Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, steer calves, bull calves, and feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.52/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$119.52

306 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$10.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	121.57	611	104
Medium and Large 2	435	120.58	524	157
Medium and Large 3	439	111.08	488	45

One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $123 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 sale306 hd

119.52

—

GA average17 barns · 2,645 hd

119.39

+0.13

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	1,556	78.60	1,223	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	58.83	711	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	47.87	513	39

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	581	132.93/cwt	131.00–134.00	772	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	127.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	469	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.31/cwt	144.00–153.00	629	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	120.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	158.31/cwt	157.00–159.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	102.98/cwt	101.00–104.00	682	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	160.67/cwt	155.00–164.00	657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	117.34/cwt	114.00–119.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	129.14/cwt	128.00–132.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	118.67/cwt	115.00–123.00	621	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	112.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	635	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	104.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	140.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	506	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	155.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	572	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	107.98/cwt	103.00–111.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.01/cwt	120.00–129.00	707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.83/cwt	120.00–124.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	165.85/cwt	165.00–170.00	607	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	141.95/cwt	140.00–144.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	147.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	151.59/cwt	147.00–155.00	703	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	169.31/cwt	168.00–170.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	132.15/cwt	131.00–137.00	556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	52.33/cwt	49.00–55.00	546	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	63.06/cwt	60.00–67.00	803	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	55.41/cwt	52.00–59.00	645	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	76.10/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,191	6
Bulls	—	—	1,537	83.60/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	491	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,593	987.21/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	15,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.67/cwt	162.00–169.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.04/cwt	126.00–136.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	92.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	620	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	44.43/cwt	41.00–48.00	486	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	107.97/cwt	105.00–115.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	139.65/cwt	135.00–142.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	130.62/cwt	128.00–135.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	117.99/cwt	115.00–123.00	445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	123.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	507	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	128.24/cwt	127.00–130.00	817	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.25/cwt	103.00–109.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	153.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	98.67/cwt	96.00–103.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	162.42/cwt	161.00–167.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	89.23/cwt	85.00–91.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.09/cwt	102.00–109.00	605	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	122.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	325	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.51/cwt	96.00–99.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	131.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	434	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	148.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	111.57/cwt	105.00–114.00	581	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	104.03/cwt	103.00–112.00	533	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.00/cwt	157.00–162.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	118.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	98.03/cwt	95.00–104.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	96.01/cwt	93.00–99.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	132.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	697	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	111.96/cwt	109.00–115.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	140.06/cwt	138.00–144.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	645	8

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,512Last week 1,062Year ago 1,440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 160Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 39Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	131.00–134.00	132.93
14	—	409	155.00–164.00	160.67
5	—	527	140.00–142.00	140.81
3	—	732	120.00–125.00	122.69
3	—	315	170.00–175.00	173.39
6	—	675	120.00–124.00	121.83
14	—	366	165.00–170.00	165.85
18	—	464	147.00–155.00	151.59
19	—	637	127.00–130.00	128.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	118.00–124.00	120.98
3	—	360	157.00–159.00	158.31
3	—	677	114.00–119.00	117.34
17	—	420	145.00–155.00	150.08
4	—	339	161.00–167.00	162.42
25	—	525	130.00–139.00	132.72
6	—	462	138.00–144.00	140.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	152.00–156.00	153.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	367	125.00–132.00	127.71
5	—	669	90.00–95.00	92.64
23	—	412	120.00–129.00	123.08
7	—	277	129.00–135.00	131.94
13	—	570	102.00–109.00	106.09
36	—	331	125.00–135.00	131.20
18	—	521	105.00–114.00	111.57
30	—	477	115.00–125.00	118.94
5	—	621	93.00–99.00	96.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	101.00–104.00	102.98
7	—	455	128.00–132.00	129.14
25	—	523	115.00–123.00	118.67
26	—	567	110.00–115.00	112.08
17	—	361	135.00–142.00	140.07
11	—	630	103.00–111.00	107.98
4	—	313	140.00–144.00	141.95
3	—	285	142.00–150.00	147.52
5	—	421	131.00–137.00	132.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	110.00–119.00	115.43
8	—	473	105.00–115.00	107.97
11	—	377	115.00–123.00	117.99
6	—	523	96.00–103.00	98.67
4	—	710	85.00–91.00	89.23
6	—	266	120.00–125.00	122.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	424	144.00–153.00	148.31
6	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.62
3	—	672	100.00–106.00	104.02
17	—	368	150.00–160.00	155.50
3	—	725	100.00–102.00	100.68
5	—	320	157.00–162.00	159.00
4	—	618	109.00–115.00	111.96
8	—	566	110.00–118.00	113.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	147.00–150.00	147.99
12	—	570	120.00–129.00	124.01
3	—	327	168.00–170.00	169.31
3	—	375	162.00–169.00	166.67
8	—	510	126.00–136.00	131.04
5	—	418	155.00–162.00	158.75
4	—	663	111.00–113.00	112.01
3	—	763	95.00–104.00	98.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	135.00–142.00	139.65
6	—	473	128.00–135.00	130.62
7	—	573	103.00–109.00	105.25
4	—	615	96.00–99.00	97.51
9	—	310	147.00–150.00	148.97
9	—	512	103.00–112.00	104.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,043	49.00–55.00	52.33
22	—	1,094	41.00–48.00	44.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,274	60.00–67.00	63.06
27	—	1,164	52.00–59.00	55.41
2	—	1,255	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	75.00–79.00	76.10
3	—	1,537	81.00–88.00	83.60

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,593	950.00–1,025.00	987.21

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Ashburn

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle