Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 6.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.59/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$124.59

303 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	126.71	612	166
Medium and Large 2	473	122.46	579	113
Medium and Large 3	365	119.93	437	24

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $175 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 sale303 hd

124.59

—

GA average16 barns · 1,749 hd

124.27

+0.32

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	1,538	79.81	1,227	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	64.70	810	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	62.04	914	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	54.54	563	37

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	766	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	139.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	512	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	113.67/cwt	109.00–114.00	755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	134.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	564	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.93/cwt	129.00–137.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	100.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	149.70/cwt	147.00–152.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	141.64/cwt	137.00–146.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	165.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	167.03/cwt	164.00–170.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	114.51/cwt	110.00–116.00	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	128.67/cwt	126.00–130.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	958	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	150.60/cwt	144.00–153.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.94/cwt	149.00–156.00	796	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.89/cwt	155.00–159.00	731	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.40/cwt	160.00–163.00	690	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	836	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,031	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,848	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,336	866.67/cwt	700.00–975.00	11,579	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	158.00/cwt	157.00–159.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	150.36/cwt	145.00–154.00	553	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	735.15/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,726	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	931	635.51/cwt	500.00–775.00	5,917	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	935.80/cwt	925.00–950.00	10,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.21/cwt	135.00–139.00	719	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	135.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	769	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	171.15/cwt	169.00–172.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.52/cwt	150.00–152.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	797	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	83.81/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,352	6
Bulls	—	—	1,447	75.00/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.02/cwt	120.00–129.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	767	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	272	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	164.08/cwt	162.00–168.00	627	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	165.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	557	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	148.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	529	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	149.19/cwt	144.00–152.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	169.40/cwt	169.00–170.00	481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	97.34/cwt	97.00–98.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.50/cwt	155.00–161.00	664	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	341	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	58.60/cwt	55.00–62.00	632	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	48.58/cwt	44.00–51.00	469	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	62.04/cwt	59.00–65.00	914	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	58.09/cwt	54.00–61.00	731	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	74.69/cwt	72.00–77.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	134.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	122.57/cwt	122.00–128.00	620	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	97.44/cwt	95.00–100.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	111.32/cwt	111.00–113.00	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	116.18/cwt	115.00–120.00	431	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	65.65/cwt	63.00–70.00	816	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	116.83/cwt	115.00–121.00	630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	136.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	140.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	127.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	116.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	489	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	122.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	102.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	117.87/cwt	114.00–120.00	652	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.50/cwt	127.00–131.00	616	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	505	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.19/cwt	105.00–111.00	680	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 Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,357Last week 922Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 183Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	766	119.00	119.00
5	—	583	135.00–137.00	136.60
9	—	376	160.00–168.00	165.04
5	—	323	164.00–170.00	167.03
4	—	840	110.00–116.00	114.51
3	—	638	126.00–130.00	128.67
3	—	489	153.00	153.00
8	—	442	157.00–159.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	147.00–152.00	149.70
2	—	528	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	413	137.00–146.00	141.64
2	—	263	155.00–160.00	157.48
2	—	760	95.00	95.00
4	—	368	145.00–154.00	150.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	685	135.00–145.00	139.87
8	—	558	144.00–153.00	150.60
3	—	758	129.00	129.00
32	—	531	149.00–156.00	149.94
21	—	469	155.00–159.00	155.89
20	—	430	160.00–163.00	160.40
16	—	619	135.00	135.00
4	—	859	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	367	139.00–142.00	139.48
15	—	664	109.00–114.00	113.67
12	—	421	132.00–138.00	134.06
46	—	506	122.00–128.00	122.57
11	—	327	140.00–145.00	140.57
28	—	553	114.00–120.00	117.87
27	—	479	127.00–131.00	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	129.00–137.00	134.93
7	—	671	100.00–105.00	100.73
9	—	586	111.00–113.00	111.32
14	—	539	115.00–121.00	116.83
12	—	278	130.00–140.00	136.80
8	—	421	123.00–130.00	127.07
3	—	712	100.00–104.00	102.69
3	—	457	121.00–125.00	123.00
30	—	378	125.00–135.00	133.52
19	—	623	105.00–111.00	109.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	130.00–140.00	134.33
2	—	620	95.00–100.00	97.44
4	—	371	115.00–120.00	116.18
8	—	418	110.00–120.00	116.94
5	—	312	120.00–126.00	122.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	524	135.00–139.00	137.21
15	—	567	131.00–138.00	135.63
6	—	310	169.00–172.00	171.15
4	—	468	150.00–152.00	150.52
3	—	667	124.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	635	125.00–126.00	125.50
31	—	382	162.00–168.00	164.08
45	—	424	155.00–161.00	156.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–116.00	113.07
3	—	767	94.00	94.00
6	—	272	145.00–150.00	148.31
2	—	490	127.00	127.00
2	—	388	127.00–130.00	128.51
4	—	333	140.00–147.00	143.63
3	—	230	145.00–150.00	148.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	120.00–129.00	125.02
22	—	337	162.00–167.00	165.38
21	—	355	142.00–150.00	148.90
7	—	431	144.00–152.00	149.19
7	—	284	169.00–170.00	169.40
3	—	755	97.00–98.00	97.34
2	—	218	165.00–167.00	165.99
12	—	477	140.00–145.00	142.10

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	925.00–950.00	935.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,051	700.00–875.00	735.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	931	500.00–775.00	635.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,336	700.00–975.00	866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	79.00–86.00	83.81
5	—	1,447	71.00–77.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,079	55.00–62.00	58.60
15	—	965	44.00–51.00	48.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,474	59.00–65.00	62.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,259	54.00–61.00	58.09
5	—	1,294	72.00–77.00	74.69
31	—	1,243	63.00–70.00	65.65

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

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