Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This market will not be covered for the next two weeks. Market coverage will resume on January 5, 2022.

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.10/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$134.10

202 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$10.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	138.36	630	80
Medium and Large 2	440	132.49	582	92
Medium and Large 3	356	127.72	454	30

One grade step is worth $10.64/cwt here — about $176 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 sale202 hd

134.10

—

GA average15 barns · 2,261 hd

133.17

+0.94

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	1,428	85.68	1,223	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	67.60	788	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,546	63.98	989	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	52.81	507	23

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	614	125.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	136.05/cwt	130.00–140.00	310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	135.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.05/cwt	137.00–140.00	449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	119.49/cwt	117.00–122.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	572	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	125.89/cwt	124.00–129.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	137.44/cwt	132.00–140.00	517	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.78/cwt	129.00–133.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.48/cwt	133.00–135.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	139.66/cwt	139.00–142.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	168.75/cwt	165.00–172.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	135.13/cwt	132.00–137.00	350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	156.87/cwt	154.00–158.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	140.76/cwt	136.00–142.00	587	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	152.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	128.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	655	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	618	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	169.76/cwt	169.00–175.00	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	160.35/cwt	157.00–161.00	851	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	179.28/cwt	179.00–182.00	748	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	292	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	184.55/cwt	182.00–187.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.54/cwt	137.00–145.00	795	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	188.22/cwt	185.00–190.00	614	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	60.53/cwt	60.00–61.00	663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	54.89/cwt	52.00–58.00	519	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	45.05/cwt	44.00–46.00	428	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	65.78/cwt	65.00–67.00	989	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	636	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	74.16/cwt	71.00–76.00	899	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	66.78/cwt	64.00–69.00	773	11
Bulls	—	—	1,502	85.65/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,286	6
Bulls	—	—	1,168	79.19/cwt	75.00–81.00	925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,523	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	877.43/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,116	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	691.21/cwt	575.00–775.00	6,518	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	770	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,117	827.80/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,247	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	984	693.31/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,822	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,634	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	843.68/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,238	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.95/cwt	165.00–167.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	509	129.12/cwt	123.00–132.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	156.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	139.06/cwt	135.00–143.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	139.51/cwt	135.00–144.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.93/cwt	139.00–145.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	171.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	634	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	154.60/cwt	153.00–155.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	126.57/cwt	124.00–129.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	213	170.76/cwt	167.00–175.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.40/cwt	157.00–167.00	590	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.48/cwt	131.00–134.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	177.49/cwt	175.00–182.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	177.37/cwt	172.00–180.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	168.05/cwt	165.00–172.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.40/cwt	131.00–137.00	695	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	145.30/cwt	142.00–147.00	525	18

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 350Year ago 1,133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 1,088Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 0Year ago 15

This market will not be covered for the next two weeks. Market coverage will resume on January 5, 2022.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	120.00–130.00	125.63
2	—	663	121.00	121.00
5	—	566	129.00–133.00	130.78
4	—	475	133.00–135.00	134.48
8	—	290	153.00	153.00
9	—	417	136.00–142.00	140.76
3	—	302	147.00	147.00
22	—	517	131.00–137.00	134.40
18	—	361	142.00–147.00	145.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	228	130.00–140.00	136.05
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
2	—	458	117.00–122.00	119.49
6	—	322	125.00–130.00	127.77
9	—	426	124.00–129.00	125.89
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
5	—	259	132.00–137.00	135.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	137.00–140.00	138.05
2	—	623	117.00–118.00	117.50
34	—	427	130.00–135.00	134.02
2	—	590	125.00–128.00	126.49
13	—	376	132.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	673	117.00–118.00	117.49
4	—	282	139.00–142.00	139.66
6	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
19	—	511	125.00–129.00	128.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	130.00–140.00	135.56
2	—	280	180.00–185.00	182.50
5	—	529	135.00–143.00	139.06
5	—	486	153.00–155.00	154.60
2	—	628	124.00–129.00	126.57
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
5	—	425	160.00–167.00	162.84
13	—	368	157.00–167.00	160.40
4	—	319	165.00–172.00	168.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	197.00	197.00
6	—	463	160.00–165.00	162.29
12	—	515	145.00–155.00	148.61
9	—	574	137.00–145.00	138.54
7	—	326	185.00–190.00	188.22
2	—	420	165.00–167.00	165.95
17	—	369	170.00–180.00	171.81
1	—	645	132.00	132.00
2	—	665	131.00–134.00	132.48
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	182.00–187.00	184.55
7	—	416	175.00–182.00	177.49
3	—	462	172.00–180.00	177.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	123.00–132.00	129.12
3	—	332	150.00–160.00	156.73
4	—	481	135.00–144.00	139.51
2	—	425	139.00–145.00	141.93
3	—	265	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	—	213	167.00–175.00	170.76
2	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	165.00–172.00	168.75
2	—	588	148.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	478	165.00–166.00	165.50
15	—	398	180.00	180.00
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	146.00	146.00
3	—	333	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	154.00–158.00	156.87
5	—	610	150.00–156.00	152.79
25	—	309	200.00	200.00
16	—	464	169.00–175.00	169.76
6	—	531	157.00–161.00	160.35
22	—	417	179.00–182.00	179.28
2	—	670	140.00–141.00	140.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	60.00–61.00	60.53
15	—	946	52.00–58.00	54.89
6	—	950	44.00–46.00	45.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,503	65.00–67.00	65.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,212	71.00–76.00	74.16
11	—	1,157	64.00–69.00	66.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,502	82.00–89.00	85.65
3	—	1,168	75.00–81.00	79.19
2	—	1,595	95.00–96.00	95.49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	943	575.00–775.00	691.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	984	625.00–750.00	693.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,039	800.00–975.00	877.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	800.00–875.00	843.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,117	750.00–875.00	827.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	800.00	800.00

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