Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, steady to 1.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.97/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$129.97

279 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	132.55	624	143
Medium and Large 2	430	129.19	556	72
Medium and Large 3	396	125.06	495	64

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $129 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 sale279 hd

129.97

—

GA average17 barns · 2,337 hd

132.86

−2.89

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	1,551	89.80	1,393	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	69.54	811	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	58.96	604	27

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	—	367	166.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.86/cwt	144.00–145.00	752	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.80/cwt	127.00–136.00	617	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.66/cwt	144.00–152.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	133.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	125.81/cwt	125.00–132.00	722	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	170.96/cwt	165.00–174.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	121.46/cwt	120.00–124.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	116.59/cwt	113.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	139.81/cwt	139.00–141.00	512	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	145.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	128.71/cwt	127.00–132.00	685	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	126.91/cwt	121.00–131.00	480	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	213	141.41/cwt	137.00–142.00	301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	133.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.58/cwt	117.00–121.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.61/cwt	139.00–141.00	759	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	136.74/cwt	134.00–142.00	583	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	141.51/cwt	137.00–147.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	171.67/cwt	171.00–175.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	128.22/cwt	125.00–133.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	153.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.08/cwt	150.00–159.00	710	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	699	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.23/cwt	154.00–162.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	778	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	137.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	866	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	697	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	121.80/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	132.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	955	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	153.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	644	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.19/cwt	165.00–172.00	627	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	176.92/cwt	172.00–182.00	587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.23/cwt	126.00–129.00	789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	64.54/cwt	63.00–66.00	853	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	76.51/cwt	76.00–77.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	70.69/cwt	68.00–75.00	778	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	62.03/cwt	59.00–65.00	653	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	56.10/cwt	50.00–64.00	559	14
Bulls	—	—	1,733	92.39/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,601	3
Bulls	—	—	1,278	85.92/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	989.69/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	10,619	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,243	892.20/cwt	825.00–950.00	11,090	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,036.77/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,478	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	835.66/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	799.56/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,980	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	918.83/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,245	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	143.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	116.17/cwt	116.00–120.00	663	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	667	102.02/cwt	100.00–104.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	129.05/cwt	126.00–131.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	131.39/cwt	125.00–133.00	535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	141.14/cwt	137.00–144.00	471	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	127.82/cwt	125.00–131.00	405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	127.51/cwt	126.00–132.00	543	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	123.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	538	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	238	166.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	397	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.66/cwt	151.00–160.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	130.71/cwt	128.00–134.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	194.04/cwt	190.00–197.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	137.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	144.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.31/cwt	133.00–140.00	644	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	147.04/cwt	141.00–150.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	123.15/cwt	118.00–127.00	658	5

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 896Last week 657Year ago 1,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 157Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 16Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	160.00–170.00	166.82
2	—	325	175.00	175.00
20	—	540	139.00–141.00	140.61
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
4	—	669	125.00–133.00	128.22
32	—	482	142.00–147.00	145.03
3	—	423	154.00–162.00	159.23
24	—	568	135.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	290	177.00	177.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	144.00–145.00	144.86
4	—	323	182.00	182.00
5	—	415	165.00–174.00	170.96
5	—	571	140.00–141.00	140.80
9	—	362	171.00–175.00	171.67
10	—	467	150.00–159.00	152.08
23	—	629	134.00–138.00	137.66
5	—	831	121.00–122.00	121.80
13	—	719	130.00–136.00	132.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	126.00	126.00
4	—	375	144.00–152.00	148.66
14	—	487	130.00–139.00	133.46
4	—	433	137.00–147.00	141.51
3	—	343	150.00–155.00	153.35
14	—	528	127.00–137.00	132.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	472	127.00–136.00	130.80
1	—	295	153.00	153.00
16	—	574	125.00–132.00	125.81
19	—	366	139.00–141.00	139.81
3	—	310	140.00–150.00	145.65
29	—	532	127.00–132.00	128.71
3	—	608	120.00–121.00	120.34
27	—	426	134.00–142.00	136.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
3	—	477	113.00–120.00	116.59
4	—	564	109.00–112.00	110.73
19	—	378	121.00–131.00	126.91
8	—	213	137.00–142.00	141.41
8	—	317	125.00–131.00	127.82
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.58
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
15	—	436	115.00–125.00	123.50
2	—	265	130.00–136.00	133.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	153.00	153.00
8	—	516	120.00–124.00	121.46
4	—	633	113.00	113.00
5	—	477	121.00–125.00	124.00
6	—	373	132.00–135.00	133.86
5	—	563	117.00–121.00	119.58
12	—	334	137.00–144.00	141.14
28	—	426	126.00–132.00	127.51
2	—	265	140.00–147.00	143.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	150.00–159.00	153.32
13	—	373	165.00–172.00	168.19
11	—	332	172.00–182.00	176.92
4	—	615	126.00–129.00	128.23
2	—	670	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	555	129.00	129.00
1	—	210	190.00	190.00
3	—	275	190.00–197.00	194.04
3	—	457	141.00–150.00	147.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	210.00	210.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	140.00–150.00	143.51
23	—	571	116.00–120.00	116.17
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
3	—	667	100.00–104.00	102.02
5	—	480	126.00–131.00	129.05
10	—	407	125.00–133.00	131.39
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
8	—	358	130.00–140.00	137.68
2	—	220	140.00–150.00	144.55
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
5	—	534	118.00–127.00	123.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
18	—	238	160.00–167.00	166.63
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
3	—	373	151.00–160.00	156.66
3	—	618	115.00–121.00	118.62
8	—	531	128.00–134.00	130.71
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	770	107.00–108.00	107.51
17	—	476	133.00–140.00	135.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,321	63.00–66.00	64.54
2	—	1,165	76.00–77.00	76.51
14	—	1,101	68.00–75.00	70.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,053	59.00–65.00	62.03
14	—	997	50.00–64.00	56.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	91.00–94.00	92.39
2	—	1,278	82.00–89.00	85.92

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,073	925.00–1,050.00	989.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,300	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,036.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,243	825.00–950.00	892.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	800.00–875.00	835.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	998	700.00–900.00	799.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,115	850.00–950.00	918.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	1,125.00	1,125.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle