Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report will not be issued nex week due to markets being closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Market will resume on 12-4-2024.

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.68/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.11 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$233.68

50 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$23.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs GA average

−33.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	236.73	1,255	7thin
Medium and Large 1	563	234.66	1,321	40
Medium and Large 3	517	213.55	1,104	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.18/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale50 hd

233.68

—

GA average15 barns · 520 hd

235.60

−1.92

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−33.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−168.11

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	1,610	135.27	2,178	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	117.09	1,769	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	114.13	1,344	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	102.35	1,014	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,377	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,214	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,502	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1	300–350	330	297.55/cwt	282.00–317.00	982	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	278.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	249.59/cwt	245.00–252.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	275.75/cwt	267.00–297.00	1,150	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	235.16/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,072	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	248.54/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,300	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	239.52/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	213.55/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	310.98/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,611	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	333.35/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,410	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	263.14/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,163	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	220.68/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	317.51/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,495	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	279.22/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,594	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	350.59/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	326.03/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	324.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	253.91/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	328.46/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	326.11/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,057	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	306.89/cwt	295.00–320.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	272.59/cwt	270.00–285.00	987	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	113.86/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,330	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	104.85/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,039	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	120.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	116.36/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,833	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	105.81/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,236	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	93.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	925	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,487	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	121.85/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,489	16
Bulls	—	—	1,620	128.68/cwt	122.00–132.00	2,085	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	140.22/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,248	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,677.70/head	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,678	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,011	1,226.59/head	975.00–1,375.00	1,227	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,502.11/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,502	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	979	1,127.09/head	950.00–1,325.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	264.28/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	287.08/cwt	277.00–305.00	1,453	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	360.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	223.37/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,369	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	229.39/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,326	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	267.83/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,261	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	265.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,417	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	309.69/cwt	300.00–320.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	283.40/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,054	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	255.80/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	288.39/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	315.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,229	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	251.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	277.56/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	295.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,315	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	223.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	315.36/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,306	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	255.93/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	302.80/cwt	294.00–312.00	1,426	25

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 825Year ago 1,004

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 142Year ago 254

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 67Year ago 77

This report will not be issued nex week due to markets being closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Market will resume on 12-4-2024.

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
20	300–350	330	282.00–317.00	297.55
22	350–400	372	280.00–295.00	283.40
30	400–450	417	267.00–297.00	275.75
23	450–500	471	260.00–282.00	267.83
11	500–550	523	245.00–257.00	248.54
29	550–600	578	227.00–233.00	229.39
22	600–650	613	223.00–225.00	223.37
5	750–800	764	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	260.00	260.00
9	250–300	274	250.00–260.00	254.90
6	300–350	331	245.00–252.00	249.59
3	350–400	360	245.00–250.00	248.38
3	400–450	413	250.00–255.00	251.77
27	450–500	456	230.00–240.00	235.16
3	500–550	517	200.00–220.00	213.55
4	600–650	613	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	650–700	678	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	745	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
5	250–300	264	270.00–280.00	278.11
5	300–350	314	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	363	260.00	260.00
13	400–450	442	263.00–265.00	263.14
5	450–500	477	255.00–257.00	255.80
6	500–550	527	237.00–240.00	239.52
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	340.00–352.00	350.59
21	400–450	423	325.00–350.00	333.35
18	450–500	471	315.00–325.00	317.51
16	500–550	518	290.00–315.00	310.98
17	550–600	571	270.00–290.00	279.22
3	600–650	608	260.00–265.00	261.70
3	750–800	777	217.00–225.00	220.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	320.00–330.00	324.89
2	350–400	373	325.00–327.00	326.03
2	400–450	405	300.00–305.00	302.47
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
11	300–350	324	325.00–327.00	326.11
12	350–400	390	300.00–320.00	315.23
9	400–450	445	295.00–300.00	295.53
4	450–500	474	280.00–292.00	288.39
13	500–550	533	265.00–275.00	265.91
9	550–600	580	250.00–257.00	253.91
4	600–650	641	220.00–225.00	223.74
1	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	253	350.00–370.00	360.10
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	362	322.00–335.00	328.46
14	400–450	414	310.00–335.00	315.36
25	450–500	471	294.00–312.00	302.80
17	500–550	506	277.00–305.00	287.08
5	550–600	567	260.00–270.00	264.28
2	600–650	613	250.00–262.00	255.93
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	708	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
4	250–300	281	300.00–320.00	309.69
5	300–350	325	295.00–320.00	306.89
6	350–400	362	270.00–285.00	272.59
4	400–450	440	270.00–280.00	277.56
2	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	242.00	242.00
2	550–600	563	235.00–240.00	237.53
2	600–650	628	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,168	110.00–119.00	113.86
13	—	1,168	100.00–109.00	105.81
16	—	1,222	119.00–125.00	121.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	991	100.00–109.00	104.85
4	—	988	90.00–95.00	93.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	119.00–125.00	120.91
3	—	1,575	115.00–118.00	116.36
1	—	1,430	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	122.00–132.00	128.68
4	—	1,603	137.00–144.00	140.22

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)	4	—	1,183	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,677.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,011	975.00–1,375.00	1,226.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	979	950.00–1,325.00	1,127.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,502.11

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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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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