Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 lower, slaughter bulls sharply lower, feeder steers and heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves sharply higher, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.03/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −167.76 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$234.03

66 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$16.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

vs GA average

−7.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	238.74	1,240	31
Medium and Large 2	537	230.57	1,238	32
Medium and Large 3	508	222.34	1,129	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.40/cwt here — about $110 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 sale66 hd

234.03

—

GA average15 barns · 545 hd

224.87

+9.16

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−7.85

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−167.76

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	—	Average	1,509	148.89	2,247	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	126.25	1,547	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	124.88	1,875	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	112.87	1,196	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)	1,118	$1,529	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,496	45
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	857	$1,122	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$1,734	44

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	243.98/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	251.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	222.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	237.25/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,011	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	223.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	230.57/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,238	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	242.82/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,501	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	239.93/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	237.44/cwt	230.00–242.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	232.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,107	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	241.40/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,419	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	224.73/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	276.08/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,295	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,765	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	204.64/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	253.16/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,339	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	239	336.39/cwt	325.00–340.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,678	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	261.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,271	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	222.81/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	219	289.09/cwt	285.00–290.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	295.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	270.73/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,189	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.55/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	248.24/cwt	245.00–250.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	679	196.69/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,336	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	286	304.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	872	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	101.75/cwt	97.00–107.00	981	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,677	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	128.28/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,615	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	119.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,392	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,292	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	113.89/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,233	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	127.37/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,914	8
Bulls	—	—	1,499	152.47/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,286	11
Bulls	—	—	1,521	144.52/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,198	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	1,046.83/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,047	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,712.69/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,713	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,097	1,414.97/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,415	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,733.81/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,734	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	1,364.06/head	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,364	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	841	1,852.73/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,853	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	1,613.50/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,614	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	940	1,529.79/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,530	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,841.25/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	217.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	329.09/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	239.44/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,228	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	220.59/cwt	220.50–222.00	1,456	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	213.28/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,442	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	286	265.67/cwt	260.00–277.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	232.74/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,420	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	210.09/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,202	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	256.60/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	330.19/cwt	320.00–340.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	218.45/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	239.97/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	274.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	973	2

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,326Last week 1,215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 226Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 205Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
15	350–400	379	250.00–255.00	251.37
60	400–450	426	230.00–241.00	237.25
16	450–500	475	230.00–234.00	232.99
32	500–550	537	227.00–237.00	230.57
4	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
11	650–700	676	212.00–215.00	213.28
3	700–750	722	200.00–207.00	204.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	483	243.00–245.00	243.98
27	500–550	513	239.00–240.00	239.44
4	550–600	561	234.00	234.00
13	600–650	610	227.00–235.00	232.74
35	650–700	660	220.50–222.00	220.59
6	750–800	770	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	219	285.00–290.00	289.09
17	250–300	286	260.00–277.00	265.67
3	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
7	350–400	374	230.00–242.00	237.44
2	400–450	440	220.00–227.00	223.46
2	450–500	453	220.00–225.00	222.51
3	500–550	508	220.00–225.00	222.34
2	600–650	628	205.00–207.00	205.98
1	650–700	695	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	795	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	350.00	350.00
14	350–400	368	300.00–315.00	307.73
21	400–450	439	267.00–272.00	270.73
9	450–500	487	260.00–265.00	261.05
28	500–550	529	250.00–259.00	253.16
24	550–600	588	236.00–247.00	241.40
1	650–700	660	222.00	222.00
6	700–750	720	222.00–227.00	222.81
1	800–850	845	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	469	270.00–277.00	276.08
24	600–650	618	240.00–252.00	242.82
9	650–700	675	237.00–242.00	239.55
17	700–750	714	235.00	235.00
8	750–800	770	224.00–227.00	224.73
25	800–850	817	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	325.00–340.00	336.39
3	300–350	323	280.00–305.00	295.59
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	471	235.00–250.00	239.93
2	500–550	503	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	590	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	370.00–375.00	373.32
2	250–300	263	370.00	370.00
8	300–350	339	327.00–335.00	329.09
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
5	250–300	286	300.00–315.00	304.96
3	350–400	375	245.00–250.00	248.24
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	486	215.00–225.00	217.97
2	500–550	533	215.00–222.00	218.45
9	550–600	572	207.00–215.00	210.09
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
6	650–700	679	190.00–198.00	196.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	350.00–360.00	354.94
3	250–300	268	320.00–340.00	330.19
2	350–400	370	270.00–280.00	274.93
3	400–450	432	250.00–260.00	256.60
5	450–500	475	235.00–250.00	239.97
6	500–550	505	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	964	97.00–107.00	101.75
5	—	1,056	120.00–125.00	122.33
30	—	1,083	108.00–119.00	113.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	115.00–120.00	118.25
8	—	1,503	124.00–130.00	127.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,222	135.00–140.00	137.23
47	—	1,259	124.00–134.00	128.28
27	—	1,169	115.00–123.00	119.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,499	150.00–158.00	152.47
9	—	1,521	138.00–148.00	144.52

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	828	925.00–1,100.00	1,046.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,097	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,414.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,068	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,364.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,134	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,712.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,155	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,733.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	841	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,852.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,076	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,613.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,529.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,183	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,841.25

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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