Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.87/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$131.87

232 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	404	132.89	536	87
Medium and Large 1	565	131.58	743	140
Medium and Large 3	393	122.37	481	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $56 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 sale232 hd

131.87

—

GA average16 barns · 2,086 hd

130.33

+1.54

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	1,606	84.33	1,354	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	71.50	1,021	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	63.66	724	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	48.51	471	18

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	476	126.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	139.65/cwt	139.00–142.00	827	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	137.85/cwt	131.00–139.00	525	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	148.82/cwt	145.00–149.00	862	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.06/cwt	132.00–133.00	944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.66/cwt	159.00–165.00	771	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	115.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	130.32/cwt	127.00–131.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	134.35/cwt	131.00–139.00	649	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	180.84/cwt	177.00–182.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	165.92/cwt	165.00–166.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	170.47/cwt	165.00–175.00	569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	184.45/cwt	182.00–187.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.86/cwt	172.00–177.00	655	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	164.06/cwt	160.00–167.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	173.01/cwt	171.00–177.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	150.49/cwt	148.00–153.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	50.66/cwt	47.00–55.00	506	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	979	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	61.88/cwt	58.00–65.00	694	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	44.20/cwt	41.00–46.00	403	6
Bulls	—	—	1,549	76.03/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,178	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	52.50/cwt	49.00–56.00	590	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	69.18/cwt	66.00–74.00	800	31
Bulls	—	—	1,758	99.11/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,742	2
Bulls	—	—	1,602	86.31/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.28/cwt	129.00–130.00	736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	682	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.33/cwt	132.00–139.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	134.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	138.80/cwt	135.00–139.00	405	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.80/cwt	124.00–130.00	850	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.26/cwt	128.00–133.00	686	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	771	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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 1,216Year ago 1,512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 208Year ago 187

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	120.00–129.00	126.15
12	—	533	115.00–122.00	118.79
42	—	381	131.00–139.00	137.85
5	—	622	110.00–119.00	115.25
18	—	292	135.00–139.00	138.80
2	—	325	134.00–139.00	136.46
2	—	425	120.00–122.00	120.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	126.60
2	—	483	115.00–117.00	116.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	763	127.00–131.00	130.32
37	—	483	131.00–139.00	134.35
8	—	613	120.00–128.00	125.07
9	—	413	130.00–138.00	134.90
50	—	655	124.00–130.00	129.80
3	—	337	140.00–142.00	140.63
25	—	523	128.00–133.00	131.26
2	—	593	129.00–131.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	592	139.00–142.00	139.65
12	—	436	165.00–166.00	165.92
2	—	475	149.00–150.00	149.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	579	145.00–149.00	148.82
17	—	715	132.00–133.00	132.06
36	—	480	159.00–165.00	160.66
2	—	785	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	413	177.00–182.00	180.84
2	—	363	182.00–187.00	184.45
10	—	514	153.00–157.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	165.00–175.00	170.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–164.00	162.03
3	—	270	160.00–167.00	164.06
15	—	569	129.00–130.00	129.28
14	—	484	140.00–142.00	141.00
3	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.32
6	—	522	132.00–139.00	136.33
2	—	683	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	413	150.00–157.00	153.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	172.00–177.00	172.86
3	—	339	171.00–177.00	173.01
2	—	488	148.00–153.00	150.49
2	—	415	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	625	130.00–132.00	131.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	999	47.00–55.00	50.66
6	—	912	41.00–46.00	44.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,600	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,122	58.00–65.00	61.88
11	—	1,123	49.00–56.00	52.50
31	—	1,156	66.00–74.00	69.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	74.00–78.00	76.03
2	—	1,758	98.00–100.00	99.11
6	—	1,602	82.00–89.00	86.31

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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