Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.63/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −156.23 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$285.63

112 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs GA average

−22.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	299.91	1,597	58
Medium and Large 2	565	280.00	1,582	1thin
Medium and Large 3	558	270.11	1,508	53

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $90 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

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 sale112 hd

285.63

—

GA average13 barns · 366 hd

293.70

−8.07

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−22.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−156.23

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	1,507	142.03	2,141	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	119.23	1,415	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,210	118.00	1,428	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	108.88	1,118	24

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)	1,035	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,343	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,761	48

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	1,696.14/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,696	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	248.61/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	314.03/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,118	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.51/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,144	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	217.95/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,436	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	307.71/cwt	302.00–312.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	261.39/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,626	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	280.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,927.56/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,928	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	296.81/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,066	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	270.15/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	293.37/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	311.52/cwt	311.00–312.00	1,473	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	302.68/cwt	299.00–307.00	1,471	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	312.99/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,308	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	274.16/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	275.39/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,157	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	301.80/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,575	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,445	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	262.99/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	281.51/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	233.20/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,413	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	908	1,537.81/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,538	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,847	158.17/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,921	3
Bulls	—	—	1,413	140.22/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,981	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,445	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	102.81/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,040	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	110.90/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,144	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	362.29/cwt	362.00–365.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	295.96/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	112.98/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,305	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	128.76/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,588	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	128.71/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,589	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	977	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	261.76/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,379	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	286.47/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,243	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	238.96/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	263.32/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	298.91/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	305.79/cwt	300.00–307.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	696	202.50/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,409	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,433	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	290.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,208	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	312.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,037	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,372	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	974	1,273.79/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,274	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,378	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	296	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	223.66/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	262.69/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,122	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	250.90/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,315	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	277.63/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	312.04/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,217	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	248.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,086	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	241	331.72/cwt	330.00–332.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	299.67/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	263.44/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,238	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	281.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,341	28

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 751Year ago 954

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 144Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 107Year ago 177

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,210	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,696.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,260	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,927.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	908	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,537.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	974	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,273.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	345.00–355.00	350.05
2	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
10	350–400	356	312.00–317.00	314.03
9	400–450	405	299.00–302.00	299.67
28	450–500	477	275.00–285.00	281.06
4	550–600	585	255.00–265.00	260.51
2	600–650	625	245.00–252.00	248.61
1	700–750	720	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	239	362.00–365.00	362.29
3	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	448	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	470	292.00–300.00	295.96
4	500–550	521	280.00–282.00	281.51
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	604	260.00–265.00	262.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	320.00	320.00
9	250–300	296	330.00	330.00
11	300–350	332	300.00–320.00	312.47
4	350–400	392	297.00–305.00	298.91
11	400–450	434	282.00–292.00	286.47
3	450–500	492	260.00–270.00	263.32
2	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	247.52
2	550–600	560	220.00–225.00	222.46
9	600–650	607	227.00	227.00
8	650–700	696	200.00–220.00	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
11	350–400	353	324.00	324.00
17	400–450	418	310.00–317.00	312.99
16	450–500	486	299.00–307.00	302.68
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
25	600–650	622	257.00–264.00	261.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	473	311.00–312.00	311.52
45	500–550	522	299.00–311.00	301.80
13	550–600	569	289.00–298.00	293.37
13	600–650	638	269.00–277.00	270.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	390	307.00–320.00	312.04
17	400–450	416	285.00–300.00	290.27
1	450–500	470	292.00	292.00
28	500–550	527	272.00	272.00
25	550–600	593	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	241	330.00–332.00	331.72
7	250–300	291	302.00–312.00	307.71
11	300–350	338	280.00–285.00	280.44
6	350–400	383	275.00–279.00	277.63
20	400–450	427	260.00–267.00	262.69
19	450–500	470	255.00–265.00	263.44
12	500–550	524	249.00–253.00	250.90
5	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	618	223.00–225.00	223.66
7	650–700	659	212.00–219.00	217.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	317	300.00	300.00
24	350–400	359	287.00–302.00	296.81
17	400–450	420	270.00–282.00	275.39
13	450–500	474	267.00–285.00	274.16
24	500–550	527	255.00–267.00	261.76
1	550–600	565	267.00	267.00
5	600–650	606	230.00–234.00	233.20
8	650–700	654	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	758	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	300.00–307.00	305.79
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
9	350–400	369	260.00–270.00	264.86
10	400–450	437	240.00–250.00	248.55
2	450–500	463	247.00	247.00
3	500–550	525	237.00–240.00	238.96
3	550–600	591	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	615	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	157.00–160.00	158.17
12	—	1,413	136.00–145.00	140.22
2	—	1,565	127.00–130.00	128.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,195	117.00–125.00	120.94
17	—	1,155	107.00–117.00	112.98
4	—	1,233	126.00–135.00	128.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	97.00–105.00	102.81
18	—	1,032	106.00–115.00	110.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	118.00	118.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

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