Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$123.71

289 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	126.45	651	116
Medium and Large 2	452	124.40	563	102
Medium and Large 3	409	118.23	483	71

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $168 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 sale289 hd

123.71

—

GA average16 barns · 1,648 hd

124.36

−0.66

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	1,529	82.79	1,266	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	55.33	687	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	48.06	512	29

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.63/cwt	113.00–120.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	138.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	382	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	111.32/cwt	109.00–117.00	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	127.71/cwt	124.00–132.00	490	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	126.62/cwt	121.00–131.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	121.88/cwt	119.00–125.00	592	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	135.93/cwt	135.00–136.00	425	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.06/cwt	117.00–121.00	631	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	132.70/cwt	126.00–133.00	841	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	650	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	123.43/cwt	122.00–127.00	658	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	137.14/cwt	135.00–143.00	865	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	133.49/cwt	130.00–137.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	127.34/cwt	124.00–129.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	150.64/cwt	146.00–154.00	777	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	144.45/cwt	140.00–147.00	669	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	155.29/cwt	155.00–157.00	578	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.77/cwt	155.00–156.00	522	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	674	118.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	147.58/cwt	143.00–152.00	840	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	126.30/cwt	124.00–128.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	140.63/cwt	138.00–145.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	137.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.75/cwt	154.00–160.00	752	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.56/cwt	129.00–135.00	889	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	154.44/cwt	151.00–156.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	125.61/cwt	122.00–126.00	971	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	569	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.94/cwt	147.00–151.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	57.14/cwt	55.00–61.00	688	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	50.72/cwt	48.00–53.00	527	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	44.28/cwt	41.00–47.00	489	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	47.65/cwt	45.00–49.00	654	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	76.98/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,066	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,659	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	737.30/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	967.34/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,012	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	874.46/cwt	725.00–975.00	9,383	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,019	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	995	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,061.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,158	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	927.62/cwt	825.00–975.00	8,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	653	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	120.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	513	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	107.24/cwt	103.00–112.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	106.34/cwt	105.00–108.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	554	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	141.29/cwt	141.00–145.00	485	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	113.35/cwt	108.00–115.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	133.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	125.75/cwt	122.00–127.00	401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	121.91/cwt	118.00–128.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	126.41/cwt	122.00–132.00	351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	131.71/cwt	128.00–138.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.03/cwt	133.00–142.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.84/cwt	117.00–125.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	125.24/cwt	123.00–127.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	826	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	122.81/cwt	122.00–124.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.72/cwt	126.00–133.00	615	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.15/cwt	116.00–122.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	126.91/cwt	125.00–135.00	298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	105.69/cwt	102.00–109.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	119.82/cwt	118.00–123.00	441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	102.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	119.54/cwt	112.00–122.00	500	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,108Last week 1,045Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 105Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 136Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	113.00–120.00	115.63
6	—	277	135.00–145.00	138.04
3	—	680	108.00–112.00	110.32
20	—	384	124.00–132.00	127.71
25	—	486	119.00–125.00	121.88
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
14	—	313	135.00–136.00	135.93
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
16	—	530	117.00–121.00	119.06
7	—	419	123.00–127.00	125.24
3	—	633	110.00–113.00	111.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	109.00–117.00	111.32
7	—	319	122.00–127.00	125.75
3	—	278	122.00–132.00	126.41
2	—	523	111.00–115.00	112.95
5	—	235	125.00–135.00	126.91
3	—	622	102.00–109.00	105.69
9	—	368	118.00–123.00	119.82
3	—	570	100.00–105.00	102.36
28	—	418	112.00–122.00	119.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	533	122.00–127.00	123.43
10	—	433	128.00–130.00	128.99
12	—	388	138.00	138.00
10	—	688	120.00	120.00
10	—	558	122.00–124.00	122.81
33	—	474	126.00–133.00	129.72
9	—	623	116.00–122.00	118.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	121.00–131.00	126.62
2	—	478	129.00–133.00	130.99
2	—	733	115.00–119.00	117.02
4	—	368	130.00–137.00	133.49
3	—	563	124.00–129.00	127.34
3	—	412	135.00	135.00
5	—	278	147.50	147.50
4	—	674	115.00–119.00	118.02
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	634	126.00–133.00	132.70
20	—	463	140.00–147.00	144.45
13	—	372	155.00–157.00	155.29
13	—	335	155.00–156.00	155.77
3	—	677	124.00–128.00	126.30
7	—	528	138.00–145.00	140.63
3	—	712	121.00–122.00	121.33
3	—	558	133.00–140.00	137.64
4	—	419	151.00–156.00	154.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	405	160.50	160.50
2	—	735	130.00	130.00
22	—	631	135.00–143.00	137.14
39	—	516	146.00–154.00	150.64
46	—	569	143.00–152.00	147.58
1	—	360	172.00	172.00
17	—	480	154.00–160.00	156.75
10	—	671	129.00–135.00	132.56
10	—	773	122.00–126.00	125.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	142.00–150.00	145.97
19	—	524	118.00–128.00	121.91
8	—	472	128.00–138.00	131.71
5	—	423	133.00–142.00	138.03
6	—	567	117.00–125.00	119.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
6	—	360	155.00–160.00	158.01
3	—	425	147.00–151.00	148.94
2	—	558	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	150.00–152.00	151.02
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	98.00–99.00	98.49
2	—	653	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
22	—	427	115.00–125.00	120.22
4	—	561	103.00–112.00	107.24
3	—	622	105.00–108.00	106.34
17	—	469	115.00–121.00	118.04
13	—	343	141.00–145.00	141.29
9	—	527	108.00–115.00	113.35
6	—	372	130.00–139.00	133.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	63.00	63.00
17	—	1,204	55.00–61.00	57.14
5	—	1,373	45.00–49.00	47.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,039	48.00–53.00	50.72
12	—	1,104	41.00–47.00	44.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	73.00–80.00	76.98
1	—	1,710	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,780	86.00	86.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	700.00–775.00	737.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,073	725.00–975.00	874.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,035	900.00–1,050.00	967.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,145	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,061.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	892	825.00–975.00	927.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,000.00	1,000.00

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