Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.98/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$252.98

297 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$37.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	260.77	1,267	196
Medium and Large 2	473	246.82	1,167	62
Medium and Large 3	508	223.62	1,137	39

One grade step is worth $37.14/cwt here — about $130 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 sale297 hd

252.98

—

GA average16 barns · 1,804 hd

246.12

+6.86

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	1,659	125.27	2,078	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,666	117.71	1,961	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	115.21	1,387	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	94.15	959	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	838	$950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	763	$900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,376	20

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1	—	777	222.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	240.33/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,726	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	315.80/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,655	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	319.64/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	319.14/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	190.32/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	267.29/cwt	262.00–270.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	699	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	201.50/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	777	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	271.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	239.25/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	243.15/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	255.33/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,333	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	265.07/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,272	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	275.07/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,037	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	269.66/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,702	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	256.67/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	316.48/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,364	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	229.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	284.99/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,664	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	335.86/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,387	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	304.58/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	242.35/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	283.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	284.63/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,494	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	766	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,518	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	314.82/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,048	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	88.15/cwt	85.00–90.00	884	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	111.06/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,313	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	98.82/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,084	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	123.92/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,555	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	95.18/cwt	91.00–99.00	965	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	118.85/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,015	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	125.35/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,974	9
Bulls	—	—	1,857	136.62/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,537	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	113.67/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,947	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	949.60/head	750.00–1,100.00	950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,676.85/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,677	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	1,192.93/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,193	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	950	1,088.95/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,327	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	307.40/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,426	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	270.11/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,159	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	248.88/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	252.47/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,070	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	239.95/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,478	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	652	199.17/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,299	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	348	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	260.20/cwt	250.00–265.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	206.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	189.83/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	300.60/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,124	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	314.19/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	262.85/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,561	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	210.94/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	239.29/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,634	7

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,253Last week 1,348Year ago 1,369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 182Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 94Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	777	220.00–225.00	222.01
9	—	718	232.00–242.00	240.33
31	—	524	302.00–324.00	315.80
4	—	466	310.00–330.00	319.14
6	—	890	190.00–192.00	190.32
22	—	631	265.00–275.00	269.66
18	—	665	255.00–261.00	256.67
1	—	805	195.00	195.00
34	—	584	280.00–295.00	284.99
23	—	413	330.00–339.00	335.86
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	366	315.00–322.00	319.64
1	—	400	310.00	310.00
3	—	478	280.00–290.00	283.24
1	—	520	260.00	260.00
4	—	766	202.00	202.00
5	—	621	234.00	234.00
9	—	693	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	310.00–320.00	316.48
11	—	734	220.00–230.00	229.09
12	—	479	304.00–305.00	304.58
5	—	639	240.00–252.00	242.35
11	—	525	280.00–300.00	284.63
3	—	680	245.00	245.00
1	—	595	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
1	—	645	210.00	210.00
3	—	777	195.00	195.00
5	—	431	220.00	220.00
12	—	652	199.00–200.00	199.17
1	—	295	275.00	275.00
6	—	333	250.00–265.00	260.20
3	—	528	200.00–220.00	206.69
7	—	359	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	290.00	290.00
4	—	356	262.00–270.00	267.29
2	—	555	230.00	230.00
5	—	699	210.00	210.00
6	—	780	201.00–202.00	201.50
12	—	322	270.00–275.00	271.60
2	—	628	215.00–220.00	217.45
4	—	539	237.00–240.00	239.25
3	—	482	240.00–250.00	243.15
22	—	424	250.00–257.00	252.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	522	247.00–265.00	255.33
42	—	480	255.00–275.00	265.07
11	—	377	272.00–280.00	275.07
17	—	315	280.00	280.00
46	—	429	260.00–279.00	270.11
9	—	576	235.00–257.00	248.88
34	—	616	225.00–243.00	239.95
1	—	650	227.00	227.00
1	—	795	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	305.00	305.00
2	—	565	277.00	277.00
1	—	415	315.00	315.00
28	—	464	305.00–312.00	307.40
4	—	385	320.00	320.00
3	—	775	220.00	220.00
1	—	610	250.00	250.00
7	—	683	230.00–241.00	239.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
18	—	333	295.00–320.00	314.82
2	—	590	220.00–230.00	225.04
2	—	430	280.00	280.00
1	—	255	300.00	300.00
2	—	723	180.00–200.00	189.83
5	—	374	295.00–302.00	300.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	280.00	280.00
7	—	348	332.00	332.00
1	—	775	200.00	200.00
7	—	372	312.00–315.00	314.19
23	—	594	262.00–267.00	262.85
5	—	619	237.00	237.00
1	—	540	277.00	277.00
1	—	430	300.00	300.00
2	—	725	207.00–215.00	210.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,003	85.00–90.00	88.15
3	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
12	—	1,014	91.00–99.00	95.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,695	118.00–120.00	118.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,182	104.00–117.00	111.06
16	—	1,097	95.00–103.00	98.82
53	—	1,255	118.00–130.00	123.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,575	121.00–131.00	125.35
3	—	1,857	134.00–138.00	136.62
3	—	1,713	108.00–120.00	113.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	838	750.00–1,100.00	949.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,244	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,676.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,143	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,192.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	950.00–1,225.00	1,088.95

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