Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady, 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 $122.15/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$122.15

127 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	128.62	686	30
Medium and Large 3	479	122.73	588	16thin
Medium and Large 1	705	119.64	844	81

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale127 hd

122.15

—

GA average15 barns · 849 hd

126.44

−4.29

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	1,424	73.20	1,043	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	49.56	628	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	47.00	710	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	44.06	444	38

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.10/cwt	119.00–125.00	456	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	117.41/cwt	112.00–119.00	493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	126.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	128.71/cwt	126.00–135.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	140.60/cwt	136.00–143.00	621	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	108.48/cwt	105.00–112.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	113.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	109.26/cwt	107.00–113.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	123.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	114.11/cwt	108.00–117.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	846	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	130.76/cwt	130.00–131.00	428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	50.73/cwt	47.00–54.00	633	31
Bulls	—	—	1,726	76.94/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,328	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	46.26/cwt	43.00–50.00	469	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	115.44/cwt	114.00–116.00	544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,198	70.39/cwt	68.00–73.00	843	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	44.37/cwt	43.00–45.00	599	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	39.29/cwt	35.00–42.00	389	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	619	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	49.00/cwt	48.00–50.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	113.45/cwt	109.00–118.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	718.82/cwt	625.00–775.00	7,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	112.48/cwt	110.00–117.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	915.82/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,975	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.26/cwt	139.00–145.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	96.04/cwt	92.00–100.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,106	684.90/cwt	550.00–725.00	7,575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	134.84/cwt	133.00–136.00	427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.29/cwt	141.00–144.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	128.44/cwt	128.00–128.50	787	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	510	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	894.37/cwt	825.00–950.00	11,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	129.14/cwt	129.00–130.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	118.39/cwt	117.00–119.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	122.36/cwt	120.00–122.50	858	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	123.08/cwt	120.00–127.00	529	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	116.08/cwt	115.00–119.00	591	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	118.03/cwt	111.00–121.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	135.21/cwt	132.00–137.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.24/cwt	131.00–132.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	121.24/cwt	118.00–126.00	679	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	107.57/cwt	103.00–113.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.68/cwt	125.00–128.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	916	19

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 805Year ago 585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 83Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	119.00–125.00	120.10
7	—	420	112.00–119.00	117.41
3	—	517	111.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
5	—	846	87.00	87.00
11	—	471	114.00–116.00	115.44
3	—	572	103.00–113.00	107.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	126.00–135.00	128.71
5	—	317	133.00–136.00	134.84
2	—	623	109.00–112.00	110.49
2	—	560	118.00	118.00
2	—	715	105.00–107.00	105.99
10	—	462	117.00–119.00	118.39
2	—	683	111.00–113.00	112.00
32	—	430	120.00–127.00	123.08
13	—	509	115.00–119.00	116.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	96.00	96.00
1	—	540	96.00	96.00
3	—	367	110.00–117.00	112.48
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
2	—	420	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	539	120.00–129.00	126.96
10	—	442	136.00–143.00	140.60
2	—	805	100.00	100.00
4	—	612	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	108.00–117.00	114.11
1	—	410	127.00	127.00
7	—	387	130.00–132.00	131.31
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.54
1	—	625	106.00	106.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	141.00–144.00	143.29
24	—	613	128.00–128.50	128.44
7	—	558	129.00–130.00	129.14
2	—	675	120.00–126.00	122.98
18	—	701	120.00–122.50	122.36
4	—	535	131.00–132.00	131.24
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
2	—	868	103.00–104.00	103.49
19	—	944	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	105.00–112.00	108.48
12	—	424	139.00–145.00	141.26
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
3	—	327	156.00	156.00
8	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
4	—	471	132.00–137.00	135.21
9	—	560	118.00–126.00	121.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	107.00–113.00	109.26
3	—	370	135.00–142.00	137.21
2	—	635	103.00–105.00	103.99
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
2	—	343	150.00–154.00	151.99
8	—	531	111.00–121.00	118.03
4	—	433	128.00–132.00	130.03
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
3	—	478	125.00–128.00	126.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00	110.00
6	—	623	99.00	99.00
5	—	374	120.00–130.00	123.93
4	—	327	130.00–131.00	130.76
2	—	460	109.00–118.00	113.45
3	—	400	123.00	123.00
1	—	750	87.00	87.00
5	—	275	140.00–150.00	144.51
2	—	708	92.00–100.00	96.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,248	47.00–54.00	50.73
7	—	1,351	43.00–45.00	44.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,014	43.00–50.00	46.26
12	—	991	35.00–42.00	39.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	43.00	43.00
2	—	1,545	48.00–50.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,726	76.00–79.00	76.94
8	—	1,198	68.00–73.00	70.39

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,073	625.00–775.00	718.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,106	550.00–725.00	684.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	980	900.00–925.00	915.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,318	825.00–950.00	894.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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