Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers mostly steady, steer and heifer claves 9.00 to 11.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $287.16/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −122.81 against this barn's trailing median of $409.97.

Average price

$287.16

30 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	519	292.21	1,517	15thin
Medium and Large 1	541	288.63	1,561	6thin
Medium and Large 3	520	277.78	1,444	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $72 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.81, low $339.85, median $409.97 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 sale30 hd

287.16

—

GA average16 barns · 182 hd

271.58

+15.59

This barn, trailing median33 sales

409.97

−122.81

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	1,747	157.28	2,747	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	134.79	1,932	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	134.74	1,646	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	115.01	1,119	28

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,188	9

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	500–550	515	298.27/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,536	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	2,236.86/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	332.66/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,690	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	266.96/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	292.21/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,517	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	334.46/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,248	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	296.77/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	226.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	246.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	262.14/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	297.28/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,267	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	281.04/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	309.91/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	228.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	324.76/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	301.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,316	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	2,148.68/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,149	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	297.59/cwt	297.00–298.00	1,223	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	277.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,444	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	298.02/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	246.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	281.08/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,622	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	327.46/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	251.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	305.65/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	252.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	269.70/cwt	263.00–287.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	283.47/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,165	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	105.62/cwt	105.00–107.00	993	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	123.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,206	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	140.43/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,142	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	131.26/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,806	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	143.14/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,656	37
Bulls	—	—	1,589	156.47/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	561	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,319	6
Bulls	—	—	1,758	173.04/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	148.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,821	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	131.79/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,719	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	121.90/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,418	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	112.18/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,095	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	259.06/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,596	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	333.13/cwt	332.00–335.00	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	320.05/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	264.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	283.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,092	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	293.52/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	338.58/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	339.20/cwt	332.00–341.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	314.48/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	317.77/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	258.42/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	353.97/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	278.98/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	320.60/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,821	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	273.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,273	16

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 853Year ago 1,070

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 103Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 92Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	350.00–355.00	353.97
8	350–400	362	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	419	312.00–320.00	317.77
11	450–500	473	307.00–312.00	309.91
3	500–550	515	295.00–305.00	298.27
3	550–600	567	275.00–282.00	278.98
13	600–650	616	258.00–262.00	259.06
2	700–750	708	227.00–230.00	228.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	330.00–337.00	334.46
13	400–450	437	300.00–310.00	301.03
4	450–500	463	295.00–300.00	296.77
15	500–550	519	285.00–294.00	292.21
3	600–650	608	240.00–250.00	246.68
2	650–700	683	230.00–235.00	232.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	332.00–335.00	333.13
4	300–350	325	325.00–330.00	327.46
3	350–400	370	315.00–325.00	320.05
10	400–450	411	297.00–298.00	297.59
4	450–500	463	275.00–280.00	277.54
9	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	277.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	310.00–317.00	314.48
4	350–400	377	300.00–310.00	305.09
2	400–450	418	290.00–297.00	293.52
16	450–500	465	270.00–280.00	273.77
2	500–550	525	277.00–285.00	281.04
7	550–600	558	255.00–262.00	258.42
8	650–700	661	220.00–230.00	226.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	385	295.00–298.00	297.28
4	400–450	411	279.00–285.00	283.47
13	450–500	482	263.00–287.00	269.70
7	500–550	522	260.00–267.00	262.14
8	550–600	556	240.00–250.00	246.84
3	600–650	639	225.00–230.00	228.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	280.00–285.00	283.55
8	400–450	424	260.00–270.00	264.38
5	450–500	471	250.00–255.00	251.43
2	500–550	508	245.00–250.00	247.49
6	550–600	561	230.00–240.00	235.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	361.00	361.00
5	400–450	431	332.00–341.00	339.20
6	450–500	469	332.00–341.00	338.58
18	500–550	508	330.00–337.00	332.66
18	550–600	568	319.00–327.00	320.60
3	600–650	622	279.00	279.00
5	650–700	667	265.00–275.00	266.96
4	700–750	718	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	319.00–329.00	324.76
3	450–500	463	320.00–325.00	323.31
3	500–550	535	305.00–307.00	305.65
4	550–600	579	295.00–299.00	298.02
2	600–650	628	255.00–265.00	259.98
6	650–700	686	250.00–260.00	252.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	577	281.00–282.00	281.08

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,296	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,236.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,324	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,148.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	940	105.00–107.00	105.62
9	—	979	120.00–128.00	123.16
16	—	976	110.00–117.00	112.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	139.00–145.00	140.43
8	—	1,376	129.00–133.00	131.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,157	139.00–149.00	143.14
40	—	1,304	127.00–136.00	131.79
15	—	1,163	117.00–126.00	121.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	153.00–159.00	156.47
3	—	1,758	169.00–175.00	173.04
5	—	1,898	145.00–150.00	148.63

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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