Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, bull and heifer calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.64/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$217.64

147 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$30.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.91

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	226.67	1,309	30
Medium and Large 2	471	219.94	1,035	94
Medium and Large 3	569	196.47	1,119	23

One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about $191 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 sale147 hd

217.64

—

GA average16 barns · 1,295 hd

207.73

+9.91

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	1,544	117.39	1,812	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	92.43	1,282	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	91.58	1,099	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	82.07	854	47

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	376	213.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	298.35/cwt	295.00–300.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	224.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,474	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	233.71/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	210.64/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,188	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	203.53/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	229.63/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	251.59/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	259.80/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,239	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,410	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	268.49/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	244.25/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	242.65/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	251.68/cwt	250.00–252.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	267.77/cwt	267.00–270.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	220.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,160	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	206.58/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	216.41/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,203	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	231.00/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	292.41/cwt	290.00–295.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	229.02/cwt	227.00–230.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	260.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	230.71/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	219.28/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,149	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	187.30/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,236	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	222.70/cwt	215.00–225.00	998	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	221.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,022	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	237.21/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	247.73/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,058	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	208.47/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	229.80/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,213	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	986	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,262.64/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,363.45/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	99.63/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,244	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	86.50/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,105	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	93.39/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,067	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	93.57/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,257	3
Bulls	—	—	1,594	119.68/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,908	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,689	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	82.94/cwt	80.00–86.00	897	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	89.76/cwt	88.00–95.00	963	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	75.61/cwt	72.00–79.00	708	13

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,106Last week 958Year ago 1,080

Slaughter CattleReceipts 435Last week 343Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 142

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	210.00–215.00	213.69
4	—	515	200.00–207.00	203.53
13	—	660	185.00–190.00	187.30
2	—	475	205.00–210.00	207.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	362	220.00–225.00	224.46
20	—	564	206.00–214.00	210.64
3	—	337	227.00–230.00	229.02
11	—	524	216.00–220.00	219.28
39	—	448	215.00–225.00	222.70
11	—	462	215.00–225.00	221.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	221.00	221.00
3	—	467	227.00–237.00	233.71
15	—	528	227.00–230.00	229.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	295.00–300.00	298.35
15	—	477	255.00–265.00	259.80
27	—	564	250.00	250.00
7	—	621	241.00	241.00
2	—	315	300.00–310.00	305.08
4	—	404	267.00–269.00	268.49
6	—	665	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	660	228.00–232.00	229.63
5	—	458	250.00–252.00	251.59
4	—	560	242.00–245.00	244.25
2	—	513	240.00–245.00	242.54
2	—	313	290.00–295.00	292.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	242.00–245.00	242.65
6	—	370	250.00–252.00	251.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	267.00–270.00	267.77
7	—	606	206.00–210.00	206.58
5	—	556	215.00–222.00	216.41
3	—	508	228.00–235.00	231.00
2	—	270	290.00–295.00	292.41
4	—	464	235.00–242.00	237.21
12	—	427	245.00–252.00	247.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	220.00–227.00	220.97
7	—	473	230.00–235.00	230.71
2	—	570	207.00–210.00	208.47
2	—	608	192.00–195.00	193.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	270	260.00–265.00	260.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,363.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	98.00–102.00	99.63
25	—	1,277	83.00–89.00	86.50
39	—	1,142	90.00–98.00	93.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	90.00–98.00	93.57
1	—	1,520	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,082	80.00–86.00	82.94
8	—	1,073	88.00–95.00	89.76
13	—	936	72.00–79.00	75.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	118.00–121.00	119.68
3	—	1,477	113.00–115.00	114.33

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle