Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.87/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$215.87

170 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$17.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.48

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	219.05	1,080	96
Medium and Large 2	430	215.91	928	53
Medium and Large 3	429	201.19	863	21

One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $217 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 sale170 hd

215.87

—

GA average16 barns · 1,186 hd

209.38

+6.48

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	1,686	111.62	1,882	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	94.61	1,146	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	88.00	1,167	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	82.92	884	44

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)	940	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$757	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	321	228.27/cwt	225.00–232.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	225.11/cwt	222.00–235.00	970	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	210.64/cwt	210.00–212.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	180.96/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	214.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	903	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	224.52/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,046	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	215.94/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,110	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	197.25/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	236.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	875	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	210.07/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,212	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	229.41/cwt	225.00–232.00	849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	224.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	262.94/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	286.00/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	239.00/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,288	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	252.15/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	191.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	270.52/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	247.00/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	234.68/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	498	224.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	169.00/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	291.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	253.36/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,173	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	241.47/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,241	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,319	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,157	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	84.49/cwt	79.00–89.00	923	33
Bulls	—	—	1,717	115.79/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,988	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	84.93/cwt	82.00–89.00	996	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	103.25/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,293	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	93.97/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,133	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	73.30/cwt	70.00–78.00	718	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	91.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	920	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,697	107.45/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,823	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	756.68/head	700.00–800.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	248.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	196.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	279.30/cwt	275.00–280.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	242.03/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	252.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	252.99/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	279.37/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,056	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	297.27/cwt	295.00–300.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	244.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	266.77/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,099	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	229.92/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,290	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	208.23/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,287	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	206.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,180	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	229.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	193.37/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,125	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	268.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	213.85/cwt	210.00–220.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	198.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	153.64/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,118	3

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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 1,138Year ago 887

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 115Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 32Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	225.00–232.00	228.27
4	—	541	207.00	207.00
3	—	472	210.00–212.00	210.64
2	—	685	175.00–187.00	180.96
21	—	421	210.00–220.00	214.48
1	—	700	170.00	170.00
9	—	370	225.00–232.00	229.41
3	—	585	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	172.00	172.00
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
5	—	273	225.00–235.00	229.91
4	—	374	210.00–220.00	213.85
6	—	428	190.00–205.00	198.67
1	—	200	235.00	235.00
3	—	728	147.00–157.00	153.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	431	222.00–235.00	225.11
29	—	466	215.00–230.00	224.52
19	—	514	210.00–222.00	215.94
8	—	622	192.00–198.00	197.25
10	—	370	235.00–240.00	236.47
10	—	577	205.00–217.00	210.07
3	—	665	190.00–195.00	193.37
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	220.00–230.00	224.08
1	—	335	260.00	260.00
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
2	—	423	247.00–257.00	252.15
1	—	620	195.00	195.00
1	—	590	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	262.00–265.00	262.94
2	—	370	280.00–292.00	286.00
5	—	471	250.00–255.00	253.34
2	—	775	180.00	180.00
2	—	702	190.00	190.00
2	—	640	230.00	230.00
4	—	527	246.00–250.00	247.00
3	—	568	230.00–237.00	234.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	280.00	280.00
18	—	539	232.00–242.00	239.00
3	—	443	260.00	260.00
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
5	—	688	190.00–200.00	191.98
4	—	380	265.00–277.00	270.52
2	—	595	220.00–227.00	223.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	498	220.00–225.00	224.50
3	—	687	167.00–170.00	169.00
2	—	780	155.00–160.00	157.55
3	—	280	245.00–250.00	248.31
2	—	433	240.00–244.00	242.03
2	—	323	250.00–255.00	252.60
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
4	—	359	240.00–250.00	244.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	285.00–295.00	291.90
14	—	463	245.00–256.00	253.36
12	—	514	230.00–247.00	241.47
2	—	713	185.00	185.00
10	—	378	275.00–285.00	279.37
2	—	220	295.00–300.00	297.27
8	—	412	260.00–270.00	266.77
7	—	561	225.00–232.00	229.92
17	—	618	205.00–212.00	208.23
2	—	288	285.00–290.00	287.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	190.00–200.00	196.62
7	—	322	275.00–280.00	279.30
2	—	280	280.00	280.00
9	—	421	247.00–255.00	252.99
1	—	235	290.00	290.00
5	—	570	200.00–215.00	206.96
8	—	479	230.00–240.00	234.95
5	—	370	260.00–270.00	268.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,410	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,092	79.00–89.00	84.49
8	—	980	70.00–78.00	73.30
3	—	1,008	90.00–94.00	91.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,173	82.00–89.00	84.93
28	—	1,252	99.00–108.00	103.25
60	—	1,206	90.00–98.00	93.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	114.00–117.00	115.79
1	—	1,535	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,697	102.00–110.00	107.45

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	700.00–800.00	756.68

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