Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.60/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$127.60

191 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	522	129.78	678	87
Medium and Large 1	595	126.27	752	86
Medium and Large 3	487	123.37	601	18thin

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about $77 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 sale191 hd

127.60

—

GA average13 barns · 653 hd

129.05

−1.46

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	1,492	81.02	1,209	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,833	61.48	1,127	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,361	56.06	763	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	52.13	616	12

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	683	100.99/cwt	99.00–103.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	137.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	785	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	101.67/cwt	101.00–103.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	94.77/cwt	91.00–97.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.45/cwt	138.00–143.00	584	6
Bulls	—	—	1,235	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	85.53/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,386	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	52.15/cwt	50.00–54.00	701	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	57.73/cwt	55.00–62.00	790	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,833	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	1,127	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,475	46.57/cwt	44.00–49.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	53.24/cwt	51.00–57.00	597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	136.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	132.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	616	92.16/cwt	90.00–95.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	126.57/cwt	124.00–132.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	112.97/cwt	110.00–113.50	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	106.30/cwt	106.00–108.00	622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	116.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	552	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	133.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	93.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	119.75/cwt	115.00–123.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	108.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.50/cwt	122.00–130.00	476	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	129.13/cwt	126.00–131.00	418	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	107.03/cwt	105.00–109.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	207	127.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	86.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	712	83.00/cwt	82.00–85.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	96.58/cwt	90.00–100.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	139.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	109.24/cwt	109.00–110.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.14/cwt	128.00–130.00	721	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	114.85/cwt	112.00–116.00	794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	135.38/cwt	134.00–138.00	690	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	145.30/cwt	143.00–150.00	549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	95.51/cwt	93.00–98.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.66/cwt	110.00–113.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	116.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	146.97/cwt	145.00–152.00	412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.49/cwt	139.00–143.00	531	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	89.48/cwt	88.00–91.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.84/cwt	150.00–153.00	501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	145.40/cwt	145.00–147.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	638	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.14/cwt	119.00–128.00	707	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	609	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.90/cwt	128.00–131.00	682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	131.71/cwt	130.00–133.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	109.39/cwt	108.00–112.00	686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	777.08/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,318	2

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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 908Year ago 638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 242Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 64Year ago 113

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	99.00–103.00	100.99
3	—	352	135.00–139.00	137.67
2	—	220	150.00–152.00	150.95
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
4	—	419	130.00–133.00	131.71
5	—	627	108.00–112.00	109.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	620	120.00–130.00	126.67
6	—	459	139.00–141.00	139.33
8	—	727	109.00–110.00	109.24
14	—	563	128.00–130.00	128.14
14	—	691	112.00–116.00	114.85
20	—	510	134.00–138.00	135.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
3	—	745	101.00–103.00	101.67
4	—	820	91.00–97.00	94.77
5	—	330	150.00–153.00	151.84
5	—	371	145.00–147.00	145.40
8	—	631	118.00–119.00	118.75
10	—	476	134.00	134.00
16	—	565	119.00–128.00	125.14
17	—	433	140.00–142.00	140.58
18	—	525	128.00–131.00	129.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	126.00	126.00
6	—	413	138.00–143.00	141.45
9	—	378	143.00–150.00	145.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	283	130.00–140.00	136.65
5	—	311	130.00–135.00	132.94
6	—	616	90.00–95.00	92.16
1	—	595	99.00	99.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
2	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	488	112.00–117.00	114.46
2	—	533	110.00	110.00
2	—	683	88.00–91.00	89.48
2	—	768	84.00	84.00
4	—	220	142.00–150.00	145.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
1	—	655	99.00	99.00
2	—	728	93.00–98.00	95.51
3	—	573	110.00–113.00	111.66
4	—	325	140.00–146.00	143.07
4	—	470	125.00–127.00	125.49
6	—	519	114.00–120.00	116.75
8	—	280	145.00–152.00	146.97
11	—	421	130.00–135.00	132.56
18	—	378	139.00–143.00	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	135.00–136.00	135.52
6	—	374	131.00–135.00	133.00
6	—	423	124.00–132.00	126.57
13	—	542	110.00–113.50	112.97
19	—	585	106.00–108.00	106.30
21	—	474	114.00–121.00	116.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
4	—	265	130.00–135.00	133.77
4	—	476	110.00–113.00	111.49
6	—	662	90.00–94.00	93.16
8	—	417	115.00–123.00	119.75
8	—	541	105.00–109.00	108.50
16	—	373	122.00–130.00	127.50
24	—	324	126.00–131.00	129.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	112.00	112.00
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
1	—	500	102.00	102.00
1	—	605	94.00	94.00
2	—	488	105.00–109.00	107.03
3	—	207	125.00–132.00	127.98
3	—	270	120.00–122.00	120.65
3	—	683	85.00–90.00	86.65
3	—	712	82.00–85.00	83.00
5	—	583	90.00–100.00	96.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,620	85.00–86.00	85.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	50.00–54.00	52.15
14	—	1,368	55.00–62.00	57.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	61.00–62.00	61.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	44.00–49.00	46.57
10	—	1,122	51.00–57.00	53.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	813	700.00–850.00	777.08

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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Ashburn

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle