Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady,

bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.95/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.84 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$246.95

107 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$24.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs GA average

−17.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	251.61	1,334	77
Medium and Large 2	572	236.52	1,352	25
Medium and Large 3	548	227.44	1,247	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.17/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale107 hd

246.95

—

GA average16 barns · 672 hd

248.09

−1.14

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−17.57

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−154.84

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	1,551	140.35	2,177	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	126.85	1,610	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	120.18	2,064	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	110.91	1,112	8thin

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)	1,004	$1,533	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,480	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	793	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,563	4thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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	500–550	530	271.78/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,440	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,506.17/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	331.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	254.60/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	333.91/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	274.71/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	335.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	196.26/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,541	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	305.95/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,261	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	289.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,353	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	263.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	194.60/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	245.50/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	279.05/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,055	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,636	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,621	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	231.19/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	263.90/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,235	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	301.33/cwt	297.00–305.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	290.30/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,541	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	253.71/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,319	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	343.16/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	288.14/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,173	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	277.61/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	217.05/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,502	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	242.14/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	293.27/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	725	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	121.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,044	8
Bulls	—	—	1,923	154.87/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,978	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	115.87/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,994	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	136.83/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,798	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	118.63/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,475	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	127.79/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,620	37
Bulls	—	—	1,698	147.13/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,498	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	110.54/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,136	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	905	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,025	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,354	131.85/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	251.17/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,703	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	315.70/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,484	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	303.96/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	310.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,205	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	196.54/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	256.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	268.37/cwt	265.00–270.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	245.61/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,091	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	315.82/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	211.44/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,334	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	263.99/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	323.91/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	325.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	208.99/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,375	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	245.56/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,289	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	299.64/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,444	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	240.82/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,394	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	1,412.47/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	292.41/cwt	290.00–295.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	279.12/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,290	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	275.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	224.01/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	232.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,125Last week 1,368Year ago 934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 163Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 133Year ago 190

bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	335.19
5	350–400	369	325.00–335.00	331.89
6	400–450	412	302.00–310.00	305.95
17	450–500	467	285.00–290.00	289.69
11	500–550	530	265.00–273.00	271.78
3	550–600	573	250.00–262.00	254.60
1	600–650	600	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	715	207.00	207.00
10	750–800	785	194.00–205.00	196.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	363	342.00–345.00	343.16
3	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	526	277.00–280.00	277.61
1	600–650	600	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	315.00–320.00	315.82
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	420	292.00	292.00
13	450–500	462	275.00–281.00	279.12
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	579	237.00–247.00	240.82
2	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
7	650–700	675	197.00–212.00	208.99
1	750–800	795	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	342.00	342.00
10	350–400	379	325.00–342.00	333.91
10	400–450	431	320.00–325.00	323.91
15	450–500	482	295.00–305.00	299.64
18	500–550	531	285.00–300.00	290.30
4	550–600	579	273.00–280.00	274.71
8	600–650	610	260.00–267.00	263.99
7	650–700	698	239.00	239.00
5	750–800	769	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	470	310.00–322.00	315.70
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
18	550–600	577	281.00	281.00
10	650–700	678	250.00–262.00	251.17
1	750–800	750	232.00	232.00
3	850–900	850	203.00	203.00
3	900–950	915	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	388	310.00–315.00	310.50
8	400–450	424	297.00–310.00	303.96
6	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
8	500–550	539	270.00–280.00	275.75
5	550–600	562	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	637	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	320.00–330.00	325.06
1	300–350	320	287.00	287.00
14	350–400	378	270.00–281.00	279.05
4	400–450	436	260.00–275.00	263.57
8	450–500	483	245.00–247.00	245.50
7	500–550	525	245.00–247.00	245.56
18	550–600	590	233.00	233.00
17	600–650	631	207.00–215.00	211.44
2	650–700	675	207.00–210.00	208.51
5	700–750	743	194.00–197.00	194.60
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
10	300–350	330	297.00–305.00	301.33
7	350–400	378	287.00–300.00	293.27
20	400–450	407	280.00–292.00	288.14
45	450–500	468	258.00–271.00	263.90
63	500–550	520	249.00–257.00	253.71
14	550–600	575	239.00–247.00	242.14
10	600–650	616	230.00–237.00	231.19
19	650–700	692	212.00–220.00	217.05
15	750–800	779	210.00	210.00
9	800–850	823	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	290.00–295.00	292.41
3	300–350	328	265.00–270.00	268.37
5	350–400	383	250.00–260.00	256.24
12	400–450	444	242.00–250.00	245.61
3	450–500	472	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	528	230.00–235.00	232.58
3	550–600	562	220.00–230.00	224.01
3	600–650	622	190.00–200.00	196.54
3	650–700	672	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	750	162.00	162.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,014	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,506.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,676	120.00–127.00	121.94
6	—	1,721	111.00–118.00	115.87
1	—	2,025	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,314	134.00–141.00	136.83
20	—	1,243	114.00–122.00	118.63
37	—	1,268	123.00–133.00	127.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,028	106.00–115.00	110.54
1	—	870	104.00	104.00
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	154.00–156.00	154.87
7	—	1,698	144.00–151.00	147.13
9	—	1,354	125.00–140.00	131.85

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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Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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