Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.43/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −155.36 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$246.43

51 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$19.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs GA average

−12.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	256.11	1,421	19thin
Medium and Large 2	550	246.23	1,354	13thin
Medium and Large 3	551	236.89	1,305	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale51 hd

246.43

—

GA average14 barns · 397 hd

244.55

+1.89

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−12.03

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−155.36

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	—	Low	1,485	150.25	2,231	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	135.00	2,165	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	134.35	1,574	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	114.94	1,123	17

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)	1,353	$2,387	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,495	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$1,479	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,393	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	1,353	2,387.01/head	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,387	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,076.37/head	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	231.33/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	261.61/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	289.31/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,487	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	278.24/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,619	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	378.11/cwt	365.00–390.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	249.32/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,578	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	318.31/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,181	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	265.58/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,413	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	276.50/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	335.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	287.85/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,333	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	326.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	259.93/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,128	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	298.72/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	256.95/cwt	256.50–260.00	1,264	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	302.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	292.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	944	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	1,644.02/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,644	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,393.03/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	284.74/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,589	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	322.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,260	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	326.25/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	394.78/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	300.54/cwt	297.00–305.00	968	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,440	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	262.85/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	406.45/cwt	400.00–415.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	392.50/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	358.23/cwt	350.00–370.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	350.90/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,582	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	145.38/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,105	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	133.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,516	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	123.74/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,366	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	143.47/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,869	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	125.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	351.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,331	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,734	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	159.99/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	115.76/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,136	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	106.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	273.63/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,374	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	263.54/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,221	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	1,366.28/head	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	278.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	245.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	238.96/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,247	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	251.64/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.29/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	306.19/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	227.21/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,427	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	1,258.83/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	293.61/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	272.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,128	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	265.34/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,231	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	316.52/cwt	300.00–330.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	243.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	295.15/cwt	289.00–302.00	1,240	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	900–950	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	279.63/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,046	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	235.38/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,346	11

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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 996Last week 1,231Year ago 1,201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 133Year ago 189

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 98Year ago 122

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)	13	—	1,353	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,387.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,076.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	961	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,644.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	943	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,366.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	698	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,258.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,328	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,393.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	395	337.00	337.00
8	400–450	431	300.00–309.00	306.19
5	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	514	287.00–290.00	289.31
14	550–600	582	273.00–282.00	278.24
3	600–650	630	255.00–265.00	261.61
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	767	231.00–232.00	231.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
12	350–400	379	350.00–360.00	351.23
2	400–450	423	320.00–332.00	326.25
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	538	298.00	298.00
39	550–600	558	284.00–285.00	284.74
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
57	650–700	653	265.50	265.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	421	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	468	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	278.33
1	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	730	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	400.00–415.00	406.45
5	250–300	269	385.00–405.00	394.78
2	300–350	310	390.00–395.00	392.50
5	350–400	361	340.00–355.00	350.90
13	450–500	463	287.00–288.00	287.85
11	500–550	502	272.00–274.00	273.63
5	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
15	600–650	633	246.00–252.00	249.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	223	365.00–390.00	378.11
1	250–300	250	355.00	355.00
9	300–350	335	320.00–330.00	326.13
12	350–400	371	307.00–330.00	318.31
31	400–450	420	289.00–302.00	295.15
8	450–500	482	272.00–280.00	276.50
29	500–550	532	260.00–268.00	265.58
7	550–600	569	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	750	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	340.00–350.00	345.05
3	250–300	268	300.00–330.00	316.52
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	356	280.00–300.00	293.61
5	400–450	414	270.00–280.00	272.43
11	450–500	464	250.00–270.00	265.34
3	550–600	580	240.00–245.00	243.38
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	758	197.00–200.00	198.50
2	900–950	915	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	330.00–345.00	335.00
4	250–300	264	300.00–310.00	302.42
2	300–350	323	290.00–295.00	292.40
18	350–400	374	275.00–282.00	279.63
17	400–450	434	259.00–262.00	259.93
22	450–500	492	256.50–260.00	256.95
7	500–550	525	245.00–252.00	247.29
6	550–600	579	245.00	245.00
26	600–650	628	222.00–232.00	227.21
2	700–750	718	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	350.00–370.00	358.23
5	250–300	271	320.00–330.00	322.92
16	300–350	322	297.00–305.00	300.54
4	350–400	361	295.00–300.00	298.72
6	400–450	409	272.00	272.00
34	450–500	481	262.00	262.00
6	500–550	524	262.00–267.00	262.85
13	550–600	569	253.00	253.00
20	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
5	700–750	719	220.00	220.00
17	950–1000	985	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	320	270.00–280.00	274.84
2	350–400	383	257.00–270.00	263.54
9	400–450	432	250.00–255.00	251.64
12	450–500	478	240.00–250.00	245.66
8	500–550	522	230.00–242.00	238.96
11	550–600	572	225.00–238.00	235.38
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	705	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,593	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,132	130.00–139.00	133.96
11	—	1,104	119.00–128.00	123.74
14	—	1,303	140.00–152.00	143.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	123.00–130.00	125.73
7	—	981	112.00–120.00	115.76
6	—	984	105.00–110.00	106.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	141.00–149.00	145.38
3	—	1,558	157.00–165.00	159.99

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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