Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-05-20

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 20

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

874 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 842▲ 341 vs year ago 533 · +64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 87▼ 39 vs year ago 126 · −31.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 32▼ 9 vs year ago 75 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and 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 $121.75/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$121.75

283 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	124.75	611	172
Medium and Large 2	477	118.58	566	81
Medium and Large 3	423	113.16	479	30

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about $132 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 sale283 hd

121.75

—

GA average17 barns · 1,818 hd

119.04

+2.71

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	1,609	91.20	1,468	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	68.32	820	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,300	61.33	797	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	57.97	620	24

Every lot

93 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	323	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	475	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	332	139.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	463	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	138.77/cwt	135.00–141.00	497	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	143.68/cwt	142.00–145.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	133.66/cwt	131.00–137.00	569	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	140.37/cwt	140.00–142.00	606	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	127.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	595	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	136.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	146.46/cwt	142.00–149.00	710	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	142.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	130.02/cwt	129.00–132.00	745	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	773	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	119.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	127.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	792	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	127.96/cwt	124.00–129.00	842	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	688	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	711	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	917	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	103.00/cwt	102.00–105.00	800	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	125.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	333	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	376	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	134.75/cwt	134.00–137.50	442	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	130.46/cwt	126.00–136.00	434	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	135.08/cwt	132.00–137.00	500	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	128.93/cwt	126.00–131.00	477	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	122.60/cwt	118.00–126.00	527	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	114.72/cwt	111.00–116.00	494	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	130.60/cwt	129.00–135.00	565	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	126.88/cwt	125.00–129.00	594	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	123.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	596	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	108.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	104.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.40/cwt	113.00–116.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	121.52/cwt	118.00–124.00	646	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	108.08/cwt	107.00–113.00	607	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	115.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	677	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	114.26/cwt	110.00–117.00	698	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	102.01/cwt	98.00–108.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	99.53/cwt	94.00–104.00	667	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	773	85.70/cwt	84.00–89.00	662	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	239	152.34/cwt	152.00–152.50	364	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	240	146.08/cwt	142.00–150.00	351	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	273	134.33/cwt	132.00–140.00	367	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	146.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	476	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	135.49/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	131.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	479	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	141.49/cwt	138.00–145.00	538	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	125.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	527	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	138.44/cwt	137.00–139.00	594	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	463	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	616	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	121.89/cwt	116.00–126.00	595	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	634	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	133.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	108.76/cwt	108.00–113.00	685	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	638	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	702	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,232	85.67/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,055	3
Bulls	—	—	2,175	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	2,164	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,030	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	577	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	53.79/cwt	51.00–56.00	558	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	59.27/cwt	56.00–63.00	641	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	65.58/cwt	65.00–66.00	730	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	67.71/cwt	64.00–71.00	798	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	74.66/cwt	72.00–79.00	907	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	59.36/cwt	55.00–62.00	756	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	918	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	925	977.02/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,037	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	973	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,460	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,067	984.19/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,501	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	704.88/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,921	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	748.22/cwt	600.00–875.00	7,205	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	958.44/cwt	925.00–975.00	9,795	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	769.30/cwt	725.00–800.00	8,155	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,188	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 874Last week 842Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 87Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 32Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	116.00–126.00	121.89
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	240	142.00–150.00	146.08
2	—	520	115.00–116.00	115.52
2	—	638	104.00–105.00	104.50
4	—	421	120.00–130.00	125.27
5	—	273	132.00–140.00	134.33
7	—	365	130.00–135.00	131.27
9	—	326	130.00–138.00	135.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	149.00	149.00
2	—	405	140.00–146.00	142.96
2	—	618	115.00	115.00
3	—	527	130.00–139.00	133.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	103.00	103.00
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
3	—	239	152.00–152.50	152.34
3	—	702	103.00	103.00
8	—	463	130.00–136.00	133.01
8	—	630	108.00–113.00	108.76
10	—	515	120.00–128.00	123.18
11	—	380	138.00–145.00	141.49
15	—	325	140.00–149.00	146.45
21	—	429	137.00–139.00	138.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	97.00–98.00	97.50
9	—	328	134.00–137.50	134.75
13	—	611	110.00–117.00	114.26
17	—	370	132.00–137.00	135.08
17	—	468	125.00–129.00	126.88
20	—	587	114.00–119.00	115.29
42	—	433	129.00–135.00	130.60
52	—	532	118.00–124.00	121.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	84.00–89.00	85.70
4	—	320	115.00–120.00	117.46
4	—	519	100.00–110.00	104.75
6	—	431	111.00–116.00	114.72
7	—	265	120.00–130.00	125.63
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	495	105.00–111.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
1	—	275	135.00	135.00
2	—	718	94.00–95.00	94.51
3	—	612	98.00–108.00	102.01
5	—	333	126.00–136.00	130.46
5	—	530	113.00–116.00	115.40
6	—	670	94.00–104.00	99.53
12	—	370	126.00–131.00	128.93
12	—	484	120.00–124.00	123.04
13	—	562	107.00–113.00	108.08
21	—	430	118.00–126.00	122.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	332	135.00–145.00	139.47
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	688	107.00–110.00	108.48
2	—	725	97.00–99.00	98.01
4	—	468	125.00–132.00	127.24
5	—	426	131.00–137.00	133.66
6	—	358	135.00–141.00	138.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	121.00–122.00	121.49
3	—	777	118.00	118.00
8	—	577	134.00	134.00
10	—	485	142.00–149.00	146.46
14	—	658	124.00–129.00	127.96
36	—	621	126.00–130.00	127.58
53	—	527	140.00–148.00	142.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	142.00–145.00	143.68
3	—	470	135.00–141.00	136.96
3	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.02
3	—	777	102.00–105.00	103.00
5	—	323	147.00	147.00
5	—	619	115.00–123.00	119.96
13	—	573	129.00–132.00	130.02
16	—	432	140.00–142.00	140.37

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	18	—	1,067	800.00–1,050.00	984.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	925	950.00–1,000.00	977.02

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	—	1,250	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	925.00–975.00	958.44

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)	5	—	840	600.00–750.00	704.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,060	725.00–800.00	769.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	963	600.00–875.00	748.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,175	99.00–100.00	99.50
3	—	1,232	83.00–87.00	85.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	55.00–62.00	59.36
11	—	1,215	72.00–79.00	74.66
26	—	1,178	64.00–71.00	67.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,435	63.00–65.00	63.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	65.00–66.00	65.58
8	—	1,038	51.00–56.00	53.79
14	—	1,081	56.00–63.00	59.27

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.