Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 1,00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.37/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$119.37

278 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$7.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	121.37	661	127
Medium and Large 2	449	119.17	535	111
Medium and Large 3	394	113.54	447	40

One grade step is worth $7.83/cwt here — about $214 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 sale278 hd

119.37

—

GA average17 barns · 2,823 hd

116.63

+2.74

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	1,627	82.66	1,345	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	59.92	758	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,546	49.54	766	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	46.64	496	18

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	149.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	124.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	479	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	154.06/cwt	150.00–159.00	584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	152.85/cwt	151.00–160.00	488	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	141.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	115.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	724	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	121.06/cwt	121.00–122.00	596	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.59/cwt	128.00–135.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	109.78/cwt	105.00–115.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	119.78/cwt	118.00–124.00	632	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	117.23/cwt	115.00–119.00	687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.15/cwt	119.00–121.00	883	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	111.57/cwt	109.00–113.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.63/cwt	119.00–127.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.49/cwt	128.00–134.00	692	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	122.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	143.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.20/cwt	132.00–137.00	761	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	130.64/cwt	127.00–136.00	564	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	127.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	584	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	112.61/cwt	110.00–116.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.91/cwt	124.00–133.00	804	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.97/cwt	158.00–159.00	687	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	147.53/cwt	146.00–152.00	721	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	496	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	51.98/cwt	49.00–56.00	546	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	49.54/cwt	48.00–50.00	766	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	66.33/cwt	63.00–70.00	870	12
Bulls	—	—	1,591	84.22/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,340	6
Bulls	—	—	1,531	75.87/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,162	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	92.22/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	58.72/cwt	55.00–62.00	735	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	53.66/cwt	53.00–54.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	93.51/cwt	91.00–96.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.38/cwt	138.00–144.00	664	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,113	641.63/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	151.35/cwt	146.00–154.00	661	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	153.87/cwt	152.00–156.00	568	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	129.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	559	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,032	652.71/cwt	550.00–775.00	6,736	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	42.37/cwt	39.00–46.00	455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	109.42/cwt	109.00–110.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	115.57/cwt	112.00–119.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	113.25/cwt	110.00–120.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	861.47/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	152.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	425	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	118.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	120.11/cwt	119.00–122.00	388	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	85.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	131.88/cwt	126.00–135.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	117.65/cwt	116.00–124.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	120.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	346	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	112.46/cwt	110.00–116.00	576	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	126.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	413	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	119.22/cwt	114.00–123.00	515	12

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,239Last week 1,042Year ago 922

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 123Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
11	—	379	150.00–159.00	154.06
11	—	319	151.00–160.00	152.85
3	—	523	128.00–135.00	132.59
5	—	420	155.00	155.00
6	—	715	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	113.00	113.00
15	—	735	119.00–121.00	120.15
9	—	688	120.00–123.00	122.67
5	—	352	165.00	165.00
9	—	546	139.00–144.00	143.45
40	—	567	132.00–137.00	134.20
15	—	624	124.00–133.00	128.91
4	—	878	113.00	113.00
29	—	432	158.00–159.00	158.97
16	—	489	146.00–152.00	147.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	125.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	513	110.00–120.00	113.25
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	397	145.00–151.00	149.51
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
16	—	422	135.00–145.00	141.83
1	—	735	99.00	99.00
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
10	—	325	150.00–157.00	155.29
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
9	—	476	126.00–135.00	131.88
7	—	541	116.00–124.00	117.65
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
6	—	292	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	109.00–113.00	111.57
6	—	568	119.00–127.00	122.63
15	—	522	128.00–134.00	132.49
3	—	632	110.00–116.00	112.61
4	—	312	159.00	159.00
10	—	463	138.00–144.00	143.38
33	—	437	146.00–154.00	151.35
22	—	369	152.00–156.00	153.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	368	129.00–135.00	131.90
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
11	—	279	152.00–157.00	152.47
5	—	422	115.00–125.00	118.89
1	—	785	82.00	82.00
1	—	745	89.00	89.00
4	—	479	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	386	120.00–129.00	124.20
15	—	492	121.00–122.00	121.06
6	—	590	110.00	110.00
4	—	755	96.00	96.00
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	130.00	130.00
19	—	512	110.00–116.00	112.46
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
17	—	327	125.00–130.00	126.30
12	—	432	114.00–123.00	119.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	624	110.00–118.00	115.98
6	—	768	111.00	111.00
5	—	669	105.00–115.00	109.78
17	—	528	118.00–124.00	119.78
12	—	586	115.00–119.00	117.23
29	—	432	127.00–136.00	130.64
20	—	459	125.00–132.00	127.24
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	91.00–96.00	93.51
1	—	590	97.00	97.00
7	—	462	109.00–110.00	109.42
2	—	513	105.00	105.00
2	—	378	112.00–119.00	115.57
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
14	—	323	119.00–122.00	120.11
2	—	673	80.00–90.00	85.13
9	—	286	120.00–127.00	120.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,050	49.00–56.00	51.98
10	—	1,075	39.00–46.00	42.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,546	48.00–50.00	49.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,312	63.00–70.00	66.33
33	—	1,251	55.00–62.00	58.72
6	—	1,243	53.00–54.00	53.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,591	81.00–87.00	84.22
7	—	1,531	74.00–79.00	75.87
4	—	1,850	89.00–94.00	92.22

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)	4	—	1,113	550.00–700.00	641.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,032	550.00–775.00	652.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	800.00–950.00	861.47

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ashburn

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle