2	—	623	202.70/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	223.46/cwt	217.00–225.00	916	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	227.01/cwt	226.00–230.00	833	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	231.64/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,239	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	230.63/cwt	227.00–235.00	754	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	215.10/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	224.10/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	239.75/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	224.75/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	347	259.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	901	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	236.52/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	239.37/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,039	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	249.13/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,388	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	249.47/cwt	245.00–255.00	918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	254.22/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,335	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	252.09/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,230	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	264.77/cwt	260.00–270.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	228.96/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,452	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	243.36/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,117	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	265.90/cwt	265.00–270.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	224.70/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	95.11/cwt	93.00–97.00	849	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	86.07/cwt	83.00–91.00	895	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	86.71/cwt	84.00–89.00	995	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	102.70/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,265	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	79.13/cwt	73.00–82.00	796	18
Bulls	—	—	1,404	112.26/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,576	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	85.96/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,369	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	99.93/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,461	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	93.93/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,466	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	94.08/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,129	54
Bulls	—	—	1,758	122.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,157	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	823.70/head	750.00–900.00	824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,053.48/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,248.28/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,248	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,264.87/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,265	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	1,164.05/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,164	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	216	248.76/cwt	245.00–250.00	537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	235.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	882	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	225.88/cwt	225.00–232.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	218.82/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,352	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	231.95/cwt	230.00–237.00	958	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	190.90/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	262.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	840	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	239.61/cwt	239.00–241.00	973	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	220.85/cwt	215.00–222.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	206.50/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	226.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	209.70/cwt	202.00–212.00	969	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	225.22/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	215.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,085	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	211.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	216.01/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,030	28

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,185Last week 1,407Year ago 847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 337Last week 241Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 57Year ago 122

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	195.00–205.00	202.70
1	—	655	202.00	202.00
25	—	410	217.00–225.00	223.46
22	—	367	226.00–230.00	227.01
34	—	327	227.00–235.00	230.63
4	—	555	205.00–207.00	206.50
13	—	504	210.00–218.00	215.23
1	—	700	202.00	202.00
28	—	477	215.00–222.00	216.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
13	—	535	227.00–232.00	231.64
10	—	672	211.00–218.00	215.10
9	—	567	222.00–227.00	224.10
3	—	815	190.00	190.00
2	—	770	205.00–207.00	206.02
8	—	474	224.00–225.00	224.75
5	—	348	239.00	239.00
10	—	365	235.00	235.00
16	—	618	215.00–222.00	218.82
13	—	413	230.00–237.00	231.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	160.00	160.00
8	—	315	215.00–222.00	220.85
10	—	271	225.00–230.00	226.47
6	—	462	202.00–212.00	209.70
2	—	578	190.00–200.00	194.85
13	—	378	210.00–220.00	211.46
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	240.00	240.00
4	—	613	244.00	244.00
8	—	655	236.00–240.00	236.52
21	—	557	247.00–256.00	249.13
2	—	460	257.00	257.00
5	—	536	249.00	249.00
1	—	870	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	239.00–245.00	239.75
6	—	574	234.00	234.00
3	—	698	221.00	221.00
10	—	437	250.00–256.00	254.22
12	—	488	251.00–253.00	252.09
2	—	373	260.00–270.00	264.77
1	—	315	275.00	275.00
7	—	634	228.00–235.00	228.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	347	250.00–260.00	259.69
8	—	434	235.00–241.00	239.37
3	—	275	250.00	250.00
1	—	500	220.00	220.00
6	—	368	245.00–255.00	249.47
4	—	463	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	459	240.00–244.00	243.36
1	—	420	245.00	245.00
8	—	563	221.00–226.00	224.70
1	—	305	275.00	275.00
1	—	525	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	272	265.00–270.00	265.90
1	—	550	210.00	210.00
1	—	515	220.00	220.00
12	—	320	260.00–270.00	262.41
26	—	406	239.00–241.00	239.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	216	245.00–250.00	248.76
17	—	374	230.00–240.00	235.76
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
8	—	418	225.00–232.00	225.88
2	—	275	240.00–250.00	244.91
2	—	580	187.00–195.00	190.90
7	—	471	220.00–227.00	225.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	93.00–97.00	95.11
55	—	1,040	83.00–91.00	86.07
18	—	1,006	73.00–82.00	79.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,147	84.00–89.00	86.71
25	—	1,232	100.00–108.00	102.70
54	—	1,200	90.00–99.00	94.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	85.00–87.00	85.96
3	—	1,462	98.00–103.00	99.93
6	—	1,561	92.00–96.00	93.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,404	108.00–118.00	112.26
5	—	1,758	120.00–127.00	122.69

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	—	865	750.00–900.00	823.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,063	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,248.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,073	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,264.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,164.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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