Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-08-26

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 26

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

867 head

▼ 253 vs last sale 1,120▲ 65 vs year ago 802 · +8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 81▼ 37 vs year ago 173 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 43▲ 57 vs year ago 44 · +129.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady to 5.00 higher,

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 $117.01/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$117.01

309 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$14.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.25

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	124.44	611	107
Medium and Large 2	536	114.48	614	135
Medium and Large 3	470	110.26	518	67

One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about $93 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 sale309 hd

117.01

—

GA average17 barns · 1,626 hd

117.26

−0.25

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	1,522	90.82	1,382	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	66.80	858	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,238	63.45	786	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	56.24	557	40

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	286	154.62/cwt	154.00–155.00	442	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	147.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	540	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	153.56/cwt	152.00–155.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	129.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	542	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	142.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	604	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	153.64/cwt	151.00–155.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	136.11/cwt	135.00–141.00	638	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	487	128.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	625	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	133.44/cwt	132.00–138.00	682	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	512	121.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	621	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	131.13/cwt	129.00–138.00	736	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	128.14/cwt	126.00–134.00	792	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	125.46/cwt	123.00–131.00	837	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	853	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	122.20/cwt	122.00–123.00	906	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	918	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	113.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	127.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	294	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	286	121.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	346	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	123.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	419	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	117.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	434	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	126.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	470	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	532	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	130.19/cwt	129.00–131.00	543	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	114.13/cwt	110.00–118.00	478	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	527	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	118.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	567	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	126.88/cwt	123.00–128.00	623	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	120.15/cwt	118.00–122.00	614	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	114.48/cwt	110.00–116.00	594	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	101.57/cwt	101.00–108.00	546	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	115.59/cwt	115.00–117.00	651	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	105.50/cwt	105.00–107.00	596	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	111.87/cwt	108.00–114.00	649	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	619	102.86/cwt	102.00–103.00	637	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	108.15/cwt	105.00–110.00	676	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	687	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	100.98/cwt	100.00–102.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	243	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	409	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	267	168.18/cwt	165.00–170.00	449	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	164.94/cwt	162.00–168.00	516	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	341	152.61/cwt	147.00–157.00	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	156.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	144.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	544	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	151.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	139.32/cwt	135.00–144.00	592	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	438	122.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	469	113.83/cwt	110.00–119.00	534	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	133.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	489	122.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	597	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	119.86/cwt	118.00–123.00	617	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	112.22/cwt	106.00–115.00	581	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	113.53/cwt	112.00–115.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	119.26/cwt	118.00–120.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	105.04/cwt	102.00–108.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	655	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	688	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	95.19/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,435	10
Bulls	—	—	1,535	86.45/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,327	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	48.77/cwt	45.00–52.00	440	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	58.11/cwt	55.00–62.00	589	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,238	63.45/cwt	63.00–64.00	786	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	65.50/cwt	63.00–69.00	814	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	59.06/cwt	57.00–61.00	741	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	73.36/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,004	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	943	728.67/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,871	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,116	863.08/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,632	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,128	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,024	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,206	749.47/cwt	675.00–825.00	9,039	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,079.07/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	13,251	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,218.96/cwt	1,125.00–1,325.00	15,664	13

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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 1,120Year ago 802

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 81Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 43Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
3	—	313	162.00–168.00	164.94
3	—	470	130.00–140.00	133.88
4	—	414	150.00–155.00	151.73
4	—	566	118.00–120.00	119.26
6	—	376	155.00–160.00	156.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
1	—	715	97.00	97.00
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
2	—	243	167.00–170.00	168.48
2	—	563	112.00–115.00	113.53
2	—	688	106.00–109.00	107.51
4	—	489	120.00–123.00	122.02
5	—	267	165.00–170.00	168.18
5	—	341	147.00–157.00	152.61
5	—	377	140.00–150.00	144.37
8	—	425	135.00–144.00	139.32
10	—	515	118.00–123.00	119.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	142.00	142.00
1	—	370	122.00	122.00
6	—	469	110.00–119.00	113.83
4	—	518	106.00–115.00	112.22
4	—	438	120.00–130.00	122.54
2	—	655	95.00–96.00	95.50
2	—	583	102.00–108.00	105.04
1	—	620	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	125.00–132.00	127.96
3	—	687	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
15	—	538	101.00–108.00	101.57
8	—	565	105.00–107.00	105.50
8	—	340	120.00–128.00	123.35
7	—	619	102.00–103.00	102.86
7	—	368	115.00–120.00	117.97
6	—	286	120.00–125.00	121.11
5	—	477	106.00	106.00
4	—	419	110.00–118.00	114.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	625	105.00–110.00	108.15
22	—	519	110.00–116.00	114.48
22	—	479	115.00–121.00	118.41
14	—	427	120.00–125.00	123.31
14	—	372	122.00–130.00	126.29
12	—	580	108.00–114.00	111.87
2	—	763	100.00–102.00	100.98
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	491	123.00–128.00	126.88
22	—	563	115.00–117.00	115.59
17	—	511	118.00–122.00	120.15
15	—	417	129.00–131.00	130.19
11	—	394	135.00	135.00
2	—	610	111.00	111.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	423	140.00–148.00	142.86
6	—	546	130.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	780	110.00–114.00	113.02
3	—	723	117.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	627	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	370	152.00–155.00	153.56
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
11	—	469	135.00–141.00	136.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	618	126.00–134.00	128.14
34	—	511	132.00–138.00	133.44
29	—	561	129.00–138.00	131.13
21	—	667	123.00–131.00	125.46
10	—	741	122.00–123.00	122.20
4	—	759	121.00	121.00
3	—	455	151.00–155.00	153.64
1	—	435	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
3	—	630	110.00–111.00	110.33
4	—	419	125.00–135.00	129.34
5	—	286	154.00–155.00	154.62
5	—	367	140.00–150.00	147.05
12	—	487	124.00–130.00	128.27
14	—	512	115.00–125.00	121.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,013	55.00–62.00	58.11
8	—	903	45.00–52.00	48.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,255	57.00–61.00	59.06
14	—	1,369	71.00–76.00	73.36
23	—	1,243	63.00–69.00	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	63.00–64.00	63.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,535	81.00–89.00	86.45
10	—	1,508	90.00–97.00	95.19

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	2	—	935	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	6	—	943	600.00–875.00	728.67

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)	13	—	1,285	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,218.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,228	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,079.07

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)	2	—	1,128	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,116	700.00–1,000.00	863.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,206	675.00–825.00	749.47

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.