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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 4

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Dec 14Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

800 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 887▲ 413 vs year ago 387 · +106.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 187▲ 127 vs year ago 61 · +208.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 130▼ 17 vs year ago 47 · −36.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

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 $159.44/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$159.44

207 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.81

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	163.85	760	148
Medium and Large 2	501	150.27	753	28
Medium and Large 3	387	146.63	568	31

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $192 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 sale207 hd

159.44

—

GA average12 barns · 1,084 hd

150.63

+8.81

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	1,618	92.51	1,497	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	82.73	1,045	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	76.35	1,073	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	68.22	741	45

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)	1,273	$925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$752	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	798	$534	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,088	4thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	184.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	499	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	208.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	579	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	204.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	588	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	213.04/cwt	210.00–220.00	801	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	204.54/cwt	200.00–206.00	877	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	196.53/cwt	192.00–197.00	875	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	198.19/cwt	195.00–205.00	918	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	192.01/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,014	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	186.49/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,061	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	182.05/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,111	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	171.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,166	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,181	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	270	193.39/cwt	192.00–195.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	170.01/cwt	169.00–175.00	478	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	291	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	450	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	170.13/cwt	165.00–172.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	157.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	147.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.56/cwt	162.00–171.00	633	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	152.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	632	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	163.13/cwt	160.00–169.00	708	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	165.38/cwt	160.00–169.00	782	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	152.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	493	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	160.59/cwt	158.00–166.00	853	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	159.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	903	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	154.22/cwt	153.00–158.00	953	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	144.72/cwt	140.00–149.00	896	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	153.30/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,032	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,057	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	215	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	370	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	236	222.22/cwt	217.00–227.00	524	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	267	214.31/cwt	212.00–220.00	572	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	283	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	293	208.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	611	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	300	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	172.24/cwt	172.00–172.50	548	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	215.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	362	192.67/cwt	190.00–197.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	220.17/cwt	217.00–225.00	826	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	202.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	772	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	429	202.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	871	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	188.58/cwt	185.00–192.00	820	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	177.33/cwt	172.00–180.00	789	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	840	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	170.41/cwt	167.00–172.00	801	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	146.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	892	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	164.95/cwt	162.00–167.00	948	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	995	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	122.25/cwt	122.00–122.50	899	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	90.30/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,426	13
Bulls	—	—	1,691	96.60/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,634	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	60.40/cwt	58.00–65.00	602	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	72.53/cwt	70.00–77.00	823	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	82.08/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,019	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	75.71/cwt	71.00–78.00	956	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	88.75/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,162	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	76.35/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,073	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	534.24/head	500.00–550.00	534	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	959	661.90/head	600.00–750.00	662	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	871.10/head	800.00–950.00	871	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	925.05/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,290	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2

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 Jan 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 887Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 187Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 130Year ago 47

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	619	140.00–149.00	144.72
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
3	—	492	150.00–157.00	152.30
3	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.32
2	—	293	165.00–167.00	165.99
2	—	565	145.00–147.00	145.97
3	—	415	150.00–157.00	152.28
1	—	650	146.00	146.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
2	—	333	155.00–160.00	157.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	378	162.00–171.00	167.56
17	—	434	160.00–169.00	163.13
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
36	—	473	160.00–169.00	165.38
6	—	568	155.00–165.00	159.04
14	—	673	150.00–159.00	153.30
5	—	618	153.00–158.00	154.22
4	—	308	165.00–172.00	170.13
8	—	281	169.00–175.00	170.01
14	—	531	158.00–166.00	160.59
2	—	755	135.00–145.00	139.97
1	—	725	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	291	150.00–160.00	154.81
5	—	334	140.00–150.00	147.48
3	—	528	139.00–140.00	139.66
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.44
4	—	572	130.00	130.00
2	—	493	142.00–145.00	143.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	171.00	171.00
2	—	270	192.00–195.00	193.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	217.00–220.00	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	170.00–172.00	171.66
2	—	610	179.00–185.00	182.05
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
11	—	429	200.00–206.00	204.54
9	—	463	195.00–205.00	198.19
19	—	376	210.00–220.00	213.04
24	—	569	182.00–189.00	186.49
2	—	320	220.00	220.00
1	—	720	164.00	164.00
30	—	528	187.00–196.00	192.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	192.00	192.00
6	—	278	200.00–210.00	208.26
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
10	—	445	192.00–197.00	196.53
3	—	318	200.00–210.00	204.17
1	—	525	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
5	—	318	180.00–190.00	184.91
2	—	373	185.00–190.00	187.45
1	—	435	167.00	167.00
1	—	460	162.00	162.00
2	—	270	180.00–190.00	184.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	236	217.00–227.00	222.22
2	—	618	160.00–162.00	160.99
10	—	267	212.00–220.00	214.31
8	—	464	181.00	181.00
10	—	381	200.00–210.00	202.63
3	—	322	210.00–220.00	215.78
2	—	523	170.00–171.00	170.50
3	—	575	162.00–167.00	164.95
2	—	435	185.00–192.00	188.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	217.00–225.00	220.17
4	—	429	200.00–210.00	202.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	187.00	187.00
11	—	470	167.00–172.00	170.41
6	—	293	200.00–210.00	208.38
2	—	565	157.00–159.00	158.01
5	—	362	190.00–197.00	192.67
3	—	445	172.00–180.00	177.33
1	—	215	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	180.00–182.00	180.97
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	420	157.00	157.00
2	—	735	122.00–122.50	122.25
2	—	318	172.00–172.50	172.24
1	—	215	172.00	172.00
2	—	518	142.00–150.00	146.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,135	70.00–77.00	72.53
16	—	997	58.00–65.00	60.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	74.00–81.00	76.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,241	79.00–86.00	82.08
12	—	1,263	71.00–78.00	75.71
18	—	1,309	86.00–91.00	88.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,579	87.00–93.00	90.30
7	—	1,691	95.00–98.00	96.60

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	959	600.00–750.00	661.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	798	500.00–550.00	534.24

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)	3	—	1,078	800.00–950.00	871.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	900.00–950.00	925.05

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	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	1,290	975.00	975.00

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.