Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.16/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$118.16

251 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$10.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	121.47	558	162
Medium and Large 2	459	113.03	519	50
Medium and Large 3	357	110.98	396	39

One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $162 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 sale251 hd

118.16

—

GA average16 barns · 1,577 hd

112.12

+6.04

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	1,539	75.78	1,166	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	55.41	683	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	54.00	821	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	47.09	489	45

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	583	112.52/cwt	109.00–115.00	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	126.08/cwt	126.00–127.00	422	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	107.52/cwt	106.00–110.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	114.46/cwt	111.00–121.00	494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	123.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	129.43/cwt	129.00–129.50	875	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	49.40/cwt	46.00–53.00	516	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	40.73/cwt	37.00–44.00	415	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	71.87/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,026	5
Bulls	—	—	1,703	79.45/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,353	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	671.27/cwt	550.00–750.00	7,371	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	55.67/cwt	53.00–60.00	692	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	51.10/cwt	48.00–53.00	634	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	61.98/cwt	60.00–66.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	264	132.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	116.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	103.66/cwt	100.00–110.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	93.45/cwt	91.00–96.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.54/cwt	121.00–130.00	583	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	108.56/cwt	106.00–111.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.38/cwt	112.00–120.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	134.81/cwt	128.00–137.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.19/cwt	104.00–108.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	112.42/cwt	110.00–117.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.92/cwt	135.00–142.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.33/cwt	137.00–142.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	146.92/cwt	144.00–152.00	552	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	142.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	588	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	133.19/cwt	131.00–136.00	615	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.15/cwt	123.00–129.00	661	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	154.41/cwt	152.00–157.00	505	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	162.80/cwt	160.00–167.00	456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	227	161.51/cwt	157.00–165.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,353	723.15/cwt	650.00–750.00	9,784	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	888	628.17/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,578	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,169	865.77/cwt	700.00–950.00	10,121	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	141.53/cwt	137.00–145.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	148.47/cwt	142.00–150.00	566	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	136.92/cwt	136.00–137.00	649	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	143.02/cwt	141.00–144.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.98/cwt	150.00–157.00	516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.45/cwt	123.00–130.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	159.41/cwt	157.00–162.00	454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.64/cwt	131.00–140.00	775	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.27/cwt	134.00–141.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	141.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	118.61/cwt	115.00–121.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	111.73/cwt	108.00–113.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	175.54/cwt	170.00–180.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	130.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	118.91/cwt	118.00–119.00	369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	100.56/cwt	97.00–107.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	117.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	91.02/cwt	89.00–95.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	101.77/cwt	100.00–103.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	397	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	933	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	109.40/cwt	109.00–111.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	111.20/cwt	109.00–112.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.21/cwt	100.00–108.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	125.39/cwt	123.00–130.00	537	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	120.72/cwt	119.00–126.00	578	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	125.00/cwt	123.00–126.00	474	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	116.93/cwt	112.00–119.00	617	16

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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 612Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	583	109.00–115.00	112.52
12	—	335	126.00–127.00	126.08
11	—	632	106.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	230	140.00–142.00	140.98
51	—	428	123.00–130.00	125.39
33	—	479	119.00–126.00	120.72
23	—	379	123.00–126.00	125.00
16	—	528	112.00–119.00	116.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	310	118.00–119.00	118.91
7	—	419	97.00–107.00	100.56
7	—	238	120.00	120.00
5	—	277	110.00–119.00	117.28
4	—	578	89.00–95.00	91.02
4	—	472	100.00–103.00	101.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	324	120.00–125.00	122.38
9	—	424	115.00–120.00	118.18
5	—	933	77.00	77.00
5	—	521	109.00–111.00	109.40
5	—	495	109.00–112.00	111.20
4	—	575	100.00–108.00	105.21
4	—	283	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	388	115.00–122.00	118.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	111.00–121.00	114.46
7	—	363	120.00–130.00	123.76
6	—	264	130.00–140.00	132.73
4	—	488	115.00–117.00	116.50
3	—	518	100.00–110.00	103.66
2	—	725	91.00–96.00	93.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	468	121.00–130.00	124.54
9	—	629	106.00–111.00	108.56
8	—	530	112.00–120.00	118.38
8	—	419	128.00–137.00	134.81
5	—	663	104.00–108.00	107.19
5	—	575	110.00–117.00	112.42
3	—	373	135.00–142.00	138.92
3	—	340	137.00–142.00	140.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	376	144.00–152.00	146.92
18	—	413	140.00–147.00	142.36
17	—	462	131.00–136.00	133.19
14	—	528	123.00–129.00	125.15
14	—	327	152.00–157.00	154.41
4	—	280	160.00–167.00	162.80
3	—	562	119.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	227	157.00–165.00	161.51
2	—	620	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	676	129.00–129.50	129.43
20	—	571	131.00–140.00	135.64
9	—	532	134.00–141.00	136.27
8	—	488	140.00–142.00	141.64
5	—	807	115.00–121.00	118.61
5	—	412	145.00–150.00	147.01
4	—	877	108.00–113.00	111.73
4	—	316	170.00–180.00	175.54
2	—	628	129.00–133.00	130.96
2	—	358	162.00–165.00	163.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	137.00–145.00	141.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	381	142.00–150.00	148.47
12	—	474	136.00–137.00	136.92
12	—	433	141.00–144.00	143.02
8	—	333	150.00–157.00	154.98
2	—	663	119.00–121.00	120.00
2	—	573	123.00–130.00	126.45
2	—	285	157.00–162.00	159.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,045	46.00–53.00	49.40
12	—	1,019	37.00–44.00	40.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,243	53.00–60.00	55.67
15	—	1,240	48.00–53.00	51.10
8	—	1,155	60.00–66.00	61.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	69.00–74.00	71.87
2	—	1,703	76.00–82.00	79.45
1	—	1,765	88.00	88.00

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)	5	—	1,098	550.00–750.00	671.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,353	650.00–750.00	723.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	550.00–700.00	628.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,169	700.00–950.00	865.77

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