Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00 higher, feeder steer and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves 6.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.86/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.93 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$253.86

95 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$22.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs GA average

−13.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	259.89	1,392	16thin
Medium and Large 2	551	254.61	1,402	70
Medium and Large 3	587	237.32	1,393	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.57/cwt here — about −$1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.20, low $321.40, median $401.79 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale95 hd

253.86

—

GA average15 barns · 376 hd

250.23

+3.63

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−13.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−147.93

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	1,570	164.05	2,576	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	139.21	2,206	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	133.40	1,548	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	109.16	1,031	21

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,774	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	294.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,370	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,773.84/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,774	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	329.43/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,548	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	230.26/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	252.59/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	318.92/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,646	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	345.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,054	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	356.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	255.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,357	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	297.50/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,092	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	264.72/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	362.77/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,248	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	273.97/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	325.50/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	252.88/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,487	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	276.75/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	336.02/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	280.09/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	282.82/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,266	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	101.81/cwt	100.00–108.00	936	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,175	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	149.55/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,358	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,113	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	120.88/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,258	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	158.24/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	243.56/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	282.56/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,297	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	142.37/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,743	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	133.28/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,562	18
Bulls	—	—	1,651	167.53/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,766	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	112.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,075	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	309.16/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	237.32/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	293.61/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	346.57/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,594	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	257.40/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	347.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,246	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	316.76/cwt	307.00–318.00	1,698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	235.00/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,584	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	340.60/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	315.95/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,637	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	306.53/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	294.18/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,224	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	244.42/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,503	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	346.42/cwt	342.00–351.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	307.18/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	260.46/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,370	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	287.36/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,391	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	244.14/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,790	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	318.24/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,416	8

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 Mar 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,121Last week 1,210Year ago 984

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 311Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 85Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	355.00–360.00	356.71
12	300–350	305	345.00–350.00	345.42
4	350–400	394	332.00–340.00	336.02
8	400–450	445	317.00–327.00	318.24
5	450–500	465	290.00–300.00	294.73
2	500–550	523	290.00–292.00	291.00
2	550–600	558	255.00–260.00	257.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	335.00–340.00	337.50
4	400–450	415	300.00–310.00	305.06
4	450–500	459	280.00–290.00	282.56
4	500–550	515	280.00–285.00	282.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	360.00–365.00	362.48
22	350–400	359	345.00–355.00	347.00
5	400–450	420	335.00–342.00	340.60
7	450–500	482	305.00–315.00	309.16
9	500–550	536	307.00–318.00	316.76
2	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	279.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	344	360.00–363.00	362.77
4	400–450	447	325.00–327.00	325.50
18	450–500	470	325.00–332.00	329.43
29	500–550	516	315.00–322.00	318.92
11	600–650	621	262.00–265.00	264.72
14	650–700	680	248.00–256.00	252.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	375.00–380.00	377.50
4	400–450	428	342.00–351.00	346.42
9	450–500	460	335.00–348.00	346.57
36	500–550	518	300.00–326.00	315.95
10	550–600	567	303.00–310.00	306.53
4	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
42	700–750	733	240.00–245.00	244.14
16	750–800	777	230.00–232.00	230.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	532	292.00–300.00	293.61
9	650–700	681	240.00–244.00	243.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	295.00–300.00	297.53
9	300–350	335	300.00–305.00	300.56
12	350–400	367	290.00–300.00	297.50
11	400–450	426	279.00–285.00	280.09
4	450–500	481	272.00–280.00	276.75
46	500–550	531	250.00–260.00	255.51
24	550–600	588	250.00–253.00	252.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	290.00–295.00	292.52
6	350–400	395	282.00–287.00	282.82
3	400–450	437	272.00–278.00	273.97
4	450–500	475	265.00–267.00	266.01
9	550–600	587	236.00–242.00	237.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	310.00–315.00	312.50
10	350–400	373	300.00–308.00	307.18
23	400–450	416	292.00–305.00	294.18
9	450–500	484	282.00–290.00	287.36
13	500–550	526	260.00–261.00	260.46
3	550–600	578	255.00–262.00	257.40
12	600–650	615	240.00–247.00	244.42
30	650–700	674	230.00–237.00	235.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,773.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	919	100.00–108.00	101.81
5	—	985	117.00–122.00	119.31
6	—	952	110.00–116.00	112.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	148.00–151.00	149.55
5	—	1,589	130.00–135.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,041	117.00–125.00	120.88
10	—	1,224	139.00–146.00	142.37
18	—	1,172	128.00–137.00	133.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	155.00–161.00	158.24
5	—	1,651	163.00–174.00	167.53

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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