Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady 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 $124.51/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$124.51

207 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	127.34	642	147
Medium and Large 2	456	122.21	558	30
Medium and Large 3	526	112.97	594	30

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $48 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

124.51

—

GA average15 barns · 1,747 hd

122.60

+1.92

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	—	High	1,560	92.36	1,441	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	70.82	846	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	66.74	991	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	59.10	562	34

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	513	131.73/cwt	130.00–133.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	134.00/cwt	131.00–137.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	113.75/cwt	112.00–117.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.35/cwt	120.00–127.00	653	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	122.92/cwt	119.00–126.00	722	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.64/cwt	119.00–121.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	127.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	722	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	138.43/cwt	136.00–141.00	501	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	128.69/cwt	126.00–134.00	620	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	131.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	287	142.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	113.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	145.31/cwt	144.00–146.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.91/cwt	129.00–130.00	817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	152.98/cwt	150.00–157.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	118.03/cwt	116.00–119.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	139.09/cwt	139.00–140.00	473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.84/cwt	124.00–128.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	718	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,256	947.76/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,904	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,947	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	125.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	110.57/cwt	109.00–117.00	749	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	887	824.06/cwt	725.00–900.00	7,309	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	936	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	135.14/cwt	132.00–139.00	572	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	780	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	53.17/cwt	50.00–55.00	489	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	67.67/cwt	66.00–72.00	660	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	59.91/cwt	56.00–63.00	577	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	66.74/cwt	65.00–68.00	991	7
Bulls	—	—	1,670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	91.90/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,481	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	674.30/cwt	625.00–700.00	6,790	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	862.12/cwt	850.00–875.00	8,449	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	79.39/cwt	76.00–84.00	996	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	71.36/cwt	68.00–75.00	833	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	64.04/cwt	59.00–66.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	115.98/cwt	112.00–119.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,014	691.72/cwt	600.00–775.00	7,014	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	112.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	660	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	983	618.56/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	130.40/cwt	122.00–132.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	129.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	679	104.14/cwt	100.00–105.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.08/cwt	140.00–143.00	672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	123.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	144.50/cwt	144.00–147.00	516	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	115.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	122.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	125.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	154.42/cwt	153.00–157.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.94/cwt	134.00–143.00	586	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	137.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	114.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	131.05/cwt	129.00–132.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	111.24/cwt	110.00–113.00	536	4

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 May 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 703Year ago 874

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 86Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 78Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	130.00–133.00	131.73
4	—	359	150.00–157.00	152.98
3	—	557	124.00–129.00	125.99
2	—	458	140.00–141.00	140.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	112.00–117.00	113.75
3	—	573	119.00–121.00	119.64
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
2	—	280	155.00	155.00
8	—	481	130.00–138.00	131.77
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
7	—	509	120.00–124.00	123.25
18	—	357	144.00–147.00	144.50
7	—	333	153.00–157.00	154.42
27	—	422	134.00–143.00	138.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	140.00–145.00	142.38
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
2	—	318	139.00	139.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
6	—	483	120.00–128.00	125.26
2	—	410	131.00	131.00
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
2	—	593	110.00–113.00	111.49
3	—	368	129.00–132.00	131.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	131.00–137.00	134.00
6	—	414	123.00–130.00	127.76
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
12	—	525	110.00–115.00	113.22
5	—	384	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
1	—	285	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	120.00–127.00	124.35
27	—	587	119.00–126.00	122.92
16	—	362	136.00–141.00	138.43
19	—	482	126.00–134.00	128.69
1	—	295	154.00	154.00
3	—	627	116.00–119.00	118.03
11	—	340	139.00–140.00	139.09
5	—	677	109.00–117.00	110.57
30	—	423	132.00–139.00	135.14
14	—	736	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	110.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	648	108.00	108.00
6	—	424	117.00–121.00	118.99
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
7	—	679	100.00–105.00	104.14
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
4	—	376	120.00–126.00	122.52
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
4	—	482	110.00–113.00	111.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	136.00	136.00
11	—	629	129.00–130.00	129.91
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
23	—	480	145.00–151.00	149.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	523	135.00–141.00	138.01
2	—	685	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	310	157.00	157.00
3	—	418	144.00–146.00	145.31
6	—	623	124.00–128.00	126.84
4	—	574	134.00–135.00	134.75
13	—	476	140.00–143.00	141.08
7	—	727	115.00–120.00	115.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	112.00–119.00	115.98
6	—	489	122.00–132.00	130.40
3	—	522	125.00–133.00	129.25
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
2	—	390	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	725	109.00	109.00
3	—	434	134.00–140.00	137.97
5	—	615	110.00–120.00	114.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,256	800.00–1,075.00	947.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,177	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	887	725.00–900.00	824.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	936	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	625.00–700.00	674.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,014	600.00–775.00	691.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	983	550.00–700.00	618.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	850.00–875.00	862.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	920	50.00–55.00	53.17
6	—	975	66.00–72.00	67.67
17	—	963	56.00–63.00	59.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,485	65.00–68.00	66.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,255	76.00–84.00	79.39
36	—	1,168	68.00–75.00	71.36
13	—	1,231	59.00–66.00	64.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,611	90.00–94.00	91.90
1	—	1,195	88.00	88.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle