Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, steer and bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.95/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$119.95

271 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$4.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	121.11	623	147
Medium and Large 2	446	120.77	539	62
Medium and Large 3	415	116.41	483	62

One grade step is worth $4.70/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 sale271 hd

119.95

—

GA average16 barns · 1,657 hd

118.82

+1.14

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	1,520	83.51	1,269	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	59.98	727	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	59.00	776	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	50.92	564	26

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	327	125.45/cwt	125.00–127.00	410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	753	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	122.19/cwt	121.00–122.50	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	121.97/cwt	120.00–122.50	399	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	106.47/cwt	104.00–109.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	119.61/cwt	119.00–121.00	620	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	126.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	477	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	119.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	465	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	113.75/cwt	113.00–114.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	119.76/cwt	119.00–120.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	125.71/cwt	121.00–130.00	539	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	116.84/cwt	115.00–121.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	118.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.35/cwt	116.00–119.00	681	33
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	131.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	124.62/cwt	118.00–127.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	132.88/cwt	131.00–136.00	682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	130.98/cwt	129.00–134.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.38/cwt	134.00–135.50	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	138.39/cwt	135.00–142.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	124.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.74/cwt	138.00–145.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	52.61/cwt	49.00–56.00	589	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	54.30/cwt	54.00–55.00	741	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	66.92/cwt	64.00–71.00	776	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	58.96/cwt	56.00–63.00	703	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	45.29/cwt	41.00–48.00	485	6
Bulls	—	—	1,210	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.26/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,445	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	768.93/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,597	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	994.87/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	10,575	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	712.75/cwt	625.00–800.00	6,807	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	907	616.08/cwt	500.00–725.00	5,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,161	927.07/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	97.40/cwt	95.00–101.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	102.06/cwt	97.00–107.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	731	93.65/cwt	93.00–96.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	117.11/cwt	115.00–122.00	506	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	115.68/cwt	110.00–119.00	530	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	124.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	114.83/cwt	111.00–118.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	131.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	107.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	287	124.43/cwt	122.00–132.00	357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.77/cwt	100.00–109.00	743	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	286	133.33/cwt	130.00–140.00	381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	152.09/cwt	147.00–157.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	142.57/cwt	137.00–147.00	533	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.04/cwt	118.00–126.00	630	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.25/cwt	122.00–132.00	611	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	90.32/cwt	85.00–93.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	128.50/cwt	127.00–137.00	568	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 1,108Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 92Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 75Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	125.00–127.00	125.45
2	—	683	104.00–109.00	106.47
11	—	378	125.00–130.00	126.11
4	—	616	113.00–114.00	113.75
8	—	429	119.00–120.00	119.76
3	—	270	137.00–140.00	137.98
8	—	535	115.00–117.00	115.86
16	—	468	115.00–120.00	118.46
1	—	715	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	90.00	90.00
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
15	—	327	120.00–122.50	121.97
19	—	389	115.00–122.00	119.43
3	—	630	101.00	101.00
6	—	434	111.00–118.00	114.83
2	—	235	127.00–135.00	131.09
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
3	—	528	105.00–110.00	107.72
5	—	287	122.00–132.00	124.43
4	—	485	111.00–114.00	112.49
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	121.00–122.50	122.19
45	—	518	119.00–121.00	119.61
2	—	303	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	112.00	112.00
47	—	429	121.00–130.00	125.71
10	—	668	115.00–121.00	116.84
33	—	580	116.00–119.00	117.35
3	—	630	118.00–120.00	119.35
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
4	—	386	125.00–135.00	131.84
9	—	484	118.00–127.00	124.62
2	—	330	135.00–142.00	138.39
11	—	419	120.00–130.00	124.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	745	127.00–129.00	127.33
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
10	—	629	129.00–134.00	130.98
13	—	574	134.00–135.50	135.38
2	—	450	145.00	145.00
2	—	438	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
2	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
14	—	513	131.00–136.00	132.88
2	—	455	135.00–140.00	137.47
5	—	572	132.00	132.00
13	—	433	135.00–145.00	140.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	135.00–140.00	136.68
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
4	—	325	155.00–160.00	158.73
3	—	423	138.00–145.00	140.74
2	—	520	127.00	127.00
2	—	380	150.00–157.00	153.36
3	—	562	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
5	—	607	95.00–101.00	97.40
2	—	578	97.00–107.00	102.06
6	—	731	93.00–96.00	93.65
9	—	432	115.00–122.00	117.11
9	—	458	110.00–119.00	115.68
4	—	383	132.00	132.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
6	—	333	122.00–125.00	124.51
6	—	286	130.00–140.00	133.33
3	—	820	85.00–93.00	90.32
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	140.00–145.00	142.41
16	—	723	100.00–109.00	102.77
12	—	576	118.00–121.00	120.42
3	—	282	147.00–157.00	152.09
14	—	374	137.00–147.00	142.57
36	—	525	118.00–126.00	120.04
12	—	480	122.00–132.00	127.25
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
22	—	442	127.00–137.00	128.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,119	49.00–56.00	52.61
6	—	1,070	41.00–48.00	45.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	54.00–55.00	54.30
10	—	1,160	64.00–71.00	66.92
29	—	1,192	56.00–63.00	58.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,675	84.00–88.00	86.26

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)	3	—	988	725.00–800.00	768.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	955	625.00–800.00	712.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	907	500.00–725.00	616.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,063	950.00–1,125.00	994.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,161	825.00–1,025.00	927.07

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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