Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Report not available for this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.92/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$126.92

261 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$27.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	129.35	629	191
Medium and Large 2	437	123.07	537	61
Medium and Large 3	548	101.43	556	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.92/cwt here — about $73 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 sale261 hd

126.92

—

GA average15 barns · 1,421 hd

119.35

+7.57

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	1,577	75.99	1,199	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	60.93	767	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	50.59	517	20

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1	—	369	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	507	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	111.34/cwt	111.00–112.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	149.46/cwt	143.00–153.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	122.70/cwt	117.00–125.00	567	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.47/cwt	112.00–117.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	119.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	155.79/cwt	154.00–157.00	601	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	119.25/cwt	118.00–120.00	665	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	887.84/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,168	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,225	889.80/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.60/cwt	165.00–175.00	555	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	180.68/cwt	180.00–182.00	401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.66/cwt	155.00–165.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	105.32/cwt	102.00–106.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.67/cwt	172.00–174.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.84/cwt	126.00–135.00	812	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	164.15/cwt	162.00–165.00	680	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	166.36/cwt	164.00–172.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.85/cwt	129.00–138.00	639	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.58/cwt	136.00–142.00	457	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	113.43/cwt	113.00–114.00	814	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.27/cwt	112.00–122.00	682	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	109.59/cwt	107.00–110.00	704	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	45.05/cwt	42.00–48.00	410	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	52.44/cwt	49.00–56.00	556	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	56.71/cwt	54.00–61.00	715	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	65.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	819	19
Bulls	—	—	1,473	74.24/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	438	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	200.52/cwt	197.00–202.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	184.86/cwt	182.00–191.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	170.62/cwt	167.00–177.00	462	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	158.63/cwt	157.00–162.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	106.42/cwt	101.00–109.00	602	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	782.48/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,044	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	890.04/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.64/cwt	125.00–135.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	163.72/cwt	157.00–167.00	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	112.20/cwt	106.00–114.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	134.67/cwt	131.00–139.00	716	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	143.48/cwt	140.00–148.00	390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.23/cwt	140.00–149.00	746	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	97.96/cwt	96.00–100.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	112.36/cwt	108.00–116.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	134.59/cwt	134.00–137.00	637	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.78/cwt	121.00–128.00	892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	135.36/cwt	132.00–140.00	554	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	154.58/cwt	151.00–157.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	136.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.23/cwt	116.00–125.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.69/cwt	171.00–180.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	135.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	763	6

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,062Last week 1,231Year ago 1,134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 202Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 59

Report not available for this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	369	135.00–140.00	137.46
11	—	526	115.00–121.00	119.02
6	—	662	102.00–106.00	105.32
51	—	467	129.00–138.00	136.85
23	—	330	136.00–142.00	138.58
23	—	718	113.00–114.00	113.43
27	—	572	112.00–122.00	119.27
7	—	642	107.00–110.00	109.59
3	—	208	157.00–167.00	163.72
7	—	272	140.00–148.00	143.48
14	—	409	132.00–140.00	135.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	111.00–112.00	111.34
33	—	462	117.00–125.00	122.70
5	—	412	120.00–130.00	124.86
6	—	367	125.00–130.00	127.30
6	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.53
5	—	566	101.00–109.00	106.42
3	—	268	135.00–137.00	136.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	96.00–100.00	97.96
3	—	467	108.00–116.00	112.36
2	—	635	91.00–93.00	91.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	143.00–153.00	149.46
23	—	386	154.00–157.00	155.79
4	—	558	118.00–120.00	119.25
3	—	222	180.00–182.00	180.68
15	—	271	167.00–177.00	170.62
3	—	327	157.00–162.00	158.63
6	—	619	106.00–114.00	112.20
4	—	470	140.00–147.00	143.46
8	—	519	116.00–125.00	120.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	112.00–117.00	114.47
2	—	613	117.00–120.00	118.49
8	—	329	165.00–175.00	168.60
12	—	425	155.00–165.00	162.66
11	—	366	164.00–172.00	166.36
5	—	215	197.00–202.00	200.52
3	—	568	120.00–126.00	122.09
3	—	278	182.00–191.00	184.86
13	—	524	125.00–135.00	128.64
11	—	464	151.00–157.00	154.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	270	160.00–165.00	162.38
10	—	473	134.00–137.00	134.59
3	—	417	135.00–139.00	136.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	172.00–174.00	172.67
52	—	616	126.00–135.00	131.84
26	—	414	162.00–165.00	164.15
22	—	514	140.00–149.00	145.23
10	—	715	121.00–128.00	124.78
10	—	325	171.00–180.00	172.69
6	—	563	130.00–137.00	135.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	532	131.00–139.00	134.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	98.00–100.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	920	875.00–900.00	887.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	875.00–925.00	890.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	700.00–850.00	782.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,225	850.00–925.00	889.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	42.00–48.00	45.05
15	—	1,060	49.00–56.00	52.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,261	54.00–61.00	56.71
19	—	1,257	62.00–69.00	65.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,473	71.00–78.00	74.24
1	—	1,995	83.00	83.00

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