Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.51/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$133.51

192 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	136.51	673	100
Medium and Large 1	579	133.91	775	60
Medium and Large 3	485	123.40	598	32

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $75 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 sale192 hd

133.51

—

GA average16 barns · 1,332 hd

132.24

+1.27

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	1,413	82.46	1,165	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	64.87	814	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	58.00	893	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	52.66	577	29

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	—	527	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	99.05/cwt	96.00–102.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.96/cwt	98.00–105.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.03/cwt	117.00–125.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	122.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	108.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	527	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	128.36/cwt	123.00–129.00	934	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.20/cwt	121.00–131.00	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.74/cwt	133.00–136.00	691	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	510	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.57/cwt	129.00–136.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.27/cwt	124.00–127.00	707	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	151.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	592	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	120.42/cwt	116.00–121.00	768	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	339	142.35/cwt	137.00–144.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	223	161.48/cwt	161.00–162.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	119.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	609	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	163.69/cwt	163.00–165.00	460	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.53/cwt	131.00–140.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.35/cwt	147.00–152.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	98.91/cwt	96.00–102.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	144.16/cwt	141.00–146.00	616	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.44/cwt	138.00–145.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.44/cwt	160.00–163.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	111.92/cwt	105.00–115.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	108.07/cwt	104.00–109.00	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.98/cwt	108.00–114.00	583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.09/cwt	123.00–125.00	459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.69/cwt	112.00–119.00	541	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	101.40/cwt	100.00–102.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.58/cwt	115.00–119.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	127.68/cwt	127.00–128.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	125.09/cwt	124.00–126.00	518	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	120.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	564	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.96/cwt	119.00–121.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	144.96/cwt	144.00–146.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	110.96/cwt	108.00–114.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	126.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	120.73/cwt	116.00–126.00	578	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	118.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	636	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	895	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,081	788.47/cwt	725.00–875.00	8,523	8
Bulls	—	—	1,385	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,422	80.61/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,146	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	69.54/cwt	69.00–70.00	974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	64.42/cwt	62.00–67.00	799	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	56.98/cwt	54.00–61.00	617	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	48.63/cwt	44.00–51.00	538	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.27/cwt	101.00–109.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	102.73/cwt	96.00–105.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.70/cwt	119.00–126.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	128.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	528	9

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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 447Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 56Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 48Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	125.00–127.00	126.25
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	715	112.00–116.00	113.99
3	—	770	110.00–115.00	111.65
7	—	327	156.00	156.00
7	—	472	129.00–136.00	134.57
17	—	560	124.00–127.00	126.27
26	—	390	147.00–153.00	151.92
12	—	638	116.00–121.00	120.42
9	—	434	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	167.00	167.00
1	—	365	156.00	156.00
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
4	—	574	128.00	128.00
5	—	627	125.00–133.00	130.03
8	—	458	148.00–150.00	149.00
9	—	728	123.00–129.00	128.36
11	—	673	121.00–131.00	126.20
20	—	513	133.00–136.00	134.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	144.00–146.00	144.96
2	—	393	137.00–140.00	138.51
2	—	638	108.00–114.00	110.96
6	—	440	120.00–130.00	126.38
9	—	479	116.00–126.00	120.73
9	—	535	110.00–120.00	118.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	96.00–102.00	99.05
3	—	518	98.00–105.00	101.96
4	—	565	98.00–100.00	99.00
5	—	370	117.00–125.00	120.03
9	—	332	120.00–126.00	122.19
13	—	488	100.00–110.00	108.06
2	—	443	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	280	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	572	105.00–115.00	111.92
13	—	627	104.00–109.00	108.07
13	—	530	108.00–114.00	109.98
13	—	370	123.00–125.00	124.09
9	—	468	112.00–119.00	115.69
5	—	778	100.00–102.00	101.40
5	—	420	115.00–119.00	117.58
3	—	315	127.00–128.00	127.68
2	—	283	134.00–136.00	134.96
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	215	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	414	124.00–126.00	125.09
17	—	467	120.00–124.00	120.80
5	—	792	103.00	103.00
4	—	571	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	640	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	119.00–121.00	119.96
2	—	373	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	137.00–144.00	142.35
2	—	223	161.00–162.00	161.48
4	—	533	101.00–109.00	106.27
4	—	565	96.00–105.00	102.73
5	—	388	120.00–130.00	124.20
6	—	474	119.00–126.00	120.70
9	—	412	120.00–130.00	128.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	511	115.00–120.00	119.11
11	—	281	163.00–165.00	163.69
10	—	377	136.00–146.00	142.42
7	—	432	131.00–140.00	135.53
5	—	464	130.00–134.00	130.81
3	—	328	147.00–152.00	150.35
2	—	670	96.00–102.00	98.91
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	141.00–146.00	144.16
4	—	364	148.00–150.00	149.51
3	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.33
3	—	559	119.00	119.00
2	—	618	114.00–116.00	114.97
2	—	468	138.00–145.00	141.44
2	—	328	160.00–163.00	161.44
1	—	280	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	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)	8	—	1,081	725.00–875.00	788.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,422	80.00–81.00	80.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	69.00–70.00	69.54
21	—	1,241	62.00–67.00	64.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,083	54.00–61.00	56.98
15	—	1,107	44.00–51.00	48.63

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle