Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.79/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$119.79

269 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$12.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	121.79	560	169
Medium and Large 2	405	120.22	487	64
Medium and Large 3	411	109.61	450	36

One grade step is worth $12.18/cwt here — about $110 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 sale269 hd

119.79

—

GA average14 barns · 1,195 hd

115.10

+4.69

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	1,616	77.98	1,260	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	58.82	751	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	50.12	487	45

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	578	108.21/cwt	105.00–109.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	118.29/cwt	115.00–121.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	137.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	122.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	511	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	120.73/cwt	118.00–126.00	580	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	128.15/cwt	122.00–132.00	487	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	112.65/cwt	111.00–118.00	660	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	118.19/cwt	117.00–121.00	605	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.97/cwt	96.00–100.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	118.56/cwt	112.00–120.00	517	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	368	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	455	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	138.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	391	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	142.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	132.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.59/cwt	132.00–142.00	530	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	105.00/cwt	104.00–113.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.03/cwt	117.00–123.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.52/cwt	127.00–133.00	616	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.68/cwt	119.00–126.00	703	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.00/cwt	138.00–146.00	582	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	127.46/cwt	124.00–131.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	151.84/cwt	147.00–157.00	582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	52.34/cwt	50.00–56.00	541	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	46.79/cwt	43.00–49.00	411	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	58.88/cwt	57.00–64.00	740	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	54.16/cwt	52.00–56.00	659	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	67.19/cwt	65.00–69.00	969	6
Bulls	—	—	1,599	77.44/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,238	15
Bulls	—	—	1,745	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	636.10/cwt	550.00–775.00	5,998	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,189	749.23/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,908	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	808	714.01/cwt	700.00–725.00	5,769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	128.31/cwt	124.00–134.00	532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	138.18/cwt	132.00–141.00	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.37/cwt	119.00–128.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.88/cwt	136.00–140.00	579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.61/cwt	130.00–136.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	119.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.33/cwt	130.00–133.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	128.51/cwt	125.00–131.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	711	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.75/cwt	129.00–135.00	822	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.57/cwt	132.00–136.00	775	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	127.24/cwt	124.00–128.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	113.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	138.48/cwt	137.00–141.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	114.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	359	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	103.49/cwt	100.00–108.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	128.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	85.47/cwt	83.00–88.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	654	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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 802Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 173Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 44Year 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	—	578	105.00–109.00	108.21
6	—	365	115.00–121.00	118.29
5	—	215	132.00–142.00	137.09
3	—	508	114.00–115.00	114.33
2	—	340	121.00–125.00	122.97
23	—	436	112.00–120.00	118.56
11	—	283	130.00	130.00
8	—	484	110.00–116.00	112.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	418	121.00–125.00	122.31
35	—	480	118.00–126.00	120.73
29	—	380	122.00–132.00	128.15
27	—	586	111.00–118.00	112.65
21	—	512	117.00–121.00	118.19
18	—	342	133.00	133.00
3	—	692	106.00–107.00	106.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	96.00–100.00	97.97
2	—	563	96.00–97.00	96.51
10	—	314	110.00–120.00	114.19
7	—	481	100.00–108.00	103.49
5	—	269	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	358	105.00–110.00	108.35
3	—	210	125.00–132.00	128.96
2	—	765	83.00–88.00	85.47
2	—	670	95.00–100.00	97.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	282	130.00–140.00	138.60
4	—	379	115.00–120.00	117.46
4	—	233	140.00–150.00	142.77
3	—	310	130.00–136.00	132.00
2	—	525	109.00–110.00	109.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	380	132.00–142.00	139.59
9	—	653	104.00–113.00	105.00
9	—	420	130.00–137.00	135.27
8	—	477	120.00–126.00	121.81
5	—	524	117.00–123.00	120.03
4	—	266	145.00–150.00	147.97
2	—	553	115.00–117.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	340	155.00	155.00
21	—	468	127.00–133.00	131.52
20	—	578	119.00–126.00	121.68
12	—	413	138.00–146.00	141.00
9	—	508	124.00–131.00	127.46
2	—	383	147.00–157.00	151.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	124.00–134.00	128.31
10	—	383	132.00–141.00	138.18
3	—	473	119.00–128.00	122.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	420	136.00–140.00	137.88
11	—	465	130.00–136.00	133.61
9	—	685	115.00–120.00	119.44
9	—	518	130.00–133.00	131.33
4	—	587	125.00–131.00	128.51
3	—	628	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	521	134.00–139.00	136.54
16	—	624	129.00–135.00	131.75
16	—	576	132.00–136.00	134.57
12	—	666	124.00–128.00	127.24
5	—	754	110.00–115.00	113.98
4	—	456	137.00–141.00	138.48
4	—	435	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,034	50.00–56.00	52.34
18	—	878	43.00–49.00	46.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,257	57.00–64.00	58.88
11	—	1,216	52.00–56.00	54.16
6	—	1,442	65.00–69.00	67.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,599	77.00–79.00	77.44
2	—	1,745	82.00	82.00

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)	17	—	943	550.00–775.00	636.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,189	700.00–850.00	749.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	808	700.00–725.00	714.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,415	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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