Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and heifer calves unevenly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.44/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$130.44

264 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$11.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.04

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	133.44	644	164
Medium and Large 2	472	127.29	601	68
Medium and Large 3	408	121.76	496	32

One grade step is worth $11.68/cwt here — about $147 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 sale264 hd

130.44

—

GA average17 barns · 1,581 hd

125.40

+5.04

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	1,658	85.37	1,416	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	65.51	811	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	58.02	841	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	52.96	536	29

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	165.63/cwt	160.00–170.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	130.32/cwt	126.00–134.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	126.84/cwt	126.00–129.00	935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.90/cwt	134.00–141.00	579	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	126.39/cwt	126.00–127.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.29/cwt	124.00–129.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	137.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	529	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	632	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	140.42/cwt	139.00–143.00	817	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	139.50/cwt	139.00–141.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	133.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	628	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	145.50/cwt	142.00–146.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.03/cwt	119.00–121.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.33/cwt	129.00–134.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	103.27/cwt	100.00–106.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	130.77/cwt	129.00–135.00	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	109.45/cwt	105.00–114.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	130.86/cwt	130.00–133.00	509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	160.40/cwt	156.00–164.00	755	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	119.98/cwt	118.00–123.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	165.43/cwt	161.00–171.00	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	147.57/cwt	142.00–149.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.14/cwt	129.00–133.00	807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	162.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.35/cwt	148.00–157.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	128.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.12/cwt	134.00–140.00	863	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.35/cwt	138.00–144.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	739.46/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,973	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	916.82/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,369	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	54.03/cwt	51.00–58.00	549	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	46.41/cwt	43.00–50.00	456	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	59.99/cwt	59.00–62.00	626	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	53.55/cwt	53.00–55.00	869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	81.76/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,347	12
Bulls	—	—	1,672	89.70/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,500	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	72.88/cwt	71.00–76.00	848	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	66.07/cwt	63.00–70.00	821	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	897.34/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,898	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,197	962.25/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,518	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	332	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	352	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,053	798.55/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,409	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	464	126.25/cwt	126.00–127.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	116.99/cwt	111.00–121.00	670	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	58.91/cwt	56.00–62.00	834	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	58.60/cwt	56.00–62.00	745	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	778	88.42/cwt	85.00–92.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	982.67/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	12,686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.30/cwt	122.00–125.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	133.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,350.30/cwt	1,250.00–1,525.00	18,594	42
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	714.33/cwt	625.00–775.00	7,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.49/cwt	115.00–124.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	123.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	126.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	129.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.78/cwt	153.00–157.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.43/cwt	125.00–129.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	149.58/cwt	147.00–150.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	152.84/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	110.49/cwt	108.00–113.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	394	144.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	136.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	278	150.54/cwt	145.00–155.00	419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	135.47/cwt	135.00–137.00	450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	129.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	150.33/cwt	147.00–155.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	126.45/cwt	121.00–129.00	654	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	134.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	279	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	139.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	469	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 1,008Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 183Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 112Last week 46Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	155.00–160.00	158.20
6	—	316	160.00–170.00	165.63
3	—	652	126.00–134.00	130.32
1	—	215	180.00	180.00
3	—	708	120.00–121.00	120.67
4	—	556	139.00–141.00	139.50
8	—	615	129.00–133.00	131.14
5	—	384	160.00–165.00	162.03
6	—	528	138.00–144.00	140.35
6	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.57
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	126.00–127.00	126.39
5	—	673	120.00–121.00	120.20
12	—	472	137.00–143.00	141.95
19	—	428	145.00–149.00	147.59
3	—	580	129.00–134.00	132.33
4	—	775	100.00–106.00	103.27
9	—	365	153.00–157.00	154.78
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
6	—	333	147.00–155.00	150.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	126.00–127.00	126.25
3	—	573	111.00–121.00	116.99
2	—	523	120.00–127.00	123.38
2	—	643	108.00–113.00	110.49
3	—	394	140.00–146.00	144.04
3	—	422	134.00–140.00	136.38
7	—	278	145.00–155.00	150.54
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
2	—	335	135.00–145.00	139.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	737	126.00–129.00	126.84
16	—	471	156.00–164.00	160.40
8	—	424	161.00–171.00	165.43
5	—	553	142.00–149.00	147.57
2	—	773	124.00–127.00	125.51
8	—	510	148.00–157.00	150.35
3	—	680	132.00	132.00
19	—	625	134.00–140.00	138.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	139.00–143.00	140.42
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
8	—	519	142.00–146.00	145.50
2	—	395	157.00	157.00
2	—	755	110.00–113.00	111.49
7	—	482	147.00–150.00	149.58
7	—	416	150.00–155.00	152.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
8	—	486	129.00–135.00	129.72
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
5	—	559	125.00–132.00	129.37
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	423	135.00–145.00	140.03
2	—	510	130.00–139.00	134.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	526	130.00–135.00	133.06
20	—	420	134.00–141.00	137.90
13	—	635	124.00–129.00	126.29
19	—	385	135.00–142.00	137.37
64	—	470	130.00–138.00	133.68
4	—	673	118.00–123.00	119.98
13	—	559	125.00–132.00	128.32
6	—	322	140.00–142.00	140.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
2	—	570	119.00–121.00	120.03
14	—	427	129.00–135.00	130.77
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
2	—	673	105.00–114.00	109.45
7	—	389	130.00–133.00	130.86
5	—	470	125.00–129.00	127.43
2	—	603	115.00–118.00	116.49
8	—	332	135.00–137.00	135.47
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
25	—	517	121.00–129.00	126.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	85.00–92.00	88.42
3	—	430	122.00–125.00	123.30
3	—	228	130.00–137.00	133.92
4	—	473	115.00–124.00	119.49
3	—	527	115.00–116.00	115.67
6	—	335	120.00–130.00	126.77
5	—	387	120.00–127.00	123.81
5	—	279	130.00–132.00	130.82
1	—	700	89.00	89.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	106.00	106.00
2	—	410	108.00	108.00
23	—	225	110.00	110.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	943	650.00–775.00	739.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,053	650.00–850.00	798.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	625.00–775.00	714.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,131	825.00–1,000.00	916.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,103	800.00–1,050.00	897.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,291	925.00–1,050.00	982.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,197	875.00–1,100.00	962.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,377	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,350.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,016	51.00–58.00	54.03
8	—	983	43.00–50.00	46.41
5	—	1,044	59.00–62.00	59.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	53.00–55.00	53.55
15	—	1,415	56.00–62.00	58.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,163	71.00–76.00	72.88
54	—	1,242	63.00–70.00	66.07
15	—	1,272	56.00–62.00	58.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,647	78.00–85.00	81.76
10	—	1,672	86.00–93.00	89.70

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