Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.55/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$115.55

180 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$9.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	117.04	557	70
Medium and Large 2	392	116.64	457	84
Medium and Large 3	397	108.01	428	26

One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $128 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 sale180 hd

115.55

—

GA average16 barns · 987 hd

106.37

+9.18

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	1,484	73.00	1,083	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	54.43	703	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	49.69	735	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	45.40	462	21

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	372	137.49/cwt	134.00–142.00	511	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	106.19/cwt	102.00–111.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.04/cwt	121.00–131.00	602	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	98.52/cwt	97.00–100.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	147.91/cwt	146.00–150.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	121.28/cwt	119.00–124.00	395	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.12/cwt	131.00–141.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.18/cwt	122.00–129.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	118.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	553	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	107.05/cwt	100.00–108.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	113.67/cwt	110.00–117.00	593	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.12/cwt	135.00–138.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	698	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,038	607.62/cwt	550.00–675.00	6,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	113.17/cwt	113.00–114.00	754	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	130.90/cwt	130.00–134.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	120.81/cwt	118.00–123.00	517	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.55/cwt	122.00–126.00	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	139.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	513	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	852.76/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,790	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	115.32/cwt	115.00–116.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	609.00/cwt	525.00–725.00	5,993	8
Bulls	—	—	1,484	73.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,083	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	49.69/cwt	47.00–52.00	744	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	61.24/cwt	61.00–62.00	901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	47.44/cwt	45.00–52.00	490	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	51.25/cwt	49.00–53.00	750	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	93.65/cwt	90.00–100.00	448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	41.33/cwt	40.00–44.00	408	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	141.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	374	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	109.63/cwt	105.00–113.00	412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	116.46/cwt	115.00–119.00	365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	55.55/cwt	53.00–60.00	657	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	233	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	116.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	124.46/cwt	122.00–126.00	352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.43/cwt	130.00–133.00	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	121.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.70/cwt	118.00–125.00	558	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	698	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	110.47/cwt	109.00–114.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	119.81/cwt	115.00–122.00	446	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	284	134.07/cwt	130.00–139.00	381	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	144.48/cwt	143.00–145.00	478	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 507Year ago 811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 166Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 65Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	372	134.00–142.00	137.49
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
14	—	478	121.00–131.00	126.04
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
8	—	422	135.00–138.00	136.12
12	—	331	143.00–145.00	144.48
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	573	120.00–124.00	121.78
12	—	666	113.00–114.00	113.17
3	—	407	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	133.00–135.00	134.02
11	—	523	122.00–126.00	123.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
5	—	265	140.00–145.00	141.11
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	388	128.00–130.00	128.98
1	—	500	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
4	—	424	115.00–125.00	121.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
5	—	471	102.00–111.00	106.19
4	—	578	100.00–104.00	102.02
23	—	326	119.00–124.00	121.28
9	—	512	100.00–108.00	107.05
1	—	625	99.00	99.00
5	—	283	122.00–126.00	124.46
2	—	658	93.00	93.00
2	—	238	125.00–127.00	126.01
32	—	372	115.00–122.00	119.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	116.00–120.00	118.33
27	—	522	110.00–117.00	113.67
1	—	200	132.00	132.00
5	—	592	107.00	107.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	128.00	128.00
23	—	428	118.00–123.00	120.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	120.00–122.00	120.50
3	—	478	90.00–100.00	93.65
1	—	700	84.00	84.00
5	—	376	105.00–113.00	109.63
5	—	313	115.00–119.00	116.46
2	—	438	100.00–107.00	103.52
3	—	233	118.00–120.00	119.31
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
2	—	698	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	97.00–100.00	98.52
2	—	278	146.00–150.00	147.91
4	—	330	131.00–141.00	136.12
6	—	415	122.00–129.00	125.18
2	—	570	105.00–106.00	105.52
2	—	378	130.00–133.00	131.43
13	—	470	118.00–125.00	118.70
3	—	605	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	130.00–134.00	130.90
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
8	—	369	135.00–145.00	139.04
3	—	528	115.00–116.00	115.32
2	—	453	128.00–129.00	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	120.00–127.00	123.46
2	—	235	135.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	535	104.00	104.00
6	—	413	110.00–120.00	116.32
8	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.39
6	—	483	109.00–114.00	110.47
15	—	284	130.00–139.00	134.07

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)	3	—	1,038	550.00–675.00	607.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	984	525.00–725.00	609.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	750.00–900.00	852.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	70.00–75.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,498	47.00–52.00	49.69
3	—	1,472	61.00–62.00	61.24
24	—	1,182	53.00–60.00	55.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,032	45.00–52.00	47.44
7	—	986	40.00–44.00	41.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	49.00–53.00	51.25
1	—	1,530	45.00	45.00

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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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