Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to barn closure for the holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.46/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$133.46

376 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$21.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.31

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	137.10	703	278
Medium and Large 2	484	125.32	607	75
Medium and Large 3	415	115.95	481	23

One grade step is worth $21.15/cwt here — about $222 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 sale376 hd

133.46

—

GA average14 barns · 1,681 hd

124.15

+9.31

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	—	Average	1,692	73.46	1,243	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	50.94	700	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	47.29	535	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	37.30	356	27

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	—	303	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	108.64/cwt	106.00–110.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.12/cwt	132.00–142.00	716	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	139.63/cwt	133.00–143.00	575	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	170.92/cwt	170.00–175.00	651	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	130.98/cwt	129.00–132.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.74/cwt	129.00–135.00	422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	146.10/cwt	144.00–150.00	465	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	122.61/cwt	117.00–124.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.10/cwt	155.00–161.00	824	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	141.46/cwt	137.00–143.00	951	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	153.60/cwt	147.00–157.00	730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.97/cwt	167.00–177.00	732	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.64/cwt	144.00–151.00	863	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	999.73/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	11,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.84/cwt	132.00–137.00	963	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	144.33/cwt	141.00–147.00	912	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.07/cwt	173.00–183.00	572	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	163.13/cwt	157.00–167.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	576.43/cwt	450.00–625.00	5,188	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	615.42/cwt	500.00–725.00	5,846	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	759.91/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,534	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	789.63/cwt	700.00–925.00	9,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.57/cwt	133.00–138.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.70/cwt	138.00–144.00	738	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	163.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.61/cwt	149.00–159.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	173.51/cwt	171.00–178.00	559	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	171.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	123.97/cwt	123.00–126.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	123.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.38/cwt	114.00–120.00	758	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	110.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	123.65/cwt	118.00–128.00	451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	506	112.12/cwt	110.00–115.00	567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	126.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	123.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	127.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	150.24/cwt	143.00–152.00	562	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	741	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	125.65/cwt	118.00–128.00	888	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.23/cwt	136.00–140.00	650	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	43.63/cwt	41.00–47.00	451	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	50.94/cwt	48.00–54.00	626	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	48.93/cwt	46.00–53.00	666	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	52.23/cwt	50.00–55.00	722	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	32.17/cwt	30.00–37.00	301	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	38.77/cwt	35.00–42.00	371	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.33/cwt	163.00–173.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	111.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	122.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	140.93/cwt	140.00–143.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	100.96/cwt	91.00–111.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	173.66/cwt	168.00–178.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	160.31/cwt	157.00–165.00	572	12
Bulls	—	—	2,018	78.07/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,432	69.78/cwt	67.00–72.00	999	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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 191Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 109Year ago 0

No trend due to barn closure for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	303	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	465	106.00–110.00	108.64
3	—	402	105.00–115.00	110.02
6	—	365	118.00–128.00	123.65
7	—	506	110.00–115.00	112.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	515	132.00–142.00	139.12
41	—	412	133.00–143.00	139.63
18	—	318	144.00–150.00	146.10
10	—	785	117.00–124.00	122.61
5	—	605	125.00–132.00	130.61
7	—	651	125.00–128.00	127.14
20	—	374	143.00–152.00	150.24
24	—	560	129.00–135.00	132.25
33	—	707	118.00–128.00	125.65
34	—	470	136.00–140.00	138.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	130.00–140.00	135.47
7	—	318	129.00–135.00	132.74
3	—	572	123.00–126.00	123.97
5	—	456	120.00–129.00	123.55
19	—	635	114.00–120.00	119.38
15	—	508	120.00–129.00	126.21
17	—	416	120.00–130.00	123.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	381	170.00–175.00	170.92
3	—	762	129.00–132.00	130.98
57	—	518	155.00–161.00	159.10
44	—	672	137.00–143.00	141.46
35	—	423	167.00–177.00	172.97
32	—	577	144.00–151.00	149.64
23	—	725	132.00–137.00	132.84
22	—	632	141.00–147.00	144.33
22	—	323	173.00–183.00	177.07
14	—	456	157.00–167.00	163.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	134.00–136.00	135.01
11	—	475	147.00–157.00	153.60
10	—	523	140.00–148.00	144.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	133.00–138.00	135.57
3	—	325	163.00–173.00	166.33
3	—	672	110.00–115.00	111.70
4	—	585	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	609	120.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	703	91.00–111.00	100.96
3	—	273	168.00–178.00	173.66
7	—	479	130.00–135.00	132.83
12	—	357	157.00–165.00	160.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	528	138.00–144.00	139.70
10	—	417	160.00–170.00	163.88
9	—	471	149.00–159.00	153.61
9	—	322	171.00–178.00	173.51
7	—	374	165.00–175.00	171.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
3	—	323	140.00–143.00	140.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	875.00–1,125.00	999.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	900	450.00–625.00	576.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	950	500.00–725.00	615.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,123	700.00–850.00	759.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,141	700.00–925.00	789.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,033	41.00–47.00	43.63
28	—	1,229	48.00–54.00	50.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	46.00–53.00	48.93
14	—	1,382	50.00–55.00	52.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	30.00–37.00	32.17
21	—	958	35.00–42.00	38.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,018	75.00–83.00	78.07
5	—	1,432	67.00–72.00	69.78

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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Ashburn

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