Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady and replacement cows 4.oo to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.77/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$232.77

275 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	235.83	1,104	198
Medium and Large 2	471	225.46	1,062	55
Medium and Large 3	416	223.42	930	22

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $174 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 sale275 hd

232.77

—

GA average15 barns · 2,096 hd

219.79

+12.98

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	1,532	118.03	1,808	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,196	104.76	1,253	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	98.35	1,400	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	87.20	859	23

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)	920	$965	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$858	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	827	$792	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,135	10

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	—	367	249.84/cwt	245.00–255.00	917	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	263.22/cwt	260.00–265.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	248.45/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,024	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	300.66/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	240.32/cwt	240.00–242.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	211.19/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,225	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	249.93/cwt	245.00–255.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	280.94/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	239.11/cwt	235.00–240.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	222.35/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	318.00/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	310.98/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	257.37/cwt	257.00–257.50	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	237.58/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,487	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	215.17/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	260.36/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	293.66/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	274.50/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	242.79/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,425	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	261.71/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	271.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	232.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	241.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	88.82/cwt	85.00–94.00	894	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	79.95/cwt	77.00–84.00	754	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	115.26/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,420	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	103.88/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,256	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	98.35/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	94.13/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,068	20
Bulls	—	—	1,478	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	124.06/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,035	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	1,134.72/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,135	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	857.74/head	800.00–925.00	858	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	791.58/head	750.00–825.00	792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,076.90/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,077	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	917.56/head	825.00–975.00	918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	314.99/cwt	305.00–320.00	882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	247.50/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,285	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	297.66/cwt	295.00–300.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	254.52/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,229	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	260.16/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,218	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	313.33/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,021	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	260.88/cwt	255.00–262.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	230.48/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	232.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,087	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	209.22/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	223.06/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,274	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	212.54/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,324	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	200.80/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	232.80/cwt	225.00–235.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	301.80/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,141	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	235.02/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,011	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	299.67/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,244	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	295.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,022	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	270.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	945	1

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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 666Year ago 1,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 144Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 52Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	367	245.00–255.00	249.84
3	—	267	260.00–265.00	263.22
1	—	230	295.00	295.00
21	—	412	240.00–253.00	248.45
6	—	323	255.00–262.00	260.88
21	—	509	229.00–235.00	230.48
37	—	468	230.00–237.00	232.31
9	—	660	209.00–210.00	209.22
4	—	766	187.00	187.00
22	—	571	220.00–224.00	223.06
17	—	623	207.00–216.00	212.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	217.00–220.00	218.48
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
5	—	287	235.00–240.00	239.11
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
5	—	573	200.00–202.00	200.80
1	—	405	222.00	222.00
6	—	385	225.00–235.00	232.80
1	—	230	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	227.00	227.00
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
12	—	374	240.00–242.00	240.32
13	—	580	210.00–215.00	211.19
4	—	284	245.00–255.00	249.93
6	—	628	190.00	190.00
3	—	528	220.00–225.00	222.35
2	—	340	245.00–247.00	245.99
13	—	430	230.00–237.00	235.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	297.00–305.00	300.66
5	—	458	275.00–285.00	280.94
3	—	317	315.00–322.00	318.00
6	—	368	307.00–317.00	310.98
4	—	562	257.00–257.50	257.37
14	—	626	235.00–239.00	237.58
5	—	720	214.00–220.00	215.17
1	—	695	220.00	220.00
8	—	514	257.00–265.00	260.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	290.00	290.00
1	—	555	235.00	235.00
4	—	408	265.00	265.00
5	—	380	270.00–280.00	271.97
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	255.00–257.00	255.99
2	—	373	290.00–297.00	293.66
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
8	—	435	273.00–285.00	274.50
17	—	587	240.00–246.00	242.79
1	—	780	190.00	190.00
3	—	635	225.00–230.00	228.33
5	—	470	257.00–267.00	261.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	190.00	190.00
6	—	558	232.00–235.00	232.51
5	—	280	305.00–320.00	314.99
16	—	519	247.00–252.00	247.50
12	—	468	260.00–262.00	260.16
31	—	326	305.00–317.00	313.33
23	—	378	299.00–310.00	301.80
17	—	415	295.00–305.00	299.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	235.00–250.00	241.28
2	—	578	200.00–210.00	204.89
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
1	—	280	275.00	275.00
1	—	725	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
2	—	278	295.00–300.00	297.66
12	—	483	252.00–255.00	254.52
2	—	388	295.00	295.00
10	—	346	295.00–300.00	295.48
5	—	433	265.00–275.00	270.05
1	—	535	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,006	85.00–94.00	88.82
5	—	943	77.00–84.00	79.95
1	—	850	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,232	110.00–124.00	115.26
33	—	1,209	99.00–109.00	103.88
20	—	1,135	88.00–97.00	94.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	98.00–99.00	98.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	112.00–118.00	115.01
2	—	1,640	122.00–126.00	124.06

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	—	1,018	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,134.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	800.00–925.00	857.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	827	750.00–825.00	791.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	900	825.00–975.00	917.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	967	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,076.90

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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