Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.59/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$125.59

127 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$22.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	133.29	658	69
Medium and Large 2	549	120.93	664	31
Medium and Large 3	494	111.25	550	27

One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about $108 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 sale127 hd

125.59

—

GA average15 barns · 1,790 hd

124.33

+1.26

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	1,679	92.29	1,550	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	72.00	1,102	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	65.96	863	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	56.80	536	28

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	318	134.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.16/cwt	149.00–155.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	680	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	146.28/cwt	139.00–149.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	123.23/cwt	119.00–129.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	159.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.97/cwt	143.00–146.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	136.87/cwt	133.00–140.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.15/cwt	144.00–152.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.18/cwt	131.00–137.00	838	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	141.35/cwt	141.00–142.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.35/cwt	135.00–144.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.18/cwt	134.00–139.00	579	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.80/cwt	131.00–135.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	52.19/cwt	49.00–56.00	491	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	66.66/cwt	65.00–68.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	59.89/cwt	57.00–64.00	568	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	62.01/cwt	57.00–64.00	816	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	67.80/cwt	65.00–72.00	890	23
Bulls	—	—	1,720	91.95/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	132.31/cwt	129.00–137.00	426	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	715.03/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,079	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	743.16/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,944	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.79/cwt	125.00–127.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	112.94/cwt	109.00–115.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	127.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	102.15/cwt	99.00–107.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.55/cwt	110.00–120.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.98/cwt	116.00–118.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	133.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	158.84/cwt	155.00–162.00	686	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.14/cwt	116.00–126.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	2

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 927Year ago 752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 161Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 138Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	132.00–137.00	134.56
4	—	463	120.00–127.00	123.24
14	—	595	120.00	120.00
3	—	680	105.00–115.00	110.11
2	—	633	116.00–118.00	116.98
4	—	518	116.00–126.00	123.14
2	—	418	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	125.00–131.00	127.97
15	—	513	130.00–136.00	132.46
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	270	147.00	147.00
5	—	611	119.00–129.00	123.23
9	—	466	133.00–140.00	136.87
3	—	312	141.00–142.00	141.35
2	—	713	111.00–114.00	112.47
6	—	676	124.00	124.00
6	—	382	139.00–140.00	139.66
17	—	419	134.00–139.00	138.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	91.00	91.00
2	—	310	130.00	130.00
5	—	365	125.00–127.00	125.79
3	—	613	105.00	105.00
4	—	471	109.00–115.00	112.94
6	—	574	99.00–107.00	102.15
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
4	—	435	110.00–120.00	115.55
1	—	785	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	149.00–155.00	152.16
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
5	—	417	139.00–149.00	146.28
3	—	488	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	333	155.00–157.00	155.99
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
4	—	430	150.00–159.00	154.32
2	—	465	150.00–151.00	150.48
3	—	567	135.00–144.00	138.35
2	—	728	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	540	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	322	129.00–137.00	132.31
4	—	489	121.00	121.00
4	—	426	120.00–130.00	127.39
2	—	275	142.00–148.00	145.05
4	—	378	130.00–135.00	133.07
2	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	315	169.00	169.00
2	—	930	105.00	105.00
21	—	432	155.00–162.00	158.84
2	—	500	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	120.00–128.00	124.04
8	—	492	156.00–160.00	159.02
3	—	570	143.00–146.00	144.97
2	—	758	115.00–120.00	117.48
4	—	519	144.00–152.00	148.15
16	—	615	131.00–137.00	136.18
11	—	681	131.00–135.00	131.80
1	—	430	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	140.00–142.00	140.98
1	—	665	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	941	49.00–56.00	52.19
2	—	938	65.00–68.00	66.66
13	—	949	57.00–64.00	59.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,316	57.00–64.00	62.01
1	—	1,130	75.00	75.00
23	—	1,312	65.00–72.00	67.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,480	101.00	101.00
7	—	1,720	89.00–95.00	91.95

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)	6	—	990	650.00–800.00	715.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	700.00–775.00	743.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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