Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.22/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$116.22

132 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$17.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	123.66	540	55
Medium and Large 2	475	113.34	538	52
Medium and Large 3	405	105.81	429	25

One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about $111 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 sale132 hd

116.22

—

GA average15 barns · 1,495 hd

114.96

+1.26

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	1,635	75.27	1,231	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	51.75	596	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	48.38	730	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	44.81	475	54

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	136.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	503	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	131.86/cwt	127.00–137.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	102.62/cwt	101.00–105.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	111.55/cwt	107.00–117.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	125.77/cwt	123.00–130.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.82/cwt	127.00–128.00	592	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	117.17/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	128.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	139.42/cwt	136.00–143.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	100.76/cwt	100.00–106.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	121.80/cwt	120.00–123.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	167.98/cwt	167.00–169.00	487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	725.72/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	121.63/cwt	119.00–125.00	570	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	131.86/cwt	130.00–139.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	145.19/cwt	141.00–151.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	126.49/cwt	124.00–133.00	486	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.69/cwt	134.00–140.00	581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.36/cwt	130.00–133.00	550	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	690	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	113.75/cwt	113.00–114.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	168.43/cwt	167.00–170.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	117.96/cwt	114.00–123.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	653	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,054	645.94/cwt	525.00–700.00	6,808	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,151	683.44/cwt	625.00–725.00	7,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	551.27/cwt	500.00–650.00	5,430	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	775.65/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,633	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	73.09/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	39.21/cwt	35.00–42.00	382	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	47.92/cwt	46.00–49.00	585	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	54.47/cwt	53.00–56.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	46.56/cwt	43.00–50.00	508	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	48.38/cwt	47.00–51.00	730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	78.53/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	52.29/cwt	50.00–57.00	594	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	103.14/cwt	100.00–106.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	140.58/cwt	140.00–141.00	380	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	466	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	113.53/cwt	110.00–120.00	310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	89.95/cwt	85.00–95.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	136.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	104.97/cwt	103.00–107.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	122.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	108.02/cwt	105.00–111.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.69/cwt	115.00–121.00	506	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.97/cwt	102.00–110.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	99.20/cwt	95.00–101.00	508	5

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 572Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 124Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 47Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	138.00–140.00	138.96
7	—	369	132.00–138.00	136.42
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	775	101.00	101.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
11	—	463	127.00–128.00	127.82
11	—	422	130.00–133.00	130.36
3	—	677	101.00–103.00	101.99
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
3	—	615	102.00–110.00	104.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	127.00–137.00	131.86
3	—	527	101.00–105.00	102.62
1	—	485	104.00	104.00
1	—	680	97.00	97.00
7	—	270	140.00–141.00	140.58
5	—	375	120.00–130.00	124.26
2	—	708	85.00–95.00	89.95
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	167.00–169.00	167.98
7	—	478	130.00–139.00	131.86
9	—	376	141.00–151.00	145.19
10	—	428	134.00–140.00	135.69
4	—	616	113.00–114.00	113.75
2	—	210	167.00–170.00	168.43
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
6	—	567	114.00–123.00	117.96
8	—	527	120.00–127.00	123.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	107.00–117.00	111.55
8	—	629	100.00–106.00	100.76
5	—	385	120.00–123.00	121.80
6	—	584	103.00–107.00	104.97
7	—	332	120.00–126.00	122.43
4	—	514	105.00–111.00	108.02
13	—	423	115.00–121.00	119.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	123.00–130.00	125.77
1	—	555	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
11	—	530	115.00–122.00	117.17
9	—	469	119.00–125.00	121.63
23	—	384	124.00–133.00	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
2	—	420	100.00–106.00	103.14
3	—	233	115.00–120.00	116.64
2	—	383	105.00–107.00	106.02
1	—	550	97.00	97.00
6	—	273	110.00–120.00	113.53
2	—	658	89.00–90.00	89.51
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
2	—	318	110.00–115.00	112.40
5	—	512	95.00–101.00	99.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	559	125.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	460	136.00–143.00	139.42
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	142.00	142.00
2	—	328	142.00	142.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
11	—	442	136.00–140.00	136.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	103.00	103.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	111.00	111.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	122.00–124.00	122.98

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	4	—	1,133	700.00–750.00	725.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,113	750.00–800.00	775.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,054	525.00–700.00	645.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	625.00–725.00	683.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	985	500.00–650.00	551.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	70.00–75.00	73.09
2	—	1,580	78.00–79.00	78.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	974	35.00–42.00	39.21
2	—	1,105	53.00–56.00	54.47
37	—	1,091	43.00–50.00	46.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	46.00–49.00	47.92
1	—	1,280	58.00	58.00
38	—	1,136	50.00–57.00	52.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	47.00–51.00	48.38

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

Heifers · 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