Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.69/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −161.28 against this barn's trailing median of $409.97.

Average price

$248.69

30 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	251.57	1,328	22
Medium and Large 2	545	240.76	1,311	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $17 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.81, low $339.85, median $409.97 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 sale30 hd

248.69

—

GA average14 barns · 321 hd

231.40

+17.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

409.97

−161.28

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	1,623	143.55	2,330	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	113.68	1,361	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	111.78	1,591	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	105.29	1,122	16

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)	1,038	$1,333	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,201	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$1,067	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,823	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	113.70/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,338	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	100.41/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,053	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	201.81/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,170	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	206.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	259.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	296.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	284	243.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	201.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	256.52/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	251.57/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,328	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	352.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	969	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	342.92/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,224	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	298.51/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	308.48/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	261.53/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	245.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	911	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	313.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	285.70/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	242.16/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,019	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	343.29/cwt	340.00–345.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	216.54/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	216.15/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,329	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	326.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	227.60/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	263.28/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,390	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	1,845.39/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,845	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	814	1,114.29/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,114	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,274.22/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	213.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,234	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	224.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	281.05/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	241.66/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	236.79/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,094	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	995.85/head	925.00–1,075.00	996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	106.76/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,151	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	106.53/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,487	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	121.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,752	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	115.04/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,675	7
Bulls	—	—	1,538	147.67/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,271	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	138.61/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	233.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	760	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	108.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,295	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	121.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,497	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,172.66/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.39/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,105	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	237.14/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,207	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	204.88/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	243.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,301	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	257.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	236.00/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,326	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,375.40/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 994Year ago 1,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 124Year ago 283

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 83Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,177	111.00–118.00	113.70
10	—	1,199	105.00–110.00	108.04
7	—	1,230	120.00–124.00	121.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	98.00–103.00	100.41
1	—	1,030	115.00	115.00
10	—	1,078	104.00–110.00	106.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,396	104.00–110.00	106.53
3	—	1,440	120.00–124.00	121.66
7	—	1,456	113.00–118.00	115.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	145.00–151.00	147.67
5	—	1,725	135.00–142.00	138.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	275	350.00–360.00	352.52
12	350–400	357	338.00–348.00	342.92
6	400–450	434	293.00–300.00	298.51
22	500–550	528	249.00–254.00	251.57
4	700–750	718	210.00–220.00	215.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	296.28
15	450–500	462	235.00–245.00	236.79
2	700–750	723	190.00–195.00	192.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	332	320.00–330.00	326.65
6	350–400	382	310.00–320.00	313.38
8	400–450	424	280.00–288.00	285.70
7	450–500	455	250.00–260.00	257.08
5	500–550	534	240.00–245.00	243.62
3	550–600	562	235.00–238.00	236.00
14	600–650	615	213.00–218.00	216.15
5	650–700	686	200.00–208.00	204.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	255.00–265.00	259.77
6	250–300	284	240.00–250.00	243.26
5	300–350	325	230.00–240.00	233.97
13	350–400	372	230.00–235.00	232.41
3	500–550	527	200.00–210.00	206.80
11	550–600	580	200.00–205.00	201.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	253.00–260.00	256.52
38	450–500	470	230.00–240.00	235.06
7	500–550	509	235.00–238.00	237.14
6	650–700	671	200.00–210.00	201.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	371	240.00–250.00	245.46
20	400–450	421	240.00–245.00	242.16
5	500–550	528	220.00–225.00	224.05
10	550–600	577	210.00–220.00	213.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	340.00–345.00	343.29
4	400–450	422	308.00–310.00	308.48
6	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	263.28
2	550–600	573	260.00–263.00	261.53
6	600–650	624	220.00–230.00	227.60
2	700–750	728	215.00–218.00	216.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	280.00–285.00	281.05
5	550–600	556	240.00–248.00	241.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	338.00–348.00	345.39
4	650–700	671	235.00–240.00	237.52

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	2	—	1,220	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,845.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	814	950.00–1,200.00	1,114.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,274.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	813	925.00–1,075.00	995.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,172.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.40

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

Bulls · 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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