Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 lower, bull calves 6.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.91/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$130.91

168 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	135.63	692	91
Medium and Large 2	506	127.14	643	45
Medium and Large 3	471	122.76	578	32

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $114 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 sale168 hd

130.91

—

GA average14 barns · 1,372 hd

128.20

+2.71

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	1,563	89.89	1,405	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	70.84	837	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	59.05	658	19

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,625	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	62.96/cwt	59.00–66.00	688	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	54.71/cwt	50.00–58.00	622	9
Bulls	—	—	1,326	84.18/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,116	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	91.83/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,598	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	67.25/cwt	65.00–68.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.11/cwt	146.00–152.00	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	207.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.80/cwt	138.00–147.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	176.35/cwt	175.00–179.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	135.99/cwt	133.00–138.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.32/cwt	121.00–126.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	669	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	115.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	154.22/cwt	153.00–156.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.14/cwt	131.00–135.00	694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	133.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	654	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	888.04/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	676	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	72.00/cwt	69.00–75.00	863	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	144.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	111.64/cwt	110.00–113.00	699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	135.60/cwt	133.00–137.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.74/cwt	180.00–188.00	777	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	149.40/cwt	148.00–153.00	729	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	146.91/cwt	143.00–150.00	671	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.27/cwt	115.00–125.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.88/cwt	128.00–135.00	741	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.30/cwt	120.00–128.00	599	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	683	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 797Year ago 1,077

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 153Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,326	81.00–88.00	84.18
5	—	1,740	90.00–94.00	91.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,093	59.00–66.00	62.96
9	—	1,137	50.00–58.00	54.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	65.00–68.00	67.25
1	—	1,220	78.00	78.00
31	—	1,199	69.00–75.00	72.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	140.00–144.00	141.93
3	—	622	121.00–126.00	124.32
24	—	472	140.00–144.00	141.78
2	—	330	150.00–155.00	152.42
2	—	365	153.00–160.00	156.45
14	—	521	131.00–135.00	133.14
34	—	575	128.00–135.00	128.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	115.00–125.00	119.98
5	—	427	130.00–139.00	133.56
12	—	383	140.00–145.00	144.14
14	—	626	110.00–113.00	111.64
9	—	526	122.00–128.00	125.00
3	—	465	130.00–136.00	132.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	115.00–117.00	115.32
4	—	363	130.00–137.00	133.27
5	—	415	120.00–128.00	124.84
17	—	490	120.00–128.00	122.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	129.00–131.00	130.00
5	—	315	200.00–210.00	207.81
10	—	513	138.00–147.00	140.80
2	—	428	180.00–185.00	182.49
3	—	467	150.00–155.00	153.00
2	—	385	175.00–180.00	177.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	105.00–110.00	106.68
2	—	420	160.00–162.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	457	143.00–150.00	146.91
8	—	635	115.00–125.00	119.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	146.00–152.00	150.11
3	—	678	133.00–138.00	135.99
14	—	508	153.00–156.00	154.22
2	—	458	162.00–165.00	163.51
31	—	423	180.00–188.00	183.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	175.00–179.00	176.35
5	—	614	133.00–137.00	135.60
20	—	488	148.00–153.00	149.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	875.00–900.00	888.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

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