Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.96/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$132.96

264 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$13.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	135.45	737	163
Medium and Large 2	481	133.55	643	62
Medium and Large 3	499	121.63	607	39

One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about $130 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 sale264 hd

132.96

—

GA average13 barns · 883 hd

131.08

+1.88

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	1,532	77.87	1,193	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	59.99	753	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	47.93	512	60

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.12/cwt	129.00–136.00	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.44/cwt	124.00–128.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	111.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	109.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	101.99/cwt	99.00–104.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	112.24/cwt	107.00–117.00	360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	114.90/cwt	111.00–116.00	552	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	118.85/cwt	115.00–121.00	442	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	112.95/cwt	112.00–114.00	593	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	508	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	101.37/cwt	100.00–104.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	118.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	106.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	122.89/cwt	121.00–124.00	542	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	117.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	113.74/cwt	112.00–117.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	119.56/cwt	117.00–121.00	552	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	107.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.38/cwt	137.00–139.00	646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.78/cwt	144.00–145.00	611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	705	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.35/cwt	129.00–137.00	764	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.16/cwt	139.00–140.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.68/cwt	123.00–126.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	131.06/cwt	129.00–134.00	685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.08/cwt	133.00–141.00	584	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.53/cwt	130.00–134.00	645	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	113.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	121.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	104.29/cwt	100.00–105.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.61/cwt	135.00–136.00	509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	519	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	961.91/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,158	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	780	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	736.89/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,275	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	77.87/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,193	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	67.85/cwt	67.00–70.00	868	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	56.49/cwt	54.00–58.00	679	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	61.58/cwt	59.00–66.00	796	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	42.27/cwt	38.00–45.00	424	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	51.20/cwt	48.00–55.00	565	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	95.25/cwt	92.00–100.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	109.81/cwt	105.00–115.00	459	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	108.66/cwt	105.00–111.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	129.36/cwt	128.00–133.00	555	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	114.33/cwt	110.00–116.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	134.14/cwt	130.00–139.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.98/cwt	103.00–107.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.98/cwt	126.00–131.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.23/cwt	124.00–126.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	708	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 718Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	629	129.00–136.00	133.12
9	—	658	124.00–128.00	127.44
2	—	710	119.00–123.00	121.01
13	—	467	137.00–139.00	138.38
14	—	422	144.00–145.00	144.78
49	—	513	135.00–140.00	137.39
64	—	573	129.00–137.00	133.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	113.00–115.00	114.00
6	—	380	139.00–140.00	139.16
6	—	573	123.00–126.00	124.68
14	—	523	129.00–134.00	131.06
17	—	420	133.00–141.00	139.08
17	—	483	130.00–134.00	133.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	120.00–129.00	123.95
4	—	563	110.00–118.00	113.30
6	—	506	121.00–125.00	121.67
7	—	733	100.00–105.00	104.29
8	—	375	135.00–136.00	135.61
10	—	415	122.00–130.00	124.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	110.00–114.00	111.75
6	—	362	105.00–112.00	109.54
4	—	577	99.00–104.00	101.99
4	—	321	107.00–117.00	112.24
2	—	713	88.00–90.00	89.00
2	—	525	100.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	220	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	480	111.00–116.00	114.90
20	—	372	115.00–121.00	118.85
19	—	525	112.00–114.00	112.95
12	—	429	115.00–120.00	118.33
11	—	613	100.00–104.00	101.37
10	—	333	118.00–125.00	118.64
6	—	581	105.00–110.00	106.99
3	—	710	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	441	121.00–124.00	122.89
29	—	514	115.00–120.00	117.24
18	—	573	112.00–117.00	113.74
14	—	462	117.00–121.00	119.56
9	—	612	106.00–110.00	107.02
4	—	345	126.00	126.00
3	—	725	113.00	113.00
2	—	393	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	92.00–100.00	95.25
5	—	418	105.00–115.00	109.81
5	—	305	130.00–135.00	133.04
3	—	518	105.00–111.00	108.66
3	—	495	110.00–112.00	111.34
2	—	385	110.00–112.00	110.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	128.00–133.00	129.36
8	—	472	120.00–124.00	121.12
6	—	566	110.00–116.00	114.33
4	—	369	130.00–139.00	134.14
2	—	713	100.00	100.00
2	—	615	103.00–107.00	104.98
2	—	273	150.00–157.00	153.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	126.00–131.00	128.98
4	—	528	124.00–126.00	125.23
2	—	578	122.00–123.00	122.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,160	950.00–975.00	961.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,123	625.00–800.00	736.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	77.00–80.00	77.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	67.00–70.00	67.85
29	—	1,202	54.00–58.00	56.49
39	—	1,292	59.00–66.00	61.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,004	38.00–45.00	42.27
38	—	1,104	48.00–55.00	51.20

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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Ashburn

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