Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with one outstanding boners at 82.00 to 84.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.16/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.23 against this barn's trailing median of $209.40.

Average price

$135.16

99 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$10.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.99

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	140.21	577	48
Medium and Large 2	431	130.43	562	49
Medium and Large 3	243	130.05	316	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.16/cwt here — about $261 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.56, low $179.60, median $209.40 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

135.16

—

GA average15 barns · 755 hd

121.18

+13.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

209.40

−74.23

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	1,804	90.26	1,628	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	68.66	819	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	68.50	952	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	57.03	591	37

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	127.96/cwt	126.00–131.00	471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	110.85/cwt	109.00–114.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	133.02/cwt	132.00–135.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	79.50/cwt	78.00–80.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	243	130.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	132.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	578	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	631	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.63/cwt	120.00–129.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.65/cwt	133.00–139.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	138.65/cwt	137.00–145.00	399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.71/cwt	140.00–146.00	611	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	150.35/cwt	145.00–152.00	484	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	116.55/cwt	116.00–118.00	648	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	133.73/cwt	131.00–135.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	149.31/cwt	149.00–150.00	417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	600	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,310	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,187.60/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	14,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	215	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.53/cwt	134.00–137.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.52/cwt	143.00–144.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	130.39/cwt	129.00–134.00	670	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	137.15/cwt	135.00–138.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	121.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.02/cwt	138.00–144.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	119.73/cwt	118.00–120.00	407	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	96.02/cwt	94.00–98.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	117.04/cwt	115.00–118.00	506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	58.69/cwt	56.00–62.00	612	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	51.83/cwt	47.00–55.00	527	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	63.31/cwt	63.00–64.00	672	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,051	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	67.58/cwt	65.00–72.00	776	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	76.98/cwt	73.00–80.00	956	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.89/cwt	58.00–64.00	767	20
Bulls	—	—	1,970	92.72/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,443	80.58/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,163	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,199	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,016	721.78/cwt	625.00–850.00	7,333	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	718.76/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,454	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	673.30/cwt	575.00–750.00	6,935	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	855.15/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,108	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	896.11/cwt	875.00–925.00	10,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	126.12/cwt	123.00–127.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	110.13/cwt	110.00–111.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	114.62/cwt	114.00–118.00	532	8

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 136Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 79Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	126.00–131.00	127.96
7	—	509	109.00–114.00	110.85
5	—	337	132.00–135.00	133.02
4	—	796	78.00–80.00	79.50
2	—	633	96.00–98.00	97.00
9	—	416	123.00–127.00	126.12
8	—	570	110.00–111.00	110.13
8	—	464	114.00–118.00	114.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	340	118.00–120.00	119.73
2	—	525	94.00–98.00	96.02
2	—	493	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	440	105.00	105.00
2	—	260	118.00–120.00	118.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	432	115.00–118.00	117.04
4	—	518	105.00	105.00
3	—	585	100.00–104.00	102.00
3	—	200	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	110.00–111.00	110.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	125.00–135.00	130.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	436	128.00–135.00	132.55
8	—	533	115.00–125.00	118.39
6	—	478	120.00–129.00	123.63
5	—	372	133.00–139.00	137.65
5	—	288	137.00–145.00	138.65
2	—	333	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	425	140.00–146.00	143.71
15	—	322	145.00–152.00	150.35
9	—	556	116.00–118.00	116.55
4	—	468	131.00–135.00	133.73
3	—	279	149.00–150.00	149.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	360	120.00–124.00	122.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	134.00–137.00	135.53
2	—	315	143.00–144.00	143.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	514	129.00–134.00	130.39
12	—	797	101.00	101.00
9	—	950	80.00	80.00
7	—	493	135.00–138.00	137.15
4	—	634	115.00–123.00	121.03
4	—	384	149.00	149.00
2	—	413	138.00–144.00	141.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	600	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,215	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,016	625.00–850.00	721.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,037	600.00–850.00	718.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,030	575.00–750.00	673.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,182	825.00–900.00	855.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,164	875.00–925.00	896.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,043	56.00–62.00	58.69
11	—	1,016	47.00–55.00	51.83
3	—	1,062	63.00–64.00	63.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,360	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,148	65.00–72.00	67.58
22	—	1,242	73.00–80.00	76.98
20	—	1,239	58.00–64.00	61.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,970	90.00–95.00	92.72
3	—	1,443	79.00–82.00	80.58
1	—	2,055	107.00	107.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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