Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.53/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$112.53

182 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$3.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	113.73	549	101
Medium and Large 1	603	111.93	675	25
Medium and Large 3	429	110.65	475	56

One grade step is worth $3.08/cwt here — about $74 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 sale182 hd

112.53

—

GA average17 barns · 1,405 hd

111.81

+0.72

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	1,665	73.34	1,221	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	51.54	636	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	46.58	690	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	45.51	481	26

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	375	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	105.87/cwt	100.00–110.00	488	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	119.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	130.76/cwt	124.00–134.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	133.20/cwt	128.00–135.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	118.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	128.57/cwt	126.00–129.00	523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	103.65/cwt	102.00–104.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	118.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	498	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	111.15/cwt	108.00–114.00	589	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	108.59/cwt	108.00–110.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	113.87/cwt	112.00–116.00	545	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	459	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	108.98/cwt	107.00–110.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	719	98.53/cwt	90.00–100.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	114.63/cwt	111.00–120.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	121.89/cwt	121.00–123.00	417	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	52.00/cwt	50.00–55.00	642	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.41/cwt	116.00–125.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	73.34/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,221	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	44.46/cwt	44.00–45.00	620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	47.03/cwt	45.00–49.00	583	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	47.51/cwt	46.00–50.00	507	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	42.79/cwt	38.00–45.00	446	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	107.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	107.82/cwt	103.00–110.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	103.18/cwt	100.00–106.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	116.09/cwt	111.00–119.00	434	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	104.52/cwt	103.00–106.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	118.89/cwt	114.00–122.00	378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	415	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,072	582.27/cwt	575.00–600.00	6,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,963	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	108.62/cwt	107.00–111.00	675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.25/cwt	112.00–119.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.72/cwt	147.00–150.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.53/cwt	106.00–115.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	139.84/cwt	138.00–146.00	654	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	638.54/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,737	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	118.75/cwt	118.00–120.00	666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.03/cwt	129.00–136.00	687	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	128.15/cwt	124.00–130.00	728	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	346	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	124.75/cwt	122.00–127.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	123.85/cwt	123.00–124.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.58/cwt	140.00–149.00	679	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	148.37/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	133.78/cwt	131.00–138.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	126.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.88/cwt	139.00–149.00	617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	102.19/cwt	100.00–105.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	112.18/cwt	106.00–116.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	138.06/cwt	136.00–142.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	141.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	478	7

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 773Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 128Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	127.00	127.00
3	—	578	100.00–105.00	102.34
7	—	719	90.00–100.00	98.53
3	—	520	105.00–110.00	107.92
5	—	477	111.00–120.00	114.63
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
2	—	633	103.00–106.00	104.52
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	668	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	124.00–134.00	130.76
5	—	414	128.00–135.00	133.20
11	—	537	117.00–120.00	118.25
3	—	634	107.00–110.00	108.98
3	—	658	107.00	107.00
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
7	—	581	106.00–116.00	112.18
5	—	373	136.00–142.00	138.06
7	—	338	140.00–143.00	141.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	112.00–119.00	115.25
4	—	368	147.00–150.00	147.72
2	—	730	106.00–115.00	110.53
17	—	468	138.00–146.00	139.84
8	—	561	118.00–120.00	118.75
3	—	346	153.00	153.00
2	—	290	165.00	165.00
3	—	515	124.00–130.00	126.99
11	—	429	139.00–149.00	143.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	100.00–110.00	105.87
1	—	270	128.00	128.00
2	—	585	103.00–105.00	104.01
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
4	—	430	103.00–110.00	107.82
7	—	522	100.00–106.00	103.18
21	—	374	111.00–119.00	116.09
8	—	318	114.00–122.00	118.89
2	—	608	90.00–95.00	92.53
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
6	—	607	102.00–104.00	103.65
16	—	422	115.00–120.00	118.08
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
13	—	530	108.00–114.00	111.15
10	—	557	108.00–110.00	108.59
29	—	479	112.00–116.00	113.87
9	—	377	120.00–125.00	121.71
11	—	342	121.00–123.00	121.89
5	—	673	100.00–105.00	102.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	107.00–111.00	108.62
1	—	418	118.00	118.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	116.00	116.00
6	—	717	109.00	109.00
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
4	—	451	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	115.00–120.00	119.36
5	—	438	143.00	143.00
2	—	675	117.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
3	—	520	125.00–126.00	125.33
8	—	387	148.00–150.00	148.37
4	—	467	131.00–138.00	133.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	126.00–129.00	128.57
3	—	537	102.00	102.00
2	—	475	116.00–125.00	120.41
6	—	581	105.00–110.00	107.13
2	—	618	102.00–104.00	102.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
19	—	524	129.00–136.00	131.03
13	—	568	124.00–130.00	128.15
8	—	607	122.00–127.00	124.75
7	—	674	123.00–124.00	123.85
1	—	340	157.00	157.00
2	—	395	152.00	152.00
27	—	476	140.00–149.00	142.58
1	—	445	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,235	50.00–55.00	52.00
4	—	1,239	45.00–49.00	47.03
1	—	1,205	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	44.00–45.00	44.46
3	—	1,538	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,068	46.00–50.00	47.51
11	—	1,043	38.00–45.00	42.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	69.00–76.00	73.34

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	—	1,160	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	575.00–600.00	582.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,055	550.00–700.00	638.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	725.00	725.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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