Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.76/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$132.76

210 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$25.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	137.98	640	139
Medium and Large 2	453	128.82	584	44
Medium and Large 3	512	112.28	574	27

One grade step is worth $25.70/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 sale210 hd

132.76

—

GA average14 barns · 1,700 hd

131.80

+0.96

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	—	High	1,706	88.99	1,518	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	66.64	840	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	65.79	963	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	55.46	587	37

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	330	168.61/cwt	165.00–172.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	167.48/cwt	162.00–169.00	688	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	144.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	177.89/cwt	177.00–179.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	184.07/cwt	181.00–190.00	530	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	742.19/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,531	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	899.49/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,427	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	960.31/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,505	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	885.60/cwt	850.00–925.00	8,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	136.05/cwt	134.00–138.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	154.42/cwt	150.00–159.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	147.42/cwt	144.00–152.00	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	142.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	157.96/cwt	155.00–159.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	176.63/cwt	170.00–180.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	167.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	130.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	945	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	152.16/cwt	148.00–155.00	855	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	139.47/cwt	136.00–144.00	876	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	130.86/cwt	130.00–131.00	908	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,257	944.81/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,876	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	596	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	139.98/cwt	136.00–145.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	151.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.43/cwt	113.00–118.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	210	166.05/cwt	165.00–167.00	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	146.16/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	164.41/cwt	162.00–166.00	607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	157.85/cwt	154.00–161.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	132.40/cwt	127.00–136.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	173.89/cwt	170.00–177.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	168.96/cwt	167.00–172.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	128.45/cwt	126.00–131.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.04/cwt	173.00–180.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.20/cwt	160.00–161.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	119.57/cwt	118.00–121.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	102.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	208	129.75/cwt	127.00–132.00	270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	491	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.28/cwt	132.00–136.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	102.33/cwt	100.00–103.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.56/cwt	109.00–119.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	147.67/cwt	145.00–150.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	314	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.37/cwt	121.00–129.00	723	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	919	760.09/cwt	650.00–850.00	6,985	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	93.40/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,709	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	84.15/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,355	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	59.78/cwt	58.00–62.00	791	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	73.65/cwt	71.00–78.00	942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	66.04/cwt	63.00–70.00	825	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	65.79/cwt	64.00–68.00	963	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	62.35/cwt	61.00–64.00	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	49.89/cwt	47.00–52.00	463	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	56.68/cwt	53.00–60.00	626	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	126.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	121.96/cwt	117.00–126.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	154.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	141.56/cwt	138.00–148.00	589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	647	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	134.11/cwt	130.00–136.00	684	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	144.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	559	30

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 752Last week 630Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 118Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	165.00–172.00	168.61
11	—	469	140.00–150.00	146.16
11	—	369	162.00–166.00	164.41
8	—	428	154.00–161.00	157.85
5	—	581	127.00–136.00	132.40
3	—	268	170.00–177.00	173.89
2	—	620	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	523	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	411	162.00–169.00	167.48
11	—	534	140.00–146.00	144.08
9	—	331	177.00–179.00	177.89
5	—	288	181.00–190.00	184.07
4	—	363	167.00–172.00	168.96
3	—	567	140.00–146.00	144.01
2	—	613	126.00–131.00	128.45
2	—	243	185.00–187.00	186.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	263	150.00–155.00	151.61
2	—	618	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	113.00–118.00	115.43
2	—	473	125.00	125.00
2	—	210	165.00–167.00	166.05
3	—	387	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	—	442	135.00–145.00	139.98
6	—	511	120.00–129.00	126.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	134.00–138.00	136.05
2	—	413	150.00–159.00	154.42
2	—	370	152.00–155.00	153.46
4	—	596	121.00	121.00
4	—	483	136.00–145.00	139.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	144.00–152.00	147.42
8	—	586	136.00–146.00	142.62
4	—	466	155.00–159.00	157.96
3	—	302	170.00–180.00	176.63
2	—	430	166.00–167.00	166.49
2	—	378	165.00–170.00	167.62
2	—	283	180.00–182.00	181.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	723	128.00–131.00	130.67
24	—	562	148.00–155.00	152.16
20	—	628	136.00–144.00	139.47
18	—	525	150.00–160.00	157.26
18	—	415	173.00	173.00
7	—	694	130.00–131.00	130.86
6	—	375	173.00–180.00	177.04
6	—	299	190.00	190.00
5	—	471	160.00–161.00	160.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	118.00–121.00	119.57
5	—	675	100.00–105.00	102.58
5	—	622	100.00–105.00	102.24
4	—	208	127.00–132.00	129.75
2	—	720	94.00–97.00	95.51
2	—	580	105.00	105.00
2	—	265	120.00–130.00	125.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	358	130.00–139.00	137.19
7	—	431	132.00–136.00	134.28
6	—	707	100.00–103.00	102.33
4	—	516	121.00–129.00	127.02
3	—	575	109.00–119.00	114.56
3	—	473	126.00–130.00	128.62
3	—	323	145.00–147.00	145.69
2	—	608	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	275	140.00	140.00
2	—	225	145.00–150.00	147.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	577	121.00–129.00	125.37
2	—	235	155.00–157.00	156.02
4	—	611	117.00–126.00	121.96
5	—	313	150.00–157.00	154.23
15	—	416	138.00–148.00	141.56
21	—	468	135.00–141.00	138.24
24	—	510	130.00–136.00	134.11
30	—	388	140.00–149.00	144.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	880	600.00–825.00	742.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	919	650.00–850.00	760.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,048	825.00–950.00	899.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,198	875.00–1,050.00	960.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	939	850.00–925.00	885.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,257	925.00–950.00	944.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,830	91.00–95.00	93.40
5	—	1,610	83.00–87.00	84.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	58.00–62.00	59.78
7	—	1,279	71.00–78.00	73.65
36	—	1,249	63.00–70.00	66.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	64.00–68.00	65.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	61.00–64.00	62.35
10	—	928	47.00–52.00	49.89
23	—	1,105	53.00–60.00	56.68

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