Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, bull calves and replacement cows unevenly steady .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $256.18/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −185.68 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$256.18

65 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$35.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs GA average

−38.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	266.40	1,434	42
Medium and Large 2	577	247.92	1,429	9thin
Medium and Large 3	535	230.81	1,236	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.59/cwt here — about $199 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

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 sale65 hd

256.18

—

GA average13 barns · 362 hd

254.39

+1.79

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−38.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−185.68

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	1,367	136.89	1,871	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	121.79	1,469	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	115.08	1,758	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	106.96	1,173	11

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)	1,196	$1,751	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,589	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,449	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,106	30

Every lot, as filed

84 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	550–600	578	221.15/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,278	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	226.40/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,184	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	252.28/cwt	242.00–255.00	974	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	211.07/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,193	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	215.92/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,041	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	256.81/cwt	250.00–265.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	233.51/cwt	220.00–240.00	862	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.45/cwt	240.00–255.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	344.77/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	396	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	230.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	957	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	247.03/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	244.90/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,518	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	227.30/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,627	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	234.46/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,552	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	286.37/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,332	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	264.22/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	278.14/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,405	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,891	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	256.71/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,453	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	278.75/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	236.62/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	216.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	308.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	323.73/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	248.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,041	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	196.92/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,343	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	118.13/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,367	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,371	97.69/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,339	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	109.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,034	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	115.08/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,758	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	109.28/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,265	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	131.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,710	13
Bulls	—	—	1,312	130.89/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,717	7
Bulls	—	—	1,409	141.55/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,994	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,888.57/head	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,889	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	1,420.52/head	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,421	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,004.28/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,004	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	1,592.13/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,592	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	964	1,417.93/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,418	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,183.67/head	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,184	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	231.93/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	219.43/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	232.17/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,100	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	233.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,245	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	206.70/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,286	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	168.42/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	234.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	236.12/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	310.84/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	276.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,305	6

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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 412Year ago 1,036

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 83Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 273Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
10	350–400	386	242.00–255.00	252.28
39	400–450	415	230.00–250.00	230.64
22	450–500	474	230.00–237.00	232.17
27	500–550	523	224.00–230.00	226.40
10	550–600	578	217.00–225.00	221.15
10	600–650	622	205.00–212.00	206.70
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	250.00–265.00	256.81
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	330	240.00–255.00	250.45
14	350–400	369	220.00–240.00	233.51
3	400–450	422	220.00–225.00	223.32
16	450–500	482	210.00–225.00	215.92
5	500–550	523	217.00–220.00	219.43
23	550–600	565	190.00–214.00	211.07
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	534	225.00–235.00	233.17
2	550–600	573	228.00	228.00
7	650–700	662	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	335.00–350.00	344.77
11	450–500	465	286.00–287.00	286.37
19	500–550	505	275.00–287.00	278.14
23	550–600	566	250.00–262.00	256.71
137	600–650	620	244.00–245.00	244.90
13	650–700	662	234.00–237.00	234.46
20	700–750	716	226.00–228.00	227.30
7	800–850	815	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	396	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
10	500–550	520	227.00–250.00	236.62
4	550–600	574	215.00–220.00	216.29
1	650–700	675	212.00	212.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	300.00–320.00	308.56
4	400–450	421	275.00–280.00	278.75
5	450–500	474	260.00–267.00	264.22
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
8	550–600	583	240.00–248.00	247.03
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
7	850–900	867	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00–335.00	332.52
5	300–350	320	320.00–327.00	323.73
6	350–400	380	305.00–320.00	310.84
6	400–450	422	270.00–280.00	276.93
1	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
6	500–550	502	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	578	232.00–240.00	236.12
4	600–650	629	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
19	400–450	419	240.00–250.00	248.38
6	450–500	478	230.00–235.00	234.15
1	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	212.00	212.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
16	650–700	682	190.00–200.00	196.92
2	750–800	775	162.00–175.00	168.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	383	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	240.00	240.00
5	500–550	521	225.00–237.00	231.93
5	550–600	598	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,157	113.00–125.00	118.13
5	—	1,158	105.00–112.00	109.28
13	—	1,296	128.00–138.00	131.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	92.00–102.00	97.69
2	—	923	120.00	120.00
5	—	947	105.00–110.00	109.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	110.00–119.00	115.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	125.00–134.00	130.89
9	—	1,409	136.00–146.00	141.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,138	1,750.00–2,075.00	1,888.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,304	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,004.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,120	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,420.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,128	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,592.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	964	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,417.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,300	1,950.00–2,375.00	2,183.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,600.00	1,600.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle