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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 29

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

798 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 916▼ 146 vs year ago 944 · −15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 345▲ 45 vs year ago 217 · +20.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 46▼ 40 vs year ago 78 · −51.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 12.00 higher, bull and heifer calves 6.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.22/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −126.01 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$259.22

69 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$4.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

vs GA average

−8.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	261.55	1,459	31
Medium and Large 2	556	257.80	1,434	17thin
Medium and Large 3	540	256.94	1,387	21

One grade step is worth $4.61/cwt here — about $72 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

259.22

—

GA average14 barns · 307 hd

251.90

+7.32

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−8.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

−126.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.11, low $305.15, median $385.23 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,801	158.92	2,862	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	136.40	1,860	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	135.10	1,672	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	115.40	1,099	44

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,894	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,648	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,972	12

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	357.53/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,123	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	346.78/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,096	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	380.14/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,407	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	366.11/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,380	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	347.61/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,310	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	375.05/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,534	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	347.50/cwt	347.00–348.00	1,460	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	356.27/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,543	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,523	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	340.33/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,606	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	316.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,614	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	325.20/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,685	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	300.66/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,744	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	268.41/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,670	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,648	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,776	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	245.30/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,783	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	331.01/cwt	325.00–335.00	877	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	970	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,172	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	320.08/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,139	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	296.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,083	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	298.20/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,226	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,209	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	276.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,279	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	271.60/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,260	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	265.38/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,242	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	268.12/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,426	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	256.94/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,387	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	261.55/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,459	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	248.62/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,437	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,464	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,507	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	883	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,368	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	353.80/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,380	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	333.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,383	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	323.58/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,391	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	304.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,344	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	327.67/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,540	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,427	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	312.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,493	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	299.00/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,540	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,487	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	224.52/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,516	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	148.59/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	167.06/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,182	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	159.65/cwt	158.00–161.00	3,142	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	969	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	123.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,178	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	115.12/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,111	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	133.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,587	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	126.59/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,570	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	144.42/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,882	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	135.20/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,870	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,648.41/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,893.87/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,894	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	1,940.71/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,941	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,033.70/head	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,034	4

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 916Year ago 944

Slaughter CattleReceipts 262Last week 345Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 46Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	350.00–355.00	353.80
7	400–450	430	320.00–327.00	323.58
4	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	312.38
3	500–550	528	280.00–285.00	281.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	300.00–310.00	304.03
3	450–500	473	300.00–305.00	301.69
2	650–700	675	222.00–227.00	224.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	400.00–410.00	405.06
2	350–400	375	360.00–370.00	364.93
3	400–450	415	330.00–340.00	333.25
12	450–500	470	322.00–332.00	327.67
3	500–550	515	297.00–300.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	357.00–360.00	357.53
6	350–400	377	364.00–370.00	366.11
6	400–450	433	350.00–360.00	356.27
2	450–500	465	325.00–330.00	327.47
10	500–550	510	310.00–320.00	316.40
3	550–600	580	300.00–302.00	300.66
5	600–650	622	265.00–272.00	268.41
2	650–700	678	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	727	242.00–247.00	245.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	345.00–347.00	346.78
15	350–400	377	347.00–350.00	347.61
10	400–450	420	347.00–348.00	347.50
2	650–700	663	247.00–250.00	248.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	375.00–385.00	380.14
4	400–450	409	370.00–380.00	375.05
43	450–500	472	337.00–345.00	340.33
35	500–550	518	322.00–330.00	325.20
4	550–600	555	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	310.00–320.00	315.04
22	350–400	356	317.00–321.00	320.08
10	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	285.08
28	450–500	464	269.00–275.00	271.60
8	500–550	532	267.00–270.00	268.12
9	550–600	578	247.00–252.00	248.62
13	600–650	630	230.00–235.00	232.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	290.00–300.00	296.79
7	450–500	468	262.00–267.00	265.38
21	500–550	540	255.00–259.00	256.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	325.00–335.00	331.01
6	350–400	354	330.00–332.00	331.00
30	400–450	411	292.00–300.00	298.20
4	450–500	463	275.00–280.00	276.27
31	550–600	558	256.00–264.00	261.55
13	650–700	661	228.00	228.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,648.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,893.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	1,975.00–2,100.00	2,033.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,014	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,940.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	132.00–139.00	135.20
2	—	1,305	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,240	123.00–129.00	126.59
14	—	1,303	141.00–152.00	144.42
19	—	1,188	130.00–138.00	133.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	965	111.00–118.00	115.12
14	—	956	120.00–127.00	123.20
10	—	922	100.00–110.00	105.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,905	165.00–169.00	167.06
6	—	1,968	158.00–161.00	159.65
2	—	1,195	147.00–150.00	148.59

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.