Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls steady, steer calves mostly steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.60/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$124.60

118 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	124.99	763	90
Medium and Large 2	496	123.35	612	28

One grade step is worth $1.64/cwt here — about $150 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 sale118 hd

124.60

—

GA average15 barns · 707 hd

124.18

+0.42

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	1,587	76.26	1,210	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	53.00	795	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	52.12	626	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	45.33	446	27

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	47.43/cwt	44.00–51.00	476	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	41.12/cwt	37.00–43.00	389	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.85/cwt	105.00–113.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	112.17/cwt	111.00–113.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	115.30/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	112.54/cwt	110.00–114.00	600	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	142.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	114.20/cwt	112.00–116.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	135.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	146.94/cwt	145.00–149.00	394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	99.01/cwt	95.00–101.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.93/cwt	102.00–108.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	118.88/cwt	116.00–124.00	619	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	113.32/cwt	111.00–115.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	114.84/cwt	112.00–117.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	102.16/cwt	99.00–104.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	91.26/cwt	89.00–96.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	101.61/cwt	100.00–104.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	114.00/cwt	111.00–116.00	363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	112.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	108.18/cwt	105.00–111.00	497	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	108.89/cwt	105.00–114.00	477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	100.24/cwt	95.00–103.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	93.48/cwt	92.00–95.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	98.59/cwt	95.00–100.00	458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	120.26/cwt	118.00–122.00	919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	125.31/cwt	125.00–127.00	635	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.42/cwt	121.00–126.00	771	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	125.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	825	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.03/cwt	116.00–122.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	128.58/cwt	128.00–133.00	539	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	715.74/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,004	654.58/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,572	5
Bulls	—	—	1,548	79.07/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	73.46/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,194	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	59.80/cwt	59.00–61.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	47.71/cwt	45.00–50.00	584	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	53.59/cwt	51.00–58.00	629	36

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 585Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 89Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 43Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,003	44.00–51.00	47.43
9	—	947	37.00–43.00	41.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	59.00–61.00	59.80
19	—	1,225	45.00–50.00	47.71
36	—	1,173	51.00–58.00	53.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	78.00–81.00	79.07
4	—	1,625	72.00–77.00	73.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	109.00–111.00	110.00
4	—	631	89.00–96.00	91.26
5	—	557	100.00–104.00	101.61
6	—	318	111.00–116.00	114.00
6	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.92
16	—	459	105.00–111.00	108.18
18	—	438	105.00–114.00	108.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	105.00–113.00	110.85
6	—	494	111.00–113.00	112.17
6	—	418	115.00–117.00	115.68
4	—	308	120.00–125.00	122.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	95.00–103.00	100.24
4	—	513	92.00–95.00	93.48
5	—	465	95.00–100.00	98.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	110.00–120.00	115.30
4	—	368	124.00–126.00	124.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	110.00–114.00	112.54
10	—	423	122.00–130.00	124.95
7	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.12
6	—	488	112.00–116.00	114.20
6	—	362	132.00–138.00	135.93
4	—	268	145.00–149.00	146.94
3	—	623	95.00–101.00	99.01
3	—	570	102.00–108.00	105.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	116.00–124.00	118.88
6	—	618	111.00–115.00	113.32
6	—	569	112.00–117.00	114.84
6	—	460	123.00–125.00	124.00
5	—	679	99.00–104.00	102.16
4	—	423	132.00–137.00	135.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	118.00–122.00	120.26
26	—	507	125.00–127.00	125.31
26	—	615	121.00–126.00	125.42
31	—	658	120.00–129.00	125.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	116.00–122.00	118.03
4	—	568	115.00–119.00	117.01
4	—	668	110.00–113.00	111.48
17	—	419	128.00–133.00	128.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	700.00–725.00	715.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,004	625.00–675.00	654.58

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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Ashburn

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle