Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 12.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.22/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.57 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$259.22

69 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$4.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

vs GA average

−8.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	261.55	1,459	31
Medium and Large 2	556	257.80	1,434	17thin
Medium and Large 3	540	256.94	1,387	21

One grade step is worth $4.61/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

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 sale69 hd

259.22

—

GA average14 barns · 307 hd

251.90

+7.32

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−8.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−142.57

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	1,801	158.92	2,862	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	136.40	1,860	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	135.10	1,672	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	115.40	1,099	44

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,894	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,648	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,972	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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	528	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	353.80/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,380	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,648.41/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,523	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,033.70/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	356.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	316.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	245.30/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	323.58/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	248.62/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	271.60/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,260	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	366.11/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	224.52/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	357.53/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,123	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	304.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	320.08/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,139	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	268.41/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	296.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	300.66/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	265.38/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,242	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	135.20/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,870	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	126.59/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,570	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	144.42/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,882	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	115.12/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,111	20
Bulls	—	—	1,905	167.06/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	159.65/cwt	158.00–161.00	3,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	347.61/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,310	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	123.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,178	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	133.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,587	19
Bulls	—	—	1,195	148.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	969	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	256.94/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,387	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	347.50/cwt	347.00–348.00	1,460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	346.78/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	331.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	276.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	261.55/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,459	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	333.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	327.67/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,540	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	325.20/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,685	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	340.33/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,606	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,172	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,893.87/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	883	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,940.71/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	298.20/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,226	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,507	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	299.00/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	268.12/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,426	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	380.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	312.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,493	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 916Year ago 944

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 345Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	350.00–355.00	353.80
7	400–450	430	320.00–327.00	323.58
4	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	312.38
3	500–550	528	280.00–285.00	281.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	300.00–310.00	304.03
3	450–500	473	300.00–305.00	301.69
2	650–700	675	222.00–227.00	224.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	400.00–410.00	405.06
2	350–400	375	360.00–370.00	364.93
3	400–450	415	330.00–340.00	333.25
12	450–500	470	322.00–332.00	327.67
3	500–550	515	297.00–300.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	357.00–360.00	357.53
6	350–400	377	364.00–370.00	366.11
6	400–450	433	350.00–360.00	356.27
2	450–500	465	325.00–330.00	327.47
10	500–550	510	310.00–320.00	316.40
3	550–600	580	300.00–302.00	300.66
5	600–650	622	265.00–272.00	268.41
2	650–700	678	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	727	242.00–247.00	245.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	345.00–347.00	346.78
15	350–400	377	347.00–350.00	347.61
10	400–450	420	347.00–348.00	347.50
2	650–700	663	247.00–250.00	248.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	375.00–385.00	380.14
4	400–450	409	370.00–380.00	375.05
43	450–500	472	337.00–345.00	340.33
35	500–550	518	322.00–330.00	325.20
4	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	310.00–320.00	315.04
22	350–400	356	317.00–321.00	320.08
10	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	285.08
28	450–500	464	269.00–275.00	271.60
8	500–550	532	267.00–270.00	268.12
9	550–600	578	247.00–252.00	248.62
13	600–650	630	230.00–235.00	232.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	290.00–300.00	296.79
7	450–500	468	262.00–267.00	265.38
21	500–550	540	255.00–259.00	256.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	325.00–335.00	331.01
6	350–400	354	330.00–332.00	331.00
30	400–450	411	292.00–300.00	298.20
4	450–500	463	275.00–280.00	276.27
31	550–600	558	256.00–264.00	261.55
13	650–700	661	228.00	228.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,893.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,033.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,014	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,940.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	132.00–139.00	135.20
2	—	1,305	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,240	123.00–129.00	126.59
14	—	1,303	141.00–152.00	144.42
19	—	1,188	130.00–138.00	133.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	965	111.00–118.00	115.12
14	—	956	120.00–127.00	123.20
10	—	922	100.00–110.00	105.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	165.00–169.00	167.06
6	—	1,968	158.00–161.00	159.65
2	—	1,195	147.00–150.00	148.59

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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