Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.91/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$113.91

76 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$146

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

$2.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	310	115.50	358	6thin
Medium and Large 1	496	114.81	570	38
Medium and Large 2	449	112.53	505	32

One grade step is worth $2.97/cwt here — about −$146 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 sale76 hd

113.91

—

GA average16 barns · 912 hd

108.32

+5.59

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	1,519	79.63	1,210	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	58.73	749	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	50.27	518	34

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	111.29/cwt	109.00–116.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	103.69/cwt	102.00–106.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	110.67/cwt	108.00–112.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	119.36/cwt	116.00–120.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	119.66/cwt	118.00–121.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	122.49/cwt	121.00–124.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	99.04/cwt	95.00–102.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	122.96/cwt	121.00–126.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	124.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	117.74/cwt	114.00–119.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.39/cwt	115.00–124.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	147.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.56/cwt	130.00–138.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.68/cwt	134.00–140.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.64/cwt	141.00–143.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	207	176.38/cwt	172.00–180.00	365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	159.43/cwt	157.00–162.00	419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	53.12/cwt	50.00–57.00	586	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	46.20/cwt	42.00–49.00	428	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	60.49/cwt	58.00–64.00	783	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	53.82/cwt	51.00–56.00	658	5
Bulls	—	—	1,473	77.40/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,140	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.20/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,393	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,048	626.25/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,866	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	930	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,385.36/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	16,486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	120.65/cwt	118.00–124.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	138.95/cwt	134.00–143.00	511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.28/cwt	123.00–129.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	769	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	125.94/cwt	123.00–130.00	680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	118.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	118.31/cwt	115.00–120.00	433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	651	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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 968Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 246Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 103Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	109.00–116.00	111.29
4	—	335	115.00–124.00	119.54
3	—	582	102.00–106.00	103.69
2	—	213	135.00–140.00	137.41
10	—	366	115.00–120.00	118.31
7	—	664	96.00–100.00	98.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	555	108.00–112.00	110.67
9	—	534	110.00	110.00
8	—	474	116.00–120.00	119.36
6	—	430	118.00–121.00	119.66
4	—	366	121.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	610	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	117.00–120.00	118.25
2	—	355	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	95.00–102.00	99.04
3	—	372	121.00–126.00	122.96
2	—	477	111.00	111.00
2	—	325	120.00–129.00	124.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	114.00–119.00	117.74
4	—	424	115.00–124.00	118.39
4	—	288	144.00–149.00	147.55
3	—	528	114.00	114.00
3	—	375	130.00–138.00	133.56
2	—	320	140.00–141.00	140.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	134.00–140.00	136.68
3	—	380	141.00–143.00	141.64
3	—	207	172.00–180.00	176.38
2	—	570	117.00	117.00
2	—	263	157.00–162.00	159.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	140.00–145.00	142.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	118.00–124.00	120.65
5	—	368	134.00–143.00	138.95
3	—	475	123.00–129.00	125.28
2	—	738	102.00–105.00	103.51
2	—	423	125.00–131.00	128.09
2	—	330	134.00–136.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	614	122.00–128.00	125.20
16	—	540	123.00–130.00	125.94
4	—	679	118.00–120.00	118.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,104	50.00–57.00	53.12
14	—	927	42.00–49.00	46.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,295	58.00–64.00	60.49
5	—	1,222	51.00–56.00	53.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	77.00–79.00	77.40
2	—	1,635	82.00–88.00	85.20

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)	2	—	1,048	600.00–650.00	626.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,190	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,385.36

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle