Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed the previous week for holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.71/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$116.71

281 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	119.78	527	169
Medium and Large 2	405	114.64	465	78
Medium and Large 3	421	106.17	446	34

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $81 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 sale281 hd

116.71

—

GA average14 barns · 2,108 hd

113.47

+3.23

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	1,699	68.93	1,171	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	48.00	641	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	44.00	651	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	43.41	496	44

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	534	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	651	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	149.26/cwt	146.00–155.00	563	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	291	159.63/cwt	159.00–162.00	465	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	696	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	888	593.49/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,270	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	844.77/cwt	800.00–875.00	11,033	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	862.56/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	100.06/cwt	95.00–105.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	129.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	804	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	144.55/cwt	139.00–147.00	671	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	130.47/cwt	123.00–132.00	862	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	132.55/cwt	131.00–134.00	758	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.26/cwt	119.00–124.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	163.19/cwt	160.00–166.00	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.14/cwt	150.00–154.00	639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	110.88/cwt	105.00–112.00	424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	105.45/cwt	102.00–106.00	462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	92.66/cwt	90.00–94.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	98.35/cwt	97.00–100.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	109.72/cwt	105.00–112.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	111.66/cwt	108.00–115.00	315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	122.77/cwt	122.00–125.00	334	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	380	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	118.89/cwt	114.00–122.00	446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	99.85/cwt	99.00–104.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	109.70/cwt	105.00–114.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	107.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	115.23/cwt	113.00–117.00	468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	46.03/cwt	43.00–49.00	563	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	39.63/cwt	35.00–42.00	407	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	651	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	50.03/cwt	47.00–54.00	677	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	42.40/cwt	39.00–46.00	544	16
Bulls	—	—	1,710	68.12/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,165	5
Bulls	—	—	1,645	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	882	621.85/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,485	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	981	708.25/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	117.09/cwt	115.00–123.00	544	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	122.89/cwt	119.00–127.00	524	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	124.59/cwt	123.00–127.00	472	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	127.18/cwt	125.00–128.00	413	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	112.47/cwt	111.00–115.00	595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	128.60/cwt	127.00–130.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	111.01/cwt	104.00–113.00	525	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	121.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	385	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	93.44/cwt	90.00–94.00	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	135.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	298	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	93.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	101.49/cwt	99.00–104.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	294	147.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	119.53/cwt	115.00–123.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.76/cwt	136.00–140.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	100.97/cwt	99.00–103.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	155.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	531	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.75/cwt	131.00–140.00	629	19

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available due to market being closed the previous week for holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	534	120.00–124.00	122.00
17	—	377	146.00–155.00	149.26
11	—	291	159.00–162.00	159.63
9	—	571	118.00–126.00	121.96
33	—	341	151.00–160.00	155.59
22	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.91
19	—	460	131.00–140.00	136.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	104.00–113.00	111.01
8	—	317	120.00–130.00	121.47
7	—	631	90.00–94.00	93.44
6	—	440	110.00–120.00	117.24
6	—	368	110.00	110.00
5	—	220	130.00–140.00	135.64
3	—	668	90.00–95.00	93.04
2	—	533	99.00–104.00	101.49
2	—	283	120.00–130.00	124.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	110.00–116.00	111.98
7	—	294	145.00–155.00	147.82
4	—	488	115.00–123.00	119.53
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	111.62
3	—	377	136.00–140.00	138.76
2	—	728	99.00–103.00	100.97
2	—	420	132.00–138.00	135.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	95.00–105.00	100.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00–133.00	131.52
2	—	418	141.00–146.00	143.49
2	—	260	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	619	124.00–132.00	129.81
22	—	464	139.00–147.00	144.55
19	—	661	123.00–132.00	130.47
16	—	572	131.00–134.00	132.55
12	—	765	119.00–124.00	123.26
9	—	384	153.00	153.00
9	—	312	160.00–166.00	163.19
8	—	417	150.00–154.00	153.14
7	—	518	135.00–138.00	137.55
2	—	250	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	105.00–112.00	110.88
9	—	438	102.00–106.00	105.45
3	—	635	90.00–94.00	92.66
3	—	467	97.00–100.00	98.35
3	—	317	105.00–112.00	109.72
3	—	282	108.00–115.00	111.66
2	—	525	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	272	122.00–125.00	122.77
17	—	317	119.00–121.00	120.00
9	—	375	114.00–122.00	118.89
7	—	616	99.00–104.00	99.85
7	—	476	105.00–114.00	109.70
6	—	514	105.00–110.00	107.54
4	—	756	90.00	90.00
4	—	406	113.00–117.00	115.23
3	—	585	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	465	115.00–123.00	117.09
43	—	426	119.00–127.00	122.89
24	—	379	123.00–127.00	124.59
21	—	325	125.00–128.00	127.18
18	—	529	111.00–115.00	112.47
6	—	575	109.00–111.00	109.98
3	—	807	89.00	89.00
2	—	273	127.00–130.00	128.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	888	550.00–675.00	593.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	882	500.00–700.00	621.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	981	600.00–825.00	708.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,306	800.00–875.00	844.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	825.00–900.00	862.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,223	43.00–49.00	46.03
18	—	1,028	35.00–42.00	39.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,353	47.00–54.00	50.03
16	—	1,284	39.00–46.00	42.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,710	65.00–70.00	68.12
1	—	1,645	73.00	73.00

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

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