Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.41/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.38 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$233.41

46 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$16.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs GA average

−18.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	238.56	1,273	24
Medium and Large 2	539	228.96	1,234	18thin
Medium and Large 3	524	222.52	1,166	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.04/cwt here — about $107 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 sale46 hd

233.41

—

GA average16 barns · 619 hd

237.80

−4.39

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−18.53

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−168.38

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	1,413	166.88	2,358	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	145.00	1,770	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	138.65	2,147	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	126.91	1,328	75

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)	1,058	$1,779	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,631	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,910	46

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	400–450	421	322.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,356	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	271.74/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	262.34/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,503	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	279.42/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,299	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	264.66/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,612	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	276.88/cwt	273.00–281.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	237.17/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	346.05/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,111	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	262.18/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,416	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,191	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,720	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	292.66/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	271.42/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,300	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	215.83/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	273.72/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	253.33/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,183	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	235.86/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,255	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	134.48/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,697	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	141.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,188	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	126.88/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,880	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,732	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	156.62/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,937	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	116.62/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,204	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,443	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	128.36/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,350	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,366	160.36/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,191	5
Bulls	—	—	1,389	168.11/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,335	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	180.08/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	232.72/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	240.10/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,265	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	271.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,100	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	298.25/cwt	295.00–305.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	222.52/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	247.92/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,076	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	272.64/cwt	270.00–285.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	232.41/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,227	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	252.40/cwt	248.00–260.00	982	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,548.81/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,549	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,850.47/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,094	1,731.63/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,732	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,861.91/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,862	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	885	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,194	1,900.11/head	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,900	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	299	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	222.94/cwt	222.00–230.00	985	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	292.69/cwt	290.00–305.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	283.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,067	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	247.65/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,164	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	230.64/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,328	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	360.53/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	220.27/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,071	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	969	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	248.28/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	227.65/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,377	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	280.05/cwt	270.00–300.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	221.47/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	399.35/cwt	397.00–415.00	1,170	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	330.00/cwt	322.00–339.00	1,231	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	263.05/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,226	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	391.82/cwt	385.00–395.00	862	3

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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,356Last week 474Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 286Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	303	397.00	397.00
10	400–450	421	320.00–325.00	322.01
30	450–500	465	278.00–280.00	279.42
4	500–550	533	273.00–281.00	276.88
11	550–600	573	258.00–265.00	262.34
58	600–650	609	245.00–265.00	264.66
8	650–700	689	244.00	244.00
12	700–750	702	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	340.00–355.00	346.05
9	400–450	408	290.00–300.00	292.66
13	450–500	479	265.00–275.00	271.42
29	500–550	540	261.00–265.00	262.18
1	550–600	595	242.00	242.00
6	600–650	646	235.00–240.00	237.17
1	650–700	685	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
10	400–450	433	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	603	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	295.00–305.00	298.25
13	300–350	332	270.00–285.00	272.64
5	350–400	376	270.00–277.00	271.74
15	400–450	434	245.00–252.00	247.92
13	500–550	528	230.00–237.00	232.41
5	550–600	568	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	370.00	370.00
6	250–300	283	315.00	315.00
7	300–350	321	290.00–305.00	292.69
20	350–400	376	280.00–285.00	283.67
10	400–450	406	260.00–275.00	271.05
57	450–500	470	242.00–253.00	247.65
19	500–550	527	239.00–244.00	240.10
5	550–600	558	227.00–240.00	232.72
2	650–700	653	215.00	215.00
4	800–850	848	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
8	350–400	389	248.00–260.00	252.40
11	400–450	442	222.00–230.00	222.94
6	450–500	486	217.00–225.00	220.27
4	500–550	524	215.00–225.00	222.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	385.00–395.00	391.82
7	250–300	299	342.00	342.00
8	350–400	391	320.00	320.00
6	400–450	412	290.00	290.00
22	450–500	466	261.00–265.00	263.05
10	500–550	504	242.00–249.00	248.28
19	550–600	576	229.00–238.00	230.64
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	651	210.00–217.00	215.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	270.00–300.00	280.05
6	300–350	323	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	386	260.00–280.00	273.72
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
29	450–500	467	240.00–256.00	253.33
11	500–550	532	225.00–240.00	235.86
6	550–600	584	210.00–227.00	221.47
2	650–700	673	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	293	397.00–415.00	399.35
6	300–350	324	345.00–370.00	360.53
16	350–400	373	322.00–339.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
15	600–650	605	225.00–229.00	227.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,262	129.00–139.00	134.48
57	—	1,194	140.00–150.00	145.09
24	—	1,237	152.00–163.00	156.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,551	137.00–145.00	141.08
5	—	1,482	123.00–133.00	126.88
1	—	1,835	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,032	110.00–121.00	116.62
14	—	1,051	135.00–140.00	137.34
41	—	1,052	124.00–134.00	128.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	155.00–164.00	160.36
5	—	1,389	166.00–171.00	168.11
2	—	1,590	179.00–181.00	180.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,060	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,548.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,094	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,731.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,005	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,850.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,135	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,861.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,355	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,194	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,900.11

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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