Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady. Steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull claves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady. Replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.24/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −186.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$215.24

51 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.79

vs GA average

−44.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	216.19	1,196	29
Medium and Large 3	504	214.00	1,079	22

One grade step is worth $2.19/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

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 sale51 hd

215.24

—

GA average14 barns · 402 hd

211.46

+3.79

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−44.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−186.54

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	—	High	1,429	134.75	1,925	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	120.90	1,408	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	119.54	1,645	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	108.47	1,055	32

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)	1,088	$1,654	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,434	43
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$1,173	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,023	8

Every lot, as filed

61 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	350–400	371	256.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	951	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	240.85/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,009	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	309.90/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.94/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	265.08/cwt	258.00–268.00	856	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	213.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,227	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	222.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,123	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	241.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,420	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	224.51/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,518	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,001	1,219.48/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,219	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,116.01/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,116	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,262.71/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,263	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	215.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	227.63/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	286.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	224.29/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	201.53/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	237.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	504	214.00/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,079	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,108	1,195.94/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,196	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	137.64/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,102	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	127.88/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,810	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	123.80/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,651	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	132.97/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,634	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	99.13/cwt	98.00–103.00	962	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	116.05/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,338	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	107.97/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,079	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	124.75/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,453	24
Bulls	—	—	1,328	131.16/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,742	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	115.64/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,071	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	115.32/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	202.49/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	253.81/cwt	250.00–255.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	272.83/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,280	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	222.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	980	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	302.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,018	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	238.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	332.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	276.69/cwt	270.00–280.00	849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	252.58/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	402	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	269.92/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,281	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,309.18/head	2,100.00–2,475.00	2,309	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	316.36/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,303	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	293.36/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,440	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	214.00/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	211	322.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.31/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	232.04/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,237	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,651.39/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,651	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,851.91/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,852	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,252.07/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,252	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	266.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	286.22/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,322	33

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 761Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 157Year ago 284

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 108Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	323	258.00–268.00	265.08
42	350–400	371	250.00–260.00	256.31
15	400–450	419	235.00–245.00	240.85
3	450–500	465	225.00–230.00	227.63
9	500–550	505	220.00–225.00	222.32
20	550–600	575	210.00–220.00	213.43
8	750–800	775	175.00–183.00	180.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	250.00–255.00	253.81
37	400–450	441	220.00–230.00	222.25
22	500–550	504	210.00–218.00	214.00
6	600–650	616	200.00–203.00	202.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	211	320.00–325.00	322.39
2	250–300	290	285.00–295.00	289.91
11	300–350	307	270.00–280.00	276.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	315.00–320.00	318.35
2	350–400	363	305.00–315.00	309.90
9	500–550	533	230.00–233.00	232.04
3	650–700	655	200.00–208.00	205.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	300.00–305.00	301.70
6	300–350	333	290.00–300.00	295.07
3	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	286.84
4	450–500	485	230.00–240.00	237.11
3	500–550	515	220.00–228.00	224.29
2	600–650	625	198.00–205.00	201.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	310.00–315.00	312.53
4	450–500	458	265.00–275.00	269.92
2	500–550	528	250.00–255.00	252.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	450–500	462	280.00–288.00	286.22
9	500–550	538	265.00–275.00	266.09
29	550–600	588	240.00–245.00	241.51
6	650–700	676	220.00–229.00	224.51
5	700–750	732	210.00–220.00	215.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	336	300.00–310.00	302.95
12	450–500	469	270.00–275.00	272.83
7	500–550	534	235.00–245.00	238.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	278	330.00–340.00	332.31
21	400–450	412	313.00–321.00	316.36
12	450–500	491	290.00–295.00	293.36
2	750–800	785	210.00–218.00	214.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,195.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,312	2,100.00–2,475.00	2,309.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,001	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,219.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	860	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,116.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	980	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,262.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,159	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,651.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,128	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,851.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	988	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,252.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	149.00	149.00
5	—	1,527	136.00–139.00	137.64
8	—	1,328	128.00–135.00	131.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	126.00–130.00	127.88
7	—	1,334	122.00–128.00	123.80
11	—	1,395	111.00–118.00	115.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	131.00–138.00	132.97
34	—	1,153	112.00–119.00	116.05
24	—	1,165	122.00–129.00	124.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	98.00–103.00	99.13
17	—	999	105.00–110.00	107.97
9	—	926	113.00–120.00	115.64

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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Replacement Cattle

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