Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer and bull calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.25/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$223.25

161 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.84

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	228.28	1,188	87
Medium and Large 2	472	218.96	1,032	63
Medium and Large 3	445	208.11	925	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $262 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 sale161 hd

223.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,262 hd

209.41

+13.84

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	1,878	122.00	2,291	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	96.31	1,465	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	93.01	1,102	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	86.23	899	53

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	558	213.21/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	221.56/cwt	217.00–226.00	937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	246.54/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,529	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	239.09/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	219.97/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,062	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	224.73/cwt	222.00–227.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	272.57/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,139	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	253.89/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,285	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	293.42/cwt	287.00–295.00	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	229.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,338	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	216.26/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,306	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	201.50/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	258.92/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	270.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	245.57/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,385	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	276.44/cwt	272.00–279.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	262.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,212	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	247.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	242.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	243.70/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,277	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	234.66/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	220.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,267	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	239.89/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,000	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	248.33/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,070	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	290.35/cwt	287.00–292.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	266.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	956	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,502	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	95.01/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,455	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	86.40/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,048	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	100.82/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,226	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	85.05/cwt	82.00–89.00	900	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	94.11/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,088	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	78.42/cwt	75.00–81.00	741	9
Bulls	—	—	1,720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,047	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	91.83/cwt	90.00–94.00	982	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	241.83/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,146	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	202.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,044	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	199.15/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,138	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	257.01/cwt	252.00–260.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	214.14/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	238.59/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,078	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	224.83/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	215.72/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,454	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	225.34/cwt	225.00–227.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	245.49/cwt	245.00–247.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	229.63/cwt	225.00–232.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	233.01/cwt	231.00–235.00	767	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	208.00/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	211.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	217.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,136	10

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 958Last week 1,185Year ago 961

Slaughter CattleReceipts 343Last week 337Year ago 285

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	207.00–217.00	213.21
12	—	423	217.00–226.00	221.56
13	—	483	215.00–221.00	219.97
9	—	369	222.00–227.00	224.73
4	—	708	200.00–202.00	201.50
6	—	326	225.00–227.00	225.34
10	—	522	210.00–220.00	217.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	443	239.00–240.00	239.09
23	—	583	225.00–230.00	229.53
12	—	604	215.00–220.00	216.26
10	—	452	235.00–239.00	238.59
7	—	519	222.00–232.00	224.83
11	—	674	210.00–219.00	215.72
14	—	329	231.00–235.00	233.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	210.00–215.00	211.68
2	—	458	195.00–200.00	197.49
3	—	530	207.00–210.00	208.00
3	—	428	210.00–215.00	211.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	245.00–248.00	246.54
19	—	418	265.00–274.00	272.57
35	—	506	250.00–259.00	253.89
5	—	309	287.00–295.00	293.42
14	—	564	245.00–246.00	245.57
21	—	462	260.00–265.00	262.31
2	—	660	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	432	255.00–263.00	258.92
5	—	373	265.00–275.00	270.34
16	—	339	272.00–279.00	276.44
2	—	465	245.00–250.00	247.53
9	—	576	240.00–245.00	242.93
9	—	524	240.00–248.00	243.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	509	230.00–237.00	234.66
12	—	575	220.00–225.00	220.41
22	—	431	244.00–250.00	248.33
3	—	308	287.00–292.00	290.35
8	—	358	265.00–275.00	266.93
13	—	474	240.00–243.00	241.83
6	—	669	195.00–200.00	199.15
7	—	610	214.00–215.00	214.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	239.00–240.00	239.89
8	—	515	220.00–222.00	220.99
3	—	375	252.00–260.00	257.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	200.00–205.00	202.01
4	—	328	245.00–247.00	245.49
3	—	423	225.00–232.00	229.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	101.00–102.00	101.49
8	—	1,531	92.00–99.00	95.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,213	83.00–89.00	86.40
16	—	1,216	98.00–104.00	100.82
43	—	1,156	90.00–98.00	94.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,058	82.00–89.00	85.05
9	—	945	75.00–81.00	78.42
18	—	1,069	90.00–94.00	91.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	119.00	119.00
1	—	2,035	125.00	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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