Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous week for Thanksgiving.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.82/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$127.82

249 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	133.38	631	114
Medium and Large 2	457	126.00	576	88
Medium and Large 3	397	117.77	467	47

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $163 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 sale249 hd

127.82

—

GA average15 barns · 1,779 hd

126.58

+1.24

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	—	High	1,788	85.11	1,522	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	58.87	685	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	58.01	796	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	46.74	477	22

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	—	768	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	136.80/cwt	135.00–139.00	450	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	117.13/cwt	113.00–118.00	669	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	142.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	133.37/cwt	133.00–135.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	601	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.86/cwt	116.00–121.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.44/cwt	110.00–114.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	128.75/cwt	127.00–129.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	146.78/cwt	145.00–147.00	888	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	156.12/cwt	155.00–157.00	792	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	144.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	564	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	152.70/cwt	152.00–155.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.99/cwt	162.00–172.00	791	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	165.71/cwt	165.00–167.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	149.15/cwt	148.00–156.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	157.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	167.84/cwt	166.00–170.00	530	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.24/cwt	142.00–147.00	745	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	58.65/cwt	55.00–62.00	683	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	52.72/cwt	50.00–54.00	573	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	42.11/cwt	39.00–46.00	385	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	58.01/cwt	56.00–60.00	796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	64.76/cwt	63.00–67.00	796	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	50.59/cwt	47.00–54.00	562	12
Bulls	—	—	1,813	95.05/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	76.29/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,305	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	86.01/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,572	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	891.73/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,210	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	892.49/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,568	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	582.58/cwt	450.00–750.00	4,707	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	859	623.81/cwt	500.00–775.00	5,359	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	898	613.15/cwt	525.00–800.00	5,506	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	800.50/cwt	775.00–825.00	7,309	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	887	769.01/cwt	700.00–825.00	6,821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	149.05/cwt	147.00–150.00	429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	131.08/cwt	127.00–132.00	537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	271	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	138.34/cwt	132.00–142.00	450	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	128.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	340	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	127.33/cwt	121.00–128.00	736	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	129.63/cwt	128.00–133.00	607	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	115.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.45/cwt	147.00–153.00	698	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	157.06/cwt	155.00–165.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	168.33/cwt	163.00–171.00	606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	92.48/cwt	90.00–100.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	125.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	408	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	126.72/cwt	126.00–127.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	153.57/cwt	150.00–154.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.96/cwt	132.00–135.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	143.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	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 Dec 1, 2021

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,216Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available due to markets being closed the previous week for Thanksgiving.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	768	90.00–92.00	90.67
2	—	558	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	715	99.00	99.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
16	—	265	125.00–130.00	128.14
6	—	382	115.00–120.00	115.78
4	—	665	90.00–100.00	92.48
1	—	440	119.00	119.00
13	—	326	120.00–130.00	125.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	329	135.00–139.00	136.80
13	—	571	113.00–118.00	117.13
8	—	357	130.00–137.00	134.66
4	—	207	142.00–145.00	142.74
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
23	—	484	123.00–126.00	124.25
7	—	526	116.00–121.00	118.86
7	—	633	110.00–114.00	113.44
8	—	410	127.00–129.00	128.75
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	133.00–135.00	133.37
5	—	507	125.00	125.00
5	—	348	145.00	145.00
28	—	390	140.00–147.00	144.65
30	—	578	121.00–128.00	127.33
37	—	468	128.00–133.00	129.63
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
5	—	600	123.00	123.00
6	—	345	155.00	155.00
2	—	595	123.00	123.00
2	—	460	139.00	139.00
4	—	384	152.00–155.00	152.70
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	605	145.00–147.00	146.78
4	—	660	143.00	143.00
25	—	507	155.00–157.00	156.12
23	—	471	162.00–172.00	167.99
7	—	557	148.00–156.00	149.15
12	—	397	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
3	—	758	117.00	117.00
3	—	413	165.00–167.00	165.71
3	—	465	157.00–160.00	157.97
1	—	745	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	140.00	140.00
21	—	316	166.00–170.00	167.84
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
4	—	520	142.00–147.00	143.24
13	—	461	147.00–153.00	151.45
6	—	409	155.00–165.00	157.06
11	—	360	163.00–171.00	168.33
3	—	225	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
2	—	420	175.00–177.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	147.00–150.00	149.05
9	—	410	127.00–132.00	131.08
11	—	325	132.00–142.00	138.34
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
11	—	472	125.00–130.00	128.83
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	271	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
7	—	576	126.00–127.00	126.72
9	—	417	150.00–154.00	153.57
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
3	—	520	132.00–135.00	133.96
4	—	486	140.00–145.00	143.74
9	—	390	160.00	160.00
2	—	650	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,164	55.00–62.00	58.65
19	—	1,087	50.00–54.00	52.72
22	—	1,229	63.00–67.00	64.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	915	39.00–46.00	42.11
12	—	1,110	47.00–54.00	50.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	56.00–60.00	58.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,813	94.00–97.00	95.05
4	—	1,710	74.00–80.00	76.29
6	—	1,828	84.00–89.00	86.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,145	800.00–1,000.00	891.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	887	700.00–825.00	769.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	960	850.00–950.00	892.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	913	775.00–825.00	800.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	808	450.00–750.00	582.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	859	500.00–775.00	623.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	898	525.00–800.00	613.15

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