Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, bulls, heifers lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.63/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −158.23 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$283.63

8 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$36.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs GA average

−26.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	306.03	1,539	2thin
Medium and Large 2	548	290.00	1,589	2thin
Medium and Large 3	561	269.25	1,510	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.78/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd

283.63

—

GA average14 barns · 175 hd

288.49

−4.85

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−26.08

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−158.23

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	1,334	142.11	1,896	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	127.29	1,662	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	123.09	1,933	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	110.29	1,079	25

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)	1,065	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,362	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,930	10

Every lot, as filed

93 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 3	700–750	722	197.75/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	325.12/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,255	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	274.54/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,433	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	260.58/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,248	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,005.78/head	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	270.79/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,145	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	361.23/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,102	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	259.56/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	321.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,226	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,712.22/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	253.50/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	292.51/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,132	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	319.75/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,512	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	308.09/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,454	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	324.41/cwt	322.00–330.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	299.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	269.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	236.33/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	385.11/cwt	380.00–390.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	306.10/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	935	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	320.71/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	278.62/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,708	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	120.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	150.61/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,214	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	113.05/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,091	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	123.09/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,933	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	125.41/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,682	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	104.62/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,028	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,810	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	132.05/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,968	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	115.19/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,358	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	133.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,690	22
Bulls	—	—	1,218	142.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	239.26/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	290.28/cwt	285.00–295.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	269.67/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,267	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	268.53/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	306.03/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	846	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	255.70/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,084	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	297.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	245.36/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,124	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	342.15/cwt	335.00–350.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	261.98/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,540	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	289.27/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,377	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	991	1,244.85/head	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,245	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	253.21/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,304	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	219.56/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,399	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	291.74/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,415	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	312.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,295	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	232.22/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,424	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	297.27/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,147	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	300.65/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	263.69/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,390	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	267.58/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	346	321.45/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,112	14

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 1,124Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 147Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 109Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	315.00–320.00	317.52
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	389	290.00–300.00	297.52
3	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	485	260.00–275.00	267.58
9	500–550	527	260.00–265.00	263.69
4	550–600	574	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	212.00	212.00
4	700–750	722	197.00–200.00	197.75
3	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	335.00–350.00	342.15
12	350–400	382	310.00–330.00	321.00
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
10	450–500	476	284.00–295.00	289.27
14	500–550	522	272.00–282.00	274.54
14	550–600	588	260.00–264.00	261.98
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	380.00–390.00	385.11
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	458	300.00–312.00	306.10
2	500–550	520	295.00–305.00	299.90
1	550–600	550	277.00	277.00
3	650–700	673	235.00–237.00	236.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
11	350–400	386	320.00–335.00	325.12
12	400–450	414	305.00–320.00	312.69
18	450–500	472	300.00–312.00	308.09
2	500–550	548	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	647	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	360.00–365.00	361.23
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
29	450–500	473	317.00–323.00	319.75
2	500–550	503	300.00–312.00	306.03
19	600–650	613	272.00–282.00	278.62
11	650–700	657	260.00–270.00	269.09
4	800–850	801	226.00	226.00
6	900–950	906	202.00	202.00
8	950–1000	994	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	346	310.00–326.00	321.45
13	350–400	386	291.00–310.00	297.27
3	400–450	420	300.00–302.00	300.65
13	450–500	485	290.00–296.00	291.74
1	500–550	540	267.00	267.00
3	550–600	568	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	383	270.00	270.00
9	400–450	423	265.00–275.00	270.79
5	450–500	479	255.00–262.00	260.58
11	500–550	515	252.00–257.00	253.21
4	550–600	569	252.00–255.00	253.50
35	600–650	613	230.00–239.00	232.22
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	277	322.00–330.00	324.41
8	300–350	331	320.00–322.00	320.71
14	350–400	387	290.00–300.00	292.51
2	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
8	450–500	470	265.00–274.00	269.67
2	500–550	515	267.00–270.00	268.53
4	550–600	583	257.00–262.00	259.56
2	650–700	658	230.00–240.00	234.98
1	800–850	820	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	285.00–295.00	290.28
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
16	400–450	424	250.00–260.00	255.70
13	450–500	458	235.00–252.00	245.36
4	500–550	524	235.00–242.00	239.26
1	550–600	585	242.00	242.00
14	600–650	637	217.00–220.00	219.56
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
5	800–850	846	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	991	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,244.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,712.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,298	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,005.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	120.00–123.00	120.96
11	—	965	110.00–117.00	113.05
11	—	983	100.00–106.00	104.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	121.00–125.00	123.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,341	119.00–129.00	125.41
5	—	1,179	115.00–116.00	115.19
22	—	1,262	130.00–140.00	133.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	150.00–151.00	150.61
2	—	1,490	129.00–136.00	132.05
5	—	1,218	140.00–147.00	142.74

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

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