Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.53/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$129.53

274 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$26.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	132.69	630	224
Medium and Large 2	407	126.56	515	23
Medium and Large 3	530	105.85	561	27

One grade step is worth $26.84/cwt here — about $69 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 sale274 hd

129.53

—

GA average14 barns · 1,211 hd

124.80

+4.74

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	—	Low	1,540	88.24	1,359	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	64.81	840	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	63.40	947	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	57.01	575	51

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	564	143.90/cwt	138.00–147.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	126.38/cwt	119.00–129.00	906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.67/cwt	154.00–163.00	747	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	141.82/cwt	141.00–147.00	377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	135.23/cwt	129.00–139.00	638	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.32/cwt	116.00–120.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	120.13/cwt	114.00–121.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	127.70/cwt	126.00–132.00	859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.70/cwt	133.00–142.00	739	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	116.33/cwt	113.00–120.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	677	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	141.34/cwt	137.00–146.00	457	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.88/cwt	123.00–128.00	715	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	159.54/cwt	157.00–162.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	119.97/cwt	119.00–124.00	746	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	136.49/cwt	133.00–141.00	572	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	118.14/cwt	118.00–119.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.33/cwt	151.00–158.00	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.68/cwt	164.00–167.00	680	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	169.50/cwt	168.00–174.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	146.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	781	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,287.58/cwt	1,150.00–1,375.00	16,056	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.47/cwt	167.00–173.00	561	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	63.40/cwt	63.00–64.00	947	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	57.73/cwt	55.00–62.00	708	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	66.80/cwt	64.00–71.00	884	31
Bulls	—	—	1,512	84.13/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,272	6
Bulls	—	—	1,510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,021.54/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	12,933	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,273	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,685	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	52.14/cwt	49.00–54.00	516	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	59.90/cwt	57.00–64.00	611	32
Bulls	—	—	1,579	91.02/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	130.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	678.64/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,126	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	745.74/cwt	600.00–900.00	7,629	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	969	562.52/cwt	525.00–625.00	5,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	101.80/cwt	100.00–107.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	99.32/cwt	92.00–100.00	624	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.86/cwt	117.00–118.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	116.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	208	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	159.69/cwt	157.00–164.00	594	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	122.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.51/cwt	130.00–136.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	138.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	517	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.16/cwt	130.00–136.00	426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	120.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.61/cwt	148.00–154.00	705	13

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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 0Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 0Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 0Year ago 47

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	138.00–147.00	143.90
16	—	717	119.00–129.00	126.38
50	—	477	154.00–163.00	156.67
3	—	217	192.00	192.00
7	—	673	126.00–132.00	127.70
7	—	786	118.00–119.00	118.14
22	—	413	164.00–167.00	164.68
21	—	618	130.00–135.00	131.38
7	—	339	168.00–174.00	169.50
24	—	531	145.00–150.00	146.99
1	—	285	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	456	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	715	117.00–118.00	117.86
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
16	—	372	157.00–164.00	159.69
5	—	568	130.00–136.00	133.51
4	—	429	150.00–156.00	151.97
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
7	—	688	119.00–125.00	120.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	266	141.00–147.00	141.82
64	—	472	129.00–139.00	135.23
6	—	670	116.00–120.00	117.32
8	—	701	114.00–121.00	120.13
23	—	529	126.00–130.00	127.98
18	—	323	137.00–146.00	141.34
29	—	568	123.00–128.00	125.88
13	—	622	119.00–124.00	119.97
29	—	419	133.00–141.00	136.49
26	—	372	135.00–143.00	138.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	126.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	200	137.00	137.00
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
2	—	268	130.00–137.00	133.47
1	—	770	95.00	95.00
4	—	461	120.00–128.00	122.02
2	—	543	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
5	—	320	130.00–136.00	133.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	120.00	120.00
4	—	573	100.00–107.00	101.80
12	—	628	92.00–100.00	99.32
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
6	—	388	115.00–125.00	116.50
2	—	470	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	172.00	172.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
16	—	533	133.00–142.00	138.70
10	—	680	113.00–120.00	116.33
3	—	269	174.00	174.00
12	—	425	151.00–158.00	157.33
4	—	553	139.00	139.00
2	—	630	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	333	167.00–173.00	168.47
10	—	376	160.00–167.00	162.94
13	—	471	148.00–154.00	149.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	156.00	156.00
2	—	463	142.00	142.00
2	—	325	157.00–162.00	159.54
1	—	640	109.00	109.00
2	—	208	167.00	167.00
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	130.00–140.00	135.03
2	—	438	125.00–135.00	130.09
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
2	—	343	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	985	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,247	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,287.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,273	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,266	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,021.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,050	600.00–825.00	678.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,023	600.00–900.00	745.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	969	525.00–625.00	562.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,494	63.00–64.00	63.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	55.00–62.00	57.73
1	—	1,135	74.00	74.00
31	—	1,324	64.00–71.00	66.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	989	49.00–54.00	52.14
32	—	1,020	57.00–64.00	59.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	81.00–87.00	84.13
1	—	1,510	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,579	89.00–96.00	91.02

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