Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.89/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −136.90 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$264.89

111 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$51.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.15

vs GA average

−5.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	270.61	1,440	84
Medium and Large 2	568	250.59	1,423	24
Medium and Large 3	530	219.00	1,161	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.61/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale111 hd

264.89

—

GA average15 barns · 465 hd

255.74

+9.15

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−5.70

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−136.90

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	1,583	144.40	2,286	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	131.93	1,611	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	124.60	1,882	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	117.56	1,253	60

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)	1,245	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,493	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,492	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,268	42

Every lot, as filed

98 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	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	907	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	248.51/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	372.80/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,200	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	294.05/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,085	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	255.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	363.22/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,329	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	330.63/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,415	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,798.46/head	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	294.53/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,585	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	2,375.84/head	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,376	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	210.49/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	338.70/cwt	327.00–341.00	1,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	376.17/cwt	372.00–377.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	331.88/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,583	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	334.72/cwt	333.00–342.00	1,449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	302.52/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,839	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	279.95/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,344	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	272.28/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,427	71
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,560.32/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	242.10/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,496	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	293.28/cwt	288.00–298.00	1,220	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	309.91/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,463	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	312.49/cwt	306.00–317.00	1,784	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	302.32/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,182	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	368.42/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,352	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	351.58/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,434	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	298.28/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	261.49/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,509	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	358.36/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	387.62/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	245.12/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,780	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	760	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	962	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	149.34/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,330	6
Bulls	—	—	1,792	160.67/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,879	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	123.69/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,558	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	144.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,831	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	133.13/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,596	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	127.28/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	118.82/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,284	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	107.59/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,076	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,820	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	129.30/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,920	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	131.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	280.68/cwt	280.00–290.00	904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	347.79/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,711	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	363.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	202.80/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	302.31/cwt	297.00–312.00	998	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	285.37/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,210	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	327.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	740	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	1,369.76/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	252.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.96/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,741	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	309.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,652	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	326.58/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,277	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	265.91/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,239	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,966.67/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,967	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	345.67/cwt	345.00–350.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	334.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,267	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	306.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	206.93/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	653	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,306	2

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,484Last week 1,121Year ago 1,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 254Last week 196Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 11Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
9	400–450	428	320.00–332.00	330.63
2	500–550	538	292.00–297.00	294.53
7	600–650	622	250.00–260.00	252.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	360.00–380.00	363.28
17	350–400	367	360.00–372.00	368.42
12	400–450	408	347.00–352.00	351.58
12	450–500	472	307.00–330.00	309.91
7	500–550	538	298.00–300.00	298.28
5	550–600	572	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	350.00–355.00	352.47
7	250–300	275	345.00–350.00	345.67
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
12	350–400	379	330.00–340.00	334.21
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	320.00–330.00	327.47
14	250–300	288	315.00	315.00
20	300–350	330	297.00–312.00	302.31
10	350–400	369	290.00–295.00	294.05
40	400–450	424	280.00–287.00	285.37
11	450–500	466	265.00–270.00	265.91
7	500–550	531	250.00–260.00	255.63
17	550–600	583	245.00–255.00	248.51
4	600–650	621	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	678	220.00–222.00	220.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
7	300–350	323	315.00–320.00	317.45
37	350–400	391	299.00–320.00	302.32
18	400–450	416	288.00–298.00	293.28
28	450–500	480	274.00–283.00	279.95
71	500–550	524	266.00–279.00	272.28
13	550–600	577	259.00–270.00	261.49
18	600–650	618	239.00–245.00	242.10
4	700–750	735	210.00–212.00	210.49
5	750–800	754	201.00–210.00	202.80
4	800–850	844	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	300.00–310.00	306.70
3	250–300	277	300.00	300.00
14	300–350	322	280.00–290.00	280.68
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	438	260.00–270.00	265.09
4	450–500	467	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	508	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	575	217.00	217.00
3	600–650	635	202.00–212.00	206.93
2	650–700	653	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
17	300–350	322	365.00–375.00	372.80
12	350–400	366	360.00–370.00	363.22
12	400–450	433	333.00–342.00	334.72
31	450–500	477	330.00–336.00	331.88
19	500–550	533	300.00–320.00	309.89
8	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
17	650–700	680	253.00–259.00	255.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	380.00–395.00	387.62
6	350–400	372	372.00–377.00	376.17
10	400–450	417	350.00–365.00	358.36
27	450–500	492	345.00–348.00	347.79
6	500–550	513	327.00–341.00	338.70
57	550–600	571	306.00–317.00	312.49
39	600–650	608	285.00–303.00	302.52
3	650–700	667	270.00	270.00
30	700–750	726	242.00–250.00	245.12
6	750–800	759	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	343	340.00–350.00	345.04
16	350–400	391	320.00–327.00	326.58
2	400–450	418	300.00	300.00
11	450–500	468	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	695	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,675.00–1,950.00	1,798.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,560.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	988	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,369.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,327	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,375.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	962	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,966.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,560	145.00–156.00	149.34
3	—	1,792	158.00–165.00	160.67
6	—	1,502	125.00–135.00	131.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,260	119.00–128.00	123.69
10	—	1,270	140.00–150.00	144.16
63	—	1,199	129.00–139.00	133.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	125.00–132.00	127.28
41	—	1,081	112.00–124.00	118.82
12	—	1,000	104.00–110.00	107.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	115.00–120.00	117.56
3	—	1,485	129.00–130.00	129.30

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 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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