Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.86/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$117.86

261 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	119.09	638	210
Medium and Large 2	509	114.04	580	31
Medium and Large 3	430	110.90	476	20

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $162 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 sale261 hd

117.86

—

GA average16 barns · 1,135 hd

117.49

+0.37

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	1,706	89.58	1,528	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	60.33	883	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	59.40	798	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	53.48	628	20

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	321	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	94.66/cwt	93.00–96.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	105.74/cwt	103.00–110.00	648	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	110.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	118.73/cwt	116.00–124.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	144.55/cwt	141.00–149.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	146.39/cwt	145.00–148.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.31/cwt	102.00–112.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	112.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	96.65/cwt	90.00–99.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.37/cwt	115.00–117.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.62/cwt	127.00–130.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	119.41/cwt	118.00–124.00	642	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	109.30/cwt	108.00–110.50	720	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	126.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	525	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.98/cwt	122.00–129.00	595	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	111.84/cwt	108.00–114.00	710	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	134.55/cwt	133.00–136.00	501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	117.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	676	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	125.65/cwt	122.00–129.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	147.38/cwt	146.00–149.00	464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.29/cwt	131.00–136.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	119.83/cwt	114.00–121.50	877	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	143.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	737	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	109.16/cwt	106.00–112.00	908	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.92/cwt	133.00–140.00	773	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.88/cwt	128.00–133.00	811	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.33/cwt	142.00–147.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	124.52/cwt	122.50–131.00	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	148.81/cwt	147.00–151.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	93.79/cwt	90.00–95.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	399	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	56.20/cwt	52.00–58.00	654	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	45.30/cwt	43.00–49.00	547	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	60.33/cwt	58.00–64.00	883	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	61.26/cwt	59.00–64.00	836	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	55.58/cwt	50.00–57.00	720	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	90.46/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,588	8
Bulls	—	—	1,505	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	742.26/cwt	650.00–875.00	7,348	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	775.81/cwt	675.00–875.00	7,564	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	915.44/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,573	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	139.52/cwt	139.00–140.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	117.68/cwt	110.00–120.00	566	18

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 598Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 52Year ago 203

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	136.00–138.00	136.99
7	—	776	94.00	94.00
45	—	538	118.00–124.00	119.41
36	—	659	108.00–110.50	109.30
33	—	414	124.00–130.00	126.87
26	—	480	122.00–129.00	123.98
23	—	635	108.00–114.00	111.84
14	—	372	133.00–136.00	134.55
18	—	575	115.00–118.00	117.56
2	—	268	139.00–140.00	139.52
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	102.00–112.00	107.31
3	—	373	111.00–117.00	112.98
2	—	408	110.00–114.00	112.04
2	—	263	120.00–122.00	120.95
1	—	690	80.00	80.00
1	—	210	130.00	130.00
4	—	633	90.00–95.00	93.79
4	—	315	126.00–127.00	126.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.98
5	—	677	90.00–99.00	96.65
4	—	634	101.00	101.00
4	—	479	115.00–118.00	116.51
3	—	530	115.00–117.00	116.37
3	—	370	127.00–130.00	128.62
2	—	723	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	558	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	93.00–96.00	94.66
3	—	337	137.00	137.00
2	—	510	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	418	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	373	133.00–134.00	133.51
2	—	285	130.00–140.00	134.82
2	—	223	147.00–149.00	147.97
1	—	780	92.00	92.00
18	—	481	110.00–120.00	117.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	465	125.00–135.00	132.79
11	—	613	103.00–110.00	105.74
8	—	581	110.00–114.00	110.75
8	—	514	116.00–124.00	118.73
5	—	418	130.00–136.00	133.22
5	—	380	141.00–149.00	144.55
3	—	327	145.00–148.00	146.39
2	—	713	97.00–98.00	97.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	150.00–155.00	153.84
5	—	573	117.00–121.00	119.00
3	—	455	137.00–142.00	140.00
3	—	422	140.00–146.00	143.64
2	—	543	125.00–130.00	127.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	122.00–129.00	125.65
3	—	315	146.00–149.00	147.38
2	—	653	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	415	137.00	137.00
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
1	—	260	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	427	140.00–145.00	140.86
3	—	520	131.00–136.00	133.29
2	—	470	135.00–140.00	137.39
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	732	114.00–121.50	119.83
38	—	512	140.00–149.00	143.99
28	—	832	106.00–112.00	109.16
28	—	569	133.00–140.00	135.92
22	—	620	128.00–133.00	130.88
18	—	460	142.00–147.00	145.33
10	—	681	122.50–131.00	124.52
6	—	426	147.00–151.00	148.81
2	—	870	103.00–104.00	103.50
2	—	797	114.00	114.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	900.00–950.00	915.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	650.00–875.00	742.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	975	675.00–875.00	775.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,163	52.00–58.00	56.20
5	—	1,208	43.00–49.00	45.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,463	58.00–64.00	60.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,364	59.00–64.00	61.26
13	—	1,295	50.00–57.00	55.58
1	—	1,560	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,756	88.00–95.00	90.46
2	—	1,505	85.00–87.00	86.06

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

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