Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.07/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −149.72 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$252.07

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$59.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs GA average

−31.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	269.62	1,446	6thin
Medium and Large 2	552	249.20	1,375	22
Medium and Large 3	585	210.00	1,229	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.62/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

252.07

—

GA average15 barns · 492 hd

247.93

+4.14

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−31.25

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−149.72

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	—	Average	1,631	140.05	2,285	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	113.62	1,440	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	102.69	1,545	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	100.24	1,061	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)	1,097	$1,684	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,492	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,393	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$1,825	8

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	386.90/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,199	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	327.34/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	290.57/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	273.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	242.88/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,401	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	938	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	226.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	304.94/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,040	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	266.70/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	260.25/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	301.74/cwt	300.00–305.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	299.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,141	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	366.70/cwt	362.00–382.00	1,309	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	254.08/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,700	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	303.19/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,589	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	338.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	266.47/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	325.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,418	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	348.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,375	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	269.86/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	317.09/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	394.18/cwt	383.00–395.00	1,112	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	384.76/cwt	380.00–390.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	246.11/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	277.21/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,206	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	123.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,642	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	114.86/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,461	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	95.45/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,105	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	106.32/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,302	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	102.64/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,035	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	102.69/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,545	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	142.06/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,287	7
Bulls	—	—	1,503	130.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,966	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	150.75/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,857	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,792.33/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,792	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,735.15/head	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,735	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,499.40/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,285.90/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,286	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,627.85/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,628	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	1,343.48/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,343	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	352.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,333	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	265.15/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	330.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,271	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	283.36/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	380.65/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	298.06/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	277.23/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	325.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,583	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	734	190.47/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	267.35/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	323.38/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,064	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	254.93/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	279.33/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,296	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	313.77/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,183	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	286.65/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,405	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	353.37/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	271.23/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	263.54/cwt	260.00–270.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	305.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	292.64/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	360.70/cwt	350.00–370.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	330.38/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,378	15

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 0Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 0Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 0Year ago 32

No trends available due to market being closed for Thanksgiving.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	370	310.00–325.00	317.09
3	450–500	483	265.00–280.00	269.86
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	395.00	395.00
3	250–300	297	397.00	397.00
10	300–350	310	375.00–395.00	386.90
45	350–400	357	362.00–382.00	366.70
6	400–450	434	335.00–345.00	338.00
7	450–500	489	317.00–340.00	327.34
13	500–550	524	298.00–315.00	303.19
9	550–600	564	285.00–295.00	290.57
4	600–650	623	260.00–272.00	266.47
24	650–700	669	254.00–256.00	254.08
10	700–750	741	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.92
9	350–400	394	340.00–350.00	348.96
16	400–450	436	320.00–330.00	325.27
1	450–500	485	312.00	312.00
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	591	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	610	257.00	257.00
6	700–750	714	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	760	210.00–215.00	212.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	275.00	275.00
3	250–300	273	270.00–280.00	273.17
3	300–350	325	260.00–270.00	263.54
8	350–400	371	260.00–280.00	271.23
5	400–450	433	265.00–272.00	267.35
2	450–500	458	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
4	700–750	734	180.00–202.00	190.47
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	273	300.00–305.00	301.74
9	300–350	341	295.00–307.00	304.94
11	350–400	381	295.00–300.00	299.55
4	400–450	410	285.00–290.00	287.45
9	450–500	478	262.00–270.00	266.70
8	500–550	508	260.00–262.00	260.25
14	550–600	577	240.00–247.00	242.88
8	600–650	609	220.00–230.00	226.34
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
8	250–300	275	325.00–330.00	325.60
19	300–350	329	317.00–327.00	323.38
22	350–400	377	305.00–322.00	313.77
5	400–450	411	300.00	300.00
33	450–500	464	277.00–280.00	279.33
3	500–550	515	272.00–280.00	277.23
3	550–600	558	262.00	262.00
46	650–700	657	241.00	241.00
8	700–750	711	236.00	236.00
5	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
14	250–300	282	383.00–395.00	394.18
7	300–350	336	375.00–390.00	380.65
7	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	352.76
15	400–450	417	327.00–337.00	330.38
10	450–500	470	297.00–305.00	298.06
7	500–550	520	280.00–292.00	283.36
6	550–600	581	262.00–275.00	265.15
4	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	380.00–390.00	384.76
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	322	350.00–360.00	353.37
23	350–400	385	325.00–340.00	330.04
5	400–450	417	300.00–320.00	305.90
27	450–500	490	285.00–292.00	286.65
2	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	350.00–370.00	360.70
2	300–350	333	300.00–310.00	305.11
2	350–400	370	290.00–295.00	292.64
2	400–450	435	265.00–290.00	277.21
2	500–550	518	250.00–260.00	254.93
9	550–600	573	245.00	245.00
8	600–650	607	240.00–247.00	246.11
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	770	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,330	121.00–127.00	123.48
32	—	1,272	110.00–119.00	114.86
23	—	1,225	100.00–109.00	106.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,158	95.00–97.00	95.45
10	—	1,008	100.00–107.00	102.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	100.00–107.00	102.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,610	136.00–148.00	142.06
5	—	1,503	125.00–137.00	130.83
3	—	1,895	149.00–153.00	150.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,792.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,119	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,735.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	975	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,499.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,043	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,627.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	975	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,285.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	982	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,343.48

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

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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