Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 lower, feeder steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.57/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$116.57

210 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	118.45	595	111
Medium and Large 2	447	116.48	521	61
Medium and Large 3	409	111.25	455	38

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about $139 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 sale210 hd

116.57

—

GA average15 barns · 1,275 hd

113.36

+3.21

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	1,371	78.18	1,072	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	59.22	809	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	59.00	923	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	49.76	495	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	119.42/cwt	115.00–121.00	504	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	115.64/cwt	112.00–117.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	121.30/cwt	119.00–122.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	124.21/cwt	120.00–127.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	98.63/cwt	96.00–101.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	101.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	92.51/cwt	91.00–94.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	115.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	662	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	117.25/cwt	116.00–118.00	617	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	118.54/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	124.88/cwt	123.00–125.00	451	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	122.80/cwt	121.00–126.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.94/cwt	106.00–112.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	122.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	524	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	120.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	449	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	131.15/cwt	128.00–138.00	434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	614	102.46/cwt	96.00–105.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.26/cwt	99.00–104.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	294	138.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	104.61/cwt	100.00–109.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	243	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	227	157.85/cwt	157.00–162.00	358	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.37/cwt	142.00–146.00	459	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	130.63/cwt	127.00–137.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	122.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	153.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.68/cwt	113.00–116.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.51/cwt	129.00–137.00	625	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.07/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	630	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.48/cwt	141.00–146.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	52.57/cwt	49.00–55.00	524	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	45.07/cwt	41.00–48.00	446	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	59.93/cwt	57.00–64.00	856	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	54.34/cwt	53.00–56.00	673	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	66.16/cwt	65.00–67.00	912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	83.12/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,263	3
Bulls	—	—	1,222	73.23/cwt	71.00–77.00	895	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	632.83/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	622.07/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,754	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	838.81/cwt	825.00–875.00	7,440	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	938	791.53/cwt	650.00–925.00	7,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	108.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.23/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	134.74/cwt	132.00–140.00	562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.78/cwt	126.00–132.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.24/cwt	137.00–142.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.52/cwt	119.00–126.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.98/cwt	127.00–135.00	757	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	138.92/cwt	136.00–140.00	656	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	737	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	129.37/cwt	127.00–130.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	146.65/cwt	144.00–147.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	116.74/cwt	113.00–118.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	110.37/cwt	107.00–114.00	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	117.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	116.75/cwt	115.00–118.00	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	121.56/cwt	120.00–122.00	325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	92.96/cwt	88.00–96.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	102.12/cwt	100.00–106.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	130.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.15/cwt	85.00–95.00	609	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 283Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	98.00–100.00	98.97
2	—	458	100.00–105.00	102.46
7	—	419	107.00–114.00	110.37
6	—	329	115.00–121.00	117.17
5	—	360	115.00–118.00	116.75
5	—	267	120.00–122.00	121.56
3	—	617	88.00–96.00	92.96
3	—	515	100.00–106.00	102.12
3	—	233	130.00–132.00	130.60
2	—	675	85.00–95.00	90.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	422	115.00–121.00	119.42
10	—	480	112.00–117.00	115.64
9	—	372	119.00–122.00	121.30
6	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.36
6	—	316	120.00–127.00	124.21
4	—	270	126.00	126.00
3	—	678	96.00–101.00	98.63
3	—	613	100.00–103.00	101.03
2	—	785	91.00–94.00	92.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	571	114.00–119.00	115.94
27	—	526	116.00–118.00	117.25
20	—	474	118.00–120.00	118.54
16	—	361	123.00–125.00	124.88
9	—	433	121.00–126.00	122.80
2	—	623	106.00–112.00	108.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	116.00–125.00	122.06
12	—	371	120.00–126.00	120.96
9	—	331	128.00–138.00	131.15
6	—	614	96.00–105.00	102.46
4	—	555	99.00–104.00	100.26
3	—	460	110.00–113.00	111.66
3	—	294	135.00–145.00	138.35
2	—	533	100.00–109.00	104.61
2	—	243	140.00–145.00	142.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	227	157.00–162.00	157.85
9	—	320	142.00–146.00	143.37
7	—	434	127.00–137.00	130.63
5	—	459	119.00–125.00	122.22
5	—	379	130.00–140.00	135.30
4	—	268	150.00–157.00	153.40
3	—	527	113.00–116.00	114.68
2	—	623	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	129.00–137.00	131.51
13	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.07
7	—	518	120.00–124.00	121.54
6	—	367	141.00–146.00	143.48
3	—	412	138.00–140.00	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	106.00–112.00	108.98
2	—	490	115.00–118.00	116.48
2	—	430	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	521	127.00–130.00	129.23
9	—	417	132.00–140.00	134.74
8	—	471	126.00–132.00	129.78
7	—	370	137.00–142.00	138.24
2	—	765	100.00–104.00	101.96
2	—	670	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	578	119.00–126.00	122.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	578	127.00–135.00	130.98
26	—	472	136.00–140.00	138.92
18	—	543	135.00–137.00	135.67
11	—	622	127.00–130.00	129.37
9	—	406	144.00–147.00	146.65
6	—	336	149.00	149.00
5	—	708	118.00	118.00
4	—	754	113.00–118.00	116.74
4	—	665	123.00–128.00	126.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	997	49.00–55.00	52.57
6	—	990	41.00–48.00	45.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	57.00–64.00	59.93
4	—	1,238	53.00–56.00	54.34
2	—	1,378	65.00–67.00	66.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	82.00–85.00	83.12
3	—	1,222	71.00–77.00	73.23

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)	3	—	883	600.00–700.00	632.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	500.00–700.00	622.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	887	825.00–875.00	838.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	650.00–925.00	791.53

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

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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