Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.44/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$129.44

225 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	133.30	614	56
Medium and Large 1	582	128.39	747	163
Medium and Large 3	458	122.15	560	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $54 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 sale225 hd

129.44

—

GA average15 barns · 1,417 hd

135.34

−5.90

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	1,909	78.04	1,490	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	60.56	786	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	54.00	742	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	49.40	543	40

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	109.23/cwt	108.00–110.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	148.71/cwt	147.00–152.00	346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	154.41/cwt	152.00–159.00	511	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	129.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	620	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.67/cwt	144.00–152.00	543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	124.76/cwt	119.00–128.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	141.35/cwt	137.00–147.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	160.63/cwt	160.00–162.00	389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	141.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	576	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	116.42/cwt	112.00–118.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	153.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	769	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	103.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	97.56/cwt	95.00–100.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	108.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	523	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	119.29/cwt	115.00–121.00	322	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	119.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	105.02/cwt	100.00–109.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	103.19/cwt	100.00–107.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	98.26/cwt	95.00–100.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	115.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	123.66/cwt	118.00–128.00	511	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	111.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	648	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	113.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	587	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	116.43/cwt	113.00–121.00	545	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	102.92/cwt	100.00–106.00	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	124.53/cwt	121.00–128.00	468	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	125.21/cwt	121.00–129.00	412	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	110.25/cwt	108.00–113.00	666	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	66.09/cwt	65.00–69.00	865	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	51.88/cwt	48.00–54.00	782	6
Bulls	—	—	2,070	76.50/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	79.58/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,391	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	676.27/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,776	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	755.37/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,611	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.77/cwt	131.00–133.00	617	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	116.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	159.21/cwt	157.00–160.00	431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.03/cwt	139.00–147.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.62/cwt	127.00–131.00	736	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	122.86/cwt	120.00–126.00	761	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	134.87/cwt	134.00–139.00	653	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.28/cwt	131.00–137.00	700	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	115.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	840	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.16/cwt	120.00–127.00	835	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	53.14/cwt	49.00–56.00	583	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	43.79/cwt	40.00–47.00	482	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	56.64/cwt	56.00–58.00	732	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	50.04/cwt	49.00–51.00	750	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	60.42/cwt	57.00–64.00	749	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	114.41/cwt	110.00–120.00	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	105.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	229	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	122.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.67/cwt	129.00–135.00	568	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	102.78/cwt	100.00–105.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	139.72/cwt	137.00–141.00	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	148.95/cwt	142.00–152.00	404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	568	5

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 883Last week 1,053Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 189Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	108.00–110.00	109.23
4	—	335	145.00–150.00	148.01
3	—	233	147.00–152.00	148.71
2	—	660	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	525	108.00–110.00	109.03
18	—	428	129.00–135.00	132.67
9	—	607	100.00–105.00	102.78
7	—	385	137.00–141.00	139.72
7	—	271	142.00–152.00	148.95
5	—	474	115.00–122.00	119.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	331	152.00–159.00	154.41
18	—	478	127.00–134.00	129.62
9	—	368	144.00–152.00	147.67
8	—	653	111.00	111.00
8	—	507	119.00–128.00	124.76
7	—	412	137.00–147.00	141.35
6	—	568	114.00–120.00	116.98
3	—	242	160.00–162.00	160.63
2	—	280	160.00–162.00	160.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	110.00–120.00	114.41
5	—	466	100.00–110.00	105.15
5	—	229	125.00–130.00	128.08
4	—	265	120.00–130.00	122.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	408	139.00–144.00	141.20
7	—	771	112.00–118.00	116.42
4	—	808	114.00	114.00
4	—	360	152.00–155.00	153.01
33	—	568	127.00–131.00	129.62
28	—	619	120.00–126.00	122.86
22	—	484	134.00–139.00	134.87
20	—	525	131.00–137.00	133.28
16	—	724	113.00–119.00	115.98
16	—	667	120.00–127.00	125.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	120.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	415	120.00–125.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	468	131.00–133.00	131.77
15	—	427	130.00–137.00	135.54
5	—	529	129.00	129.00
4	—	613	115.00–119.00	116.74
4	—	271	157.00–160.00	159.21
3	—	560	114.00	114.00
3	—	385	139.00–147.00	142.03
2	—	658	110.00–119.00	114.52
2	—	315	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	74.00	74.00
4	—	268	100.00–110.00	106.80
3	—	323	100.00–110.00	103.25
2	—	435	95.00–100.00	97.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	483	105.00–111.00	108.35
12	—	270	115.00–121.00	119.29
7	—	318	115.00–120.00	119.33
6	—	523	100.00–109.00	105.02
5	—	369	115.00–120.00	117.57
4	—	581	100.00–107.00	103.19
3	—	613	95.00–100.00	98.26
3	—	420	110.00–118.00	115.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	413	118.00–128.00	123.66
29	—	582	110.00–115.00	111.26
29	—	517	113.00–116.00	113.51
17	—	468	113.00–121.00	116.43
13	—	687	100.00–106.00	102.92
13	—	376	121.00–128.00	124.53
13	—	329	121.00–129.00	125.21
4	—	604	108.00–113.00	110.25
2	—	748	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	65.00–69.00	66.09
6	—	1,507	48.00–54.00	51.88
24	—	1,240	57.00–64.00	60.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,097	49.00–56.00	53.14
16	—	1,100	40.00–47.00	43.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	56.00–58.00	56.64
2	—	1,498	49.00–51.00	50.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,070	76.00–77.00	76.50
2	—	1,748	79.00–80.00	79.58

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)	6	—	1,002	650.00–725.00	676.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,140	725.00–800.00	755.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	900.00	900.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle