Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers and steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cow unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.54/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$134.54

267 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$2.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	458	136.24	624	54
Medium and Large 1	627	135.90	852	62
Medium and Large 2	582	133.38	776	151

One grade step is worth $2.86/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale267 hd

134.54

—

GA average14 barns · 1,760 hd

143.41

−8.86

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	1,515	79.22	1,200	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	65.93	778	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	61.39	895	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	52.91	557	35

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	60.94/cwt	57.00–63.00	723	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	74.88/cwt	72.00–78.00	928	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	65.85/cwt	63.00–68.00	760	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	58.62/cwt	55.00–61.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	124.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.66/cwt	111.00–117.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	119.92/cwt	115.00–124.00	616	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	133.22/cwt	126.00–135.00	512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	121.81/cwt	118.00–125.00	569	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	140.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	737	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	151.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	97.01/cwt	95.00–99.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	118.70/cwt	117.00–121.00	693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	141.38/cwt	140.00–144.00	377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	119.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	137.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	587	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	115.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	117.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	455	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	129.03/cwt	128.00–131.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	131.14/cwt	129.00–132.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	124.85/cwt	123.00–130.00	723	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	116.66/cwt	114.00–121.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	131.28/cwt	129.00–139.00	751	67
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	138.93/cwt	138.00–140.00	684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	147.55/cwt	147.00–152.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	127.49/cwt	125.00–129.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	151.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	656	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	160.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.80/cwt	127.00–130.00	855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.59/cwt	144.00–150.00	761	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	977	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.43/cwt	120.00–129.00	660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.20/cwt	154.00–162.00	590	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.60/cwt	131.00–140.00	712	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	56.57/cwt	53.00–60.00	642	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	48.59/cwt	45.00–52.00	475	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	63.46/cwt	63.00–64.00	905	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	76.10/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	914.53/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	1,073.35/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	12,429	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,284.66/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	14,966	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	780.89/cwt	650.00–950.00	8,176	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,135.03/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	12,417	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	669.20/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,612	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	931	669.23/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,231	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	99.54/cwt	98.00–101.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	101.52/cwt	100.00–103.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	444	128.83/cwt	121.00–131.00	572	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	120.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	117.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	132.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	473	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	147.73/cwt	145.00–152.00	421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.56/cwt	137.00–147.00	457	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	139.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	263	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	153.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.75/cwt	128.00–135.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	105.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.76/cwt	110.00–112.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	118.74/cwt	118.00–119.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	154.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	509	107.83/cwt	104.00–110.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	109.01/cwt	105.00–111.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	122.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	629	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 999Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 114Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 138Year ago 39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,187	57.00–63.00	60.94
4	—	1,239	72.00–78.00	74.88
11	—	1,154	63.00–68.00	65.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	64.00	64.00
17	—	1,135	53.00–60.00	56.57
17	—	978	45.00–52.00	48.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	55.00–61.00	58.62
4	—	1,426	63.00–64.00	63.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	74.00–79.00	76.10
2	—	1,463	85.00–86.00	85.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	129.00	129.00
4	—	580	115.00–125.00	119.43
23	—	428	130.00–140.00	137.21
3	—	620	114.00–121.00	116.66
13	—	492	138.00–140.00	138.93
8	—	343	147.00–152.00	147.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	659	120.00–125.00	124.44
4	—	760	120.00	120.00
19	—	524	135.00–142.00	140.74
16	—	739	124.00	124.00
67	—	572	129.00–139.00	131.28
14	—	639	125.00–129.00	127.49
16	—	432	145.00–155.00	151.85
3	—	387	155.00–165.00	160.41
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	459	150.00–160.00	151.14
5	—	868	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	168.00	168.00
2	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.42
11	—	669	127.00–130.00	127.80
20	—	523	144.00–150.00	145.59
14	—	814	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	111.00–117.00	113.66
14	—	514	115.00–124.00	119.92
10	—	384	126.00–135.00	133.22
33	—	467	118.00–125.00	121.81
14	—	584	117.00–121.00	118.70
3	—	267	140.00–144.00	141.38
4	—	675	110.00–112.00	110.76
2	—	433	125.00–126.00	125.51
3	—	335	130.00–137.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	330	120.00–125.00	123.23
2	—	688	95.00–99.00	97.01
11	—	422	110.00–120.00	115.29
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
18	—	478	110.00–120.00	117.90
15	—	375	115.00–125.00	121.39
3	—	632	100.00–109.00	105.65
6	—	509	104.00–110.00	107.83
3	—	573	105.00–111.00	109.01
2	—	268	120.00–125.00	122.66
1	—	715	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	484	128.00–131.00	129.03
7	—	406	129.00–132.00	131.14
23	—	579	123.00–130.00	124.85
24	—	521	125.00–130.00	129.20
3	—	386	136.00	136.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
4	—	616	118.00–119.00	118.74
3	—	275	150.00–160.00	154.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
2	—	263	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	120.00–129.00	126.43
2	—	285	160.00–162.50	161.21
12	—	413	135.00–145.00	139.26
2	—	378	140.00–142.00	141.02
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
3	—	327	150.00–155.00	153.37
13	—	467	128.00–135.00	132.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	380	154.00–162.00	155.20
3	—	340	162.00	162.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
5	—	521	131.00–140.00	136.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	104.00–110.00	106.96
2	—	775	98.00–101.00	99.54
2	—	663	100.00–103.00	101.52
10	—	444	121.00–131.00	128.83
8	—	471	115.00–125.00	120.43
6	—	586	115.00–118.00	117.51
4	—	519	109.00–110.00	109.74
8	—	358	125.00–135.00	132.06
7	—	285	145.00–152.00	147.73
10	—	325	137.00–147.00	140.56
1	—	710	100.00	100.00

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)	6	—	1,170	850.00–1,000.00	914.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,094	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,135.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,047	650.00–950.00	780.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	988	550.00–800.00	669.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	931	550.00–800.00	669.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,158	950.00–1,150.00	1,073.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,165	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,284.66

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle