Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.77/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.02 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$255.77

49 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$49.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

vs GA average

−29.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	259.72	1,413	31
Medium and Large 2	528	251.26	1,326	17thin
Medium and Large 3	515	210.00	1,082	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.72/cwt here — about $332 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

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 sale49 hd

255.77

—

GA average15 barns · 562 hd

251.45

+4.33

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−29.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−146.02

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	1,557	136.23	2,121	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	117.56	1,801	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	115.60	1,455	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	102.60	1,159	12

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)	1,077	$1,906	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,749	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,539	10

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	253.14/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,790	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	321.43/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	267.26/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	339.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	396.08/cwt	390.00–435.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	305.54/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,384	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	339.97/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,159	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	363.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	312.05/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,257	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	126.31/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,656	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,209	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	267.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,264	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	116.40/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,810	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	116.80/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,478	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	109.14/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,338	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	95.78/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,089	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,542	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,453	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	121.95/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,878	3
Bulls	—	—	1,581	140.77/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,226	17
Bulls	—	—	1,528	130.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,000	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	285.78/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,335	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	305.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	278.88/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,433	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	861	1,232.80/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,233	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,973.21/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	1,973	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,539.21/head	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,539	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,162.35/head	1,900.00–2,475.00	2,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	252.59/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,324	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	245.89/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,392	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	275.91/cwt	275.00–280.00	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	277.83/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,170	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	262.36/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	198.95/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	292.04/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,083	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	316.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,519	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	318.13/cwt	315.00–330.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	366.25/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,340	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	338.52/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	252.43/cwt	250.00–270.00	949	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	276.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	815	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	311.44/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,651	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	256.95/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	299.91/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	331.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	255.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,219	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	226	308.45/cwt	300.00–310.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	243.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	273.91/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,164	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	256.00/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	392.38/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	312.52/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,313	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	264.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	360.66/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,158	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	370.22/cwt	360.00–375.00	992	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	286.47/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,326	7

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,116Last week 1,096Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 217Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 112Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	362	335.00–345.00	339.12
7	400–450	430	320.00–330.00	321.43
4	450–500	452	310.00	310.00
11	500–550	548	290.00	290.00
9	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	267.26
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	390.00–435.00	396.08
6	300–350	311	370.00	370.00
16	350–400	366	355.00–367.00	366.25
11	400–450	418	335.00–345.00	338.52
30	450–500	480	310.00–320.00	316.49
19	500–550	530	305.00–317.00	311.44
5	600–650	639	255.00–265.00	256.95
2	650–700	653	255.00	255.00
8	700–750	707	250.00–255.00	253.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	258	380.00–405.00	392.38
17	350–400	359	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	431	327.00	327.00
13	450–500	453	305.00–312.00	305.54
12	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	608	255.00–260.00	257.53
4	650–700	659	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	233	360.00–370.00	363.00
5	250–300	293	330.00–340.00	331.98
12	300–350	341	332.00–350.00	339.97
5	350–400	386	300.00–315.00	312.05
16	400–450	425	270.00–301.00	273.91
10	450–500	477	250.00–270.00	255.65
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	587	240.00–245.00	243.37
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	375.00	375.00
15	250–300	268	360.00–375.00	370.22
8	300–350	321	350.00–365.00	360.66
2	350–400	388	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	420	307.00–317.00	312.52
7	450–500	463	270.00–290.00	286.47
2	500–550	518	260.00–270.00	264.83
6	550–600	584	255.00–257.00	256.00
1	700–750	735	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	300.00–310.00	308.45
11	250–300	295	270.00–280.00	276.33
11	300–350	321	275.00–280.00	275.91
8	350–400	376	250.00–270.00	252.43
4	400–450	434	260.00–270.00	262.36
1	450–500	450	237.00	237.00
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	630	200.00–210.00	205.00
3	650–700	663	195.00–205.00	198.95
1	700–750	715	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	790	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	315.00–330.00	318.13
12	250–300	287	300.00	300.00
8	300–350	343	290.00–310.00	305.11
16	350–400	371	280.00–300.00	292.04
27	400–450	421	275.00–282.00	277.83
20	450–500	472	260.00–270.00	267.84
16	500–550	524	250.00–255.00	252.59
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
12	650–700	675	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
6	300–350	304	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	385	322.00	322.00
10	400–450	421	295.00–302.00	299.91
15	450–500	467	280.00–290.00	285.78
13	500–550	514	277.00–280.00	278.88
18	550–600	566	242.00–250.00	245.89
1	650–700	675	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	123.00–129.00	126.31
36	—	1,265	113.00–122.00	116.80
20	—	1,226	102.00–112.00	109.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,125	105.00–110.00	107.47
5	—	1,137	95.00–100.00	95.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	114.00–120.00	116.40
1	—	1,415	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,540	121.00–124.00	121.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	150.00	150.00
17	—	1,581	136.00–147.00	140.77
17	—	1,528	125.00–135.00	130.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	861	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,232.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,047	1,700.00–2,450.00	1,973.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,198	1,900.00–2,475.00	2,162.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,260	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,539.21

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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