Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower, 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 $133.74/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$133.74

239 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	402	135.31	544	54
Medium and Large 1	460	134.86	620	162
Medium and Large 3	437	122.12	534	23

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $10 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 sale239 hd

133.74

—

GA average14 barns · 1,342 hd

130.54

+3.20

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	—	Average	1,480	84.22	1,246	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	68.88	849	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,130	66.00	746	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	59.83	607	22

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	359	169.56/cwt	165.00–175.00	609	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	701	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	143.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	768	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.14/cwt	128.00–135.00	630	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	142.77/cwt	141.00–150.00	525	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	162.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	530	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.67/cwt	133.00–136.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.40/cwt	138.00–142.00	732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	140.98/cwt	139.00–143.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.99/cwt	149.00–153.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	127.81/cwt	126.00–131.00	670	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	167.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	157.34/cwt	155.00–165.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.22/cwt	142.00–146.00	888	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	149.92/cwt	148.00–152.00	679	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	143.22/cwt	137.00–146.00	451	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	186.84/cwt	182.00–192.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	136.63/cwt	135.00–144.00	572	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.77/cwt	149.00–158.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	716	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	941	1,092.90/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	10,284	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.82/cwt	143.00–149.00	849	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	173.01/cwt	167.00–174.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	860	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	154.75/cwt	152.00–161.00	718	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	990	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	70.21/cwt	68.00–73.00	865	27
Bulls	—	—	1,395	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,489	83.69/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,246	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	64.29/cwt	60.00–67.00	795	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	73.97/cwt	73.00–75.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	591	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	962.87/cwt	825.00–1,150.00	10,957	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	964	721.79/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,958	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	943.23/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	9,744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	54.72/cwt	51.00–58.00	535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	62.71/cwt	59.00–66.00	656	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	679	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,239.85/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	14,605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	134.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	821	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	140.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	405	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	136.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	125.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	138.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	132.63/cwt	127.00–135.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.43/cwt	149.00–154.00	642	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.34/cwt	138.00–147.00	688	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	145.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.34/cwt	127.00–134.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	536	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.11/cwt	155.00–162.00	673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	139.73/cwt	136.00–142.00	789	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	160.99/cwt	157.00–162.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	154.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	554	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	120.50/cwt	118.00–122.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	115.87/cwt	110.00–117.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	172.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 812Last week 1,174Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 115Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 43Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	359	165.00–175.00	169.56
5	—	525	138.00–142.00	139.40
6	—	407	155.00–165.00	157.34
2	—	283	197.00–200.00	198.49
14	—	453	148.00–152.00	149.92
2	—	310	182.00–192.00	186.84
2	—	225	190.00	190.00
3	—	578	135.00–138.00	135.99
7	—	608	130.00–138.00	134.99
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
5	—	477	124.00	124.00
9	—	288	140.00–147.00	140.72
8	—	412	130.00–140.00	136.73
6	—	526	120.00–130.00	125.61
3	—	323	140.00–150.00	145.61
2	—	370	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	327	155.00–165.00	162.04
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
2	—	780	115.00–117.00	116.02
12	—	424	149.00–154.00	151.43
11	—	480	138.00–147.00	143.34
2	—	503	134.00–135.00	134.50
3	—	580	127.00–134.00	130.34
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
17	—	359	150.00–160.00	154.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	180.00–182.00	181.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	487	140.00–150.00	143.89
23	—	534	140.00–145.00	143.78
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
11	—	387	165.00–173.00	167.31
18	—	423	155.00–162.00	159.11
15	—	565	136.00–142.00	139.73
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	133.00–136.00	134.67
5	—	668	139.00–143.00	140.98
5	—	514	149.00–153.00	150.99
1	—	370	182.00	182.00
16	—	620	142.00–146.00	143.22
17	—	578	143.00–149.00	146.82
11	—	407	167.00–174.00	173.01
1	—	765	133.00	133.00
15	—	464	152.00–161.00	154.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	355	162.00	162.00
2	—	510	131.00–135.00	133.04
4	—	434	135.00–145.00	138.65
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
5	—	565	123.00	123.00
5	—	317	157.00–162.00	160.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	122.00	122.00
55	—	477	128.00–135.00	132.14
33	—	368	141.00–150.00	142.77
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
11	—	524	126.00–131.00	127.81
28	—	419	135.00–144.00	136.63
3	—	330	149.00–158.00	152.77
19	—	568	124.00–128.00	125.97
3	—	780	110.00–111.00	110.32
4	—	224	165.00–175.00	172.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	121.00	121.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
14	—	315	137.00–146.00	143.22
2	—	465	125.00–126.00	125.48
7	—	420	127.00–134.00	131.97
3	—	253	150.00	150.00
18	—	391	135.00–140.00	137.11
3	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.34
4	—	551	118.00–122.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
3	—	388	128.00–132.00	129.98
2	—	535	117.00–118.00	117.49
4	—	285	127.00–135.00	132.63
3	—	328	130.00–135.00	133.40
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
6	—	474	110.00–117.00	115.87

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	875.00–1,000.00	943.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	964	650.00–750.00	721.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	941	950.00–1,175.00	1,092.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,138	825.00–1,150.00	962.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,178	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,239.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,200	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,232	68.00–73.00	70.21
10	—	1,236	60.00–67.00	64.29
2	—	1,220	73.00–75.00	73.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	51.00–58.00	54.72
2	—	1,050	71.00	71.00
10	—	1,046	59.00–66.00	62.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	89.00	89.00
9	—	1,489	81.00–87.00	83.69

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ashburn

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