Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.38/cwt on 318 head.

Average price

$127.38

318 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	129.47	652	211
Medium and Large 2	438	127.20	557	86
Medium and Large 3	510	107.16	546	21

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $105 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 sale318 hd

127.38

—

GA average15 barns · 1,909 hd

123.58

+3.80

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	1,676	82.29	1,379	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	59.75	726	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,451	55.06	799	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	51.85	549	46

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	124.59/cwt	120.00–126.00	597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	123.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	167.19/cwt	162.00–170.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	436	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.68/cwt	122.00–131.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	143.71/cwt	139.00–147.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	160.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	451	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	144.29/cwt	144.00–145.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	139.47/cwt	138.00–143.00	452	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	164.84/cwt	162.00–170.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.86/cwt	136.00–145.00	667	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	115.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	119.57/cwt	119.00–122.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.64/cwt	134.00–142.00	585	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	150.56/cwt	149.00–155.00	577	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.86/cwt	119.00–125.00	774	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	130.83/cwt	130.00–131.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	123.62/cwt	123.00–128.00	732	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	157.59/cwt	157.00–162.00	690	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	113.74/cwt	113.00–116.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.26/cwt	146.00–152.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	147.11/cwt	144.00–148.00	752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	109.68/cwt	104.00–110.00	794	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	140.37/cwt	140.00–142.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	127.11/cwt	124.00–132.00	660	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.61/cwt	130.00–134.00	750	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	138.59/cwt	135.00–143.00	510	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	121.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	114.35/cwt	113.00–116.00	993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	131.81/cwt	131.00–137.00	887	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.46/cwt	128.00–138.00	621	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	134.88/cwt	133.00–137.00	861	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	44.83/cwt	44.00–47.00	407	8
Bulls	—	—	1,629	78.82/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,284	7
Bulls	—	—	2,145	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,973	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	85.92/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,409	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	53.53/cwt	53.00–54.00	806	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	69.84/cwt	67.00–74.00	800	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	54.91/cwt	50.00–57.00	698	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	61.79/cwt	59.00–66.00	733	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	59.05/cwt	58.00–62.00	665	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	52.46/cwt	49.00–56.00	569	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	133.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	581	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	691.83/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,918	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,524	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	1,031.72/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	11,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.03/cwt	152.00–154.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	56.15/cwt	55.00–58.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	158.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	120.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	457	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	91.46/cwt	90.00–96.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	785	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	121.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	141.34/cwt	140.00–143.00	759	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	130.52/cwt	122.00–132.00	544	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.05/cwt	128.00–131.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	154.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	121.92/cwt	119.00–123.00	649	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.76/cwt	112.00–116.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	119.98/cwt	117.00–123.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	151.32/cwt	145.00–152.00	670	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	772	86.33/cwt	86.00–87.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	138.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	129.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 1,461Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 149Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 77Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
8	—	676	120.00–128.00	123.83
6	—	324	162.00–170.00	167.19
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	265	167.00	167.00
7	—	481	144.00–145.00	144.29
30	—	537	140.00–143.00	141.34
4	—	712	115.00–117.00	115.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	438	157.00–162.00	157.59
4	—	828	113.00–116.00	113.74
22	—	511	144.00–148.00	147.11
8	—	578	140.00–142.00	140.37
6	—	770	117.00	117.00
5	—	729	120.00–127.00	121.41
3	—	868	113.00–116.00	114.35
22	—	673	131.00–137.00	131.81
17	—	638	133.00–137.00	134.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	157.00–160.00	158.01
22	—	671	117.00	117.00
10	—	375	145.00–150.00	148.50
3	—	522	138.00–139.00	138.33
3	—	568	130.00–131.00	130.34
27	—	443	145.00–152.00	151.32
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
7	—	479	120.00–126.00	124.59
18	—	327	130.00–137.00	133.48
6	—	292	130.00–137.00	134.01
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
21	—	417	122.00–132.00	130.52
3	—	380	128.00–131.00	130.05
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
24	—	532	119.00–123.00	121.92
4	—	580	112.00–116.00	114.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	324	138.00–143.00	139.47
7	—	659	119.00–122.00	119.57
43	—	428	134.00–142.00	136.64
21	—	630	119.00–125.00	122.86
22	—	592	123.00–128.00	123.62
19	—	724	104.00–110.00	109.68
35	—	519	124.00–132.00	127.11
30	—	368	135.00–143.00	138.59
21	—	465	128.00–138.00	133.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
4	—	379	115.00–125.00	120.61
1	—	570	104.00	104.00
4	—	681	90.00–96.00	91.46
3	—	265	120.00–124.00	121.43
1	—	625	97.00	97.00
3	—	772	86.00–87.00	86.33
2	—	483	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	240	125.00–130.00	127.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	157.00	157.00
5	—	577	122.00–131.00	127.68
4	—	409	139.00–147.00	143.71
10	—	281	155.00–165.00	160.64
19	—	470	136.00–145.00	141.86
8	—	692	110.00–119.00	115.40
34	—	383	149.00–155.00	150.56
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
7	—	327	150.00–160.00	154.78
2	—	780	99.00–100.00	99.50
4	—	624	117.00–123.00	119.98
8	—	517	130.00–134.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	162.00–170.00	164.84
7	—	518	136.00–142.00	138.98
6	—	621	130.00–131.00	130.83
3	—	480	146.00–152.00	148.26
21	—	561	130.00–134.00	133.61
4	—	660	120.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	368	157.00–160.00	158.49
2	—	418	152.00–154.00	153.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	130.00–137.00	133.19
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
4	—	218	140.00–150.00	145.51
6	—	322	145.00	145.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
3	—	263	140.00–145.00	141.84
2	—	568	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	382	137.00–140.00	138.97
3	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.68
8	—	480	125.00–135.00	129.35

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	650.00–725.00	691.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	912	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,098	950.00–1,125.00	1,031.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	908	44.00–47.00	44.83
5	—	1,127	58.00–62.00	59.05
33	—	1,085	49.00–56.00	52.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	53.00–54.00	53.53
7	—	1,411	55.00–58.00	56.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	67.00–74.00	69.84
31	—	1,272	50.00–57.00	54.91
49	—	1,186	59.00–66.00	61.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,629	77.00–80.00	78.82
1	—	2,145	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,640	84.00–88.00	85.92

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