Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 3.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.44/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$138.44

225 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$5.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	423	140.99	596	2thin
Medium and Large 1	578	139.71	807	161
Medium and Large 2	504	135.07	681	62

One grade step is worth $5.92/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale225 hd

138.44

—

GA average15 barns · 744 hd

136.89

+1.55

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	1,753	80.53	1,412	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	59.73	735	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	46.92	479	19

Every lot, as filed

49 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	109.21/cwt	107.00–112.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	132.10/cwt	126.00–136.00	807	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	128.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	165.21/cwt	165.00–167.00	704	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	121.21/cwt	119.00–125.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	143.88/cwt	140.00–148.00	764	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	119.18/cwt	119.00–122.00	820	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.83/cwt	134.00–144.00	589	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	126.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	121.83/cwt	116.00–123.00	699	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.15/cwt	122.00–124.00	873	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.27/cwt	147.00–150.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.86/cwt	155.00–159.00	601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	148.40/cwt	147.00–152.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	143.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	811	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	113.80/cwt	113.00–115.00	873	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	44.33/cwt	42.00–49.00	453	14
Bulls	—	—	1,095	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	86.55/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	54.68/cwt	52.00–59.00	667	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	70.05/cwt	68.00–74.00	984	7
Bulls	—	—	1,846	77.17/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	615	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.00/cwt	129.00–139.00	693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	63.13/cwt	60.00–67.00	716	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	54.16/cwt	50.00–58.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.77/cwt	115.00–123.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	160.25/cwt	158.00–161.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	125.71/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	133.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	522	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	119.34/cwt	111.00–121.00	782	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.20/cwt	150.00–158.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	153.70/cwt	145.00–156.00	593	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	147.70/cwt	146.00–150.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	127.99/cwt	123.00–132.00	719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	104.70/cwt	100.00–109.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	114.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	133.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	115.38/cwt	109.00–119.00	651	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	136.19/cwt	131.00–140.00	646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	157.72/cwt	157.00–160.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.81/cwt	138.00–147.00	639	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	636	11

How this sale compares

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 Jan 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,042Last week 625Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 152Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	107.00–112.00	109.21
32	—	418	134.00–144.00	140.83
45	—	574	116.00–123.00	121.83
55	—	478	127.00–135.00	128.73
12	—	655	111.00–121.00	119.34
11	—	520	120.00–130.00	122.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	309	125.00–130.00	128.21
3	—	420	115.00–123.00	119.77
3	—	510	100.00–109.00	104.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	119.00–125.00	121.21
11	—	432	125.00–132.00	126.94
16	—	392	130.00–134.00	133.27
4	—	327	137.00–139.00	138.02
10	—	520	110.00–118.00	114.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	611	126.00–136.00	132.10
19	—	426	165.00–167.00	165.21
25	—	531	140.00–148.00	143.88
16	—	688	119.00–122.00	119.18
13	—	715	122.00–124.00	122.15
4	—	471	147.00–150.00	149.27
60	—	567	135.00–144.00	143.11
5	—	767	113.00–115.00	113.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	147.00–152.00	148.40
14	—	624	116.00–125.00	120.06
13	—	562	123.00–132.00	127.99
4	—	335	157.00–160.00	157.72
21	—	460	138.00–147.00	138.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	139.00–143.00	140.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	120.00–130.00	128.34
5	—	381	155.00–159.00	157.86
4	—	521	129.00–139.00	133.00
4	—	320	158.00–161.00	160.25
4	—	416	150.00–158.00	152.20
3	—	467	146.00–150.00	147.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.33
11	—	386	145.00–156.00	153.70
14	—	564	109.00–119.00	115.38
10	—	474	131.00–140.00	136.19
4	—	518	121.00–125.00	123.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	462	120.00–128.00	125.71
3	—	430	130.00–136.00	133.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,022	42.00–49.00	44.33
5	—	1,021	50.00–58.00	54.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,219	52.00–59.00	54.68
7	—	1,404	68.00–74.00	70.05
10	—	1,134	60.00–67.00	63.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,758	86.00–87.00	86.55
7	—	1,846	75.00–79.00	77.17

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.

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