Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.72/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$106.72

208 head · 400 lb average

Value per head Derived

$427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$5.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	109.60	537	78
Medium and Large 2	413	106.17	439	65
Medium and Large 3	278	103.82	289	65

One grade step is worth $5.77/cwt here — about $248 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 sale208 hd

106.72

—

GA average16 barns · 1,534 hd

105.94

+0.79

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	1,606	76.55	1,230	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	48.00	708	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	47.89	651	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	39.82	441	45

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	378	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	104.16/cwt	104.00–105.00	551	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	116.17/cwt	113.00–120.00	484	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	110.29/cwt	106.00–116.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	102.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	121.41/cwt	119.00–122.00	471	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	103.31/cwt	102.00–106.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.16/cwt	105.00–110.00	460	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	111.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	99.96/cwt	95.00–105.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	356	115.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	96.36/cwt	95.00–98.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	99.30/cwt	98.00–100.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	121.62/cwt	120.00–123.00	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	83.49/cwt	80.00–87.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	106.23/cwt	104.00–108.00	557	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	104.14/cwt	102.00–105.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.45/cwt	123.00–130.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	247	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	363	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	142.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	443	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	135.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	495	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	143.79/cwt	142.00–144.00	398	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	118.23/cwt	118.00–119.00	538	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.77/cwt	126.00–130.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	41.91/cwt	39.00–45.00	494	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	36.68/cwt	34.00–38.00	367	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	47.58/cwt	45.00–51.00	656	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	41.03/cwt	40.00–42.00	593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	56.07/cwt	53.00–59.00	669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	78.55/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,330	7
Bulls	—	—	1,303	69.53/cwt	69.00–70.00	906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	665.78/cwt	600.00–725.00	8,256	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	883	752.41/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,644	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	621	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	404	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	703	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	106.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	107.42/cwt	106.00–110.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	793	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.17/cwt	117.00–124.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	118.53/cwt	116.00–123.00	607	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	119.00/cwt	116.00–121.00	674	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	227	108.17/cwt	107.00–109.00	246	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	101.31/cwt	100.00–105.00	273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	91.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	99.99/cwt	95.00–105.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	111.43/cwt	110.00–113.00	357	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	99.28/cwt	95.00–104.00	479	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	97.79/cwt	95.00–100.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	108.96/cwt	103.00–112.00	466	4

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 814Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	110.00–115.00	113.34
2	—	530	102.00–103.00	102.50
32	—	320	110.00–113.00	111.43
13	—	482	95.00–104.00	99.28
6	—	566	95.00–100.00	97.79
4	—	668	91.00	91.00
4	—	428	103.00–112.00	108.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	529	104.00–105.00	104.16
20	—	417	113.00–120.00	116.17
10	—	473	106.00–116.00	110.29
6	—	689	100.00–103.00	102.53
5	—	388	119.00–122.00	121.41
3	—	570	102.00–106.00	103.31
3	—	333	119.00–121.00	120.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	227	107.00–109.00	108.17
9	—	269	100.00–105.00	101.31
8	—	426	90.00–95.00	91.22
4	—	338	95.00–105.00	99.99
3	—	538	90.00–92.00	90.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	105.00–110.00	108.16
7	—	282	110.00–120.00	111.27
5	—	514	95.00–105.00	99.96
4	—	356	110.00–120.00	115.56
3	—	582	95.00–98.00	96.36
3	—	467	98.00–100.00	99.30
3	—	330	120.00–123.00	121.62
3	—	218	110.00	110.00
2	—	678	80.00–87.00	83.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	104.00–108.00	106.23
8	—	421	115.00–122.00	118.57
6	—	574	102.00–105.00	104.14
5	—	615	95.00–100.00	97.57
3	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.93
2	—	375	123.00–130.00	126.45
2	—	293	130.00–137.00	133.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	247	147.00	147.00
19	—	311	138.00–143.00	142.49
16	—	366	135.00–138.00	135.20
10	—	277	142.00–144.00	143.79
9	—	455	118.00–119.00	118.23
5	—	432	126.00–130.00	127.77
3	—	503	110.00–116.00	113.00
2	—	603	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	65.00	65.00
6	—	703	63.00	63.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	105.00–110.00	106.49
5	—	624	106.00–110.00	107.42
2	—	793	90.00–100.00	95.02
2	—	518	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	117.00–121.00	119.02
6	—	418	117.00–124.00	120.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	512	116.00–123.00	118.53
15	—	566	116.00–121.00	119.00
2	—	718	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,179	39.00–45.00	41.91
18	—	1,001	34.00–38.00	36.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,379	45.00–51.00	47.58
4	—	1,446	40.00–42.00	41.03
4	—	1,194	53.00–59.00	56.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,693	75.00–80.00	78.55
2	—	1,303	69.00–70.00	69.53

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)	2	—	1,240	600.00–725.00	665.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	883	700.00–800.00	752.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	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