Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 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 $126.35/cwt on 313 head.

Average price

$126.35

313 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	133.40	687	136
Medium and Large 2	436	128.73	562	66
Medium and Large 3	470	116.30	547	111

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $140 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 sale313 hd

126.35

—

GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd

130.07

−3.72

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	1,408	85.72	1,207	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	73.61	889	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	67.22	939	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	61.04	628	37

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	133.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	125.33/cwt	125.00–127.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.40/cwt	124.00–131.00	802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	123.71/cwt	123.00–130.00	718	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	139.50/cwt	137.00–143.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	158.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	132.73/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	135.25/cwt	134.00–138.00	545	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.18/cwt	120.00–124.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	128.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.57/cwt	127.00–132.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	129.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	485	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.55/cwt	109.00–116.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	151.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	550	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	143.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.36/cwt	144.00–149.00	829	47
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	157.57/cwt	152.00–160.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	124.33/cwt	124.00–126.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	136.74/cwt	136.00–140.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.50/cwt	147.00–153.00	717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	133.64/cwt	133.00–139.00	918	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	163.60/cwt	160.00–167.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	133.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	819	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	156.38/cwt	150.00–159.00	801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	168.60/cwt	167.00–172.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	161.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	788	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	140.59/cwt	135.00–145.00	740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.25/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	693	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	861	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	69.03/cwt	67.00–71.00	958	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.35/cwt	60.00–67.00	653	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	71.29/cwt	69.00–74.00	843	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	65.50/cwt	62.00–68.00	777	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	81.47/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,022	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	54.82/cwt	52.00–58.00	561	10
Bulls	—	—	1,368	77.53/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,222	1,046.70/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,791	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,096.45/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	11,469	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	971	931.58/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,046	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	791.91/cwt	650.00–925.00	6,874	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	848.87/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,574	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,177.64/cwt	1,025.00–1,350.00	12,483	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	945	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	908	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,534	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,230.95/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	15,781	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	134.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	433	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	133.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	486	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	120.57/cwt	117.00–125.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	117.36/cwt	114.00–121.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	123.25/cwt	119.00–127.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	719	90.97/cwt	90.00–97.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.50/cwt	124.00–128.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	120.06/cwt	116.00–124.00	569	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	469	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	620	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	154.27/cwt	151.00–157.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	128.89/cwt	128.00–135.00	354	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	120.88/cwt	116.00–126.00	509	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	100.27/cwt	98.00–107.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.93/cwt	133.00–137.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	135.12/cwt	132.00–138.00	649	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.93/cwt	127.00–132.00	747	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.05/cwt	135.00–143.00	590	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	127.77/cwt	125.00–129.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	652	107.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	125.78/cwt	124.00–132.00	537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	157.72/cwt	157.00–160.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 999Last week 997Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 114Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 60Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	172.00	172.00
2	—	420	155.00–159.00	157.02
3	—	750	125.00	125.00
3	—	678	129.00–130.00	129.67
11	—	558	136.00–140.00	136.74
6	—	473	147.00–153.00	151.50
2	—	360	160.00–167.00	163.60
24	—	614	131.00–135.00	133.33
1	—	735	128.00	128.00
12	—	526	135.00–145.00	140.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	130.00–140.00	133.72
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
19	—	580	123.00–130.00	123.71
14	—	363	150.00–157.00	151.54
3	—	422	140.00–148.00	143.42
3	—	329	152.00–160.00	157.57
2	—	615	116.00–120.00	118.02
6	—	523	124.00–126.00	124.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	172.00	172.00
47	—	574	144.00–149.00	144.36
2	—	303	185.00–190.00	187.52
18	—	687	133.00–139.00	133.64
9	—	512	150.00–159.00	156.38
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
5	—	435	167.00–172.00	168.60
54	—	488	160.00–170.00	161.44
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	172.00	172.00
1	—	505	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	653	125.00–127.00	125.33
7	—	620	124.00–131.00	129.40
2	—	343	150.00	150.00
2	—	270	157.00–160.00	158.56
37	—	534	130.00–138.00	132.73
12	—	403	134.00–138.00	135.25
2	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.42
41	—	480	132.00–138.00	135.12
27	—	575	127.00–132.00	129.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	344	137.00–143.00	139.50
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
5	—	571	120.00–124.00	121.18
12	—	479	123.00–130.00	128.30
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
14	—	424	127.00–132.00	129.57
21	—	374	129.00–133.00	129.81
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
4	—	515	124.00–128.00	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	109.00–116.00	111.55
1	—	755	96.00	96.00
2	—	343	130.00	130.00
7	—	719	90.00–97.00	90.97
23	—	474	116.00–124.00	120.06
21	—	380	120.00–127.00	123.51
13	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.91
1	—	245	142.00	142.00
12	—	275	128.00–135.00	128.89
11	—	421	116.00–126.00	120.88
8	—	612	98.00–107.00	100.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
8	—	568	130.00–132.00	130.25
2	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.57
1	—	765	123.00	123.00
10	—	435	155.00–162.00	159.22
7	—	463	151.00–157.00	154.27
2	—	528	133.00–137.00	134.93
4	—	340	175.00–180.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	323	130.00–140.00	134.02
9	—	363	130.00–140.00	133.80
7	—	532	117.00–125.00	120.57
5	—	568	114.00–121.00	117.36
7	—	474	119.00–127.00	123.25
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
4	—	652	106.00–110.00	107.00
1	—	280	142.00	142.00
9	—	427	124.00–132.00	125.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
9	—	467	130.00–140.00	134.22
18	—	434	135.00–143.00	136.05
2	—	615	124.00	124.00
5	—	525	129.00–131.00	129.99
4	—	561	125.00–129.00	127.77
4	—	288	157.00–160.00	157.72
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,388	67.00–71.00	69.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,030	60.00–67.00	63.35
10	—	1,023	52.00–58.00	54.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	69.00–74.00	71.29
5	—	1,187	62.00–68.00	65.50
9	—	1,254	78.00–85.00	81.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	75.00–79.00	77.53
1	—	1,280	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,655	103.00	103.00

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	18	—	1,222	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,046.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	908	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,282	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,230.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,046	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,096.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,060	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,177.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	971	775.00–1,000.00	931.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	868	650.00–925.00	791.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,010	700.00–975.00	848.87

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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