Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Feeder Heifers, and Feeder Bulls unevenly steady, Steer calves 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Heifer calves 4.00 higher, Bull calves steady, Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.19/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$118.19

176 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	130.07	514	13thin
Medium and Large 2	440	122.75	540	85
Medium and Large 3	449	111.24	500	78

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about $15 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 sale176 hd

118.19

—

GA average16 barns · 1,046 hd

116.79

+1.40

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	1,547	83.21	1,287	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	64.81	907	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	59.95	685	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	48.15	441	10

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	582.43/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,358	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	795.69/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,055	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	809.70/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,745	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	772.77/cwt	700.00–820.00	7,797	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	723.47/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	404	133.92/cwt	129.00–137.00	541	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	133.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	139.63/cwt	139.00–140.00	640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	122.28/cwt	122.00–124.00	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	137.67/cwt	135.00–142.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	144.11/cwt	142.00–148.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	146.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	591	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	139.60/cwt	139.00–141.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	103.69/cwt	101.00–105.00	596	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	111.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	478	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	422	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	120.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	381	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.19/cwt	105.00–110.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	96.25/cwt	91.00–100.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	125.89/cwt	124.00–129.00	521	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.63/cwt	119.00–124.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	115.33/cwt	113.00–116.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.00/cwt	117.00–127.00	623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	124.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	452	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	129.26/cwt	129.00–130.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.37/cwt	125.00–129.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	128.97/cwt	127.00–133.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	132.53/cwt	131.00–137.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	109.50/cwt	104.00–114.00	668	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	477	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	106.04/cwt	101.00–111.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	135.83/cwt	131.00–141.00	497	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	138.75/cwt	137.00–141.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	152.52/cwt	151.00–160.00	558	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	142.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	304	168.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	513	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	596.09/cwt	550.00–650.00	6,003	8
Bulls	—	—	1,547	83.21/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,287	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	69.19/cwt	68.00–70.00	836	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	52.10/cwt	50.00–55.00	579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	59.98/cwt	57.00–64.00	683	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	69.59/cwt	68.00–73.00	988	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	63.07/cwt	59.00–66.00	877	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	44.83/cwt	40.00–47.00	418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	49.57/cwt	48.00–55.00	450	7

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 734Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 31Year ago 0

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	550.00–600.00	582.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,007	550.00–650.00	596.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,138	700.00–925.00	795.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,327	750.00–850.00	809.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,009	700.00–820.00	772.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	700.00–750.00	723.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	404	129.00–137.00	133.92
2	—	378	130.00–135.00	132.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	556	130.00–134.00	133.54
8	—	458	139.00–140.00	139.63
7	—	626	122.00–124.00	122.28
7	—	434	135.00–142.00	137.67
3	—	360	142.00–148.00	144.11
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	404	140.00–147.00	146.35
10	—	509	139.00–141.00	139.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	575	101.00–105.00	103.69
18	—	429	110.00–119.00	111.52
18	—	357	115.00–120.00	118.25
11	—	317	115.00–123.00	120.32
6	—	468	105.00–110.00	109.19
4	—	629	91.00–100.00	96.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	414	124.00–129.00	125.89
14	—	460	119.00–124.00	120.63
12	—	559	113.00–116.00	115.33
12	—	519	117.00–127.00	120.00
12	—	362	120.00–129.00	124.98
4	—	273	129.00–130.00	129.26
3	—	330	125.00–129.00	126.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	127.00–133.00	128.97
4	—	358	131.00–137.00	132.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	104.00–114.00	109.50
7	—	413	120.00	120.00
7	—	357	130.00–137.00	133.59
2	—	670	101.00–111.00	106.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	126.00–136.00	132.70
11	—	425	130.00–140.00	136.22
11	—	366	131.00–141.00	135.83
3	—	575	122.00–127.00	123.61
3	—	507	129.00–131.00	130.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	137.00–141.00	138.75
6	—	366	151.00–160.00	152.52
4	—	406	140.00–148.00	142.24
4	—	304	165.00–170.00	168.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,547	81.00–85.00	83.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,208	68.00–70.00	69.19
6	—	1,111	50.00–55.00	52.10
31	—	1,139	57.00–64.00	59.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	68.00–73.00	69.59
11	—	1,391	59.00–66.00	63.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	40.00–47.00	44.83
7	—	908	48.00–55.00	49.57

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.

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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle