Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.35/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −192.51 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$249.35

87 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs GA average

−20.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	252.22	1,377	56
Medium and Large 2	550	245.34	1,349	27
Medium and Large 3	533	236.27	1,259	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $360.86, median $441.86 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 sale87 hd

249.35

—

GA average14 barns · 353 hd

252.32

−2.97

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−20.05

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−192.51

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	1,580	152.94	2,417	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	129.84	1,557	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	129.48	1,832	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	114.51	1,129	15

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)	1,218	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,623	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,294	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,096	$1,640	14

Every lot, as filed

94 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 3	500–550	509	203.70/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	279.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,161	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	222.88/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,471	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	214.28/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	264.21/cwt	260.00–270.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	856	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	239.52/cwt	234.00–242.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	218.89/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,250	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	258.38/cwt	250.00–267.00	695	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	214.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	246.43/cwt	240.00–255.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	266.68/cwt	265.00–270.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	213.54/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	178.46/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	222.74/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	249.31/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,386	40
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	641	215.02/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	248.27/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,269	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,431	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	236.64/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,453	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	236.27/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	344.11/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,412	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	253.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	307.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	259.51/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,352	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	293.41/cwt	280.00–300.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	222.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	119.21/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,413	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	135.74/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,712	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	126.52/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,455	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	117.05/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,148	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,074	4
Bulls	—	—	1,038	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	2,085	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	153.92/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,560	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,458.87/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,459	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,900.33/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,003	1,240.77/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,749.79/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,750	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,715.62/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,716	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	940	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	233.67/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	373.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	228.51/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,225	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	250.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,036	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	227.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,100	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	242.62/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,148	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	208.94/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,195	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	282.71/cwt	282.00–285.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	275.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,244	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	254.30/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,172	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	230.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	244.60/cwt	240.00–247.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	324.50/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	228.43/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,275	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	212.41/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,232	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,188Last week 1,326Year ago 1,278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 226Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 191Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
10	250–300	269	250.00–267.00	258.38
3	300–350	320	240.00–255.00	246.43
3	350–400	379	240.00–247.00	244.60
14	400–450	441	225.00–235.00	230.24
6	450–500	475	210.00–220.00	214.06
4	500–550	509	200.00–210.00	203.70
18	550–600	572	202.00–213.00	208.94
2	650–700	670	177.00–180.00	178.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	270.00–280.00	275.13
7	300–350	325	260.00–270.00	264.21
5	350–400	376	250.00–255.00	250.93
12	400–450	416	234.00–242.00	239.52
43	450–500	483	225.00–235.00	227.83
11	500–550	526	220.00–230.00	222.74
43	550–600	571	214.00–221.00	218.89
7	600–650	639	213.00–217.00	213.54
6	650–700	686	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
4	300–350	315	282.00–285.00	282.71
9	350–400	360	265.00–270.00	266.68
8	400–450	423	245.00	245.00
15	450–500	473	241.00–245.00	242.62
3	500–550	502	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	565	234.00	234.00
2	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	778	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	340.00–355.00	344.11
5	350–400	387	315.00	315.00
6	400–450	403	295.00	295.00
9	450–500	477	268.00	268.00
16	500–550	521	258.00–261.00	259.51
40	550–600	556	247.00–252.00	249.31
29	600–650	614	235.00–240.00	236.64
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	287.00	287.00
19	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	279.85
3	450–500	453	265.00	265.00
12	500–550	511	242.00–250.00	248.27
15	550–600	581	243.00	243.00
10	600–650	625	229.00	229.00
37	650–700	660	216.00–224.00	222.88
7	700–750	709	214.00–215.00	214.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	325.00	325.00
8	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	307.41
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	253.75
2	450–500	463	250.00–255.00	252.57
4	500–550	533	225.00–240.00	236.27
9	600–650	641	210.00–219.00	215.02
1	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
4	850–900	856	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	330.00	330.00
5	250–300	286	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	315	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	384	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	407	260.00–265.00	261.68
12	450–500	461	247.00–255.00	254.30
11	500–550	536	226.00–232.00	228.51
2	650–700	673	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	365.00–380.00	373.63
2	250–300	293	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	362	310.00–332.00	324.50
5	400–450	419	297.00	297.00
12	550–600	558	226.00–240.00	228.43
3	600–650	615	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	308	280.00–300.00	293.41
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
9	450–500	491	227.00–237.00	233.67
2	500–550	515	220.00–225.00	222.57
4	550–600	580	205.00–220.00	212.41
2	700–750	718	175.00–180.00	177.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	115.00–121.00	119.21
23	—	1,261	133.00–140.00	135.74
28	—	1,150	122.00–131.00	126.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	129.00–130.00	129.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	981	112.00–121.00	117.05
4	—	999	105.00–110.00	107.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	145.00	145.00
1	—	2,085	162.00	162.00
7	—	1,663	151.00–158.00	153.92

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)	10	—	980	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,458.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,240.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,218	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,056	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,749.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,159	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,715.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

Steers · 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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