Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.06/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$125.06

217 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$17.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	129.15	617	129
Medium and Large 2	456	123.47	563	55
Medium and Large 3	441	111.71	492	33

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $125 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 sale217 hd

125.06

—

GA average16 barns · 2,163 hd

126.32

−1.26

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	1,607	83.47	1,342	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	57.18	717	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	48.38	435	32

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	376	135.21/cwt	135.00–136.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	105.49/cwt	105.00–107.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	129.98/cwt	128.00–135.00	612	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	123.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	103.49/cwt	97.00–105.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.13/cwt	100.00–110.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	157.96/cwt	155.00–162.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.32/cwt	131.00–133.00	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	149.28/cwt	145.00–151.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.81/cwt	129.00–134.00	505	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	126.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	112.86/cwt	110.00–115.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	173.73/cwt	172.00–177.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	117.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	152.79/cwt	149.00–155.00	805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	143.72/cwt	142.00–144.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	133.96/cwt	131.00–139.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.13/cwt	139.00–141.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.92/cwt	144.00–151.00	835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.03/cwt	152.00–156.00	715	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.60/cwt	162.00–167.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	163.58/cwt	161.00–170.00	612	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	140.04/cwt	135.00–143.00	720	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	645	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	62.48/cwt	62.00–64.00	774	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	57.48/cwt	54.00–61.00	724	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	43.45/cwt	40.00–46.00	330	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	52.12/cwt	48.00–54.00	653	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	52.03/cwt	48.00–55.00	533	15
Bulls	—	—	1,358	84.85/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,411	75.98/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,072	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	91.79/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,873	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,070.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	14,685	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,114	789.05/cwt	725.00–850.00	8,790	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	834.52/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,621	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	604.44/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,380	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	952.17/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,445	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	980	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	109.62/cwt	104.00–113.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	136.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	110.12/cwt	107.00–115.00	509	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	104.74/cwt	104.00–110.00	542	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.34/cwt	127.00–130.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	129.04/cwt	127.00–130.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	118.17/cwt	115.00–122.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	116.81/cwt	113.00–120.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	109.30/cwt	107.00–110.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.18/cwt	117.00–121.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	573	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	620	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	149.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	125.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	122.19/cwt	117.00–125.00	340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	154.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	146.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	119.37/cwt	118.00–121.00	690	8

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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 952Year ago 1,231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 66Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 108Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	135.00–136.00	135.21
55	—	471	128.00–135.00	129.98
2	—	650	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	710	108.00	108.00
5	—	605	117.00–121.00	119.18
31	—	428	130.00–136.00	133.89
16	—	521	122.00–130.00	125.27
8	—	578	118.00–121.00	119.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	105.00–107.00	105.49
10	—	463	120.00–125.00	123.74
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
3	—	520	115.00–116.00	115.34
6	—	330	131.00–133.00	131.32
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
19	—	383	129.00–134.00	131.81
4	—	410	120.00–129.00	126.50
6	—	563	110.00–115.00	112.86
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	120.00–125.00	123.26
5	—	582	97.00–105.00	103.49
7	—	523	100.00–110.00	102.13
2	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.56
1	—	710	86.00	86.00
2	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.47
7	—	278	117.00–125.00	122.19
1	—	660	92.00	92.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	155.00–162.00	157.96
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
2	—	740	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	455	135.00–136.00	135.49
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
7	—	443	142.00–144.00	143.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	145.00–151.00	149.28
3	—	732	115.00–123.00	117.66
4	—	528	133.00–135.00	134.51
2	—	620	128.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
3	—	367	172.00–177.00	173.73
19	—	527	149.00–155.00	152.79
8	—	667	131.00–139.00	133.96
8	—	635	139.00–141.00	140.13
10	—	572	144.00–151.00	145.92
22	—	467	152.00–156.00	153.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	162.00–167.00	164.60
2	—	255	170.00	170.00
16	—	374	161.00–170.00	163.58
14	—	514	135.00–143.00	140.04
7	—	419	150.00–160.00	153.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	167.00	167.00
1	—	280	162.00	162.00
12	—	430	135.00–145.00	140.89
3	—	515	127.00–130.00	128.34
5	—	584	115.00–122.00	118.17
4	—	614	113.00–120.00	116.81
13	—	663	107.00–110.00	109.30
15	—	471	125.00–135.00	131.58
8	—	309	150.00–160.00	154.41
7	—	363	145.00–150.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	104.00–113.00	109.62
4	—	323	132.00–140.00	136.72
10	—	462	107.00–115.00	110.12
8	—	517	104.00–110.00	104.74
2	—	705	90.00–94.00	92.01
3	—	427	127.00–130.00	129.04
2	—	240	150.00	150.00
6	—	290	147.00–150.00	149.54
2	—	678	100.00–102.00	100.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	62.00–64.00	62.48
28	—	1,260	54.00–61.00	57.48
10	—	1,252	48.00–54.00	52.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	760	40.00–46.00	43.45
2	—	1,005	58.00	58.00
15	—	1,024	48.00–55.00	52.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	82.00–89.00	84.85
5	—	1,411	74.00–81.00	75.98
4	—	2,040	90.00–94.00	91.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,372	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,070.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,114	725.00–850.00	789.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	800.00–900.00	834.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	875.00–1,000.00	952.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	890	500.00–700.00	604.44

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

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