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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 15

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,374 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 1,159▲ 628 vs year ago 746 · +84.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 109▲ 72 vs year ago 172 · +41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 107▲ 29 vs year ago 40 · +72.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with outstanding cows 107 to 113, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower with outstanding bulls 123 to 128, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.34/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$217.34

318 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$27.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	221.32	1,230	259
Medium and Large 2	611	201.24	1,229	48
Medium and Large 3	494	193.88	957	11thin

One grade step is worth $27.44/cwt here — about $273 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 sale318 hd

217.34

—

GA average15 barns · 1,943 hd

212.96

+4.38

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	1,586	108.02	1,713	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	94.22	1,096	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	87.37	1,331	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	80.32	816	30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	813	$938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$837	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,400	12

Every lot

88 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	257.56/cwt	255.00–260.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	208.60/cwt	205.00–212.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	253.66/cwt	253.00–260.00	969	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	241.00/cwt	237.00–242.00	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	956	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	245.89/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,050	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	874	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	238.01/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,119	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	232.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,188	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	182.25/cwt	182.00–182.50	1,026	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	225.16/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,288	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,326	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	204.53/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,276	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	196.65/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,272	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	199.51/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,323	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,142	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,272	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	179.53/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,275	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	175.48/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,386	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	263	193.10/cwt	190.00–197.00	508	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	185.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	199.91/cwt	197.00–206.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	826	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	206.63/cwt	204.00–210.00	882	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	467	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	971	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	195.28/cwt	192.00–202.00	930	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	184.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	887	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	188.19/cwt	185.00–195.00	977	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	183.28/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,030	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	176.83/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,036	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	594	165.79/cwt	165.00–169.00	985	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	176.16/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,085	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	153.67/cwt	153.00–154.00	983	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	170.85/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,124	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	164.66/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,110	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	711	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,038	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	160.13/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,147	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,232	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	215	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	253.66/cwt	250.00–257.00	812	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	245.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	914	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	228.43/cwt	225.00–232.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	926	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	221.64/cwt	220.00–227.00	940	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	213.62/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,040	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	163.51/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,035	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	159.57/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,093	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,342	99.11/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,330	5
Bulls	—	—	1,538	107.64/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,656	10
Bulls	—	—	1,868	116.07/cwt	114.00–118.00	2,168	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	73.60/cwt	70.00–77.00	715	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	81.42/cwt	79.00–85.00	824	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	90.79/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,026	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	86.78/cwt	81.00–89.00	987	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	101.59/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,190	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	94.25/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,106	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	83.33/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,190	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	88.98/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,390	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	771.75/head	725.00–875.00	772	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	875	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,374Last week 1,159Year ago 746

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 109Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 107Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	212.00	212.00
12	—	372	240.00–250.00	245.73
1	—	215	265.00	265.00
2	—	320	250.00–257.00	253.66
1	—	265	265.00	265.00
5	—	487	212.00–214.00	213.62
7	—	424	220.00–227.00	221.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
2	—	383	225.00–232.00	228.43
1	—	545	192.00	192.00
1	—	225	237.00	237.00
2	—	423	219.00	219.00
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
1	—	465	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	220.00	220.00
2	—	633	161.00–166.00	163.51
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
5	—	685	159.00–162.00	159.57
1	—	460	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	165.00–169.00	165.79
4	—	263	190.00–197.00	193.10
2	—	435	170.00	170.00
3	—	640	153.00–154.00	153.67
4	—	711	146.00	146.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
3	—	322	180.00–190.00	185.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	204.00–210.00	206.63
1	—	775	159.00	159.00
7	—	658	167.00–174.00	170.85
37	—	519	185.00–195.00	188.19
26	—	476	192.00–202.00	195.28
25	—	384	210.00–220.00	215.09
35	—	616	170.00–180.00	176.16
2	—	720	170.00	170.00
53	—	562	180.00–187.00	183.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	197.00–206.00	199.91
2	—	480	180.00–190.00	184.84
1	—	775	145.00	145.00
11	—	586	171.00–178.00	176.83
5	—	295	202.00	202.00
12	—	716	158.00–163.00	160.13
3	—	674	164.00–165.00	164.66
1	—	600	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	467	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	255.00–260.00	257.56
50	—	572	218.00–228.00	225.16
8	—	790	175.00–179.00	175.48
9	—	427	245.00–246.00	245.89
13	—	382	253.00–260.00	253.66
16	—	663	193.00–202.00	199.51
65	—	470	233.00–241.00	238.01
46	—	624	202.00–209.00	204.53
22	—	512	225.00–235.00	232.06
19	—	710	179.00–182.00	179.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	211.00	211.00
1	—	400	239.00	239.00
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
22	—	647	191.00–197.00	196.65
7	—	384	237.00–242.00	241.00
16	—	684	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	236.00	236.00
4	—	611	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	169.00	169.00
1	—	455	192.00	192.00
1	—	680	168.00	168.00
1	—	280	232.00	232.00
2	—	365	205.00–212.00	208.60
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
2	—	443	205.00	205.00
2	—	563	182.00–182.50	182.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,171	99.00–106.00	101.59
20	—	1,137	81.00–89.00	86.78
38	—	1,173	90.00–98.00	94.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,012	79.00–85.00	81.42
4	—	1,130	89.00–93.00	90.79
9	—	971	70.00–77.00	73.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	82.00–85.00	83.33
5	—	1,562	87.00–94.00	88.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,868	114.00–118.00	116.07
10	—	1,538	105.00–113.00	107.64
5	—	1,342	98.00–100.00	99.11

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,175.00	1,175.00

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)	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	725.00–875.00	771.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	875	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	6	—	1,173	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.