Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.96/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$101.96

271 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	104.39	597	116
Medium and Large 2	481	101.88	490	107
Medium and Large 3	432	96.24	416	48

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $181 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 sale271 hd

101.96

—

GA average16 barns · 1,761 hd

104.93

−2.97

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	1,328	72.50	963	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	48.50	651	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	41.20	433	40

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 2	—	376	107.34/cwt	104.00–114.00	404	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	101.93/cwt	100.00–103.00	540	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	100.12/cwt	100.00–102.00	468	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	110.58/cwt	110.00–111.00	346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	106.48/cwt	104.00–110.00	456	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	96.14/cwt	95.00–99.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	105.77/cwt	104.00–110.00	543	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	114.12/cwt	113.00–116.00	477	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	102.27/cwt	99.00–103.00	657	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	92.90/cwt	92.00–93.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	105.38/cwt	105.00–109.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	100.85/cwt	100.00–106.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	93.16/cwt	90.00–96.00	528	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	89.52/cwt	87.00–90.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	93.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	100.05/cwt	95.00–105.00	419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	94.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	441	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	112.97/cwt	109.00–117.00	427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	88.71/cwt	85.00–91.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	108.54/cwt	105.00–115.00	505	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	94.41/cwt	94.00–99.00	575	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	114.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	127.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	408	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	125.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	104.01/cwt	101.00–107.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	132.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	505	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	42.24/cwt	40.00–45.00	446	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	36.28/cwt	35.00–38.00	372	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	48.35/cwt	45.00–52.00	647	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	589	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,102	70.84/cwt	69.00–73.00	781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,001	584.05/cwt	525.00–700.00	5,846	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	459.59/cwt	425.00–500.00	4,113	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,556	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	109.12/cwt	103.00–110.00	560	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	107.49/cwt	105.00–114.00	468	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	117.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	104.69/cwt	100.00–109.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	123.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	119.86/cwt	119.00–120.00	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	590	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	120.17/cwt	117.00–122.00	744	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	112.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	133.89/cwt	133.00–134.00	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	113.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	91.54/cwt	85.00–95.00	493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	106.29/cwt	100.00–110.00	297	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	94.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	455	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	94.42/cwt	90.00–100.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	98.15/cwt	93.00–101.00	365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	99.04/cwt	93.00–103.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	85.98/cwt	84.00–89.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	93.24/cwt	90.00–98.00	590	22

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 587Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	376	104.00–114.00	107.34
19	—	530	100.00–103.00	101.93
17	—	467	100.00–102.00	100.12
12	—	313	110.00–111.00	110.58
10	—	428	104.00–110.00	106.48
7	—	567	95.00–99.00	96.14
22	—	633	90.00–98.00	93.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	513	104.00–110.00	105.77
19	—	418	113.00–116.00	114.12
11	—	642	99.00–103.00	102.27
10	—	867	92.00–93.00	92.90
10	—	475	105.00–109.00	105.38
9	—	946	91.00	91.00
7	—	565	100.00–106.00	100.85
4	—	360	116.00	116.00
2	—	708	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	539	85.00–95.00	91.54
9	—	279	100.00–110.00	106.29
8	—	482	90.00–95.00	94.37
6	—	418	90.00–100.00	94.42
6	—	372	93.00–101.00	98.15
4	—	334	93.00–103.00	99.04
3	—	612	84.00–89.00	85.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	567	90.00–96.00	93.16
8	—	634	87.00–90.00	89.52
7	—	527	90.00–100.00	93.74
6	—	419	95.00–105.00	100.05
5	—	467	90.00–100.00	94.43
5	—	378	109.00–117.00	112.97
3	—	670	85.00–91.00	88.71
3	—	290	115.00–125.00	120.00
2	—	313	110.00–117.00	113.47
2	—	238	115.00–117.00	116.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	465	105.00–115.00	108.54
12	—	609	94.00–99.00	94.41
11	—	433	110.00–120.00	114.06
10	—	320	120.00–130.00	127.63
8	—	376	120.00–129.00	125.07
6	—	258	130.00	130.00
5	—	519	101.00–107.00	104.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	381	130.00–136.00	132.52
4	—	420	126.00–130.00	128.02
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	103.00–110.00	109.12
13	—	435	105.00–114.00	107.49
7	—	359	110.00–120.00	117.64
3	—	587	100.00–109.00	104.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	432	120.00–130.00	123.62
7	—	514	115.00–120.00	115.71
7	—	475	119.00–120.00	119.86
4	—	624	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	110.00–112.00	111.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	571	115.00–120.00	116.85
28	—	476	124.00	124.00
17	—	619	117.00–122.00	120.17
12	—	820	110.00–113.00	112.01
9	—	405	133.00–134.00	133.89
4	—	724	110.00–116.00	113.20
3	—	682	122.00	122.00
2	—	528	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,055	40.00–45.00	42.24
7	—	1,026	35.00–38.00	36.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,338	45.00–52.00	48.35
2	—	1,308	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,403	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	69.00–73.00	70.84
2	—	1,668	75.00	75.00

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)	4	—	1,001	525.00–700.00	584.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	895	425.00–500.00	459.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	800.00	800.00

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

Replacement Cattle