Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.49/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$127.49

170 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$7.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	128.92	767	125
Medium and Large 2	508	124.29	632	31
Medium and Large 3	372	121.83	453	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about $313 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 sale170 hd

127.49

—

GA average15 barns · 574 hd

124.90

+2.59

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	1,705	75.35	1,285	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	51.91	649	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	44.58	498	30

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	373	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	109.17/cwt	105.00–111.00	562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	108.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	116.69/cwt	114.00–118.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	115.94/cwt	115.00–117.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	117.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	109.26/cwt	104.00–110.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	106.41/cwt	104.00–109.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	119.01/cwt	114.00–121.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	121.85/cwt	121.00–125.00	413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	114.03/cwt	112.00–115.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	102.05/cwt	96.00–106.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	406	107.16/cwt	105.00–114.00	435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	294	121.44/cwt	120.00–122.00	357	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	553	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	112.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	137.49/cwt	133.00–142.00	524	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	142.67/cwt	140.00–146.00	462	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	113.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	106.63/cwt	105.00–109.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	699	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	125.50/cwt	123.00–132.00	600	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	133.17/cwt	132.00–135.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	116.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.63/cwt	109.00–113.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	157.60/cwt	155.00–160.00	493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	48.02/cwt	44.00–50.00	527	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	39.41/cwt	35.00–42.00	451	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	53.37/cwt	51.00–58.00	654	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	46.09/cwt	43.00–50.00	623	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	79.43/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,414	7
Bulls	—	—	1,601	69.63/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,115	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	676.75/cwt	600.00–725.00	7,397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	849.58/cwt	825.00–875.00	9,787	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	717.98/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,070	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	113.88/cwt	110.00–118.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.18/cwt	119.00–124.00	644	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.37/cwt	116.00–124.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.61/cwt	128.00–134.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	128.79/cwt	124.00–131.00	787	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	129.54/cwt	127.00–135.00	667	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	125.49/cwt	121.00–130.00	857	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	121.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	135.25/cwt	135.00–136.00	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	138.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.39/cwt	142.00–145.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	118.75/cwt	118.00–121.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	109.25/cwt	107.00–112.00	339	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	94.61/cwt	90.00–100.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	101.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	484	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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 112Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 27Year 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	—	373	100.00–105.00	102.52
12	—	310	107.00–112.00	109.25
5	—	510	90.00–100.00	94.61
4	—	479	100.00–103.00	101.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	515	105.00–111.00	109.17
5	—	468	105.00–110.00	108.40
3	—	613	100.00	100.00
3	—	337	114.00–118.00	116.69
2	—	373	115.00–117.00	115.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	554	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	431	115.00–122.00	117.44
8	—	622	104.00–110.00	109.26
7	—	661	104.00–109.00	106.41
7	—	521	114.00–121.00	119.01
7	—	339	121.00–125.00	121.85
6	—	564	111.00–112.00	111.50
3	—	763	95.00	95.00
3	—	463	112.00–115.00	114.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	532	96.00–106.00	102.05
7	—	406	105.00–114.00	107.16
7	—	294	120.00–122.00	121.44
3	—	553	103.00	103.00
3	—	380	110.00–117.00	112.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	381	133.00–142.00	137.49
8	—	324	140.00–146.00	142.67
6	—	513	112.00–117.00	113.51
6	—	426	120.00–126.00	121.03
5	—	559	105.00–109.00	106.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	659	106.00	106.00
15	—	478	123.00–132.00	125.50
6	—	442	132.00–135.00	133.17
4	—	571	112.00	112.00
4	—	505	115.00–120.00	116.76
3	—	623	109.00–113.00	110.63
2	—	313	155.00–160.00	157.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	121.00	121.00
2	—	515	110.00–118.00	113.88
2	—	410	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.46
2	—	255	135.00–137.00	136.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	527	119.00–124.00	122.18
6	—	568	116.00–124.00	121.37
3	—	433	128.00–134.00	130.61
3	—	385	133.00	133.00
2	—	468	128.00–129.00	128.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	611	124.00–131.00	128.79
32	—	515	127.00–135.00	129.54
17	—	683	121.00–130.00	125.49
15	—	712	120.00–123.00	121.22
12	—	567	135.00–136.00	135.25
5	—	456	137.00–142.00	138.00
5	—	415	142.00–145.00	144.39
4	—	757	118.00–121.00	118.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,098	44.00–50.00	48.02
12	—	1,145	35.00–42.00	39.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,226	51.00–58.00	53.37
6	—	1,351	43.00–50.00	46.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,780	78.00–81.00	79.43
5	—	1,601	68.00–70.00	69.63

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)	3	—	1,093	600.00–725.00	676.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,152	825.00–875.00	849.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,124	675.00–800.00	717.98

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

Steers · 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