Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-04-29

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 29

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

908 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 606▼ 30 vs year ago 938 · −3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

242 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 157▲ 62 vs year ago 180 · +34.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 28▼ 66 vs year ago 130 · −50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 12.00 to 15.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 9.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.35/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$131.35

299 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	132.15	675	117
Medium and Large 3	382	131.20	502	16thin
Medium and Large 1	592	130.80	775	166

One grade step is worth $1.35/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale299 hd

131.35

—

GA average13 barns · 809 hd

125.33

+6.02

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	—	High	1,696	79.93	1,356	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	57.83	896	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	54.71	685	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	49.08	526	66

Every lot

88 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	160.70/cwt	157.00–165.00	447	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	279	142.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	396	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	139.84/cwt	135.00–145.00	447	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	154.74/cwt	152.00–157.00	508	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	145.58/cwt	143.00–153.00	553	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	144.87/cwt	142.00–148.00	608	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	142.57/cwt	139.00–145.00	654	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	462	120.20/cwt	115.00–124.00	555	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	132.76/cwt	129.00–139.00	617	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	719	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	131.89/cwt	129.00–137.00	683	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	533	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	136.45/cwt	132.00–137.00	780	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	127.21/cwt	121.00–131.00	731	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.80/cwt	124.00–134.00	798	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	118.94/cwt	116.00–121.00	739	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	104.31/cwt	103.00–105.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	111.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	829	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	100.44/cwt	98.00–101.00	785	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	849	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	212	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	311	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	228	128.48/cwt	122.00–132.00	293	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	258	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	316	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	279	135.20/cwt	131.00–138.00	377	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	130.22/cwt	126.00–133.00	418	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	118.28/cwt	115.00–121.00	382	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	137.39/cwt	135.00–139.00	449	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	498	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	117.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	451	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	126.11/cwt	124.00–132.00	530	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	117.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	496	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	107.38/cwt	103.00–110.00	454	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	117.27/cwt	115.00–121.00	552	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	107.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	507	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	112.68/cwt	112.00–114.00	551	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	109.51/cwt	106.00–110.00	573	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	114.34/cwt	111.00–118.00	600	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	95.97/cwt	95.00–98.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	106.20/cwt	104.00–113.00	606	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	99.58/cwt	97.00–100.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	91.73/cwt	90.00–94.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	703	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	788	81.37/cwt	75.00–85.00	641	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	216	150.87/cwt	147.00–155.00	326	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	356	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	276	154.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	427	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	318	155.45/cwt	154.00–160.00	494	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	152.63/cwt	147.00–157.00	504	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	151.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	143.63/cwt	137.00–147.00	544	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	140.28/cwt	140.00–142.00	581	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	136.14/cwt	135.00–138.00	588	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	135.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	634	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	126.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.83/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	125.05/cwt	123.00–129.00	668	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	120.30/cwt	120.00–122.00	677	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	100.24/cwt	96.00–105.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	111.94/cwt	108.00–118.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	112.40/cwt	112.00–114.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	106.41/cwt	106.00–108.00	705	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	96.65/cwt	96.00–100.00	660	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	701	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	777	86.65/cwt	85.00–89.00	673	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,584	76.78/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,216	9
Bulls	—	—	1,783	81.85/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,459	10
Bulls	—	—	1,840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	45.87/cwt	41.00–48.00	449	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	49.94/cwt	48.00–55.00	548	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	50.36/cwt	48.00–52.00	610	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	55.49/cwt	53.00–60.00	696	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	939	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	57.83/cwt	56.00–59.00	896	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,161	1,000.75/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	11,619	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,128.56/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	14,051	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	942.13/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,534	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,017	652.50/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,636	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,018	684.64/cwt	575.00–750.00	6,970	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	882.21/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,022	4

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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 606Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 157Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 28Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	124.00–132.00	126.11
13	—	327	135.00–139.00	137.39
15	—	471	115.00–121.00	117.27
16	—	571	104.00–113.00	106.20
5	—	672	100.00	100.00
16	—	620	107.00	107.00
21	—	375	130.00–137.00	132.93
31	—	525	111.00–118.00	114.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	100.00–110.00	107.00
2	—	258	120.00–125.00	122.57
3	—	385	115.00–122.00	117.27
3	—	567	95.00–98.00	95.97
3	—	788	75.00–85.00	81.37
4	—	323	115.00–121.00	118.28
4	—	623	90.00–94.00	91.73
5	—	228	122.00–132.00	128.48
6	—	423	103.00–110.00	107.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	91.00–93.00	92.00
4	—	589	105.00	105.00
6	—	212	145.00–150.00	146.73
7	—	618	97.00–100.00	99.58
8	—	523	106.00–110.00	109.51
10	—	321	126.00–133.00	130.22
11	—	279	131.00–138.00	135.20
16	—	489	112.00–114.00	112.68
17	—	420	114.00–120.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	701	91.00	91.00
2	—	465	110.00–115.00	112.42
3	—	420	120.00–121.00	120.34
3	—	777	85.00–89.00	86.65
4	—	568	96.00–105.00	100.24
5	—	216	147.00–155.00	150.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	150.00–155.00	151.71
5	—	603	112.00–114.00	112.40
5	—	663	106.00–108.00	106.41
6	—	318	154.00–160.00	155.45
7	—	414	140.00–142.00	140.28
8	—	468	131.00–138.00	135.46
10	—	563	120.00–122.00	120.30
16	—	534	123.00–129.00	125.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	220	162.00	162.00
5	—	520	115.00–120.00	116.83
6	—	432	135.00–138.00	136.14
7	—	330	147.00–157.00	152.63
7	—	379	137.00–147.00	143.63
7	—	476	120.00–130.00	126.00
8	—	581	108.00–118.00	111.94
9	—	683	96.00–100.00	96.65
10	—	276	150.00–157.00	154.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	866	98.00	98.00
16	—	572	132.00–137.00	136.45
21	—	459	139.00–145.00	142.57
26	—	746	110.00–115.00	111.18
47	—	615	124.00–134.00	129.80
49	—	514	137.00–142.00	139.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	157.00–165.00	160.70
3	—	665	103.00–105.00	104.31
4	—	328	152.00–157.00	154.74
7	—	782	98.00–101.00	100.44
8	—	465	129.00–139.00	132.76
17	—	380	143.00–153.00	145.58
18	—	420	142.00–148.00	144.87
18	—	575	121.00–131.00	127.21
18	—	621	116.00–121.00	118.94
21	—	518	129.00–137.00	131.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	135.00–145.00	139.84
2	—	385	130.00–134.00	131.97
2	—	430	127.00–128.00	127.51
2	—	533	110.00–120.00	114.93
3	—	462	115.00–124.00	120.20
5	—	279	140.00–150.00	142.01

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,161	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,245	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,128.56

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,012	900.00–1,000.00	942.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,136	800.00–975.00	882.21

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	575.00–750.00	684.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	575.00–700.00	652.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	89.00	89.00
9	—	1,584	72.00–79.00	76.78
10	—	1,783	80.00–87.00	81.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	62.00	62.00
12	—	1,211	48.00–52.00	50.36
58	—	1,255	53.00–60.00	55.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	56.00–59.00	57.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	978	41.00–48.00	45.87
52	—	1,097	48.00–55.00	49.94

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.