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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 18

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

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Feeder Cattle receipts

801 head

▼ 399 vs last sale 1,200▲ 133 vs year ago 668 · +19.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 180▼ 7 vs year ago 122 · −5.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 75▼ 10 vs year ago 72 · −13.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher with out standing cows 91.00 to 96.00, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.84/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$136.84

274 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	487	139.23	678	97
Medium and Large 1	564	137.51	775	114
Medium and Large 3	424	131.96	559	63

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale274 hd

136.84

—

GA average16 barns · 2,294 hd

139.74

−2.90

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	1,552	98.75	1,533	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	80.02	967	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	65.85	699	30

Every lot

75 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	155.55/cwt	155.00–157.00	524	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	154.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	562	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	150.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	683	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	153.65/cwt	151.00–158.00	744	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	154.98/cwt	151.00–157.00	818	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	906	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	641	138.63/cwt	138.00–139.00	889	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	138.98/cwt	138.00–143.00	930	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	441	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	150.25/cwt	147.00–151.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	369	137.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	153.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	625	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	143.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	598	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	137.20/cwt	135.00–139.00	594	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	151.89/cwt	151.00–153.00	702	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	143.26/cwt	137.00–146.00	668	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	137.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	720	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	126.64/cwt	123.00–132.00	666	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	129.73/cwt	125.00–134.00	747	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	136.63/cwt	135.00–137.00	790	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	112.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	618	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	786	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	114.39/cwt	114.00–115.00	789	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	915	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	266	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	393	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	150.68/cwt	145.00–155.00	494	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	352	156.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	377	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	148.42/cwt	146.00–150.00	631	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	139.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	133.61/cwt	130.00–139.00	625	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	144.29/cwt	142.00–146.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	143.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	131.31/cwt	127.00–135.00	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	138.08/cwt	133.00–141.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	123.63/cwt	121.00–126.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	140.14/cwt	140.00–141.00	856	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	689	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	951	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,579	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	94.01/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,446	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	102.91/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,662	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	67.56/cwt	64.00–71.00	705	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	60.10/cwt	56.00–63.00	659	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	80.72/cwt	77.00–84.00	935	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	889	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	73.07/cwt	70.00–76.00	872	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	86.76/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,156	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	823	742.00/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,107	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	847	708.07/cwt	650.00–775.00	5,997	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	879	762.02/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,698	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	895	1,148.88/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	10,282	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	1,023.90/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	12,236	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,321.30/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	16,212	6

This sale against other markets

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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 1,200Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 180Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 75Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	123.00–132.00	126.64
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	295	145.00	145.00
23	—	369	130.00–140.00	137.24
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
3	—	618	110.00–112.00	110.65
3	—	582	111.00–115.00	112.66
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
12	—	323	130.00–140.00	136.67
7	—	433	135.00–139.00	137.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	690	114.00–115.00	114.39
32	—	466	137.00–146.00	143.26
2	—	328	142.00–145.00	143.53
7	—	367	147.00–151.00	150.25
16	—	417	140.00–147.00	143.33
12	—	576	125.00–134.00	129.73
23	—	524	134.00–140.00	137.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	622	125.00–128.00	126.44
12	—	407	150.00–154.00	153.66
10	—	462	151.00–153.00	151.89
68	—	578	135.00–137.00	136.63
4	—	803	114.00	114.00
2	—	503	147.00	147.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	337	155.00–157.00	155.55
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
3	—	420	145.00–155.00	150.77
8	—	641	138.00–139.00	138.63
8	—	482	140.00–150.00	143.08
2	—	575	125.00–132.00	128.47
2	—	530	135.00–139.00	137.06
8	—	363	150.00–160.00	154.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	170.00	170.00
2	—	608	144.00	144.00
8	—	432	158.00	158.00
8	—	484	151.00–158.00	153.65
12	—	669	138.00–143.00	138.98
30	—	528	151.00–157.00	154.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	140.00–141.00	140.14
4	—	689	138.00	138.00
2	—	513	150.00–152.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	660	132.00	132.00
11	—	518	140.00–145.00	143.56
3	—	352	155.00–158.00	156.99
28	—	425	146.00–150.00	148.42
2	—	625	130.00–134.00	131.94
2	—	335	169.00	169.00
1	—	290	167.00	167.00
3	—	472	142.00–146.00	144.29
4	—	572	133.00–141.00	138.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	328	145.00–155.00	150.68
9	—	425	135.00–145.00	139.20
3	—	468	130.00–139.00	133.61
9	—	377	145.00–150.00	147.75
3	—	525	127.00–135.00	131.31
1	—	645	128.00	128.00
5	—	266	145.00–150.00	147.93
3	—	578	121.00–126.00	123.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,193	70.00–76.00	73.07
11	—	1,332	85.00–89.00	86.76
23	—	1,158	77.00–84.00	80.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,096	56.00–63.00	60.10
1	—	1,170	76.00	76.00
21	—	1,044	64.00–71.00	67.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	91.00–98.00	94.01
1	—	1,435	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,615	100.00–106.00	102.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	823	700.00–775.00	742.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	879	700.00–850.00	762.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	847	650.00–775.00	708.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,195	950.00–1,075.00	1,023.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,148.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,227	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,321.30

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.