Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.70/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$214.70

169 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$8.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	215.64	1,031	80
Medium and Large 2	433	214.09	926	86
Medium and Large 3	353	206.65	729	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.99/cwt here — about $302 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 sale169 hd

214.70

—

GA average16 barns · 1,519 hd

204.11

+10.58

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	—	Low	1,554	111.21	1,728	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	101.61	1,475	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	92.56	1,046	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	82.91	803	82

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)	958	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	893	$927	5

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	253.00/cwt	252.00–255.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	206.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	215.96/cwt	210.00–219.00	942	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	260.37/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,052	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	263.56/cwt	262.00–267.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	225.35/cwt	220.00–228.00	764	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	200.29/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,126	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	212.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,014	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	252.47/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,209	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	230.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,321	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	241.39/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	218.89/cwt	215.00–220.00	849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	225.42/cwt	222.00–227.00	823	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	220.33/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	703	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	262.66/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	252.20/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	737	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	240.58/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	251.04/cwt	247.00–257.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	226.61/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,174	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	217.86/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,163	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	221.76/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	234.72/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,009	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	94.20/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,317	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	104.42/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,124	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	94.66/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,138	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	78.21/cwt	75.00–82.00	748	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	110.14/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,695	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	101.47/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	86.40/cwt	82.00–90.00	956	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	96.46/cwt	95.00–99.00	940	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	85.79/cwt	83.00–90.00	842	34
Bulls	—	—	1,510	103.42/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,562	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	2,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,301	110.75/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,441	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	927.10/head	900.00–1,000.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	248.54/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	244.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	260.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	277.90/cwt	277.00–280.00	912	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	230.49/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,079	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	200.40/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	185.91/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,049	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	219.00/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,069	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	192.55/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	222.48/cwt	220.00–226.00	939	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	212.13/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	283.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	266.40/cwt	260.00–267.00	821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,183	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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,060Last week 1,154Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 98Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 51Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	252.00–255.00	253.00
2	—	463	240.00–245.00	242.49
2	—	703	205.00–207.00	206.00
2	—	585	220.00–222.00	221.00
15	—	308	260.00–267.00	266.40
5	—	526	220.00–230.00	224.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	404	260.00–262.00	260.37
9	—	460	260.00–263.00	262.66
5	—	501	250.00–255.00	252.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	262.00–267.00	263.56
30	—	479	247.00–257.00	252.47
18	—	573	230.00–235.00	230.49
12	—	528	238.00–247.00	241.39
6	—	604	220.00–222.00	220.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	209.00	209.00
2	—	760	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	205.00–210.00	206.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	436	210.00–219.00	215.96
25	—	339	220.00–228.00	225.35
26	—	477	210.00–215.00	212.68
7	—	388	215.00–220.00	218.89
11	—	564	185.00–190.00	185.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	199.00–205.00	200.29
15	—	365	222.00–227.00	225.42
14	—	488	217.00–220.00	219.00
2	—	673	190.00–195.00	192.55
23	—	422	220.00–226.00	222.48
7	—	510	210.00–213.00	212.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	240.00–245.00	240.58
8	—	367	247.00–257.00	251.04
7	—	534	212.00–222.00	217.86
27	—	468	227.00–235.00	230.49
5	—	619	195.00–205.00	200.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	225.00–232.00	226.61
2	—	415	247.00–250.00	248.54
7	—	360	260.00–265.00	260.71
7	—	328	277.00–280.00	277.90
3	—	283	280.00–285.00	283.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	220.00–225.00	221.76
3	—	430	230.00–237.00	234.72
9	—	390	240.00–245.00	244.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,398	93.00–97.00	94.20
7	—	1,539	107.00–114.00	110.14
3	—	1,388	98.00–106.00	101.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,076	100.00–108.00	104.42
24	—	1,202	92.00–99.00	94.66
39	—	1,107	82.00–90.00	86.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	956	75.00–82.00	78.21
7	—	974	95.00–99.00	96.46
34	—	982	83.00–90.00	85.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	100.00–107.00	103.42
3	—	1,920	116.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	1,301	108.00–112.00	110.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	893	900.00–1,000.00	927.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	900.00	900.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle