Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-05-01

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 1

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

938 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 804▲ 938 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 119▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 69▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady, Feeder steers, Feeder heifers, and Feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer calves 2.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower, bull calves steady to 1.00 lower, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.46/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$134.46

200 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$13.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	137.31	687	55
Medium and Large 2	440	135.49	596	119
Medium and Large 3	455	123.75	563	26

One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $124 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 sale200 hd

134.46

—

GA average16 barns · 1,643 hd

130.44

+4.02

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	1,764	85.66	1,511	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	57.92	777	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	54.46	583	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	45.80	408	10

Every lot

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	159.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	579	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	169.70/cwt	165.00–172.00	624	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	165.13/cwt	161.00–168.00	712	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	156.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	746	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	154.79/cwt	153.00–157.00	797	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	156.83/cwt	153.00–158.00	867	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	150.65/cwt	148.00–154.00	847	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	146.15/cwt	143.00–152.00	890	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	126.96/cwt	125.00–129.00	914	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	142.15/cwt	137.00–147.00	441	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	142.25/cwt	141.00–145.00	504	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	359	131.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	137.35/cwt	133.00–140.00	500	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	135.64/cwt	130.00–139.00	570	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	135.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	624	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	461	120.94/cwt	115.00–123.00	558	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	141.99/cwt	139.00–146.00	669	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	133.67/cwt	130.00–139.00	696	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	118.65/cwt	112.00–122.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	552	117.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	650	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	135.74/cwt	134.00–140.00	755	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	132.88/cwt	131.00–133.00	743	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	121.26/cwt	118.00–122.00	758	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	764	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	804	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	173.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	551	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	319	154.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	494	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	356	147.35/cwt	145.00–155.00	525	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	163.37/cwt	159.00–168.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	164.62/cwt	160.00–168.00	678	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	157.23/cwt	155.00–159.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	152.37/cwt	148.00–157.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	457	135.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	621	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	690	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	135.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	693	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	134.18/cwt	130.00–140.00	758	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	602	121.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	731	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	710	113.46/cwt	111.00–116.00	806	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,764	85.66/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,511	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	45.80/cwt	43.00–50.00	408	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	982	49.85/cwt	48.00–53.00	490	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	56.30/cwt	51.00–60.00	623	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	57.92/cwt	55.00–62.00	777	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	882.34/cwt	825.00–925.00	7,509	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	675.14/cwt	650.00–775.00	5,975	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	953	627.33/cwt	525.00–675.00	5,978	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,061	726.70/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,710	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	904.68/cwt	875.00–950.00	11,372	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,289	751.27/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,684	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,136	880.15/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	9,999	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,315.12/cwt	1,250.00–1,475.00	17,228	19

This sale against other markets

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 May 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 804Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 119Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 69Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	891	43.00–50.00	45.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,342	55.00–62.00	57.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,106	51.00–60.00	56.30
14	—	982	48.00–53.00	49.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,764	82.00–89.00	85.66

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)	5	—	885	650.00–775.00	675.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,061	650.00–775.00	726.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	953	525.00–675.00	627.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	851	825.00–925.00	882.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,289	700.00–800.00	751.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,257	875.00–950.00	904.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,310	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,315.12

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	13	—	1,136	850.00–1,100.00	880.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	412	160.00–168.00	164.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	111.00–116.00	113.46
4	—	418	155.00–159.00	157.23
5	—	602	120.00–124.00	121.41
6	—	511	130.00–140.00	135.53
7	—	367	159.00–168.00	163.37
13	—	470	145.00–155.00	146.85
18	—	317	170.00–180.00	173.73
27	—	565	130.00–140.00	134.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	148.00–157.00	152.37
7	—	356	145.00–155.00	147.35
7	—	457	130.00–140.00	135.87
9	—	319	150.00–160.00	154.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	140.00–142.00	140.98
8	—	662	120.00–122.00	121.50
9	—	354	141.00–145.00	142.25
15	—	556	134.00–140.00	135.74
21	—	471	139.00–146.00	141.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	115.00–119.00	117.01
8	—	625	118.00–122.00	121.26
12	—	460	134.00–136.00	135.67
12	—	521	130.00–139.00	133.67
13	—	364	133.00–140.00	137.35
17	—	559	131.00–133.00	132.88
27	—	420	130.00–139.00	135.64
28	—	310	137.00–147.00	142.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	130.00–135.00	133.40
3	—	532	112.00–122.00	118.65
6	—	359	130.00–135.00	131.82
7	—	461	115.00–123.00	120.94
7	—	552	110.00–119.00	117.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	609	143.00–152.00	146.15
19	—	553	153.00–158.00	156.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	125.00–129.00	126.96
9	—	368	165.00–172.00	169.70
9	—	477	150.00–160.00	156.35
22	—	515	153.00–157.00	154.79
27	—	562	148.00–154.00	150.65
30	—	431	161.00–168.00	165.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	363	155.00–160.00	159.44

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.