Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.66/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$110.66

208 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$12.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	115.00	564	84
Medium and Large 2	475	108.10	514	115
Medium and Large 3	422	102.90	435	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.10/cwt here — about $129 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

110.66

—

GA average16 barns · 1,375 hd

109.34

+1.32

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	1,692	73.28	1,240	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	44.97	749	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	44.45	558	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	38.50	396	23

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	106.80/cwt	102.00–110.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	98.03/cwt	96.00–100.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	103.13/cwt	100.00–107.00	598	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	108.13/cwt	106.00–110.00	514	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	102.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	119.78/cwt	119.00–122.00	583	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	508	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	109.74/cwt	106.00–114.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.40/cwt	110.00–116.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	147.03/cwt	142.00–150.00	410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	138.73/cwt	136.00–145.00	436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	128.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	126.16/cwt	124.00–132.00	577	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.26/cwt	145.00–155.00	556	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	140.84/cwt	137.00–145.00	576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	151.64/cwt	147.00–155.00	484	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	115.29/cwt	110.00–119.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	100.69/cwt	98.00–102.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	119.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,118	682.34/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,629	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	676.63/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,781	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,088	897.13/cwt	850.00–950.00	9,761	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,134.41/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	14,362	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	36.16/cwt	32.00–39.00	366	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	42.14/cwt	40.00–44.00	443	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	44.97/cwt	44.00–46.00	749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	47.21/cwt	45.00–51.00	608	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	41.69/cwt	39.00–44.00	509	17
Bulls	—	—	1,789	71.28/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,275	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	77.29/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	139.44/cwt	132.00–141.00	607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	127.38/cwt	125.00–129.00	603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	114.70/cwt	112.00–120.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	126.96/cwt	124.00–129.00	715	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.83/cwt	129.00–137.00	695	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	124.20/cwt	121.00–129.00	794	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.36/cwt	117.00–126.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.48/cwt	134.00–144.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	149.87/cwt	146.00–155.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.48/cwt	116.00–120.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	112.29/cwt	108.00–117.00	488	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	113.73/cwt	111.00–119.00	421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	103.87/cwt	100.00–106.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	114.18/cwt	112.00–117.00	359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	119.18/cwt	117.00–122.00	331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	120.93/cwt	118.00–124.00	514	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	113.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	113.25/cwt	109.00–118.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	113.46/cwt	111.00–115.00	525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	99.99/cwt	97.00–103.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	373	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 811Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	155.00–160.00	157.56
39	—	563	124.00–129.00	126.96
32	—	519	129.00–137.00	133.83
18	—	639	121.00–129.00	124.20
15	—	663	117.00–126.00	120.36
8	—	378	152.00–157.00	154.42
7	—	467	134.00–144.00	138.48
7	—	414	146.00–155.00	149.87
4	—	770	116.00–120.00	118.48
4	—	730	117.00–119.00	118.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	435	132.00–141.00	139.44
8	—	473	125.00–129.00	127.38
4	—	529	120.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	608	112.00–120.00	114.70
3	—	568	115.00–119.00	116.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	102.00–110.00	106.80
4	—	463	96.00–100.00	98.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	580	100.00–107.00	103.13
23	—	475	106.00–110.00	108.13
21	—	435	108.00–117.00	112.29
15	—	370	111.00–119.00	113.73
14	—	529	100.00–106.00	103.87
5	—	314	112.00–117.00	114.18
5	—	278	117.00–122.00	119.18
4	—	608	92.00–94.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	100.00–103.00	102.01
27	—	425	118.00–124.00	120.93
20	—	522	107.00–115.00	113.16
9	—	579	109.00–118.00	113.25
8	—	463	111.00–115.00	113.46
5	—	362	120.00–125.00	122.19
4	—	708	97.00–103.00	99.99
4	—	663	100.00–102.00	100.99
4	—	308	120.00–122.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	487	119.00–122.00	119.78
12	—	370	132.00–142.00	137.29
8	—	566	106.00–114.00	109.74
8	—	520	110.00–116.00	113.40
6	—	279	142.00–150.00	147.03
4	—	314	136.00–145.00	138.73
3	—	407	125.00–130.00	128.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	457	124.00–132.00	126.16
11	—	375	145.00–155.00	148.26
8	—	409	137.00–145.00	140.84
8	—	319	147.00–155.00	151.64
6	—	616	110.00–119.00	115.29
6	—	508	120.00–130.00	125.02
4	—	285	152.00–155.00	153.53
3	—	668	98.00–102.00	100.69
3	—	555	117.00–120.00	119.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	650.00–700.00	682.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	600.00–750.00	676.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	850.00–950.00	897.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,266	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,134.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,012	32.00–39.00	36.16
9	—	1,052	40.00–44.00	42.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	44.00–46.00	44.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,287	45.00–51.00	47.21
17	—	1,222	39.00–44.00	41.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	68.00–73.00	71.28
2	—	1,498	75.00–79.00	77.29

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle