Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $216.62/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −185.17 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$216.62

98 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs GA average

−27.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	221.08	1,162	42
Medium and Large 2	555	214.54	1,190	45
Medium and Large 3	548	208.08	1,141	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $21 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 sale98 hd

216.62

—

GA average16 barns · 681 hd

223.33

−6.71

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−27.79

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−185.17

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	1,542	169.01	2,606	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	146.84	2,093	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	141.43	1,662	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	122.95	1,307	52

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)	1,051	$1,568	53
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,558	52
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$1,374	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,548	14

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	230.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,011	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	238.49/cwt	237.00–247.00	963	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	217.96/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,140	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	217	293.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	246.63/cwt	242.00–252.00	922	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	200.48/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	206.58/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	211.80/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,228	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	221.18/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,071	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	263.39/cwt	260.00–265.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	689	193.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	248.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	209.33/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	260.50/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,211	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	227.43/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	229.48/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,439	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	287.33/cwt	280.00–295.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	217.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	247.79/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	245.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,292	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	238.52/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,367	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	216.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	242.78/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,056	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	322.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,081	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	307.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	212.08/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,135	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	243.82/cwt	242.00–252.00	873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	283.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	139.63/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,641	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	110.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,098	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	149.62/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,376	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	131.56/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,447	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	152.70/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,866	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	124.59/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,349	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	131.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,418	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	144.05/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,466	155.98/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,287	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.14/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,683	16
Bulls	—	—	1,565	177.76/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,782	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,739.44/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,739	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,009	1,446.86/head	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,447	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,315.90/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	1,713.44/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,713	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,721.66/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,722	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	1,428.66/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,429	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	898	1,328.57/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,329	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	392.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	217.56/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	220.98/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	224.71/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,166	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	221.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	360.12/cwt	355.00–365.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	214.79/cwt	207.00–220.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	214.33/cwt	210.00–218.00	990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	278.64/cwt	265.00–280.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	305.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	198.98/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	397	221.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	227.91/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,055	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	224.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	974	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	322.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	207.55/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,310	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	284	289.67/cwt	285.00–300.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	251.22/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,060	5

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 1,356Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 286Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 113Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	253	299.00	299.00
3	300–350	310	260.00–265.00	263.39
22	350–400	374	242.00–252.00	246.63
22	400–450	439	225.00–235.00	230.24
24	450–500	484	220.00–222.00	221.18
20	500–550	523	215.00–219.00	217.96
25	550–600	580	210.00–215.00	211.80
5	600–650	613	199.00	199.00
6	650–700	660	197.00–202.00	200.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	355.00–365.00	360.12
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	336	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	404	237.00–247.00	238.49
30	450–500	463	225.00–239.00	227.91
36	500–550	517	220.00–225.00	221.59
6	550–600	578	218.00	218.00
6	600–650	633	215.00	215.00
9	1000–1050	1,023	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	280.00–300.00	293.85
11	250–300	260	265.00–280.00	278.64
4	300–350	315	245.00–250.00	248.71
9	350–400	397	220.00–235.00	221.64
6	400–450	423	207.00–220.00	214.79
8	450–500	462	210.00–218.00	214.33
6	500–550	527	200.00–212.00	209.33
5	550–600	574	200.00–209.00	206.58
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	433	265.00	265.00
28	450–500	465	253.00–262.00	260.50
3	500–550	528	256.00	256.00
26	550–600	573	237.00–244.00	238.52
28	600–650	627	229.00–230.00	229.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	280.00–295.00	287.33
6	350–400	386	257.00	257.00
8	400–450	435	240.00–247.00	242.78
3	450–500	482	215.00–220.00	216.66
2	500–550	515	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	689	190.00–200.00	193.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
12	400–450	449	254.00	254.00
5	450–500	489	245.00–250.00	247.79
18	500–550	527	235.00–250.00	245.21
6	550–600	579	220.00–232.00	227.43
6	600–650	643	217.00–220.00	217.49
2	650–700	695	219.00	219.00
6	700–750	713	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	385.00–400.00	392.76
14	300–350	335	320.00–330.00	322.82
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	608	217.00–225.00	220.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	350.00	350.00
4	250–300	255	320.00–330.00	322.50
2	300–350	325	300.00–315.00	307.96
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	422	250.00–252.00	251.22
14	500–550	519	220.00–229.00	224.71
3	550–600	560	210.00–220.00	215.57
11	600–650	631	205.00–211.00	207.55
6	650–700	654	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	300.00–310.00	305.34
3	250–300	284	285.00–300.00	289.67
3	300–350	335	280.00–290.00	283.38
6	350–400	358	242.00–252.00	243.82
10	400–450	433	220.00–230.00	224.86
5	450–500	485	217.00–220.00	217.56
11	500–550	535	207.00–215.00	212.08
3	600–650	625	197.00–200.00	198.98
2	750–800	783	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,175	135.00–146.00	139.63
14	—	1,100	130.00–134.00	131.56
23	—	1,222	147.00–159.00	152.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	993	105.00–115.00	110.60
31	—	1,083	119.00–129.00	124.59
10	—	1,079	130.00–135.00	131.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	149.00–150.00	149.62
2	—	1,263	143.00–145.00	144.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	150.00–161.00	155.98
16	—	1,568	164.00–176.00	171.14
8	—	1,565	177.00–178.00	177.76

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,109	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,739.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,108	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,721.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,009	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,446.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,315.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,023	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,428.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,171	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,713.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	898	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,328.57

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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