Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.05/cwt on 244 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −70.35 against this barn's trailing median of $209.40.

Average price

$139.05

244 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$12.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	146.55	654	83
Medium and Large 2	467	135.34	631	142
Medium and Large 3	381	133.97	511	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.59/cwt here — about $143 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.56, low $179.60, median $209.40 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale244 hd

139.05

—

GA average16 barns · 1,168 hd

130.77

+8.28

This barn, trailing median29 sales

209.40

−70.35

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	1,278	81.67	1,044	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	64.04	785	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	52.00	513	35

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.80/cwt	115.00–125.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	139.27/cwt	139.00–141.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	108.84/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	493	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	125.39/cwt	122.00–132.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	218	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	123.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	410	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	134.43/cwt	134.00–140.00	793	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	141.87/cwt	140.00–142.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	160.82/cwt	160.00–164.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	638	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.36/cwt	142.00–146.00	690	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	580	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	143.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	888.48/cwt	875.00–900.00	11,861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	597.29/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,507	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	777.19/cwt	725.00–825.00	7,562	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	780.04/cwt	750.00–825.00	9,134	5
Bulls	—	—	1,415	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	75.47/cwt	71.00–79.00	916	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	58.65/cwt	55.00–60.00	693	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	62.95/cwt	61.00–68.00	791	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	45.75/cwt	42.00–49.00	458	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	54.01/cwt	50.00–57.00	529	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	108.53/cwt	106.00–111.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	127.15/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	119.47/cwt	119.00–120.00	665	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	124.76/cwt	122.00–126.00	641	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	134.63/cwt	133.00–138.00	555	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	136.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	512	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.58/cwt	114.00–118.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	126.89/cwt	120.00–129.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	139.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	145.64/cwt	142.00–152.00	320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	125.96/cwt	124.00–131.00	669	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	140.66/cwt	138.00–143.00	603	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.53/cwt	133.00–139.00	630	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	551	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	149.78/cwt	148.00–152.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	145.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	600	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	165.24/cwt	163.00–171.00	525	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	165.44/cwt	164.00–170.00	453	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.20/cwt	129.00–134.00	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	117.84/cwt	117.00–124.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	150.12/cwt	150.00–151.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1

How this sale compares

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, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 533Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	787	101.00	101.00
6	—	480	115.00–125.00	121.80
7	—	286	139.00–141.00	139.27
7	—	626	107.00–110.00	108.84
9	—	373	127.00–134.00	132.10
9	—	438	122.00–132.00	125.39
10	—	332	130.00–138.00	134.24
2	—	688	106.00–111.00	108.53
2	—	520	115.00–121.00	117.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	218	130.00–137.00	133.70
2	—	537	100.00	100.00
3	—	272	123.00–126.00	124.67
3	—	425	110.00–120.00	115.28
4	—	331	120.00–125.00	123.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	474	126.00–129.00	127.15
32	—	557	119.00–120.00	119.47
24	—	514	122.00–126.00	124.76
22	—	412	133.00–138.00	134.63
20	—	374	135.00–141.00	136.96
12	—	610	114.00–118.00	115.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	590	134.00–140.00	134.43
16	—	512	140.00–142.00	141.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	160.00–164.00	160.82
12	—	417	153.00	153.00
14	—	478	142.00–146.00	144.36
15	—	392	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00–146.00	143.18
2	—	413	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	120.00–129.00	126.89
6	—	335	136.00–140.00	139.32
4	—	429	125.00–130.00	127.79
3	—	220	142.00–152.00	145.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	531	124.00–131.00	125.96
33	—	429	138.00–143.00	140.66
32	—	465	133.00–139.00	135.53
20	—	376	145.00–148.00	146.52
12	—	580	123.00	123.00
5	—	344	148.00–152.00	149.78
2	—	665	118.00	118.00
2	—	280	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	412	144.00–151.00	145.69
17	—	318	163.00–171.00	165.24
13	—	274	164.00–170.00	165.44
9	—	580	129.00–134.00	130.20
8	—	745	117.00–124.00	117.84
8	—	363	150.00–151.00	150.12
6	—	641	128.00	128.00
4	—	655	127.00	127.00
1	—	505	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	875.00–900.00	888.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	922	550.00–700.00	597.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	725.00–825.00	777.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,171	750.00–825.00	780.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,210	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	71.00–79.00	75.47
11	—	1,182	55.00–60.00	58.65
19	—	1,256	61.00–68.00	62.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	58.00	58.00
9	—	1,002	42.00–49.00	45.75
25	—	979	50.00–57.00	54.01

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle