Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.09/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$107.09

207 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$11.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	113.68	599	79
Medium and Large 2	550	103.70	571	72
Medium and Large 3	352	102.13	360	56

One grade step is worth $11.56/cwt here — about $239 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 sale207 hd

107.09

—

GA average16 barns · 1,472 hd

106.40

+0.68

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	1,682	72.42	1,218	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	49.17	645	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	41.46	444	34

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	713	86.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	93.93/cwt	90.00–97.00	666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	103.06/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	114.39/cwt	109.00–116.00	426	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	106.41/cwt	105.00–109.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	105.25/cwt	104.00–107.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.72/cwt	109.00–114.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.83/cwt	107.00–113.00	626	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	120.93/cwt	119.00–122.00	464	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	112.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	118.45/cwt	116.00–120.00	499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	112.37/cwt	112.00–114.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	113.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	116.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	429	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	98.00/cwt	97.00–100.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	105.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	134.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	744	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.49/cwt	110.00–120.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	107.66/cwt	105.00–112.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	121.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	143.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	114.63/cwt	110.00–119.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	39.09/cwt	35.00–42.00	408	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	44.85/cwt	43.00–48.00	497	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	51.21/cwt	48.00–54.00	701	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	44.05/cwt	40.00–47.00	539	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	56.70/cwt	56.00–58.00	761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	78.07/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,408	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	66.77/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,164	677.96/cwt	500.00–775.00	7,891	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	547.22/cwt	525.00–575.00	4,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	945	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,328	872.57/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	11,588	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	105.05/cwt	100.00–109.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	102.34/cwt	101.00–104.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	111.56/cwt	109.00–114.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	113.67/cwt	110.00–119.00	725	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	121.18/cwt	121.00–122.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.35/cwt	125.00–126.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	738	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	803	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	134.20/cwt	129.00–137.00	717	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	137.71/cwt	129.00–139.00	672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	291	103.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	301	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	105.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	243	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	106.43/cwt	102.00–110.00	345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	99.22/cwt	95.00–101.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	99.30/cwt	98.00–100.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	99.66/cwt	99.00–101.00	372	3

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 836Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 177Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 55Year 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	—	713	85.00–89.00	86.99
2	—	615	94.00	94.00
25	—	291	100.00–110.00	103.49
8	—	230	105.00–110.00	105.62
5	—	324	102.00–110.00	106.43
4	—	523	95.00–101.00	99.22
4	—	423	99.00–100.00	99.75
3	—	473	98.00–100.00	99.30
3	—	373	99.00–101.00	99.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	709	90.00–97.00	93.93
15	—	566	100.00–105.00	103.06
13	—	372	109.00–116.00	114.39
7	—	477	105.00–109.00	106.41
6	—	614	102.00	102.00
4	—	689	95.00	95.00
4	—	530	104.00–107.00	105.25
4	—	430	109.00–114.00	111.72
2	—	315	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	565	107.00–113.00	110.83
14	—	384	119.00–122.00	120.93
12	—	544	110.00–113.00	112.69
11	—	421	116.00–120.00	118.45
10	—	701	109.00	109.00
5	—	487	112.00–114.00	112.37
3	—	695	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	315	110.00–120.00	113.17
5	—	368	110.00–120.00	116.55
3	—	520	97.00–100.00	98.00
3	—	418	100.00–110.00	105.98
3	—	280	130.00–137.00	134.58
2	—	465	97.00–100.00	98.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	89.00	89.00
5	—	475	110.00–120.00	115.49
4	—	529	105.00–112.00	107.66
2	—	680	95.00–96.00	95.49
2	—	615	100.00	100.00
2	—	418	117.00–125.00	121.07
2	—	328	130.00–137.00	133.42
2	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	140.00–150.00	143.06
4	—	583	118.00	118.00
3	—	618	110.00–119.00	114.63
3	—	403	136.00	136.00
2	—	505	115.00–120.00	117.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	100.00–109.00	105.05
3	—	572	101.00–104.00	102.34
3	—	233	140.00	140.00
2	—	513	109.00–114.00	111.56
2	—	460	114.00–116.00	115.02
2	—	283	132.00–135.00	133.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	110.00–119.00	113.67
6	—	562	121.00–122.00	121.18
3	—	522	125.00–126.00	125.35
3	—	427	130.00	130.00
3	—	378	133.00	133.00
2	—	653	110.00–113.00	111.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	571	125.00–132.00	129.30
23	—	626	122.00–130.00	128.27
21	—	534	129.00–137.00	134.20
12	—	488	129.00–139.00	137.71
5	—	407	140.00–145.00	142.05
5	—	317	152.00	152.00
4	—	735	109.00–110.00	109.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,045	35.00–42.00	39.09
14	—	1,108	43.00–48.00	44.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,369	48.00–54.00	51.21
10	—	1,223	40.00–47.00	44.05
3	—	1,342	56.00–58.00	56.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	75.00–80.00	78.07
3	—	1,560	65.00–70.00	66.77

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)	12	—	1,164	500.00–775.00	677.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	525.00–575.00	547.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,328	725.00–1,000.00	872.57

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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