Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.61/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$112.61

184 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$9.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.00

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	116.29	535	108
Medium and Large 2	505	107.76	544	42
Medium and Large 3	400	106.91	428	34

One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $107 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 sale184 hd

112.61

—

GA average13 barns · 844 hd

107.61

+5.00

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	1,625	77.79	1,264	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	58.56	797	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	47.15	473	22

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	429	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	115.31/cwt	112.00–118.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	131.10/cwt	129.00–136.00	636	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	133.05/cwt	132.00–137.00	484	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	124.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	708	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	109.74/cwt	107.00–110.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	98.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.95/cwt	145.00–147.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	102.80/cwt	100.00–107.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.45/cwt	135.00–142.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	118.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	384	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	139.27/cwt	138.00–142.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	112.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	586	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	468	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	143.55/cwt	143.00–149.00	550	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	116.23/cwt	115.00–121.00	496	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	121.07/cwt	117.00–123.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	109.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	120.90/cwt	120.00–121.00	457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	117.54/cwt	112.00–122.00	544	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.31/cwt	126.00–130.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	650.11/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,119	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	699.46/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,344	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	571.94/cwt	475.00–625.00	5,376	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	795.18/cwt	750.00–825.00	9,327	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	876.06/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	70.47/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,064	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	44.18/cwt	40.00–47.00	423	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	51.41/cwt	48.00–54.00	696	9
Bulls	—	—	1,745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	64.09/cwt	63.00–67.00	874	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	50.12/cwt	48.00–54.00	525	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	59.13/cwt	55.00–62.00	807	16
Bulls	—	—	1,710	82.31/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	119.20/cwt	118.00–121.00	340	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	111.47/cwt	111.00–112.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	94.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	88.98/cwt	83.00–92.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	102.67/cwt	100.00–108.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	112.64/cwt	108.00–117.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	116.61/cwt	113.00–120.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	125.96/cwt	124.00–131.00	540	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	146.35/cwt	145.00–147.00	461	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	108.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	584	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	335	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 591Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 97Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 39Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	138.00–141.00	139.50
22	—	485	129.00–136.00	131.10
29	—	657	120.00	120.00
14	—	567	120.00–127.00	124.85
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
21	—	383	143.00–149.00	143.55
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
8	—	531	125.00–130.00	128.80
5	—	734	105.00–110.00	109.03
6	—	616	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	130.00–137.00	133.40
3	—	788	99.00	99.00
2	—	385	135.00–142.00	138.45
10	—	494	128.00	128.00
13	—	315	145.00–147.00	146.35
5	—	572	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	100.00–105.00	102.55
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	112.00–118.00	115.31
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
11	—	635	107.00–110.00	109.74
13	—	312	123.00	123.00
20	—	523	110.00–118.00	112.03
26	—	427	115.00–121.00	116.23
10	—	378	120.00–121.00	120.90
23	—	463	112.00–122.00	117.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	625	95.00–100.00	98.48
9	—	572	100.00–107.00	102.80
5	—	318	116.00–121.00	118.01
6	—	693	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	107.00	107.00
1	—	225	126.00	126.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
2	—	440	113.00–114.00	113.50
1	—	710	87.00	87.00
2	—	530	102.00	102.00
6	—	267	125.00–126.00	125.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	285	118.00–121.00	119.20
2	—	563	90.00–95.00	92.49
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	328	111.00–112.00	111.47
4	—	511	90.00–96.00	94.03
3	—	640	83.00–92.00	88.98
1	—	710	82.00	82.00
3	—	350	100.00–108.00	102.67
1	—	420	104.00	104.00
1	—	680	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	364	132.00–137.00	133.05
2	—	278	145.00–147.00	145.95
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
15	—	328	134.00–144.00	142.56
19	—	429	124.00–131.00	125.96
16	—	536	105.00–115.00	108.91
2	—	215	155.00	155.00
3	—	561	102.00–103.00	102.33
3	—	625	96.00–100.00	98.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	134.00–135.00	134.49
6	—	324	150.00–157.00	153.55
10	—	380	138.00–142.00	139.27
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
11	—	513	117.00–123.00	121.07
3	—	472	126.00–130.00	128.31
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
3	—	417	108.00–117.00	112.64
3	—	362	113.00–120.00	116.61
2	—	570	95.00	95.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	725	87.00	87.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,095	600.00–675.00	650.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	650.00–750.00	699.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	940	475.00–625.00	571.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,173	750.00–825.00	795.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	850.00–900.00	876.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	69.00–71.00	70.47
1	—	1,745	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,710	80.00–86.00	82.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	957	40.00–47.00	44.18
11	—	1,048	48.00–54.00	50.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,354	48.00–54.00	51.41
10	—	1,363	63.00–67.00	64.09
16	—	1,365	55.00–62.00	59.13

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