Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, steer and heifers calves steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.51/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$136.51

342 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	138.52	796	227
Medium and Large 2	522	135.40	706	74
Medium and Large 3	501	127.36	638	41

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $157 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 sale342 hd

136.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,103 hd

134.07

+2.44

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	1,710	90.27	1,543	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	64.48	797	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	60.90	862	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	53.63	541	39

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	173.99/cwt	172.00–175.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	140.28/cwt	137.00–141.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.90/cwt	124.00–128.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	875	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	164.20/cwt	162.00–172.00	593	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	150.72/cwt	145.00–155.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	173.65/cwt	167.00–175.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	163.94/cwt	160.00–170.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	112.01/cwt	109.00–113.00	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	111.66/cwt	109.00–116.00	688	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	129.49/cwt	128.00–130.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.51/cwt	113.00–120.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	616	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	131.93/cwt	124.00–133.00	635	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	95.51/cwt	94.00–97.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.81/cwt	142.00–150.00	627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	124.78/cwt	120.00–126.00	784	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	130.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	55.02/cwt	53.00–60.00	563	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	50.15/cwt	46.00–52.00	486	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.36/cwt	116.00–124.00	563	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.06/cwt	124.00–133.00	540	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	111.16/cwt	109.00–115.00	646	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	133.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	505	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	107.38/cwt	106.00–112.00	670	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	137.17/cwt	134.00–138.00	586	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.74/cwt	124.00–128.00	662	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	112.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	118.71/cwt	117.00–119.00	656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	138.24/cwt	137.00–140.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	113.34/cwt	113.00–114.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	117.14/cwt	114.00–122.00	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	603	99.64/cwt	99.00–104.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	114.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	114.40/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	152.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	501	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	64.44/cwt	60.00–67.00	912	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	55.59/cwt	52.00–59.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	66.72/cwt	63.00–70.00	833	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	58.05/cwt	55.00–62.00	687	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	71.76/cwt	71.00–73.00	958	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	89.34/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	849.42/cwt	825.00–875.00	8,605	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	992.27/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	11,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,820	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	144.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	118.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	126.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	121.44/cwt	117.00–125.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	135.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	106.29/cwt	104.00–109.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	114.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	253	127.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	112.87/cwt	110.00–119.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	109.22/cwt	105.00–113.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.13/cwt	109.00–115.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	103.33/cwt	99.00–105.00	649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	919	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	128.77/cwt	128.50–129.00	984	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	139.69/cwt	136.00–143.00	742	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	836	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.38/cwt	136.00–143.00	804	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	680	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	164.17/cwt	160.00–167.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	737	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 805Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 78Year ago 246

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 103

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
3	—	307	172.00–175.00	173.99
7	—	461	137.00–141.00	140.28
11	—	562	124.00–128.00	125.90
18	—	754	116.00	116.00
26	—	361	162.00–172.00	164.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	145.00–155.00	150.72
6	—	287	167.00–175.00	173.65
6	—	322	160.00–170.00	163.94
10	—	679	109.00–113.00	112.01
11	—	616	109.00–116.00	111.66
12	—	509	128.00–130.00	129.49
13	—	573	113.00–120.00	115.51
15	—	440	135.00–145.00	140.06
24	—	481	124.00–133.00	131.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
1	—	378	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.42
2	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	705	94.00–97.00	95.51
10	—	522	114.00–122.00	117.14
8	—	603	99.00–104.00	99.64
7	—	474	110.00–120.00	114.74
3	—	427	110.00–120.00	114.40
3	—	328	150.00–156.00	152.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	142.00–150.00	145.81
18	—	628	120.00–126.00	124.78
27	—	538	130.00–135.00	130.54
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	135.00	135.00
4	—	315	160.00–167.00	164.17
4	—	373	155.00–165.00	161.06
4	—	569	129.00–130.00	129.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	140.00–148.00	144.27
9	—	567	115.00–120.00	118.38
7	—	466	120.00–130.00	126.00
4	—	518	117.00–125.00	121.44
4	—	429	130.00–140.00	135.19
3	—	725	104.00–109.00	106.29
3	—	644	110.00–116.00	114.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	167.00	167.00
5	—	412	158.00–160.00	159.00
21	—	718	128.00	128.00
22	—	764	128.50–129.00	128.77
33	—	531	136.00–143.00	139.69
36	—	625	130.00–139.00	133.76
46	—	569	136.00–143.00	141.38
63	—	474	140.00–148.00	143.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
2	—	595	108.00	108.00
3	—	253	122.00–130.00	127.37
4	—	233	130.00–135.00	132.78
4	—	333	120.00	120.00
6	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.08
6	—	429	110.00–119.00	112.87
6	—	515	105.00–113.00	109.22
7	—	470	109.00–115.00	113.13
7	—	628	99.00–105.00	103.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	468	116.00–124.00	120.36
38	—	522	115.00–120.00	118.62
33	—	422	124.00–133.00	128.06
21	—	581	109.00–115.00	111.16
16	—	377	130.00–135.00	133.84
14	—	624	106.00–112.00	107.38
8	—	325	130.00–139.00	132.97
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	260	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	427	134.00–138.00	137.17
15	—	518	124.00–128.00	127.74
13	—	454	130.00–134.00	131.92
10	—	695	108.00–113.00	112.51
7	—	553	117.00–119.00	118.71
4	—	374	137.00–140.00	138.24
3	—	612	113.00–114.00	113.34
1	—	720	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,024	53.00–60.00	55.02
14	—	970	46.00–52.00	50.15
1	—	1,185	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	60.00–67.00	64.44
2	—	1,415	52.00–59.00	55.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,248	63.00–70.00	66.72
10	—	1,183	55.00–62.00	58.05
3	—	1,335	71.00–73.00	71.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,701	86.00–92.00	89.34
1	—	1,745	94.00	94.00

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)	3	—	1,013	825.00–875.00	849.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	975.00–1,000.00	992.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	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	—	1,023	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

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