Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.81/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$114.81

218 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	456	117.12	534	117
Medium and Large 1	684	114.25	782	50
Medium and Large 3	413	110.04	455	51

One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about $80 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 sale218 hd

114.81

—

GA average18 barns · 2,117 hd

113.95

+0.85

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	—	Average	1,629	71.86	1,171	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	53.89	628	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	45.59	490	34

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	—	1,830	76.42/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,562	70.34/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,099	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	58.12/cwt	56.00–64.00	718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	51.77/cwt	49.00–55.00	586	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	49.11/cwt	47.00–53.00	518	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	43.12/cwt	39.00–46.00	469	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	141.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	113.59/cwt	104.00–114.00	785	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	125.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	469	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	103.92/cwt	100.00–107.00	590	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	560	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.19/cwt	131.00–134.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.40/cwt	144.00–154.00	705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	155.74/cwt	153.00–158.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	114.55/cwt	114.00–118.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	92.65/cwt	88.00–95.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	103.37/cwt	101.00–108.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	91.43/cwt	90.00–92.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	152.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	94.04/cwt	92.00–98.00	580	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	856.75/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,996	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	135.03/cwt	133.00–136.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.37/cwt	130.00–139.00	689	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	143.62/cwt	136.00–146.00	458	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	111.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	123.00/cwt	120.00–127.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	96.78/cwt	96.00–100.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	111.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	429	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	112.83/cwt	110.00–114.00	478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	146.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	530	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.24/cwt	137.00–147.00	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	143.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	598	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	127.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	115.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.10/cwt	118.00–128.00	510	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.18/cwt	125.00–132.00	427	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	109.70/cwt	103.00–113.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	95.62/cwt	90.00–99.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	134.72/cwt	131.00–140.00	501	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	114.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	793	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	107.25/cwt	105.00–111.00	572	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	626	9

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 1,512Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 187Year ago 191

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 109

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	76.00–77.00	76.42
6	—	1,562	68.00–73.00	70.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	56.00–64.00	58.12
22	—	1,131	49.00–55.00	51.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,055	47.00–53.00	49.11
20	—	1,087	39.00–46.00	43.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	507	138.00–145.00	141.65
11	—	577	131.00–134.00	132.19
14	—	478	144.00–154.00	147.40
4	—	411	153.00–158.00	155.74
6	—	663	120.00–121.00	120.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	132.00–135.00	134.00
7	—	633	114.00–118.00	114.55
18	—	416	140.00–150.00	143.66
13	—	463	134.00–140.00	136.06
20	—	693	114.00–119.00	114.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	765	100.00–110.00	109.38
24	—	691	104.00–114.00	113.59
6	—	488	133.00–136.00	135.03
4	—	615	105.00–108.00	106.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	374	124.00–130.00	125.32
17	—	568	100.00–107.00	103.92
19	—	477	115.00–124.00	117.48
3	—	788	88.00–95.00	92.65
3	—	617	92.00–98.00	94.04
13	—	418	118.00–128.00	122.10
12	—	328	125.00–132.00	130.18
15	—	533	105.00–111.00	107.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	96.00–100.00	96.78
16	—	386	110.00–120.00	111.21
7	—	424	110.00–114.00	112.83
8	—	318	113.00–122.00	115.99
4	—	258	120.00–125.00	123.71
6	—	478	103.00–113.00	109.70
5	—	569	90.00–99.00	95.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	140.00–145.00	141.67
4	—	568	120.00–123.00	121.48
7	—	416	147.00–153.00	150.00
13	—	513	130.00–139.00	134.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	101.00–108.00	103.37
7	—	686	90.00–92.00	91.43
9	—	517	120.00–125.00	122.20
10	—	327	150.00–157.00	152.96
13	—	361	144.00–151.00	146.69
11	—	426	137.00–147.00	144.24
9	—	464	130.00–140.00	135.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	319	136.00–146.00	143.62
11	—	531	110.00–115.00	111.25
6	—	458	120.00–127.00	123.00
3	—	427	125.00–132.00	127.30
25	—	372	131.00–140.00	134.72

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	825.00–925.00	856.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle