Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.51/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$111.51

278 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$14.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	116.03	544	130
Medium and Large 2	503	110.40	555	101
Medium and Large 3	517	101.43	524	47

One grade step is worth $14.60/cwt here — about $20 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 sale278 hd

111.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,468 hd

113.93

−2.42

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	1,534	83.87	1,287	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	62.25	752	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	61.95	882	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	54.89	562	68

Every lot, as filed

79 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 3	—	383	119.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.00	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	120.16/cwt	115.00–121.00	550	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	114.34/cwt	114.00–119.00	598	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.12/cwt	130.00–136.00	493	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	535	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	141.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	588	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	138.43/cwt	137.00–141.00	504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	117.44/cwt	114.00–120.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	468	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	85.87/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,397	12
Bulls	—	—	1,399	77.11/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,079	8
Bulls	—	—	1,525	93.90/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	734	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	128.01/cwt	121.00–130.00	778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	638	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	91.13/cwt	90.00–95.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	89.56/cwt	84.00–91.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	99.36/cwt	96.00–100.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	117.61/cwt	113.00–120.00	375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	94.22/cwt	93.00–96.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.23/cwt	105.00–109.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	107.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	242	122.94/cwt	121.00–127.00	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	105.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	620	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	110.68/cwt	109.00–113.00	538	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	115.93/cwt	114.00–117.00	496	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	106.84/cwt	105.00–109.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	122.28/cwt	121.00–128.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	117.83/cwt	115.00–119.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.66/cwt	101.00–105.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.27/cwt	110.00–113.00	522	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	122.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	463	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	120.05/cwt	118.00–125.00	498	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	115.22/cwt	114.00–118.00	555	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	108.44/cwt	106.00–111.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	138.66/cwt	138.00–139.00	530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	68.50/cwt	68.00–70.00	825	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	56.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	691	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.77/cwt	60.00–67.00	757	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	61.95/cwt	60.00–64.00	882	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	49.63/cwt	47.00–52.00	477	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.51/cwt	53.00–60.00	589	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	968.45/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	148.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.81/cwt	128.00–132.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	112.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.15/cwt	115.00–119.00	724	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	125.84/cwt	122.00–130.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	115.80/cwt	115.00–116.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	119.82/cwt	118.00–125.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	119.17/cwt	118.00–120.00	557	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,142.49/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	12,796	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	884.94/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,159	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	943	1,124.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	10,606	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	829	954.14/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	7,910	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	949	736.23/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,987	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	835.20/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,421	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,049	737.23/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,734	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	111.90/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	624	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 968Last week 1,369Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 246Last week 153Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	115.00–125.00	119.84
3	—	313	120.00–122.00	121.30
2	—	513	108.00–109.00	108.51
13	—	465	110.00–113.00	112.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	458	115.00–121.00	120.16
15	—	523	114.00–119.00	114.34
13	—	370	130.00–136.00	133.12
12	—	430	120.00–126.00	124.51
7	—	327	135.00–145.00	141.17
2	—	280	150.00–155.00	152.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	476	122.00–125.00	123.45
9	—	532	120.00–123.00	121.68
9	—	364	137.00–141.00	138.43
7	—	572	114.00–120.00	117.44
7	—	408	132.00–137.00	134.55
2	—	310	150.00–152.00	150.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	569	128.00–132.00	129.05
21	—	608	121.00–130.00	128.01
21	—	470	135.00–138.00	135.77
6	—	711	112.00–115.00	113.50
2	—	673	116.00–117.00	116.50
42	—	521	130.00–135.00	132.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	106.00–111.00	108.44
3	—	382	138.00–139.00	138.66
4	—	305	147.00–152.00	148.27
4	—	570	120.00–126.00	124.02
5	—	458	128.00–132.00	129.81
8	—	533	123.00–129.00	123.72
11	—	672	110.00–115.00	112.61
24	—	423	130.00–137.00	134.36
27	—	613	115.00–119.00	118.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	122.00–130.00	125.84
2	—	525	115.00–118.00	116.51
3	—	630	109.00	109.00
5	—	576	115.00–116.00	115.80
6	—	432	118.00–125.00	119.82
7	—	467	118.00–120.00	119.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	90.00–95.00	91.13
7	—	727	84.00–91.00	89.56
6	—	543	96.00–100.00	99.36
6	—	319	113.00–120.00	117.61
5	—	576	93.00–96.00	94.22
5	—	475	105.00–109.00	106.23
4	—	364	105.00–113.00	107.01
3	—	242	121.00–127.00	122.94
2	—	443	108.00–111.00	109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	586	100.00–110.00	105.75
19	—	486	109.00–113.00	110.68
13	—	428	114.00–117.00	115.93
10	—	528	105.00–109.00	106.84
8	—	326	121.00–128.00	122.28
7	—	369	115.00–119.00	117.83
6	—	623	101.00–105.00	101.66
2	—	285	136.00	136.00
2	—	653	95.00–96.00	95.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	130.00–131.00	130.52
2	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.51
14	—	378	120.00–128.00	122.49
31	—	415	118.00–125.00	120.05
31	—	482	114.00–118.00	115.22
50	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,627	82.00–90.00	85.87
8	—	1,399	73.00–81.00	77.11
3	—	1,525	91.00–97.00	93.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,204	68.00–70.00	68.50
12	—	1,223	55.00–59.00	56.51
60	—	1,206	60.00–67.00	62.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	60.00–64.00	61.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	961	47.00–52.00	49.63
52	—	1,043	53.00–60.00	56.51

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)	7	—	1,110	875.00–1,075.00	968.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	949	700.00–775.00	736.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	825.00–850.00	835.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,049	650.00–850.00	737.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,120	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,142.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,148	825.00–925.00	884.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	829	850.00–1,000.00	954.14

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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