Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-02-05

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 5

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

914 head

▼ 443 vs last sale 1,357▲ 914 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 150▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 67▲ 32 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 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly 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 $125.53/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$125.53

248 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$22.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	128.53	609	144
Medium and Large 2	428	127.73	546	74
Medium and Large 3	505	105.68	534	30

One grade step is worth $22.85/cwt here — about $76 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 sale248 hd

125.53

—

GA average16 barns · 1,472 hd

123.33

+2.20

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	1,493	78.46	1,171	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	60.12	777	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	51.10	545	28

Every lot

82 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	162.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	160.92/cwt	160.00–163.00	674	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	148.63/cwt	147.00–150.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	153.21/cwt	151.00–156.00	723	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	142.29/cwt	141.00–144.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	150.47/cwt	146.00–155.00	781	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	148.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	830	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	141.63/cwt	138.00–144.00	872	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	128.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	134.78/cwt	133.00–135.00	883	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	855	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	959	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	213	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	288	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	147.20/cwt	144.00–150.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	317	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	393	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	139.85/cwt	135.00–141.00	468	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	112.04/cwt	110.00–114.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	140.22/cwt	137.00–144.00	513	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	133.61/cwt	130.00–136.00	489	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	125.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	137.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	590	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	128.17/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	109.52/cwt	109.00–110.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	120.16/cwt	119.00–123.00	580	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	120.41/cwt	119.00–124.00	626	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	522	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	115.13/cwt	114.00–118.00	612	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	115.37/cwt	114.00–118.00	669	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	109.33/cwt	108.00–111.00	644	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	591	96.01/cwt	94.00–102.00	567	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	107.68/cwt	105.00–109.00	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	112.65/cwt	112.00–114.00	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	658	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	90.48/cwt	87.00–94.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	753	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	223	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	357	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	223	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	340	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	166.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	471	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	285	148.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	424	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	317	167.84/cwt	165.00–172.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	158.35/cwt	155.00–163.00	507	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	490	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	157.29/cwt	152.00–160.00	601	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	384	143.99/cwt	139.00–149.00	553	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	165.97/cwt	164.00–170.00	646	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	159.37/cwt	155.00–163.00	673	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	602	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	149.82/cwt	145.00–152.00	649	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	147.46/cwt	145.00–152.00	687	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	128.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	131.85/cwt	129.00–136.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	753	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	121.43/cwt	119.00–124.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	138.09/cwt	134.00–142.00	775	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	127.43/cwt	126.00–128.00	847	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	772	89.66/cwt	89.00–90.00	692	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	335	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	211	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	452	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	334	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	616	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	474	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	783	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	360	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,386	74.18/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,028	8
Bulls	—	—	1,555	81.97/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	92.04/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,710	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	45.65/cwt	44.00–48.00	457	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	51.86/cwt	49.00–56.00	561	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	57.21/cwt	56.00–59.00	631	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	67.82/cwt	66.00–73.00	838	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	60.96/cwt	58.00–65.00	783	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	54.07/cwt	50.00–57.00	726	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	966	657.33/cwt	575.00–750.00	6,350	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	912.02/cwt	875.00–950.00	8,874	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	771.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,315	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,980	1

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 914Last week 1,357Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	520	119.00–124.00	120.41
14	—	580	114.00–118.00	115.37
9	—	724	104.00	104.00
4	—	313	144.00–150.00	147.20
3	—	687	107.00	107.00
23	—	428	132.00–142.00	137.80
17	—	470	125.00–130.00	128.17
41	—	366	137.00–144.00	140.22
3	—	628	112.00–114.00	112.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	335	135.00–141.00	139.85
11	—	483	119.00–123.00	120.16
5	—	366	130.00–136.00	133.61
5	—	280	140.00–145.00	142.49
6	—	589	108.00–111.00	109.33
6	—	626	105.00–109.00	107.68
7	—	532	114.00–118.00	115.13
8	—	421	120.00–130.00	125.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	97.00–101.00	99.01
2	—	720	87.00–94.00	90.48
5	—	317	120.00–130.00	123.91
13	—	591	94.00–102.00	96.01
2	—	213	130.00–140.00	135.29
2	—	358	110.00–114.00	112.04
2	—	473	109.00–110.00	109.52
2	—	522	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	128.00	128.00
4	—	515	141.00–144.00	142.29
3	—	468	147.00–150.00	148.63
3	—	367	160.00–167.00	162.45
5	—	627	125.00–131.00	128.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	182.00	182.00
43	—	616	138.00–144.00	141.63
32	—	519	146.00–155.00	150.47
2	—	813	120.00	120.00
18	—	472	151.00–156.00	153.21
14	—	655	133.00–135.00	134.78
14	—	559	148.00–150.00	148.50
10	—	419	160.00–163.00	160.92
2	—	355	177.00	177.00
4	—	721	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	77.00	77.00
4	—	335	63.00	63.00
11	—	452	74.00	74.00
3	—	783	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	140.00–144.00	142.01
7	—	665	126.00–128.00	127.43
6	—	561	134.00–142.00	138.09
5	—	317	165.00–172.00	167.84
4	—	621	127.00	127.00
4	—	389	164.00–170.00	165.97
16	—	422	155.00–163.00	159.37
19	—	466	145.00–152.00	147.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	139.00–141.00	139.99
3	—	330	145.00–150.00	148.38
13	—	285	140.00–150.00	148.74
3	—	223	150.00–155.00	152.37
2	—	583	105.00–110.00	107.51
12	—	384	139.00–149.00	143.99
5	—	484	125.00–130.00	128.84
3	—	772	89.00–90.00	89.66
2	—	530	119.00–124.00	121.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	155.00–163.00	158.35
5	—	382	152.00–160.00	157.29
3	—	283	160.00–170.00	166.59
2	—	223	160.00	160.00
6	—	527	129.00–136.00	131.85
6	—	478	135.00–140.00	137.81
10	—	433	145.00–152.00	149.82

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)	6	—	966	575.00–750.00	657.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,078	700.00–850.00	771.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	875.00–950.00	912.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	71.00–78.00	74.18
2	—	1,858	91.00–93.00	92.04
2	—	1,555	80.00–84.00	81.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,285	58.00–65.00	60.96
19	—	1,343	50.00–57.00	54.07
9	—	1,236	66.00–73.00	67.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	56.00–59.00	57.21
6	—	1,002	44.00–48.00	45.65
19	—	1,082	49.00–56.00	51.86

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.