Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows steady..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.16/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$146.16

218 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	148.01	829	145
Medium and Large 2	488	146.64	715	50
Medium and Large 3	515	133.52	688	23

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $141 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 sale218 hd

146.16

—

GA average13 barns · 872 hd

150.54

−4.38

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	1,387	84.62	1,173	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	70.72	896	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,695	65.00	1,102	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	61.10	591	13

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	379	183.53/cwt	182.00–184.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.52/cwt	144.00–150.00	772	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	151.83/cwt	147.00–154.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	135.99/cwt	133.00–142.00	636	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	285	201.31/cwt	200.00–202.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	160.48/cwt	157.00–164.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.90/cwt	171.00–172.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.83/cwt	123.00–128.00	761	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	146.51/cwt	142.00–150.00	636	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	147.08/cwt	144.00–149.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	115.76/cwt	114.00–119.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.30/cwt	131.00–139.00	690	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	128.39/cwt	125.00–129.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	726	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	915	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	136.66/cwt	134.00–144.00	652	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	194.44/cwt	192.00–197.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.63/cwt	142.00–147.00	823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	175.56/cwt	174.00–180.00	716	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	134.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	675	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.43/cwt	157.00–167.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	868	868.73/cwt	800.00–950.00	7,541	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	909	1,048.86/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	9,534	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	138.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	862	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	189.46/cwt	187.00–192.00	792	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,102	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	73.55/cwt	69.00–77.00	907	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	62.28/cwt	60.00–65.00	830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	79.42/cwt	77.00–80.00	937	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	713.06/cwt	700.00–725.00	5,562	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	950.32/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	10,606	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	266	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	239	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	259	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	53.29/cwt	50.00–57.00	561	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	67.80/cwt	66.00–70.00	606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	145.52/cwt	137.00–147.00	332	11
Bulls	—	—	1,740	89.57/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	175.39/cwt	172.00–182.00	575	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	822.33/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,289	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,000.16/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	10,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.61/cwt	124.00–132.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	119.53/cwt	118.00–121.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	132.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.39/cwt	122.00–129.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.88/cwt	167.00–175.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.49/cwt	143.00–148.00	548	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	136.97/cwt	132.00–142.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	140.75/cwt	138.00–143.00	749	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	145.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	148.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	145.51/cwt	142.00–150.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	152.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	130.42/cwt	128.00–131.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.15/cwt	129.00–131.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	133.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	138.14/cwt	137.00–140.00	602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 810Last week 812Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 95Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 39Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
15	—	475	150.00–157.00	150.78
35	—	527	144.00–150.00	146.52
2	—	240	200.00	200.00
21	—	675	130.00–139.00	135.53
6	—	803	129.00	129.00
2	—	318	192.00–197.00	194.44
4	—	744	131.00	131.00
8	—	573	142.00–147.00	143.63
1	—	295	192.00	192.00
16	—	408	174.00–180.00	175.56
32	—	624	135.00–145.00	138.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	160.00–163.00	161.48
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
3	—	473	140.00–149.00	146.02
2	—	335	167.00–175.00	170.88
2	—	280	167.00	167.00
6	—	631	130.00–131.00	130.33
16	—	532	138.00–143.00	140.75
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
14	—	433	150.00–160.00	152.50
3	—	562	135.00–140.00	137.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	187.00–192.00	189.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
2	—	353	150.00–152.00	151.01
17	—	527	130.00–135.00	132.17
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
1	—	270	152.00	152.00
5	—	317	147.00–154.00	151.83
19	—	610	123.00–128.00	124.83
32	—	434	142.00–150.00	146.51
25	—	518	131.00–139.00	133.30
21	—	575	125.00–129.00	126.29
22	—	477	134.00–144.00	136.66
21	—	377	143.00–148.00	145.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	125.00–129.00	128.39
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
2	—	393	132.00–142.00	136.97
5	—	286	140.00–150.00	148.11
3	—	322	142.00–150.00	145.51
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
5	—	479	128.00–131.00	130.42
6	—	414	130.00–137.00	133.95
2	—	228	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	228	137.00–147.00	145.52
5	—	335	135.00–140.00	136.61
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
3	—	428	125.00–129.00	127.68
2	—	480	118.00–121.00	119.53
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
2	—	275	135.00–140.00	137.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	182.00–184.00	183.53
3	—	285	200.00–202.00	201.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
2	—	453	157.00–164.00	160.48
2	—	555	130.00–138.00	134.04
10	—	382	171.00–172.00	171.90
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
3	—	612	125.00–127.00	126.34
16	—	503	134.00–138.00	134.26
4	—	416	157.00–167.00	163.43
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
13	—	328	172.00–182.00	175.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	133.00–142.00	135.99
5	—	282	170.00	170.00
11	—	432	144.00–149.00	147.08
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
4	—	688	114.00–119.00	115.76
5	—	568	122.00–129.00	125.39
5	—	364	160.00–165.00	162.24
14	—	520	129.00–131.00	130.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	124.00–132.00	128.61
4	—	383	130.00–131.00	130.75
2	—	305	142.00–150.00	145.93
7	—	436	137.00–140.00	138.14
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	266	90.00	90.00
4	—	240	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	868	800.00–950.00	868.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	909	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,048.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,116	850.00–1,050.00	950.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	700.00–725.00	713.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	800.00–850.00	822.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,022	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,233	69.00–77.00	73.55
5	—	1,332	60.00–65.00	62.28
1	—	1,345	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	50.00–57.00	53.29
7	—	894	66.00–70.00	67.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,180	77.00–80.00	79.42
1	—	1,565	101.00	101.00
3	—	1,740	88.00–90.00	89.57

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

Steers · 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