Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.51/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$105.51

196 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	112.45	507	40
Medium and Large 2	473	107.26	507	90
Medium and Large 3	470	98.92	465	66

One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $42 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 sale196 hd

105.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,333 hd

104.94

+0.57

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	1,455	79.73	1,160	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	59.58	895	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	58.37	678	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	47.78	539	53

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	658	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	84.34/cwt	84.00–85.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	117.35/cwt	115.00–122.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	109.68/cwt	107.00–111.00	481	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	108.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	508	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	558	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	105.58/cwt	105.00–106.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	112.18/cwt	109.00–114.00	412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	91.31/cwt	90.00–94.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	116.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	112.57/cwt	112.00–114.00	490	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	108.79/cwt	108.00–109.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	117.79/cwt	116.00–119.00	426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	106.66/cwt	106.00–108.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	98.30/cwt	93.00–102.00	573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	103.47/cwt	100.00–108.00	490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	106.21/cwt	101.00–111.00	447	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	93.72/cwt	86.00–95.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	99.46/cwt	95.00–104.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	233	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	116.86/cwt	109.00–119.00	574	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	129.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	122.71/cwt	117.00–127.00	506	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	107.16/cwt	104.00–113.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	430	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	140.38/cwt	137.00–145.00	394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	101.65/cwt	100.00–104.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.33/cwt	129.00–134.00	563	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	122.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	49.55/cwt	47.00–53.00	565	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	43.70/cwt	40.00–46.00	479	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	59.58/cwt	55.00–62.00	895	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	59.01/cwt	55.00–62.00	682	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	50.25/cwt	47.00–54.00	617	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	64.02/cwt	63.00–66.00	738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,393	76.10/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	635.72/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,294	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	603.56/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,609	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	836.13/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,326	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	952	816.77/cwt	775.00–850.00	7,776	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,159	842.88/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	104.39/cwt	102.00–110.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.52/cwt	97.00–104.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	109.34/cwt	104.00–114.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	123.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.38/cwt	113.00–121.00	613	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	117.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	716	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.05/cwt	125.00–133.00	549	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	120.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	589	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.74/cwt	114.00–120.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	107.49/cwt	104.00–111.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	782	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	123.14/cwt	118.00–124.00	853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	127.34/cwt	125.00–133.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.68/cwt	122.00–125.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	101.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	390	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	100.21/cwt	95.00–101.00	467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	92.26/cwt	86.00–95.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	103.32/cwt	100.00–106.00	434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	108.71/cwt	100.00–110.00	359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	97.78/cwt	91.00–101.00	518	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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 858Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	84.00–86.00	85.00
3	—	707	84.00–85.00	84.34
3	—	233	115.00–122.00	117.35
2	—	623	85.00	85.00
12	—	383	100.00–108.00	101.92
9	—	466	95.00–101.00	100.21
8	—	566	86.00–95.00	92.26
8	—	420	100.00–106.00	103.32
8	—	330	100.00–110.00	108.71
7	—	530	91.00–101.00	97.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	439	107.00–111.00	109.68
20	—	469	105.00–110.00	108.30
19	—	552	101.00	101.00
7	—	541	105.00–106.00	105.58
6	—	367	109.00–114.00	112.18
3	—	663	90.00–94.00	91.31
3	—	328	112.00–120.00	116.32
2	—	290	120.00–123.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	435	112.00–114.00	112.57
9	—	538	108.00–109.00	108.79
9	—	362	116.00–119.00	117.79
3	—	558	106.00–108.00	106.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	583	93.00–102.00	98.30
9	—	474	100.00–108.00	103.47
9	—	421	101.00–111.00	106.21
7	—	613	86.00–95.00	93.72
2	—	535	95.00–104.00	99.46
2	—	353	110.00–116.00	113.02
2	—	275	129.00–130.00	129.53
2	—	233	130.00–132.00	130.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	491	109.00–119.00	116.86
20	—	372	125.00–135.00	129.58
13	—	412	117.00–127.00	122.71
9	—	523	105.00–110.00	108.54
8	—	568	104.00–113.00	107.16
6	—	320	130.00–140.00	134.52
5	—	281	137.00–145.00	140.38
3	—	623	100.00–104.00	101.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	429	129.00–134.00	131.33
10	—	479	120.00–130.00	122.63
2	—	503	115.00–121.00	117.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	102.00–110.00	104.39
4	—	620	97.00–104.00	100.52
4	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.80
3	—	487	104.00–114.00	109.34
2	—	378	125.00–129.00	126.99
2	—	338	120.00–127.00	123.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	518	113.00–121.00	118.38
27	—	611	113.00–120.00	117.25
24	—	422	125.00–133.00	130.05
16	—	488	115.00–122.00	120.70
8	—	570	114.00–120.00	118.74
2	—	678	104.00–111.00	107.49
2	—	328	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	621	126.00	126.00
9	—	693	118.00–124.00	123.14
8	—	474	125.00–133.00	127.34
3	—	575	122.00–125.00	123.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,140	47.00–53.00	49.55
16	—	1,097	40.00–46.00	43.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	55.00–62.00	59.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,155	55.00–62.00	59.01
6	—	1,227	47.00–54.00	50.25
3	—	1,153	63.00–66.00	64.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	71.00–79.00	76.10
1	—	1,580	87.00	87.00

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)	8	—	990	500.00–750.00	635.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,095	500.00–750.00	603.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	800.00–875.00	836.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	952	775.00–850.00	816.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,159	750.00–950.00	842.88

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

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