Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer, bull and heifer calves 10.00 lower, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.31/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$207.31

122 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$291

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	326	213.68	697	8thin
Medium and Large 1	580	207.79	1,204	73
Medium and Large 2	481	205.21	987	41

One grade step is worth $8.47/cwt here — about −$291 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 sale122 hd

207.31

—

GA average16 barns · 1,141 hd

196.64

+10.67

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	1,447	111.42	1,612	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	97.14	1,394	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	89.68	981	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	78.45	721	54

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$973	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$1,104	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	223.52/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	213.50/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,120	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	275.54/cwt	270.00–280.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	225.65/cwt	220.00–227.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	234.62/cwt	230.00–240.00	997	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	203.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	244.25/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,182	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	239.08/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	232.85/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,465	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	239.86/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	224.86/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	224.25/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,323	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	223.01/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	212.87/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,132	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	845	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	209.58/cwt	205.00–215.00	895	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	196.25/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	177.54/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	252.41/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	190.98/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	217.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	212.71/cwt	210.00–217.00	985	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	205.67/cwt	205.00–207.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	209.03/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	213.68/cwt	212.00–220.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	205.63/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	244.76/cwt	240.00–247.00	891	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	221.58/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,185	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	228.01/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	232.57/cwt	230.00–237.00	861	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	204.54/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,299	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,091	1,103.90/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,104	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	973.44/head	925.00–1,025.00	973	2
Bulls	—	—	1,476	108.65/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,604	6
Bulls	—	—	1,412	114.75/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,620	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	88.98/cwt	86.00–94.00	989	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	98.66/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,081	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	94.80/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,354	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	104.56/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,528	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	89.51/cwt	86.00–93.00	868	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	73.28/cwt	70.00–77.00	646	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	80.06/cwt	78.00–85.00	755	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	82.13/cwt	77.00–85.00	877	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	88.85/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,245	5

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 871Last week 1,124Year ago 777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 315Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 28

slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer, bull and heifer calves 10.00 lower, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	220.00–227.00	223.52
4	—	625	210.00–217.00	213.50
10	—	535	220.00–227.00	221.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	210.00–215.00	212.50
7	—	287	270.00–280.00	275.54
20	—	425	230.00–240.00	234.62
2	—	643	200.00–202.00	201.00
16	—	364	240.00–247.00	244.76
3	—	465	227.00–230.00	228.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	220.00–227.00	225.65
6	—	469	215.00–220.00	217.81
8	—	370	230.00–237.00	232.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	202.00–205.00	203.98
11	—	484	243.00–247.00	244.25
4	—	413	247.00–250.00	248.49
7	—	532	237.00–245.00	239.86
9	—	590	222.00–226.00	224.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	238.00–242.00	239.08
10	—	629	230.00–234.00	232.85
7	—	663	222.00–226.00	224.86
4	—	707	220.00–226.00	223.01
5	—	459	250.00–254.00	252.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	532	210.00–217.00	212.87
2	—	688	185.00–197.00	190.98
13	—	463	210.00–217.00	212.71
11	—	564	205.00–213.00	209.03
10	—	635	202.00–207.00	204.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	393	210.00–220.00	214.96
17	—	427	205.00–215.00	209.58
6	—	727	170.00–179.00	177.54
3	—	462	205.00–207.00	205.67
6	—	530	205.00–207.00	205.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	755	196.00–197.00	196.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	212.00–220.00	213.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,091	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,103.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	925.00–1,025.00	973.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,476	104.00–111.00	108.65
5	—	1,412	112.00–120.00	114.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,112	86.00–94.00	88.98
18	—	1,096	95.00–103.00	98.66
19	—	1,068	77.00–85.00	82.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,428	92.00–98.00	94.80
10	—	1,461	101.00–109.00	104.56
5	—	1,401	86.00–91.00	88.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	970	86.00–93.00	89.51
24	—	881	70.00–77.00	73.28
22	—	943	78.00–85.00	80.06

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

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