Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.86/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −164.00 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$277.86

88 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.77

vs GA average

−27.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	287.09	1,625	15thin
Medium and Large 2	553	278.59	1,541	58
Medium and Large 3	533	265.80	1,417	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $209 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $360.86, median $441.86 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 sale88 hd

277.86

—

GA average13 barns · 300 hd

289.62

−11.77

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−27.61

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−164.00

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	1,548	145.14	2,247	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	129.75	1,601	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	126.25	1,925	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	114.48	1,146	31

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)	1,095	$1,514	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,469	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,307	68

Every lot, as filed

97 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	300–350	333	331.91/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,105	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	287.52/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,518	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,566	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	339.85/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,105	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,568	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	252.92/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,300	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,566.26/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.89/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,204	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	208.66/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,327	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	261.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	332.66/cwt	332.00–335.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	279.62/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,023	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	327.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,196	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	239.11/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,337	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,390.68/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,391	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	303.55/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,257	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	310.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	295.50/cwt	292.00–302.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	325.20/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	279.61/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	258.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,241	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	229.07/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	996	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	285.43/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	292.34/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,058	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,573	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	249.98/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,420	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	935	1,667.47/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,667	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	140.57/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,809	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	119.88/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,388	137.68/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,911	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,249	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	128.71/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	115.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,170	24
Bulls	—	—	1,340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	148.96/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,491	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	120.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,463	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	131.52/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,622	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	320.72/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,507	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	313.89/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	223.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	247.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	253.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	947	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	287.23/cwt	280.00–288.00	965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	301.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,432	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	316.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,299	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,268	1,963.81/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,410.26/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	247.25/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,214	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	307.31/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,189	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	306.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	266.93/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,415	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,469.44/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,469	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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,368Last week 1,484Year ago 1,367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 254Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 84Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	332.00–335.00	332.66
15	300–350	333	330.00–337.00	331.91
34	350–400	365	320.00–330.00	327.61
29	400–450	414	297.00–310.00	303.55
2	500–550	535	260.00–265.00	262.45
1	550–600	565	252.00	252.00
7	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
8	400–450	413	312.00–317.00	313.89
8	450–500	472	280.00–287.00	285.43
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	327	320.00–325.00	323.32
10	350–400	387	300.00–312.00	307.31
2	400–450	443	275.00–280.00	277.51
9	450–500	491	240.00–252.00	247.25
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	623	220.00–227.00	223.46
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
20	300–350	325	337.00–340.00	339.85
5	350–400	366	322.00–330.00	325.20
13	400–450	411	310.00–320.00	316.16
45	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	301.49
35	500–550	528	285.00–295.00	287.52
23	550–600	591	265.00	265.00
19	600–650	627	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	716	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	803	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	327.00	327.00
24	450–500	470	319.00–323.00	320.72
3	500–550	507	317.00	317.00
12	550–600	581	277.00–282.00	279.61
2	600–650	608	262.00	262.00
6	650–700	674	231.00	231.00
20	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	805	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	321	300.00–320.00	306.75
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	492	287.00	287.00
14	500–550	530	257.00–270.00	266.93
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	335.00	335.00
8	250–300	277	310.00–315.00	310.60
5	300–350	328	292.00–302.00	295.50
9	350–400	362	290.00–297.00	292.34
6	400–450	401	280.00	280.00
24	450–500	480	255.00–260.00	258.48
53	500–550	514	250.00–258.00	252.92
16	550–600	568	249.00–257.00	249.98
8	600–650	635	228.00–237.00	229.07
3	650–700	677	205.00	205.00
14	900–950	904	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	310.00	310.00
5	250–300	291	297.00	297.00
10	300–350	336	280.00–288.00	287.23
15	350–400	366	272.00–281.00	279.62
7	400–450	413	260.00–265.00	261.40
34	450–500	480	250.00–252.00	250.89
1	500–550	510	237.00	237.00
7	550–600	559	237.00–240.00	239.11
18	600–650	636	208.00–210.00	208.66
1	700–750	740	187.00	187.00
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	250.00–260.00	253.57
7	400–450	417	240.00–250.00	247.09
1	450–500	470	222.00	222.00
3	500–550	532	220.00–230.00	223.17
3	900–950	947	150.00	150.00

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)	6	—	1,113	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,566.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,410.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,469.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,279	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,390.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	996	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	935	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,667.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,268	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,963.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	138.00–144.00	140.57
19	—	1,212	115.00–126.00	120.73
42	—	1,233	126.00–137.00	131.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	124.00	124.00
24	—	1,009	110.00–120.00	115.96
6	—	950	105.00–109.00	106.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	116.00–124.00	119.88
1	—	1,630	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,527	128.00–130.00	128.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,388	130.00–145.00	137.68
1	—	1,340	159.00	159.00
12	—	1,672	144.00–155.00	148.96

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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