Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-08-21

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 21

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,215 head

▼ 141 vs last sale 1,356▲ 529 vs year ago 686 · +77.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 286▲ 129 vs year ago 96 · +134.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 113▲ 134 vs year ago 71 · +188.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply lower.

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 $216.62/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −168.61 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$216.62

98 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.71

vs GA average

−27.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	221.08	1,162	42
Medium and Large 2	555	214.54	1,190	45
Medium and Large 3	548	208.08	1,141	11thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $21 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale98 hd

216.62

—

GA average16 barns · 681 hd

223.33

−6.71

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−27.79

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

−168.61

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	—	Low	1,542	169.01	2,606	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	146.84	2,093	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	141.43	1,662	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	122.95	1,307	52

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)	1,051	$1,568	53
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,558	52
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$1,374	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,548	14

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	287.33/cwt	280.00–295.00	971	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	992	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,147	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	242.78/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,056	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,140	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	260.50/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,211	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	216.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,044	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	247.79/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,212	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,094	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	245.21/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,292	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,352	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	238.52/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,367	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	227.43/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,317	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	229.48/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,439	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	217.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,398	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	689	193.29/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,332	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,522	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	360.12/cwt	355.00–365.00	749	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	217	293.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	638	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	756	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	278.64/cwt	265.00–280.00	724	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	263.39/cwt	260.00–265.00	817	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	248.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	783	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	958	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	246.63/cwt	242.00–252.00	922	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	397	221.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	880	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	238.49/cwt	237.00–247.00	963	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	214.79/cwt	207.00–220.00	909	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	230.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,011	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	214.33/cwt	210.00–218.00	990	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	227.91/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,055	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	221.18/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,071	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	221.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	217.96/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,140	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	209.33/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,103	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	206.58/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,186	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,260	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	211.80/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,228	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,220	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,361	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	200.48/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,323	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,749	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	392.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	856	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	305.34/cwt	300.00–310.00	672	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	232	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	812	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	322.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	822	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	284	289.67/cwt	285.00–300.00	823	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	307.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,001	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	322.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,081	14
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	283.38/cwt	280.00–290.00	949	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	243.82/cwt	242.00–252.00	873	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	251.22/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,060	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	224.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	974	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	217.56/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,055	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	224.71/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,166	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	212.08/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,135	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,207	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	220.98/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,344	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	198.98/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,244	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	207.55/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,310	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,360	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	783	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,386	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,466	155.98/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,287	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	177.76/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,782	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.14/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,683	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	110.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,098	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	131.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,418	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	124.59/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,349	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	131.56/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,447	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	139.63/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,641	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	152.70/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,866	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	144.05/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,819	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	149.62/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,376	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	1,315.90/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,316	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,009	1,446.86/head	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,447	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,023	1,428.66/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,429	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,721.66/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,722	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	1,739.44/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,739	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	898	1,328.57/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,329	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,171	1,713.44/head	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,713	8

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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,215Last week 1,356Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 286Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 113Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	253	299.00	299.00
3	300–350	310	260.00–265.00	263.39
22	350–400	374	242.00–252.00	246.63
22	400–450	439	225.00–235.00	230.24
24	450–500	484	220.00–222.00	221.18
20	500–550	523	215.00–219.00	217.96
25	550–600	580	210.00–215.00	211.80
5	600–650	613	199.00	199.00
6	650–700	660	197.00–202.00	200.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	355.00–365.00	360.12
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	336	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	404	237.00–247.00	238.49
30	450–500	463	225.00–239.00	227.91
36	500–550	517	220.00–225.00	221.59
6	550–600	578	218.00	218.00
6	600–650	633	215.00	215.00
9	1000–1050	1,023	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	280.00–300.00	293.85
11	250–300	260	265.00–280.00	278.64
4	300–350	315	245.00–250.00	248.71
9	350–400	397	220.00–235.00	221.64
6	400–450	423	207.00–220.00	214.79
8	450–500	462	210.00–218.00	214.33
6	500–550	527	200.00–212.00	209.33
5	550–600	574	200.00–209.00	206.58
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	433	265.00	265.00
28	450–500	465	253.00–262.00	260.50
3	500–550	528	256.00	256.00
26	550–600	573	237.00–244.00	238.52
28	600–650	627	229.00–230.00	229.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	280.00–295.00	287.33
6	350–400	386	257.00	257.00
8	400–450	435	240.00–247.00	242.78
3	450–500	482	215.00–220.00	216.66
2	500–550	515	210.00–215.00	212.43
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	689	190.00–200.00	193.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
12	400–450	449	254.00	254.00
5	450–500	489	245.00–250.00	247.79
18	500–550	527	235.00–250.00	245.21
6	550–600	579	220.00–232.00	227.43
6	600–650	643	217.00–220.00	217.49
2	650–700	695	219.00	219.00
6	700–750	713	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	385.00–400.00	392.76
14	300–350	335	320.00–330.00	322.82
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	608	217.00–225.00	220.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	350.00	350.00
4	250–300	255	320.00–330.00	322.50
2	300–350	325	300.00–315.00	307.96
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	422	250.00–252.00	251.22
14	500–550	519	220.00–229.00	224.71
3	550–600	560	210.00–220.00	215.57
11	600–650	631	205.00–211.00	207.55
6	650–700	654	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	300.00–310.00	305.34
3	250–300	284	285.00–300.00	289.67
3	300–350	335	280.00–290.00	283.38
6	350–400	358	242.00–252.00	243.82
10	400–450	433	220.00–230.00	224.86
5	450–500	485	217.00–220.00	217.56
11	500–550	535	207.00–215.00	212.08
3	600–650	625	197.00–200.00	198.98
2	750–800	783	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,175	135.00–146.00	139.63
14	—	1,100	130.00–134.00	131.56
23	—	1,222	147.00–159.00	152.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	993	105.00–115.00	110.60
31	—	1,083	119.00–129.00	124.59
10	—	1,079	130.00–135.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	149.00–150.00	149.62
2	—	1,263	143.00–145.00	144.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	150.00–161.00	155.98
16	—	1,568	164.00–176.00	171.14
8	—	1,565	177.00–178.00	177.76

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	—	1,010	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,109	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,739.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,108	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,721.66

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)	31	—	1,009	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,446.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,315.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,023	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,428.66

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	8	—	1,171	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,713.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	898	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,328.57

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.