Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.39/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$118.39

231 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	122.36	628	116
Medium and Large 2	452	117.97	534	76
Medium and Large 3	446	107.38	479	39

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $149 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 sale231 hd

118.39

—

GA average17 barns · 1,362 hd

115.97

+2.42

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	1,666	88.95	1,482	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	65.52	914	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	62.70	796	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	55.41	544	21

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	386	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	116.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	123.78/cwt	119.00–125.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.58/cwt	135.00–142.00	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.68/cwt	124.00–134.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	752	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	131.81/cwt	126.00–136.00	759	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	143.18/cwt	139.00–146.00	680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	131.67/cwt	128.00–136.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.85/cwt	123.00–124.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	117.21/cwt	114.00–119.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.22/cwt	147.00–151.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	124.49/cwt	123.00–125.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	98.24/cwt	95.00–105.00	526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	120.11/cwt	115.00–124.00	389	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	114.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	148.44/cwt	142.00–150.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	113.30/cwt	110.00–116.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	123.33/cwt	120.00–130.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	565	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.88/cwt	116.00–124.00	635	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	153.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	436	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	461	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	112.86/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	100.39/cwt	100.00–101.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	140.97/cwt	135.00–143.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	143.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	591	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	148.02/cwt	145.00–152.00	531	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	127.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.81/cwt	136.00–138.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.34/cwt	126.00–127.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	106.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	88.65/cwt	85.00–91.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	96.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	105.64/cwt	102.00–110.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	113.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	272	120.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	112.18/cwt	107.00–115.00	580	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	124.92/cwt	121.00–127.00	456	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	122.70/cwt	120.00–127.00	502	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.17/cwt	112.00–121.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	102.63/cwt	101.00–105.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	107.00/cwt	104.00–111.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	132.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.78/cwt	119.00–123.00	624	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	126.46/cwt	122.00–132.00	606	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	134.03/cwt	133.00–136.00	499	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	134.07/cwt	129.00–136.00	564	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	126.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	554	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,574	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	965	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,064.78/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	12,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	757.26/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	96.41/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,662	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	83.97/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,366	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	56.33/cwt	53.00–60.00	751	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	64.35/cwt	61.00–68.00	808	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	65.52/cwt	64.00–67.00	914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	49.54/cwt	46.00–52.00	489	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	57.83/cwt	56.00–61.00	565	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	212	143.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	111.06/cwt	108.00–115.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	105.72/cwt	103.00–107.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	331	121.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	402	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	108.19/cwt	108.00–109.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	762	11

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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 909Last week 1,152Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 144Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	386	139.00	139.00
3	—	530	110.00–120.00	116.73
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
7	—	438	126.00–130.00	126.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	119.00–125.00	123.78
5	—	424	135.00–142.00	137.58
4	—	576	124.00–125.00	124.50
3	—	473	124.00–134.00	128.68
2	—	773	112.00–115.00	113.46
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
10	—	683	110.00–120.00	114.54
9	—	381	142.00–150.00	148.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	530	137.00–147.00	141.84
23	—	576	126.00–136.00	131.81
14	—	475	139.00–146.00	143.18
10	—	608	128.00–136.00	131.67
7	—	715	123.00–124.00	123.85
5	—	763	114.00–119.00	117.21
5	—	425	147.00–151.00	149.22
4	—	659	123.00–125.00	124.49
4	—	391	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	535	95.00–105.00	98.24
9	—	324	115.00–124.00	120.11
4	—	485	100.00–110.00	106.73
3	—	665	85.00–91.00	88.65
3	—	558	95.00–100.00	96.67
3	—	415	102.00–110.00	105.64
3	—	380	110.00–120.00	113.25
3	—	272	115.00–125.00	120.43
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	240	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	517	107.00–115.00	112.18
17	—	365	121.00–127.00	124.92
15	—	409	120.00–127.00	122.70
12	—	470	112.00–121.00	118.17
3	—	627	101.00–105.00	102.63
3	—	562	104.00–111.00	107.00
3	—	268	130.00–137.00	132.57
2	—	660	97.00	97.00
2	—	338	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	508	119.00–123.00	122.78
27	—	479	122.00–132.00	126.46
17	—	372	133.00–136.00	134.03
14	—	421	129.00–136.00	134.07
5	—	626	108.00–109.00	108.19
5	—	650	104.00	104.00
10	—	577	117.00	117.00
11	—	778	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	110.00–116.00	113.30
3	—	360	120.00–130.00	123.33
3	—	278	130.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	633	100.00–104.00	101.98
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
5	—	212	140.00–150.00	143.43
7	—	512	108.00–115.00	111.06
7	—	581	103.00–107.00	105.72
11	—	331	120.00–130.00	121.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	428	125.00–135.00	132.03
14	—	525	116.00–124.00	120.88
13	—	284	150.00–155.00	153.59
9	—	320	140.00–146.00	144.08
8	—	567	110.00–115.00	112.86
5	—	666	100.00–101.00	100.39
4	—	486	120.00–126.00	122.99
4	—	359	135.00–143.00	140.97
3	—	619	107.00–110.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	411	136.00–146.00	143.78
14	—	359	145.00–152.00	148.02
12	—	588	120.00–128.00	127.05
7	—	479	136.00–138.00	136.81
3	—	510	126.00–127.00	126.34
1	—	315	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	950.00–1,150.00	1,064.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	650.00–850.00	757.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	93.00–100.00	96.41
6	—	1,627	80.00–88.00	83.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	69.00	69.00
8	—	1,333	53.00–60.00	56.33
27	—	1,256	61.00–68.00	64.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	64.00–67.00	65.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	65.00	65.00
7	—	987	46.00–52.00	49.54
13	—	977	56.00–61.00	57.83

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle