Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.98/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$133.98

264 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$20.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	138.02	621	183
Medium and Large 2	454	127.32	578	61
Medium and Large 3	439	117.41	515	20

One grade step is worth $20.61/cwt here — about $106 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 sale264 hd

133.98

—

GA average15 barns · 1,479 hd

127.27

+6.71

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	1,609	77.06	1,240	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	55.06	683	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	54.36	860	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	48.22	476	27

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	168.64/cwt	165.00–171.00	631	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	186.16/cwt	182.00–192.00	611	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	193.78/cwt	192.00–195.00	525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	137.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	131.75/cwt	131.00–134.00	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	174.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	561	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.50/cwt	140.00–143.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	132.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	166.57/cwt	163.00–169.00	803	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	171.00/cwt	167.00–177.00	732	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.15/cwt	139.00–145.00	597	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.00/cwt	126.00–135.00	685	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	756	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	156.08/cwt	150.00–158.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	131.27/cwt	129.00–135.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	159.24/cwt	156.00–165.00	838	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	139.28/cwt	138.00–144.00	858	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	900	1,304.44/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	11,740	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	924.74/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	10,357	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,265.32/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	14,210	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	753	868.11/cwt	825.00–900.00	6,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	144.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	144.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	667	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	884	646.38/cwt	575.00–750.00	5,714	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,026	760.02/cwt	625.00–850.00	7,798	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	612.75/cwt	575.00–650.00	6,789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	881.75/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,094	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,031.63/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	9,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	142.05/cwt	139.00–147.00	757	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	139.82/cwt	136.00–142.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	256	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	248	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.33/cwt	167.00–172.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	124.30/cwt	123.00–127.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	171.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	578	7
Bulls	—	—	1,641	79.07/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,298	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	107.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	111.14/cwt	105.00–114.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.99/cwt	156.00–162.00	736	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	182.59/cwt	180.00–189.00	610	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	134.58/cwt	132.00–137.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	144.88/cwt	142.00–148.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	148.13/cwt	148.00–149.00	714	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	50.74/cwt	47.00–52.00	634	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	62.46/cwt	62.00–64.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	180.55/cwt	180.00–182.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	130.84/cwt	129.00–138.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.24/cwt	162.00–162.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.58/cwt	161.00–170.00	701	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	253	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	49.64/cwt	46.00–53.00	487	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	43.26/cwt	39.00–45.00	437	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	55.13/cwt	52.00–58.00	871	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	779	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	55.41/cwt	52.00–58.00	683	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	138.17/cwt	131.00–146.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	111.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	107.69/cwt	106.00–109.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	108.30/cwt	108.00–111.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	143.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	386	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	149.84/cwt	147.00–154.00	472	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.67/cwt	131.00–141.00	646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	125.06/cwt	120.00–129.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.88/cwt	133.00–143.00	451	4

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 15, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 1,134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 266Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	128.00	128.00
12	—	374	165.00–171.00	168.64
5	—	424	160.00–165.00	162.00
5	—	805	111.00	111.00
6	—	321	170.00–180.00	174.91
6	—	518	140.00–143.00	142.50
7	—	639	130.00–137.00	132.11
5	—	474	150.00–158.00	156.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	328	182.00–192.00	186.16
5	—	271	192.00–195.00	193.78
5	—	690	135.00–138.00	137.40
8	—	727	131.00–134.00	131.75
12	—	373	175.00–185.00	178.21
27	—	482	163.00–169.00	166.57
29	—	428	167.00–177.00	171.00
2	—	563	148.00–149.00	148.50
2	—	205	195.00	195.00
17	—	526	156.00–165.00	159.24
14	—	616	138.00–144.00	139.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	140.00–148.00	144.63
4	—	463	143.00–147.00	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	375	142.00–150.00	145.06
40	—	423	139.00–145.00	141.15
41	—	523	126.00–135.00	131.00
2	—	705	119.00	119.00
9	—	657	115.00	115.00
2	—	253	152.00–155.00	153.51
23	—	315	147.00–154.00	149.84
19	—	476	131.00–141.00	135.67
12	—	555	130.00–132.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	129.00–135.00	131.27
9	—	376	131.00–146.00	138.17
4	—	619	112.00–115.00	114.26
3	—	238	142.00–145.00	143.03
2	—	578	115.00–117.00	116.03
12	—	527	115.00–125.00	119.93
10	—	657	108.00–111.00	108.30
10	—	269	140.00–150.00	143.33
4	—	460	120.00–129.00	125.06
4	—	325	133.00–143.00	138.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	105.00–115.00	111.64
3	—	623	106.00–109.00	107.69
3	—	220	130.00–135.00	131.59
2	—	435	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	283	130.00–135.00	132.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	533	139.00–147.00	142.05
6	—	663	118.00–124.00	119.01
6	—	560	136.00–142.00	139.82
6	—	256	187.00	187.00
6	—	248	192.00	192.00
3	—	380	167.00–172.00	170.33
18	—	466	156.00–162.00	157.99
18	—	334	180.00–189.00	182.59
21	—	426	161.00–170.00	164.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	123.00–127.00	124.30
7	—	337	170.00–177.00	171.58
9	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.67
8	—	482	148.00–149.00	148.13
7	—	266	180.00–182.00	180.55
6	—	516	129.00–138.00	130.84
2	—	370	162.00–162.50	162.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	100.00–110.00	107.77
3	—	577	105.00–114.00	111.14
2	—	470	132.00–137.00	134.58
2	—	423	142.00–148.00	144.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	900	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,304.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,120	850.00–1,050.00	924.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,123	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,265.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	753	825.00–900.00	868.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	884	575.00–750.00	646.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,026	625.00–850.00	760.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	575.00–650.00	612.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	918	875.00–900.00	881.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	955	925.00–1,100.00	1,031.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	76.00–82.00	79.07
1	—	1,450	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,250	47.00–52.00	50.74
4	—	1,321	62.00–64.00	62.46
52	—	1,233	52.00–58.00	55.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	981	46.00–53.00	49.64
6	—	1,010	39.00–45.00	43.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,580	52.00–58.00	55.13
1	—	1,590	49.00	49.00

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