Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 lower, steer calves 3.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 2.00 lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.73/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$129.73

207 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$21.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	134.55	597	135
Medium and Large 2	510	121.37	620	66
Medium and Large 3	486	113.18	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.38/cwt here — about $47 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 sale207 hd

129.73

—

GA average15 barns · 1,289 hd

125.50

+4.23

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	1,610	88.07	1,418	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	62.43	765	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	55.95	868	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	53.35	578	18

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	379	132.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	121.56/cwt	117.00–123.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	137.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.65/cwt	151.00–157.00	575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.05/cwt	116.00–126.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	166.79/cwt	165.00–168.00	455	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	101.27/cwt	100.00–105.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	143.13/cwt	139.00–146.00	624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	173.41/cwt	170.00–177.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	126.44/cwt	122.00–130.00	762	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	115.89/cwt	114.00–117.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	146.21/cwt	144.00–151.00	461	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.12/cwt	134.00–141.00	587	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	129.74/cwt	128.00–138.00	628	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.96/cwt	123.00–132.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.55/cwt	129.00–136.00	830	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	717	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	874.34/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,880	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,289	1,113.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	160.77/cwt	159.00–169.00	576	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.40/cwt	150.00–156.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	129.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	739	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	56.04/cwt	54.00–58.00	580	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	53.42/cwt	52.00–55.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	56.16/cwt	53.00–59.00	685	19
Bulls	—	—	1,526	83.68/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,277	7
Bulls	—	—	2,020	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	137.22/cwt	131.00–140.00	705	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,954	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	974.30/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	12,695	3
Bulls	—	—	1,654	93.27/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,543	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	48.00/cwt	46.00–50.00	538	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	63.98/cwt	63.00–65.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	112.09/cwt	105.00–115.00	574	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	129.23/cwt	125.00–132.00	548	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	71.05/cwt	69.00–75.00	803	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	63.86/cwt	60.00–68.00	800	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,235.97/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	16,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	126.49/cwt	122.00–130.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	124.64/cwt	122.00–126.00	509	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	746.45/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	918.64/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	10,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	144.61/cwt	140.00–146.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.92/cwt	109.00–111.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.03/cwt	113.00–119.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.92/cwt	120.00–127.00	600	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	114.77/cwt	114.00–117.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	161.66/cwt	159.00–162.00	519	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.38/cwt	132.00–138.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.01/cwt	111.00–118.00	673	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.99/cwt	130.00–137.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	140.20/cwt	138.00–141.00	548	21

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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 936Last week 1,384Year ago 606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 231Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 96Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	128.00–135.00	132.69
4	—	541	117.00–123.00	121.56
3	—	408	122.00–126.00	124.64
13	—	627	109.00–111.00	109.92
5	—	272	138.00–140.00	139.01
19	—	480	120.00–127.00	124.92
17	—	575	111.00–118.00	117.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	114.00–117.00	115.89
20	—	315	144.00–151.00	146.21
32	—	425	134.00–141.00	138.12
42	—	484	128.00–138.00	129.74
9	—	513	125.00–133.00	129.02
2	—	663	110.00–113.00	111.52
21	—	391	138.00–141.00	140.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	100.00–105.00	102.53
2	—	365	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	475	113.00–119.00	116.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	135.00–141.00	137.99
3	—	415	145.00–155.00	150.04
2	—	720	107.00–111.00	109.01
3	—	573	130.00–137.00	133.99
5	—	472	140.00–147.00	144.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	519	140.00–150.00	143.27
2	—	370	170.00–177.00	173.41
10	—	579	140.00–145.00	142.29
44	—	626	129.00–136.00	132.55
30	—	463	148.00–155.00	154.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	151.00–157.00	154.65
10	—	522	116.00–126.00	124.05
7	—	273	165.00–168.00	166.79
4	—	710	100.00–105.00	101.27
15	—	436	139.00–146.00	143.13
4	—	616	114.00–117.00	114.77
9	—	321	159.00–162.00	161.66
8	—	490	132.00–138.00	135.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	140.00–145.00	142.55
16	—	603	122.00–130.00	126.44
9	—	564	123.00–132.00	126.96
14	—	358	159.00–169.00	160.77
11	—	420	150.00–156.00	153.40
4	—	514	131.00–140.00	137.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	105.00–115.00	112.09
4	—	424	125.00–132.00	129.23
6	—	474	122.00–130.00	126.49
4	—	620	105.00–110.00	107.21
7	—	376	140.00–146.00	144.61

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	850.00–900.00	874.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,303	925.00–1,000.00	974.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,093	825.00–1,000.00	918.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	700.00–800.00	746.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,289	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,113.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,348	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,235.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,035	54.00–58.00	56.04
8	—	1,120	46.00–50.00	48.00
2	—	1,138	63.00–65.00	63.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,568	52.00–55.00	53.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,219	53.00–59.00	56.16
8	—	1,130	69.00–75.00	71.05
35	—	1,252	60.00–68.00	63.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	80.00–88.00	83.68
1	—	2,020	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,654	90.00–96.00	93.27

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