Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cow and bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.65/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$120.65

167 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$18.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	435	125.95	548	97
Medium and Large 2	425	117.43	499	41
Medium and Large 3	344	107.48	370	29

One grade step is worth $18.47/cwt here — about $178 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 sale167 hd

120.65

—

GA average14 barns · 1,161 hd

113.72

+6.93

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	—	High	1,349	74.36	1,003	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	55.25	730	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	51.73	812	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	46.84	501	42

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	615	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	111.68/cwt	110.00–114.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.52/cwt	139.00–147.00	676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	236	170.84/cwt	170.00–175.00	403	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	165.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	872.31/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,145	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	637.25/cwt	500.00–725.00	6,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	140.52/cwt	133.00–141.00	684	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,479	1,269.69/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	18,779	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,311	1,027.93/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	13,476	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	743.38/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,289	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	665.53/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,203	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	128.27/cwt	126.00–135.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	154.44/cwt	147.00–156.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	128.32/cwt	126.00–133.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	167.24/cwt	167.00–170.00	609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	721	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	175.03/cwt	174.00–177.00	487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	134.69/cwt	132.00–140.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	128.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	413	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	103.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	111.85/cwt	109.00–114.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	131.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	582	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	113.64/cwt	110.00–120.00	316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	132.74/cwt	132.00–135.00	421	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.77/cwt	131.00–135.00	502	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	95.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,361	70.06/cwt	66.00–74.00	954	7
Bulls	—	—	1,339	77.76/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	722	85.00/cwt	84.00–88.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	155.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.51/cwt	149.00–157.00	648	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	127.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	104.64/cwt	103.00–106.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	120.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.51/cwt	141.00–145.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	160.26/cwt	157.00–165.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	147.44/cwt	142.00–152.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.23/cwt	111.00–114.00	705	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	48.83/cwt	46.00–53.00	525	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	41.85/cwt	40.00–45.00	442	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	52.15/cwt	50.00–55.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	286	172.47/cwt	167.00–176.00	493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	170.88/cwt	167.00–176.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	118.33/cwt	115.00–124.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	113.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	106.16/cwt	105.00–112.00	407	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	55.49/cwt	53.00–60.00	735	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	50.48/cwt	49.00–51.00	636	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	61.53/cwt	61.00–62.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.30/cwt	123.00–131.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	104.84/cwt	103.00–105.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	128.11/cwt	122.00–130.00	337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	117.19/cwt	113.00–120.00	611	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.57/cwt	117.00–127.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	109.02/cwt	107.00–111.00	583	2

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 1,440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 197Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 71Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	512	130.00–132.00	130.66
3	—	660	110.00–114.00	111.68
10	—	471	139.00–147.00	143.52
11	—	236	170.00–175.00	170.84
13	—	362	160.00–170.00	165.15
15	—	428	149.00–157.00	151.51
9	—	286	167.00–176.00	172.47
8	—	318	167.00–176.00	170.88
6	—	567	115.00–124.00	118.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	130.00–140.00	135.11
2	—	658	90.00–100.00	95.06
8	—	722	84.00–88.00	85.00
5	—	365	120.00–130.00	127.39
3	—	622	103.00–106.00	104.64
3	—	427	115.00–120.00	118.36
2	—	225	142.00–152.00	147.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	150.00–157.00	153.00
3	—	233	152.00–160.00	155.69
4	—	509	115.00–125.00	120.51
4	—	423	141.00–145.00	142.51
4	—	308	157.00–165.00	160.26
5	—	463	125.00–135.00	131.34
4	—	623	111.00–114.00	113.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	390	163.00	163.00
33	—	487	133.00–141.00	140.52
2	—	425	145.00–150.00	147.41
2	—	530	131.00–132.00	131.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.30
3	—	562	133.00–135.00	133.99
6	—	461	147.00–156.00	154.44
6	—	622	126.00–133.00	128.32
12	—	364	167.00–170.00	167.24
2	—	325	170.00–175.00	172.38
18	—	524	134.00–138.00	137.67
6	—	278	174.00–177.00	175.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	126.00–135.00	128.27
3	—	372	132.00–140.00	134.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	123.00–130.00	128.29
12	—	572	103.00–105.00	104.84
10	—	263	122.00–130.00	128.11
8	—	478	113.00–119.00	115.01
3	—	370	117.00–127.00	122.57
2	—	535	107.00–111.00	109.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	133.00–135.00	134.02
3	—	218	134.00–137.00	135.31
5	—	716	100.00–105.00	103.41
7	—	556	109.00–114.00	111.85
15	—	442	130.00–134.00	131.71
19	—	317	132.00–135.00	132.74
21	—	378	131.00–135.00	132.77
3	—	473	123.00–131.00	126.30
22	—	521	113.00–120.00	117.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	90.00	90.00
5	—	278	110.00–120.00	113.64
11	—	225	110.00–120.00	113.53
6	—	383	105.00–112.00	106.16
3	—	527	101.00	101.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,163	850.00–950.00	872.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	985	500.00–725.00	637.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,115	625.00–825.00	743.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	932	550.00–775.00	665.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,479	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,269.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,311	950.00–1,125.00	1,027.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	84.00	84.00
7	—	1,361	66.00–74.00	70.06
6	—	1,339	75.00–82.00	77.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,075	46.00–53.00	48.83
12	—	1,056	40.00–45.00	41.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,575	50.00–55.00	52.15
1	—	1,530	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,325	53.00–60.00	55.49
5	—	1,260	49.00–51.00	50.48
2	—	1,380	61.00–62.00	61.53

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