Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cow steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.33/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$245.33

289 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$29.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	257.33	1,214	115
Medium and Large 2	492	239.79	1,180	140
Medium and Large 3	492	227.57	1,120	34

One grade step is worth $29.76/cwt here — about $94 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 sale289 hd

245.33

—

GA average16 barns · 2,343 hd

247.92

−2.59

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	—	High	1,601	124.01	1,985	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	109.35	1,310	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	108.25	1,725	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	91.87	951	43

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$1,220	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,155	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	833	$914	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,822	76

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	331	302.44/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,001	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	246.66/cwt	240.00–252.00	930	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	241.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,132	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	851	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	245.83/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,271	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	228.19/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,303	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	262.89/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	250.79/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	287.39/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	289	280.62/cwt	280.00–287.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	265.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	241.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	307.09/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	325.31/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,509	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,516	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	304.10/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	279.71/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	265.66/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	308.50/cwt	302.00–309.00	1,468	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	336.34/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	325.17/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,411	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	274.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	264	338.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	311.16/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,058	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	95.52/cwt	91.00–99.00	974	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	115.53/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,952	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	121.14/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,500	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	85.02/cwt	80.00–90.00	909	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	100.92/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,246	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	108.33/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,276	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	101.15/cwt	100.00–102.00	961	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	136.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,299	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	125.18/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,014	8
Bulls	—	—	1,520	112.48/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,710	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	914.45/head	850.00–975.00	914	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	905	1,589.36/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,589	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,849.89/head	1,675.00–2,225.00	1,850	68
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	1,149.54/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,281.00/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,281	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,029.94/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	296.84/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,523	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	314.88/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,313	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	352.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,157	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	261.88/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	220.72/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	295.43/cwt	295.00–297.00	798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	278.40/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,011	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	235.24/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,362	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,266	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	896	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	219.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	316.86/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,226	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	290.28/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	353.37/cwt	350.00–360.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	277.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,584	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	340.47/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,263	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	223.98/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,498	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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 937Year ago 1,526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 212Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 65Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	331	295.00–315.00	302.44
14	—	517	240.00–252.00	245.83
9	—	454	257.00–265.00	262.89
8	—	415	260.00–265.00	261.88
9	—	663	218.00–224.00	220.72
15	—	270	295.00–297.00	295.43
13	—	363	275.00–280.00	278.40
38	—	579	234.00–239.00	235.24
1	—	225	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	240.00–252.00	246.66
2	—	323	275.00	275.00
1	—	550	210.00	210.00
2	—	268	270.00–275.00	272.43
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
3	—	688	192.00	192.00
1	—	240	280.00	280.00
11	—	633	200.00	200.00
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
2	—	518	215.00–225.00	219.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	682	210.00	210.00
50	—	469	235.00–250.00	241.37
6	—	522	232.00	232.00
5	—	851	172.00	172.00
8	—	708	194.00	194.00
13	—	571	220.00–231.00	228.19
18	—	428	245.00–257.00	250.79
10	—	289	280.00–287.00	280.62
16	—	367	260.00–270.00	265.37
3	—	329	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	350.00	350.00
5	—	301	370.00	370.00
4	—	363	347.00	347.00
3	—	587	282.00–290.00	287.39
6	—	683	240.00–245.00	241.49
7	—	516	300.00–312.00	307.09
5	—	244	377.00	377.00
12	—	464	315.00–330.00	325.31
13	—	620	261.00–280.00	265.66
4	—	704	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	330.00	330.00
1	—	795	180.00	180.00
4	—	424	302.00–310.00	304.10
3	—	678	225.00	225.00
5	—	464	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	583	260.00	260.00
8	—	545	279.00–285.00	279.71
1	—	645	250.00	250.00
1	—	780	212.00	212.00
26	—	476	302.00–309.00	308.50
6	—	371	330.00–340.00	336.34
14	—	434	317.00–330.00	325.17
1	—	670	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	270.00–285.00	274.95
3	—	458	300.00	300.00
12	—	417	300.00–322.00	314.88
12	—	387	310.00–327.00	316.86
3	—	282	350.00–360.00	353.37
1	—	335	345.00	345.00
3	—	669	222.00–225.00	223.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	242.00	242.00
1	—	410	340.00	340.00
12	—	513	292.00–300.00	296.84
27	—	328	350.00–360.00	352.66
1	—	235	380.00	380.00
1	—	630	247.00	247.00
17	—	570	275.00–285.00	277.97
14	—	371	330.00–342.00	340.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	330.00–340.00	338.07
1	—	405	295.00	295.00
4	—	340	310.00–315.00	311.16
2	—	240	345.00	345.00
4	—	896	150.00	150.00
2	—	688	200.00–210.00	205.02
2	—	360	280.00–300.00	290.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,020	91.00–99.00	95.52
16	—	1,069	80.00–90.00	85.02
2	—	950	100.00–102.00	101.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	115.00–116.00	115.53
2	—	1,498	100.00–102.00	100.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,238	116.00–128.00	121.14
13	—	1,235	95.00–103.00	100.92
54	—	1,178	104.00–115.00	108.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	134.00–138.00	136.26
8	—	1,609	122.00–129.00	125.18
4	—	1,520	107.00–116.00	112.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	833	850.00–975.00	914.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	953	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,149.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	860	975.00–1,125.00	1,029.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,281.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	905	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,589.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,202	1,675.00–2,225.00	1,849.89

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