Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls steady, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, steer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.44/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$130.44

290 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$21.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	133.14	654	231
Medium and Large 2	480	124.89	600	36
Medium and Large 3	525	112.06	588	23

One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $66 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 sale290 hd

130.44

—

GA average15 barns · 1,202 hd

126.71

+3.73

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	1,461	82.17	1,200	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	62.06	774	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	59.62	899	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	54.00	543	45

Every lot, as filed

91 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 3	—	443	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.74/cwt	170.00–177.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.93/cwt	134.00–142.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.41/cwt	125.00–128.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	187.30/cwt	182.00–192.00	547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.07/cwt	158.00–166.00	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.99/cwt	126.00–129.00	805	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	141.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	172.97/cwt	172.00–174.00	664	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	155.71/cwt	150.00–159.00	712	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	217	172.91/cwt	170.00–177.00	375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	279	171.38/cwt	167.00–177.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	151.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	164.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	602	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	165.77/cwt	160.00–168.00	534	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	140.09/cwt	139.00–141.00	818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.10/cwt	124.00–127.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.74/cwt	119.00–124.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	137.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.02/cwt	128.00–131.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.99/cwt	133.00–141.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	124.91/cwt	120.00–127.00	701	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	133.98/cwt	131.00–139.00	634	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	149.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	564	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	139.60/cwt	139.00–144.00	609	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	128.18/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	112.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	111.68/cwt	109.00–114.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	156.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	136.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	140.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	516	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	54.82/cwt	51.00–58.00	542	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	46.38/cwt	43.00–50.00	447	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	61.62/cwt	59.00–65.00	697	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	59.62/cwt	57.00–63.00	899	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	62.45/cwt	60.00–67.00	766	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	56.32/cwt	52.00–59.00	726	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	69.61/cwt	68.00–73.00	897	10
Bulls	—	—	1,255	75.49/cwt	73.00–80.00	947	7
Bulls	—	—	1,530	84.79/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,297	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	93.38/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	146.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	155.82/cwt	152.00–160.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	153.26/cwt	151.00–154.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	153.87/cwt	151.00–157.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	140.58/cwt	134.00–142.00	881	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	156.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	836	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	124.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	965	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	167.04/cwt	161.00–170.00	805	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	99.94/cwt	95.00–105.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	115.53/cwt	111.00–120.00	762	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	1,177.73/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	16,264	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,157	923.67/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,687	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	898.38/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,984	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,097	745.05/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,173	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	654.34/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	97.53/cwt	95.00–100.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	773	92.99/cwt	90.00–96.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	125.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	167.67/cwt	166.00–175.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	147.36/cwt	144.00–154.00	856	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.45/cwt	133.00–136.00	908	11

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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,112Last week 914Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	142.00	142.00
2	—	263	160.00–162.00	160.95
2	—	580	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	111.00–120.00	115.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	139.00–141.00	140.09
4	—	543	151.00–154.00	153.26
3	—	772	112.00–115.00	114.02
2	—	613	123.00	123.00
2	—	475	151.00–157.00	153.87
2	—	420	155.00–162.00	158.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	627	134.00–142.00	140.58
27	—	533	155.00–165.00	156.87
23	—	774	120.00–128.00	124.64
22	—	482	161.00–170.00	167.04
3	—	325	185.00	185.00
5	—	881	110.00	110.00
7	—	427	166.00–175.00	167.67
8	—	581	144.00–154.00	147.36
10	—	720	129.00–134.00	131.47
11	—	675	133.00–136.00	134.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	170.00–177.00	173.74
2	—	575	134.00–142.00	137.93
5	—	665	125.00–128.00	126.41
7	—	292	182.00–192.00	187.30
9	—	425	158.00–166.00	161.07
9	—	629	126.00–129.00	127.99
11	—	527	140.00–145.00	141.35
29	—	384	172.00–174.00	172.97
46	—	457	150.00–159.00	155.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.62
2	—	725	117.00	117.00
3	—	217	170.00–177.00	172.91
3	—	517	135.00–137.00	135.65
4	—	279	167.00–177.00	171.38
4	—	673	123.00	123.00
5	—	414	150.00–155.00	151.39
11	—	366	160.00–167.00	164.46
12	—	322	160.00–168.00	165.77
12	—	559	130.00–131.00	130.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	503	120.00–129.00	124.48
4	—	419	130.00–140.00	136.95
4	—	368	135.00–145.00	140.10
4	—	263	140.00–150.00	144.86
3	—	337	140.00–150.00	146.63
3	—	228	152.00–160.00	155.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	538	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	565	100.00–105.00	102.57
2	—	628	95.00–105.00	99.94
2	—	683	95.00–100.00	97.53
2	—	708	100.00	100.00
2	—	773	90.00–96.00	92.99
3	—	313	130.00–132.00	130.67
4	—	379	120.00–130.00	125.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	124.00–127.00	125.10
8	—	594	110.00–115.00	113.38
4	—	518	119.00–124.00	121.74
4	—	326	137.00–140.00	137.77
3	—	440	128.00–131.00	130.02
3	—	383	133.00–141.00	137.99
2	—	663	108.00	108.00
2	—	270	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	561	120.00–127.00	124.91
44	—	473	131.00–139.00	133.98
41	—	377	145.00–155.00	149.71
29	—	436	139.00–144.00	139.60
20	—	529	125.00–132.00	128.18
16	—	626	111.00–115.00	112.00
4	—	293	160.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	667	109.00–114.00	111.68
3	—	322	150.00–160.00	156.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	988	51.00–58.00	54.82
10	—	963	43.00–50.00	46.38
7	—	1,131	59.00–65.00	61.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,508	57.00–63.00	59.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,226	60.00–67.00	62.45
17	—	1,289	52.00–59.00	56.32
10	—	1,289	68.00–73.00	69.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,255	73.00–80.00	75.49
5	—	1,530	82.00–88.00	84.79
3	—	1,825	92.00–94.00	93.38

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	18	—	1,381	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,177.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,157	725.00–1,050.00	923.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	875.00–925.00	898.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,097	600.00–850.00	745.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	958	550.00–775.00	654.34

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle