Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.50/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$246.50

59 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs GA average

−23.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	252.93	1,395	15thin
Medium and Large 2	533	246.73	1,315	38
Medium and Large 3	549	228.98	1,257	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $138 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

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 sale59 hd

246.50

—

GA average15 barns · 510 hd

245.86

+0.64

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−23.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−155.29

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	1,577	150.93	2,379	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	125.26	1,532	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	113.73	1,684	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	111.39	1,158	12

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)	1,132	$1,693	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,656	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,454	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,033	44

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,787.96/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	314.46/cwt	309.00–325.00	1,651	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	314.14/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,438	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,821.83/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	274.81/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,459	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	283.19/cwt	280.00–290.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	243.12/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,352	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	228.86/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	281.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	299.30/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,284	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	303.95/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,389	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,252.02/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,252	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	294.30/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,354	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	287.46/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	386.81/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	249.63/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,388	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	278.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	339.64/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	333.64/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,415	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	319.66/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,483	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	268.99/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,668	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	1,083	1,211.61/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,212	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	935	1,992.42/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,992	10
Bulls	—	—	1,548	152.98/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,368	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	141.85/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,149	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,670	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	124.68/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,526	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	106.37/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,062	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	116.40/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	266.53/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	309.90/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,745	11
Bulls	—	—	1,875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,188	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,489	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	122.09/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	114.61/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	204.67/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	898	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	252.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	266.00/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	318.50/cwt	310.00–327.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	253.02/cwt	250.00–265.00	939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	963	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	266.45/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,537	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,181	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	1,774.14/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	263.61/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,147	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	335.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	256.79/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,197	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	301.60/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	271.99/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,055	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	247.54/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,307	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	246.92/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,156	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	216.65/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,371	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	1,453.61/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,454	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	1,346.65/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,347	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,101	1,537.74/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	311.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	233.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	223.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	248.55/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,424	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 660Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 108Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 76Year ago 118

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,193	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,787.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,158	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,821.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,453.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	932	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,346.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,101	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,537.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,240	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,252.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,211.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	935	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,992.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,160	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,774.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	318	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	382	285.00–295.00	287.46
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	468	267.00	267.00
4	500–550	539	262.00	262.00
11	550–600	556	247.00–253.00	249.63
7	600–650	604	238.00	238.00
6	700–750	740	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	280.00–290.00	283.19
21	350–400	388	267.00–280.00	271.99
16	400–450	435	259.00–269.00	263.61
26	450–500	466	251.00–261.00	256.79
31	500–550	528	240.00–255.00	247.54
7	550–600	556	237.00–245.00	243.12
1	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	202.00	202.00
3	800–850	817	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	265.00	265.00
10	350–400	371	250.00–265.00	253.02
2	400–450	420	250.00–255.00	252.38
13	450–500	468	240.00–250.00	246.92
3	500–550	523	230.00–237.00	233.98
3	550–600	575	220.00–227.00	223.97
9	600–650	633	210.00–219.00	216.65
4	650–700	670	197.00–210.00	204.67
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	898	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	385.00–390.00	386.81
3	300–350	348	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
17	400–450	424	325.00–337.00	333.64
14	450–500	464	318.00–323.00	319.66
20	500–550	525	309.00–325.00	314.46
11	550–600	563	305.00–311.00	309.90
18	600–650	620	265.00–272.00	268.99
11	650–700	654	262.00–267.00	266.53
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	843	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
7	400–450	424	314.00–315.00	314.14
6	450–500	498	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	522	300.00–306.00	303.95
2	550–600	588	285.00	285.00
6	600–650	618	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	312.00	312.00
4	400–450	439	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	580	262.00–270.00	266.00
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
3	950–1000	963	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
10	300–350	315	330.00–340.00	335.95
4	350–400	381	310.00	310.00
10	400–450	429	299.00–300.00	299.30
5	450–500	476	280.00–290.00	281.89
18	500–550	531	270.00–282.00	274.81
8	550–600	577	265.00–272.00	266.45
2	600–650	623	250.00	250.00
7	650–700	659	227.00–230.00	228.86
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	365.00	365.00
3	300–350	302	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	367	332.00–347.00	339.64
2	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	460	292.00–297.00	294.30
5	500–550	533	291.00	291.00
2	550–600	565	277.00–280.00	278.50
2	650–700	655	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	310.00–327.00	318.50
5	300–350	305	300.00–320.00	311.21
5	350–400	376	300.00–302.00	301.60
3	400–450	412	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	520	250.00–252.00	250.98
2	550–600	573	247.00–250.00	248.55
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	149.00–156.00	152.98
3	—	1,515	139.00–146.00	141.85
1	—	1,875	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,253	130.00–137.00	133.32
34	—	1,224	120.00–129.00	124.68
8	—	1,169	110.00–119.00	114.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	105.00–109.00	106.37
6	—	1,081	111.00–120.00	116.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,453	119.00–125.00	122.09

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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