Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.23/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$133.23

322 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	135.35	788	178
Medium and Large 2	533	133.69	713	96
Medium and Large 3	457	124.47	569	48

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $219 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 sale322 hd

133.23

—

GA average16 barns · 960 hd

132.89

+0.34

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	1,792	85.93	1,540	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	56.93	728	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,696	53.27	903	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	48.53	533	20

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	123.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	519	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	107.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	111.95/cwt	105.00–115.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	109.77/cwt	108.00–113.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	145.36/cwt	144.00–150.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	102.98/cwt	101.00–106.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	126.56/cwt	121.00–130.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.94/cwt	103.00–107.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	139.76/cwt	138.00–145.00	545	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.83/cwt	155.00–162.00	518	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	111.35/cwt	110.00–113.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.41/cwt	120.00–122.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.78/cwt	130.00–138.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	157.17/cwt	155.00–162.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.08/cwt	135.00–141.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	114.90/cwt	109.00–118.00	493	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	110.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	523	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	121.82/cwt	117.00–125.00	440	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	108.12/cwt	103.00–112.00	568	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	101.40/cwt	99.00–105.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	103.51/cwt	101.00–106.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	126.53/cwt	125.00–127.50	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	243	127.25/cwt	127.00–127.50	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	120.75/cwt	117.00–122.00	582	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	122.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	528	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	414	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	114.58/cwt	113.00–116.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	118.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	128.20/cwt	127.00–132.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	112.02/cwt	108.00–113.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	107.84/cwt	106.00–109.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	136.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	122.30/cwt	115.00–122.50	737	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	119.69/cwt	113.00–120.00	815	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	122.82/cwt	122.00–124.00	641	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	136.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	133.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	753	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	126.64/cwt	120.00–129.00	775	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	120.57/cwt	119.00–122.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.13/cwt	137.00–145.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	163.12/cwt	162.00–165.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	138.48/cwt	136.00–141.00	745	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	837	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	143.30/cwt	140.50–145.00	682	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	124.48/cwt	124.00–124.50	883	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	844	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.85/cwt	135.00–139.00	770	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	121.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	152.43/cwt	150.00–160.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	51.03/cwt	49.00–55.00	551	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	45.47/cwt	44.00–48.00	510	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	56.53/cwt	56.00–57.00	997	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	52.89/cwt	50.00–55.00	706	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	60.58/cwt	58.00–64.00	736	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	66.42/cwt	66.00–67.00	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	89.31/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	80.86/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,341	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	786.56/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	920.94/cwt	900.00–975.00	11,549	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	910	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,190	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,269	1,072.92/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	13,615	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,164.22/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	15,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	116.64/cwt	115.00–121.00	570	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	132.91/cwt	132.00–141.00	513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	153.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.57/cwt	119.00–121.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 1,146Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 115Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 24Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	421	115.00–125.00	123.35
7	—	569	105.00–110.00	107.95
6	—	478	105.00–115.00	111.95
5	—	522	108.00–113.00	109.77
5	—	330	144.00–150.00	145.36
3	—	622	101.00–106.00	102.98
3	—	377	121.00–130.00	126.56
2	—	675	103.00–107.00	104.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	138.00–145.00	139.76
9	—	328	155.00–162.00	157.83
6	—	623	110.00–113.00	111.35
5	—	480	120.00–122.00	120.41
4	—	435	130.00–138.00	133.78
3	—	562	112.00–119.00	115.31
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
1	—	270	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	155.00–162.00	157.17
2	—	510	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	463	135.00–141.00	138.08
2	—	423	145.00–147.00	145.97
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	429	109.00–118.00	114.90
15	—	472	105.00–115.00	110.90
15	—	361	117.00–125.00	121.82
12	—	525	103.00–112.00	108.12
5	—	566	99.00–105.00	101.40
4	—	628	101.00–106.00	103.51
3	—	282	125.00–127.50	126.53
2	—	243	127.00–127.50	127.25
1	—	790	89.00	89.00
1	—	735	94.00	94.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	482	117.00–122.00	120.75
23	—	431	120.00–129.00	122.48
17	—	315	128.00–135.00	131.44
12	—	581	113.00–116.00	114.58
12	—	542	114.00–120.00	118.94
9	—	367	127.00–132.00	128.20
8	—	629	108.00–113.00	112.02
6	—	688	106.00–109.00	107.84
3	—	280	134.00–140.00	136.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	603	115.00–122.50	122.30
22	—	681	113.00–120.00	119.69
17	—	522	122.00–124.00	122.82
12	—	560	119.00–121.00	119.57
3	—	365	134.00	134.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	118.00–120.00	119.32
2	—	690	104.00–108.00	105.99
2	—	635	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
16	—	489	115.00–121.00	116.64
10	—	386	132.00–141.00	132.91
9	—	421	120.00–125.00	122.66
4	—	327	150.00–157.00	153.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	464	130.00–139.00	136.84
24	—	566	130.00–134.00	133.09
19	—	612	120.00–129.00	126.64
7	—	659	119.00–122.00	120.57
7	—	415	137.00–145.00	143.13
4	—	524	132.00–135.00	133.75
4	—	366	148.00	148.00
3	—	790	117.00	117.00
3	—	318	162.00–165.00	163.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	538	136.00–141.00	138.48
28	—	628	130.00–134.00	133.30
26	—	476	140.50–145.00	143.30
23	—	709	124.00–124.50	124.48
20	—	665	124.00–129.00	126.97
20	—	563	135.00–139.00	136.85
4	—	755	120.00–123.00	121.25
4	—	411	150.00–160.00	152.43
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
1	—	310	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,079	49.00–55.00	51.03
9	—	1,122	44.00–48.00	45.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	56.00–57.00	56.53
2	—	1,628	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,334	50.00–55.00	52.89
7	—	1,215	58.00–64.00	60.58
2	—	1,198	66.00–67.00	66.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,882	88.00–90.00	89.31
2	—	1,658	80.00–82.00	80.86

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	—	1,038	700.00–875.00	786.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,254	900.00–975.00	920.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,269	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,072.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,307	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,164.22

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle