Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.96/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$133.96

338 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	136.30	655	42
Medium and Large 1	592	135.17	800	259
Medium and Large 3	523	122.83	642	37

One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $13 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 sale338 hd

133.96

—

GA average15 barns · 1,079 hd

133.53

+0.42

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	1,602	84.24	1,350	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	63.50	979	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	63.03	737	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	54.30	525	52

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	616	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	123.46/cwt	123.00–127.00	709	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	137.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	580	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	132.17/cwt	131.00–139.00	646	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	151.07/cwt	149.00–153.00	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	147.89/cwt	142.00–152.00	476	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	131.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	610	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.99/cwt	119.00–129.00	643	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	113.92/cwt	111.00–117.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	209	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	262	133.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	131.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	119.78/cwt	115.00–125.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	117.86/cwt	116.00–119.00	661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	753	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.42/cwt	120.00–130.00	640	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	126.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	601	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.12/cwt	125.00–127.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	117.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	125.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	467	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	121.53/cwt	116.00–126.00	524	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	116.59/cwt	112.00–119.00	617	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	111.50/cwt	107.00–114.00	657	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.03/cwt	99.00–101.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	119.64/cwt	119.00–120.00	372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	116.62/cwt	113.00–118.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	109.04/cwt	105.00–113.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	124.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	111.54/cwt	109.00–112.00	529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	143.87/cwt	143.00–144.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	125.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	154.46/cwt	151.00–156.00	582	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	147.85/cwt	147.00–149.00	640	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	140.65/cwt	137.00–144.00	744	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.93/cwt	134.00–141.00	762	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.92/cwt	128.00–136.00	839	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.12/cwt	122.00–130.00	895	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	129.66/cwt	129.00–131.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	139.23/cwt	136.00–145.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.73/cwt	136.00–139.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.38/cwt	129.00–136.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	128.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	131.44/cwt	128.00–138.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	129.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	621	115.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	715	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	813	886.69/cwt	850.00–925.00	7,209	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	918.95/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,750	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	939	648.14/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,086	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,156	742.84/cwt	650.00–825.00	8,587	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	88.39/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,371	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	80.09/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,324	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	69.93/cwt	68.00–74.00	852	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	57.08/cwt	54.00–59.00	669	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	63.97/cwt	60.00–67.00	738	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	63.50/cwt	60.00–67.00	979	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	50.56/cwt	47.00–53.00	476	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	57.05/cwt	54.00–61.00	562	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	704	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	144.63/cwt	142.00–147.00	531	3

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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,369Last week 1,100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 130Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	120.00–122.00	120.67
15	—	574	123.00–127.00	123.46
20	—	421	135.00–140.00	137.77
20	—	489	131.00–139.00	132.17
4	—	704	114.00	114.00
4	—	511	130.00–140.00	134.83
3	—	367	142.00–147.00	144.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	149.00–153.00	151.07
7	—	322	142.00–152.00	147.89
7	—	419	130.00–134.00	131.46
13	—	477	120.00–130.00	127.80
18	—	523	119.00–129.00	122.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	111.00–117.00	113.92
2	—	535	110.00	110.00
2	—	645	105.00–109.00	107.00
4	—	209	130.00	130.00
4	—	364	120.00–130.00	126.52
5	—	262	130.00–140.00	133.46
6	—	308	130.00–135.00	131.40
6	—	439	115.00–125.00	119.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	127.00	127.00
4	—	709	110.00	110.00
8	—	959	98.00	98.00
13	—	561	116.00–119.00	117.86
25	—	630	115.00–122.00	119.54
36	—	523	120.00–130.00	122.42
61	—	476	124.00–128.00	126.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	108.00	108.00
2	—	705	107.00	107.00
7	—	325	125.00–127.00	126.12
11	—	469	114.00–120.00	117.81
22	—	372	122.00–127.00	125.51
22	—	431	116.00–126.00	121.53
23	—	529	112.00–119.00	116.59
34	—	589	107.00–114.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	125.00–127.00	126.02
2	—	533	99.00–101.00	100.00
2	—	633	100.00–105.00	102.51
2	—	670	99.00–101.00	100.03
6	—	311	119.00–120.00	119.64
6	—	375	113.00–118.00	116.62
6	—	425	105.00–113.00	109.04
9	—	266	120.00–130.00	124.64
9	—	474	109.00–112.00	111.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	158.00	158.00
6	—	753	122.00	122.00
8	—	459	143.00–144.00	143.87
8	—	676	125.00–128.00	125.36
17	—	377	151.00–156.00	154.46
18	—	433	147.00–149.00	147.85
39	—	529	137.00–144.00	140.65
42	—	565	134.00–141.00	134.93
42	—	622	128.00–136.00	134.92
75	—	715	122.00–130.00	125.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	127.00	127.00
2	—	663	119.00	119.00
3	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.04
3	—	582	129.00–131.00	129.66
5	—	301	150.00	150.00
5	—	424	136.00–145.00	139.23
11	—	485	136.00–139.00	137.73
11	—	527	129.00–136.00	132.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	125.00–131.00	128.23
6	—	383	128.00–138.00	131.44
9	—	469	125.00–131.00	129.91
18	—	621	115.00–119.00	115.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	813	850.00–925.00	886.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,061	850.00–950.00	918.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	939	550.00–700.00	648.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	650.00–825.00	742.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	86.00–90.00	88.39
4	—	1,653	77.00–84.00	80.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,218	68.00–74.00	69.93
15	—	1,172	54.00–59.00	57.08
29	—	1,153	60.00–67.00	63.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,542	60.00–67.00	63.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	942	47.00–53.00	50.56
30	—	985	54.00–61.00	57.05

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle