Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.17/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$120.17

200 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$12.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	122.69	610	126
Medium and Large 2	467	117.10	547	61
Medium and Large 3	452	110.16	498	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.53/cwt here — about $112 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 sale200 hd

120.17

—

GA average15 barns · 1,145 hd

119.46

+0.71

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	—	Average	1,769	83.20	1,472	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	61.50	1,049	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	59.88	696	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	52.19	509	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	55.96/cwt	54.00–58.00	633	10
Bulls	—	—	1,753	84.44/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	77.00/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,182	3
Bulls	—	—	2,153	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,089	740.68/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,066	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	735.35/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,265	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	972.39/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	885	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	135.72/cwt	133.00–138.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.10/cwt	140.00–143.00	604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	119.93/cwt	118.00–122.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.81/cwt	131.00–139.00	770	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	676	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	116.50/cwt	116.00–124.00	829	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	129.79/cwt	129.00–130.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	126.81/cwt	126.00–127.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	151.30/cwt	150.00–152.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.31/cwt	161.00–165.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	118.74/cwt	115.00–123.00	392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	93.42/cwt	90.00–99.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	108.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	125.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	411	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	668	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	124.13/cwt	121.00–126.00	472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	115.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	117.29/cwt	114.00–120.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	125.80/cwt	125.00–133.00	535	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.71/cwt	122.00–129.00	582	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	118.36/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	120.31/cwt	118.00–123.00	629	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	116.12/cwt	115.00–123.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	105.44/cwt	100.00–107.00	663	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	122.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	222	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	121.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	654	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	135.57/cwt	134.00–139.00	595	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	139.85/cwt	133.00–143.00	538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.46/cwt	146.00–156.00	500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.32/cwt	110.00–112.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	125.54/cwt	123.00–126.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	136.83/cwt	134.00–141.00	638	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.62/cwt	141.00–148.00	616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	281	169.95/cwt	165.00–173.00	478	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.60/cwt	127.00–135.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.04/cwt	149.00–155.00	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	167.69/cwt	165.00–173.00	532	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	61.95/cwt	59.00–65.00	730	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,153	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	46.46/cwt	42.00–49.00	414	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	53.42/cwt	50.00–57.00	530	14

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 Jun 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 800Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,131	54.00–58.00	55.96
19	—	1,179	59.00–65.00	61.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,715	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	42.00–49.00	46.46
14	—	993	50.00–57.00	53.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	82.00–87.00	84.44
3	—	1,535	75.00–79.00	77.00
2	—	2,153	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,089	625.00–825.00	740.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	988	600.00–875.00	735.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	950.00–1,000.00	972.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	133.00–138.00	135.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	631	120.00–125.00	121.64
11	—	425	140.00–143.00	142.10
5	—	535	134.00	134.00
2	—	673	118.00–122.00	119.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	580	131.00–139.00	132.81
18	—	483	140.00	140.00
16	—	712	116.00–124.00	116.50
10	—	612	129.00–130.00	129.79
6	—	514	140.00	140.00
5	—	685	126.00–127.00	126.81
3	—	414	150.00–152.00	151.30
3	—	373	161.00–165.00	163.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	115.00–123.00	118.74
3	—	670	90.00–99.00	93.42
3	—	463	106.00–112.00	108.97
3	—	387	115.00–120.00	116.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	326	125.00–127.00	125.94
12	—	642	104.00	104.00
10	—	571	109.00–111.00	110.00
9	—	380	121.00–126.00	124.13
6	—	536	114.00–118.00	115.49
3	—	483	114.00–120.00	117.29
3	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.35
3	—	277	125.00–127.00	125.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	425	125.00–133.00	125.80
34	—	463	122.00–129.00	125.71
27	—	566	115.00–122.00	118.36
22	—	523	118.00–123.00	120.31
7	—	691	115.00–123.00	116.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	629	100.00–107.00	105.44
7	—	371	120.00–130.00	122.73
3	—	510	115.00–116.00	115.67
3	—	325	140.00–144.00	141.37
3	—	222	140.00–145.00	143.38
2	—	460	117.00–119.00	118.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	537	120.00–126.00	121.86
21	—	439	134.00–139.00	135.57
11	—	575	115.00–123.00	119.34
8	—	385	133.00–143.00	139.85
7	—	328	146.00–156.00	152.46
6	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.32
6	—	487	123.00–126.00	125.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	466	134.00–141.00	136.83
10	—	429	141.00–148.00	143.62
9	—	281	165.00–173.00	169.95
8	—	527	127.00–135.00	128.60
6	—	373	149.00–155.00	151.04
3	—	317	165.00–173.00	167.69

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle