Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: This market will not be covered next week due to July 4th holiday, coverage will resume 7/10/24.

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.25/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −156.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$245.25

108 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$23.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

vs GA average

−24.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	252.24	1,407	31
Medium and Large 2	551	243.18	1,341	73
Medium and Large 3	554	228.79	1,268	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.45/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale108 hd

245.25

—

GA average14 barns · 554 hd

247.48

−2.23

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−24.03

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−156.54

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	1,563	166.94	2,608	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	146.84	1,730	119
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	133.00	1,769	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	123.06	1,209	42

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)	938	$1,772	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,674	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	873	$1,543	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	877	$1,667	6

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	312.48/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,600	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	275.37/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,570	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	328.76/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,384	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	250.82/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	256.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,191	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	323.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,035	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,820.29/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	293.33/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,250	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	238.50/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,414	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	247.26/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,273	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	295.48/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,132	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	269.32/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,422	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	262.54/cwt	262.00–263.00	1,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	214.49/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	315.08/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,270	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	269.19/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,098	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	318.07/cwt	314.00–321.00	1,511	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	700	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	284.04/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,645	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	123.82/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,264	21
Bulls	—	—	1,860	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	111.41/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,012	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	147.52/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,784	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	132.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	135.77/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,557	41
Bulls	—	—	1,620	172.57/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,457	158.42/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,308	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	158.07/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,865	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	276.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	914	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	248.25/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,427	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	269.97/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	337.64/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	242.91/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,130	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	396	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	263.17/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	278.66/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,285	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	299.93/cwt	285.00–305.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,411	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	226.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	278.80/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,193	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	253.68/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,081	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	999	1,576.65/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,577	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	939	1,740.45/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,740	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,427.59/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	210.03/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	322.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	259.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	284.53/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,556	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	320.48/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,368	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	307	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	921	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	247.57/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	256.15/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,452	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,147	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 Jun 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 1,321Year ago 1,110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 211Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 136Year ago 121

Special note: This market will not be covered next week due to July 4th holiday, coverage will resume 7/10/24.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	368	335.00–339.00	337.64
11	400–450	421	325.00–335.00	328.76
13	450–500	475	314.00–321.00	318.07
12	500–550	512	309.00–318.00	312.48
15	550–600	579	282.00–288.00	284.04
18	600–650	615	266.00–273.00	269.97
13	650–700	663	259.00	259.00
11	700–750	729	235.00	235.00
5	800–850	805	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
10	400–450	427	315.00–322.00	320.48
20	500–550	547	284.00–295.00	284.53
9	550–600	579	270.00–276.00	275.37
25	650–700	654	240.00	240.00
16	700–750	724	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00–335.00	332.38
2	300–350	343	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
11	450–500	461	270.00–282.00	278.66
6	500–550	515	274.00	274.00
11	550–600	580	260.00–265.00	263.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
9	350–400	385	331.00	331.00
12	400–450	403	313.00–320.00	315.08
6	600–650	617	245.00–252.00	250.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	340.00–350.00	344.95
7	300–350	320	320.00–330.00	323.52
4	350–400	376	305.00	305.00
25	400–450	426	290.00–305.00	293.33
7	450–500	473	270.00	270.00
9	500–550	528	262.00–272.00	269.32
17	550–600	567	255.00–259.00	256.15
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
9	300–350	307	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	280.00–290.00	284.93
24	400–450	428	275.00–285.00	278.80
11	500–550	507	250.00–260.00	259.03
5	550–600	592	247.00–250.00	247.57
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
16	400–450	408	268.00–280.00	269.19
9	500–550	516	262.00	262.00
22	550–600	575	245.00–255.00	248.25
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	730	214.00–217.00	214.49
4	750–800	758	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	320	317.00	317.00
10	350–400	383	292.00–297.00	295.48
9	400–450	435	262.00–263.00	262.54
24	450–500	465	250.00–260.00	256.17
39	500–550	515	245.00–253.00	247.26
34	550–600	593	236.00–243.00	238.50
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	735	197.00–200.00	198.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	320.00–330.00	322.04
5	250–300	283	285.00–305.00	299.93
12	300–350	331	270.00–285.00	276.04
7	350–400	396	272.00	272.00
16	400–450	426	250.00–260.00	253.68
16	450–500	465	235.00–247.00	242.91
1	500–550	510	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	569	220.00–230.00	226.72
6	600–650	633	200.00–215.00	210.03
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,820.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	999	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,576.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	939	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,740.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,427.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,021	119.00–128.00	123.82
10	—	908	105.00–116.00	111.41
11	—	976	130.00–138.00	132.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,209	142.00–152.00	147.52
41	—	1,147	125.00–141.00	135.77
38	—	1,180	153.00–166.00	158.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	187.00	187.00
4	—	1,620	171.00–175.00	172.57
5	—	1,457	154.00–166.00	158.42

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

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