Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer and bull calves 12.00 to 20.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.02/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$130.02

118 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$35.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	135.76	636	77
Medium and Large 2	469	126.93	595	29
Medium and Large 3	618	100.70	622	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.06/cwt here — about $14 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 sale118 hd

130.02

—

GA average12 barns · 375 hd

127.26

+2.77

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	1,620	92.05	1,491	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	71.25	905	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	69.46	1,087	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	61.24	636	46

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	—	375	173.48/cwt	173.00–174.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	702	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	111.09/cwt	109.00–116.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.60/cwt	106.00–113.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	137.93/cwt	136.00–141.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.90/cwt	139.00–147.00	613	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	112.62/cwt	108.00–113.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	145.86/cwt	143.00–151.00	486	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.24/cwt	123.00–129.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.24/cwt	133.00–143.00	651	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	155.07/cwt	150.00–157.00	412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	115.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.54/cwt	143.00–147.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	129.10/cwt	125.00–132.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.22/cwt	140.00–149.00	689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	146.17/cwt	145.00–151.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.40/cwt	154.00–160.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	143.22/cwt	141.00–144.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.76/cwt	159.00–160.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	154.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	167.99/cwt	166.00–170.00	568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	62.56/cwt	59.00–66.00	658	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	56.37/cwt	51.00–58.00	573	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	67.53/cwt	67.00–69.00	684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	70.77/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,128	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	64.86/cwt	63.00–67.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	71.56/cwt	69.00–76.00	914	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	65.31/cwt	62.00–68.00	804	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	82.52/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,099	13
Bulls	—	—	1,391	81.25/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,130	6
Bulls	—	—	1,895	104.72/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,984	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	92.33/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,496	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,153	801.14/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,237	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	691.64/cwt	625.00–750.00	5,326	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	836.88/cwt	825.00–850.00	7,574	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	692	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.31/cwt	154.00–156.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	812	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	153.70/cwt	153.00–162.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	167.83/cwt	163.00–169.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	167.01/cwt	166.00–169.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	903	4

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 380Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 153Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 90Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	173.00–174.00	173.48
2	—	628	140.00–142.00	140.98
17	—	566	140.00–150.00	143.46
13	—	508	153.00–162.00	153.70
12	—	461	163.00–169.00	167.83
6	—	405	166.00–169.00	167.01
4	—	754	119.00	119.00
4	—	654	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	141.00	141.00
4	—	512	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	441	157.00	157.00
7	—	876	103.00	103.00
3	—	568	136.00	136.00
3	—	480	154.00–156.00	155.31
3	—	395	154.00	154.00
3	—	308	174.00	174.00
2	—	605	135.00	135.00
2	—	295	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	94.00	94.00
4	—	469	109.00–116.00	111.09
2	—	663	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	106.00–113.00	110.60
6	—	531	120.00–126.00	123.02
6	—	374	135.00–140.00	138.32
3	—	418	131.00–135.00	133.60
3	—	313	136.00–141.00	137.93
2	—	568	116.00–120.00	118.04
2	—	283	142.00–146.00	144.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	139.00–147.00	144.90
13	—	683	108.00–113.00	112.62
13	—	333	143.00–151.00	145.86
8	—	572	123.00–129.00	125.24
8	—	474	133.00–143.00	137.24
8	—	266	150.00–157.00	155.07
4	—	604	114.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	524	130.00–135.00	133.79
4	—	379	143.00–147.00	145.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	125.00–132.00	129.10
2	—	615	104.00–105.00	104.49
2	—	458	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	140.00–149.00	144.22
5	—	411	145.00–151.00	146.17
4	—	390	154.00–160.00	155.40
2	—	538	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	141.00–144.00	143.22
4	—	474	159.00–160.00	159.76
4	—	411	152.00–160.00	154.09
4	—	376	161.00	161.00
2	—	338	166.00–170.00	167.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,052	59.00–66.00	62.56
13	—	1,016	51.00–58.00	56.37
4	—	1,013	67.00–69.00	67.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	68.00–74.00	70.77
2	—	1,463	63.00–67.00	64.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,277	69.00–76.00	71.56
27	—	1,231	62.00–68.00	65.31
13	—	1,332	79.00–86.00	82.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,391	78.00–88.00	81.25
5	—	1,895	101.00–109.00	104.72
5	—	1,620	90.00–97.00	92.33

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)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	775.00–825.00	801.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	770	625.00–750.00	691.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	825.00–850.00	836.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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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