Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 500 higher, heifer and bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.15/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$143.15

195 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	151.26	761	41
Medium and Large 1	628	141.26	887	145
Medium and Large 3	544	136.79	744	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.47/cwt here — about $18 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 sale195 hd

143.15

—

GA average13 barns · 520 hd

145.42

−2.27

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	1,661	86.70	1,440	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	67.38	832	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	62.51	998	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	54.56	546	40

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	666	128.42/cwt	124.00–133.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.01/cwt	161.00–168.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	189.04/cwt	185.00–195.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	218	194.77/cwt	192.00–197.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	174.51/cwt	173.00–176.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.81/cwt	141.00–148.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	168.84/cwt	166.00–170.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.63/cwt	136.00–138.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	180.83/cwt	178.00–186.00	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.18/cwt	156.00–164.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	96.03/cwt	95.00–97.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	149.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.95/cwt	140.00–150.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	185.49/cwt	185.00–186.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	120.05/cwt	117.00–122.00	577	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	640.57/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,554	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,001	739.19/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,399	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	838.26/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	861.61/cwt	850.00–875.00	8,487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	960	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	153.32/cwt	151.00–155.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	113.07/cwt	110.00–116.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	145.49/cwt	144.00–147.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	138.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	821	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	164.42/cwt	162.00–170.00	681	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	130.21/cwt	129.00–135.00	887	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	114.58/cwt	113.00–120.00	953	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	56.15/cwt	53.00–60.00	556	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	47.75/cwt	45.00–52.00	479	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	62.93/cwt	62.00–64.00	687	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	62.51/cwt	61.00–64.00	998	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.47/cwt	64.00–71.00	820	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	59.88/cwt	55.00–62.00	777	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	74.60/cwt	72.00–79.00	915	15
Bulls	—	—	1,640	92.22/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,512	3
Bulls	—	—	2,065	100.46/cwt	98.00–103.00	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	77.88/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.61/cwt	124.00–131.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.92/cwt	127.00–131.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	132.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	705	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	137.32/cwt	135.00–141.00	647	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.19/cwt	139.00–149.00	623	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	114.85/cwt	114.00–120.00	719	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.18/cwt	125.00–133.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	149.32/cwt	147.00–150.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	109.02/cwt	106.00–115.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	113.75/cwt	112.00–115.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	164.02/cwt	160.00–167.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	93.11/cwt	88.00–98.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	203	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	140.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	734	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	161.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	175.54/cwt	170.00–177.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.03/cwt	149.00–157.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	156.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	185.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	605	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	140.63/cwt	136.00–142.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.44/cwt	144.00–154.00	767	6

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 1,112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 189Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 82Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	124.00–133.00	128.42
3	—	470	161.00–168.00	165.01
3	—	275	185.00–195.00	189.04
3	—	218	192.00–197.00	194.77
2	—	623	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	388	173.00–176.00	174.51
16	—	326	180.00–190.00	185.58
6	—	569	136.00–142.00	140.63
6	—	513	144.00–154.00	149.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	165.00	165.00
2	—	778	88.00–98.00	93.11
2	—	528	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.52
2	—	203	160.00–167.00	163.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	140.00–143.00	140.52
9	—	377	160.00–165.00	161.81
5	—	326	170.00–177.00	175.54
3	—	468	149.00–157.00	152.03
3	—	417	150.00–160.00	156.45
2	—	735	111.00–115.00	112.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	141.00–148.00	144.81
13	—	464	166.00–170.00	168.84
11	—	621	136.00–138.00	136.63
11	—	443	178.00–186.00	180.83
9	—	530	156.00–164.00	157.18
2	—	355	185.00–186.00	185.49
2	—	320	190.00–195.00	192.42
56	—	681	129.00–135.00	130.21
14	—	736	125.00–130.00	127.65
13	—	832	113.00–120.00	114.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	151.00–155.00	153.32
2	—	723	110.00–116.00	113.07
2	—	593	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	473	144.00–147.00	145.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	593	138.00–140.00	138.50
16	—	414	162.00–170.00	164.42
3	—	625	130.00–131.00	130.67
2	—	530	148.00–149.00	148.50
2	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.43
2	—	328	170.00–171.00	170.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	95.00–97.00	96.03
2	—	295	135.00	135.00
4	—	481	117.00–122.00	120.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	266	147.00–155.00	149.87
6	—	330	140.00–150.00	146.95
4	—	624	109.00	109.00
4	—	380	135.00–140.00	137.28
3	—	532	120.00–125.00	122.69
2	—	475	124.00–131.00	127.61
2	—	428	127.00–131.00	128.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	530	130.00–140.00	132.98
21	—	471	135.00–141.00	137.32
18	—	426	139.00–149.00	146.19
16	—	626	114.00–120.00	114.85
11	—	570	125.00–133.00	127.18
10	—	384	147.00–150.00	149.32
9	—	708	106.00–115.00	109.02
8	—	668	112.00–115.00	113.75
3	—	762	106.00	106.00
3	—	303	160.00–167.00	164.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	867	550.00–700.00	640.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,001	600.00–800.00	739.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	825.00–850.00	838.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	850.00–875.00	861.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	990	53.00–60.00	56.15
10	—	1,003	45.00–52.00	47.75
3	—	1,092	62.00–64.00	62.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,596	61.00–64.00	62.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,215	64.00–71.00	67.47
15	—	1,297	55.00–62.00	59.88
15	—	1,227	72.00–79.00	74.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	89.00–95.00	92.22
2	—	2,065	98.00–103.00	100.46
5	—	1,512	75.00–82.00	77.88

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

Steers · 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