Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.70/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$119.70

171 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$12.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	122.39	582	91
Medium and Large 2	399	122.38	488	42
Medium and Large 3	415	110.33	458	38

One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $124 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 sale171 hd

119.70

—

GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd

116.31

+3.39

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	1,574	80.77	1,271	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	59.51	882	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	59.27	764	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	53.59	571	31

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	131.81/cwt	131.00–133.00	614	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	116.01/cwt	114.00–117.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	216	163.87/cwt	162.00–167.00	354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	128.68/cwt	127.00–132.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	127.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	161.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.24/cwt	129.00–130.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.60/cwt	127.00–131.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	159.27/cwt	158.00–162.00	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	596	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	123.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	654	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	513	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	274	130.47/cwt	130.00–132.00	357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	116.57/cwt	112.00–120.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	236	137.57/cwt	137.00–140.00	325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	124.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	122.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	403	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	120.39/cwt	115.00–121.00	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	109.70/cwt	107.00–112.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	127.83/cwt	127.00–130.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	119.83/cwt	114.00–122.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	127.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	128.54/cwt	125.00–133.00	533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	124.45/cwt	123.00–126.00	591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	117.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	131.06/cwt	130.00–132.00	279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	128.77/cwt	127.00–130.00	352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	124.10/cwt	120.00–126.00	473	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	121.13/cwt	120.00–124.00	522	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	55.07/cwt	52.00–59.00	589	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	48.50/cwt	45.00–51.00	509	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	59.51/cwt	57.00–61.00	882	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	60.32/cwt	58.00–63.00	806	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	54.06/cwt	52.00–56.00	654	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	66.11/cwt	65.00–68.00	809	5
Bulls	—	—	1,552	79.90/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,240	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,360	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,258	841.16/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	885.52/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,206	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,139	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	502	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	140.42/cwt	137.00–141.00	480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	126.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	134.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	621	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	139.90/cwt	135.00–142.00	539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	137.61/cwt	133.00–141.00	772	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.83/cwt	138.00–145.00	668	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.65/cwt	126.00–131.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	139.47/cwt	136.00–144.00	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.51/cwt	129.00–131.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	176.73/cwt	172.00–182.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	112.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	464	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	115.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	110.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	119.17/cwt	115.00–122.00	321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	722	89.01/cwt	88.00–90.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	89.98/cwt	87.00–93.00	612	2

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 Jul 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 822Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 153Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	466	131.00–133.00	131.81
2	—	653	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	288	160.00–165.00	161.28
4	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.24
5	—	512	127.00–131.00	128.60
7	—	310	158.00–162.00	159.27
17	—	438	135.00–137.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	150.00–157.00	153.56
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
2	—	685	104.00–106.00	104.99
3	—	625	114.00–117.00	116.01
4	—	216	162.00–167.00	163.87
6	—	424	127.00–132.00	128.68
8	—	479	121.00–130.00	127.22
10	—	529	120.00–124.00	123.61
22	—	380	134.00–140.00	134.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	130.00–132.00	130.47
4	—	469	112.00–120.00	116.57
5	—	236	137.00–140.00	137.57
5	—	377	120.00–130.00	124.22
7	—	329	120.00–130.00	122.61
10	—	431	115.00–121.00	120.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	109.00–111.00	110.00
3	—	665	107.00–112.00	109.70
7	—	336	127.00–130.00	127.83
10	—	582	114.00–122.00	119.83
11	—	375	126.00–130.00	127.38
13	—	415	125.00–133.00	128.54
21	—	475	123.00–126.00	124.45
23	—	512	115.00–123.00	117.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	130.00–132.00	131.06
3	—	512	113.00–114.00	113.67
5	—	273	127.00–130.00	128.77
5	—	475	115.00–119.00	117.35
12	—	381	120.00–126.00	124.10
15	—	431	120.00–124.00	121.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	110.00	110.00
15	—	411	110.00–113.00	112.79
7	—	312	110.00–120.00	115.28
5	—	373	105.00–115.00	110.01
4	—	269	115.00–122.00	119.17
3	—	722	88.00–90.00	89.01
2	—	680	87.00–93.00	89.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	71.00	71.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	342	137.00–141.00	140.42
5	—	511	120.00	120.00
4	—	361	125.00–130.00	126.21
3	—	430	120.00–130.00	123.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	461	130.00–137.00	134.76
10	—	527	125.00–135.00	133.98
10	—	385	135.00–142.00	139.90
4	—	639	127.00	127.00
2	—	565	126.00	126.00
2	—	440	137.00–139.00	138.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	561	133.00–141.00	137.61
19	—	471	138.00–145.00	141.83
12	—	665	126.00–131.00	128.65
11	—	541	136.00–144.00	139.47
6	—	423	149.00	149.00
4	—	620	129.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	725	127.00	127.00
2	—	228	172.00–182.00	176.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,069	52.00–59.00	55.07
7	—	1,050	45.00–51.00	48.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	57.00–61.00	59.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,336	58.00–63.00	60.32
12	—	1,210	52.00–56.00	54.06
5	—	1,224	65.00–68.00	66.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,552	78.00–81.00	79.90
1	—	1,705	86.00	86.00

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)	1	—	1,360	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,258	825.00–850.00	841.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	850.00–925.00	885.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,083	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,245	975.00	975.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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