Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.29/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$124.29

146 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$16.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	125.88	650	105
Medium and Large 2	424	124.71	528	29
Medium and Large 3	448	109.30	490	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.59/cwt here — about $160 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 sale146 hd

124.29

—

GA average15 barns · 1,313 hd

122.62

+1.67

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	1,497	83.12	1,244	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	62.73	763	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	47.10	490	22

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	—	586	120.61/cwt	120.00–122.00	707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	133.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	568	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	121.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	132.30/cwt	125.00–134.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	113.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.69/cwt	129.00–134.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.76/cwt	111.00–119.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	175.05/cwt	171.00–177.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	176.88/cwt	172.00–182.00	695	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.16/cwt	120.00–123.00	641	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	138.16/cwt	138.00–140.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.96/cwt	156.00–159.00	678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	135.35/cwt	131.00–136.00	506	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	141.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	829	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	119.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	132.93/cwt	131.00–135.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	168.04/cwt	163.00–170.00	612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	127.23/cwt	125.00–128.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	54.48/cwt	50.00–57.00	601	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	42.81/cwt	40.00–45.00	422	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	49.55/cwt	46.00–54.00	532	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	62.72/cwt	58.00–66.00	754	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	71.01/cwt	68.00–75.00	960	12
Bulls	—	—	1,445	86.07/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,244	4
Bulls	—	—	1,474	77.19/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,138	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	698.15/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,072	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	902.95/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	125.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	115.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	151.34/cwt	148.00–155.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	149.52/cwt	148.00–151.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	117.39/cwt	117.00–119.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	158.57/cwt	155.00–161.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	132.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.19/cwt	105.00–112.00	504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	130.40/cwt	127.00–134.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.08/cwt	115.00–122.00	747	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	111.25/cwt	109.00–112.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	127.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	2

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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 861Last week 788Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 174Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	586	120.00–122.00	120.61
18	—	424	132.00–142.00	133.93
6	—	468	129.00–134.00	131.69
21	—	525	120.00–123.00	122.16
18	—	374	131.00–136.00	135.35
25	—	622	115.00–122.00	120.08
4	—	706	109.00–112.00	111.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	115.00–122.00	118.55
2	—	423	110.00–117.00	113.60
6	—	475	105.00–112.00	106.19
2	—	515	100.00–110.00	105.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	120.00–124.00	121.02
5	—	343	125.00–134.00	132.30
5	—	514	111.00–119.00	115.76
3	—	265	132.00–135.00	132.96
4	—	375	125.00–132.00	128.51
6	—	421	120.00–130.00	127.41
2	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	171.00–177.00	175.05
15	—	393	172.00–182.00	176.88
8	—	488	150.00–151.00	150.25
12	—	678	130.00–140.00	137.50
12	—	634	138.00–140.00	138.16
2	—	710	130.00–132.00	131.00
7	—	432	156.00–159.00	156.96
7	—	756	137.00	137.00
30	—	588	140.00–145.00	141.01
3	—	528	145.00–147.00	145.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	118.00–122.00	119.32
2	—	473	131.00–135.00	132.93
2	—	378	148.00–155.00	151.34
6	—	329	155.00–161.00	158.57
2	—	583	120.00–123.00	121.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.52
10	—	364	163.00–170.00	168.04
4	—	509	125.00–128.00	127.23
2	—	675	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	415	148.00–151.00	149.52
5	—	643	117.00–119.00	117.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	120.00–131.00	125.28
3	—	568	114.00–118.00	115.64
2	—	433	127.00–134.00	130.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,103	50.00–57.00	54.48
18	—	1,202	58.00–66.00	62.72
12	—	1,352	68.00–75.00	71.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	986	40.00–45.00	42.81
14	—	1,073	46.00–54.00	49.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	83.00–90.00	86.07
4	—	1,474	75.00–79.00	77.19
1	—	1,795	95.00	95.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	800.00–1,000.00	902.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	650.00–750.00	698.15

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