Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.21/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$123.21

237 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$9.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	124.77	535	51
Medium and Large 1	538	123.78	666	164
Medium and Large 3	346	115.41	399	22

One grade step is worth $9.36/cwt here — about $137 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 sale237 hd

123.21

—

GA average16 barns · 1,389 hd

115.56

+7.66

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	1,630	82.59	1,346	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	61.86	755	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	53.74	804	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	52.63	543	18

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	663	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	782	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.60/cwt	144.00–153.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.76/cwt	154.00–162.00	585	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	174.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	147.97/cwt	144.00–150.00	632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.37/cwt	136.00–138.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	132.16/cwt	131.00–136.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.88/cwt	127.00–131.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	134.68/cwt	129.00–138.00	651	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.39/cwt	164.00–168.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	591	117.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	691	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.07/cwt	117.00–124.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	726	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	861.97/cwt	850.00–875.00	10,128	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,208	869.24/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	154.26/cwt	152.00–157.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	564	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.91/cwt	113.00–120.00	730	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	125.37/cwt	122.00–127.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	121.71/cwt	119.00–125.00	628	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	153.13/cwt	152.00–155.00	626	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	55.13/cwt	52.00–59.00	579	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	46.13/cwt	43.00–50.00	454	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	57.57/cwt	57.00–58.00	911	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	51.18/cwt	49.00–52.00	736	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	53.05/cwt	49.00–56.00	712	10
Bulls	—	—	1,935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	103.98/cwt	101.00–107.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,223	749.59/cwt	725.00–775.00	9,167	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	811.60/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	85.95/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	71.17/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,009	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	62.23/cwt	59.00–66.00	741	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	71.54/cwt	68.00–75.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	692	103.16/cwt	103.00–104.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.52/cwt	164.00–170.00	555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	142.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	649	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,049	642.95/cwt	500.00–725.00	6,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	286	121.65/cwt	117.00–127.00	348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	156.31/cwt	154.00–161.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	130.75/cwt	129.00–132.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	117.30/cwt	115.00–122.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	117.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	126.45/cwt	119.00–129.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.14/cwt	129.00–131.00	433	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	124.18/cwt	123.00–129.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	283	156.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	135.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	593	9

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 1,239Year ago 1,357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 109Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 47Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	663	118.00	118.00
8	—	385	135.00–136.00	135.75
11	—	466	127.00–131.00	128.88
14	—	573	117.00–124.00	123.07
1	—	215	147.00	147.00
36	—	425	130.00–136.00	132.68
27	—	630	113.00–120.00	115.91
36	—	516	119.00–125.00	121.71
5	—	738	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
9	—	464	120.00–125.00	123.78
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
8	—	375	129.00–132.00	130.75
15	—	531	110.00–119.00	117.66
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.54
15	—	333	129.00–131.00	130.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
5	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	100.00–101.00	100.50
1	—	560	103.00	103.00
5	—	286	117.00–127.00	121.65
6	—	337	115.00–122.00	117.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	144.00–153.00	151.60
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
8	—	382	154.00–161.00	156.31
10	—	750	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	114.00	114.00
8	—	568	136.00–138.00	137.37
10	—	370	164.00–168.00	164.39
5	—	472	152.00	152.00
1	—	325	177.00	177.00
6	—	625	128.00	128.00
15	—	521	142.00	142.00
5	—	674	122.00–127.00	125.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	95.00	95.00
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.43
5	—	508	123.00–129.00	124.18
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
9	—	438	130.00–137.00	135.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	154.00–162.00	156.76
4	—	270	170.00–180.00	174.24
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
11	—	576	126.00	126.00
8	—	650	115.00	115.00
7	—	409	152.00–155.00	153.13
12	—	333	164.00–170.00	166.52
5	—	455	140.00–150.00	142.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	144.00–150.00	147.97
3	—	675	109.00	109.00
7	—	378	147.00–155.00	150.65
25	—	483	129.00–138.00	134.68
21	—	591	116.00–120.00	117.00
4	—	343	152.00–157.00	154.26
1	—	200	172.00	172.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
11	—	517	119.00–129.00	126.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	131.00–136.00	132.16
2	—	605	101.00–107.00	103.98
2	—	365	140.00–145.00	142.47
6	—	692	103.00–104.00	103.16
1	—	725	96.00	96.00
2	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
6	—	283	150.00–160.00	156.96
6	—	561	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,175	850.00–875.00	861.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	800.00–825.00	811.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,223	725.00–775.00	749.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,049	500.00–725.00	642.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,208	800.00–900.00	869.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,050	52.00–59.00	55.13
5	—	985	43.00–50.00	46.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	57.00–58.00	57.57
3	—	1,438	49.00–52.00	51.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,342	49.00–56.00	53.05
29	—	1,190	59.00–66.00	62.23
8	—	1,179	68.00–75.00	71.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,671	82.00–89.00	85.95
3	—	1,418	68.00–73.00	71.17

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle