Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-03-10

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 10

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,461 head

▲ 1,070 vs last sale 391▲ 984 vs year ago 477 · +206.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 97▲ 13 vs year ago 136 · +9.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 29▼ 2 vs year ago 79 · −2.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady. heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.26/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$131.26

347 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$11.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.89

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	387	133.25	515	72
Medium and Large 1	522	131.89	689	245
Medium and Large 3	395	121.36	479	30

One grade step is worth $11.88/cwt here — about $36 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 sale347 hd

131.26

—

GA average16 barns · 2,559 hd

122.37

+8.89

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	1,650	82.59	1,363	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	60.01	762	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	57.44	735	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	50.73	512	27

Every lot

101 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	362	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	569	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	162.49/cwt	162.00–163.00	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	166.28/cwt	165.00–167.00	695	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	151.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	721	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	151.80/cwt	149.00–154.00	780	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	142.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	135.03/cwt	134.00–137.00	848	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	134.32/cwt	134.00–134.50	889	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	699	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	125.10/cwt	123.00–128.00	913	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	125.83/cwt	124.00–126.00	988	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	833	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	891	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	983	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	216	139.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	301	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	267	136.96/cwt	132.00–141.00	366	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	279	124.36/cwt	120.00–127.00	347	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	136.80/cwt	131.00–140.00	446	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.50	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	336	127.81/cwt	122.00–130.00	429	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	143.30/cwt	138.00–147.00	539	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	133.96/cwt	128.00–137.00	504	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	142.56/cwt	136.00–144.75	597	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	131.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	143.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	132.15/cwt	129.00–133.00	626	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	709	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	133.45/cwt	130.00–138.00	678	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	126.26/cwt	123.00–129.00	706	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	121.53/cwt	116.00–124.00	739	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	108.81/cwt	105.00–115.00	782	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	95.52/cwt	92.00–99.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	876	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	271	173.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	470	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	271	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	447	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	275	148.68/cwt	142.00–152.00	409	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	170.25/cwt	167.00–172.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	474	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	161.71/cwt	156.00–165.00	543	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	163.94/cwt	162.00–165.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	155.96/cwt	152.00–160.00	575	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	139.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	521	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	158.24/cwt	157.00–162.00	654	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	151.58/cwt	148.00–155.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	437	132.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	581	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	154.44/cwt	152.00–158.00	710	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	461	127.74/cwt	125.00–132.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	144.97/cwt	141.00–150.00	692	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	130.35/cwt	126.00–135.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	142.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	765	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	126.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	743	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	755	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	710	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	254	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	272	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	311	103.35/cwt	101.00–104.00	321	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	403	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	407	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,601	76.00/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,217	7
Bulls	—	—	1,696	87.88/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,490	6
Bulls	—	—	1,715	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,664	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	44.51/cwt	40.00–47.00	409	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	52.62/cwt	49.00–56.00	540	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	59.48/cwt	59.00–60.00	727	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	60.51/cwt	57.00–64.00	747	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	57.44/cwt	56.00–59.00	735	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	66.75/cwt	65.00–72.00	881	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	54.23/cwt	50.00–56.00	721	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	685	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,357	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,320	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,027	737.65/cwt	600.00–825.00	7,576	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	885.52/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,103	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	764.76/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,680	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,461Last week 391Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 97Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 29Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
15	—	476	150.00–154.00	151.41
4	—	367	162.00–163.00	162.49
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	141.00	141.00
7	—	699	128.00	128.00
3	—	833	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	785	124.00–126.00	125.83
43	—	575	140.00–144.00	142.54
39	—	628	134.00–137.00	135.03
1	—	870	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
34	—	730	123.00–128.00	125.10
24	—	514	149.00–154.00	151.80
14	—	662	134.00–134.50	134.32
4	—	464	157.00	157.00
19	—	418	165.00–167.00	166.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	108.00	108.00
3	—	362	155.00–160.00	157.30
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	267	132.00–141.00	136.96
19	—	474	129.00–133.00	132.15
2	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	725	92.00–99.00	95.52
7	—	376	128.00–137.00	133.96
9	—	423	127.00–135.00	131.95
1	—	235	142.00	142.00
19	—	326	131.00–140.00	136.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	141.00–142.50	141.76
27	—	719	105.00–115.00	108.81
2	—	688	119.00	119.00
45	—	608	116.00–124.00	121.53
40	—	463	135.00–145.00	143.45
39	—	419	136.00–144.75	142.56
30	—	559	123.00–129.00	126.26
24	—	376	138.00–147.00	143.30
21	—	508	130.00–138.00	133.45
3	—	903	97.00	97.00
3	—	275	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
2	—	740	87.00	87.00
3	—	370	115.00–125.00	120.00
3	—	560	110.00	110.00
4	—	279	120.00–127.00	124.36
2	—	428	115.00–120.00	117.49
5	—	216	137.00–140.00	139.33
6	—	336	122.00–130.00	127.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	336	156.00–165.00	161.71
1	—	750	103.00	103.00
17	—	477	141.00–150.00	144.97
2	—	518	126.00–135.00	130.35
11	—	588	126.00–130.00	126.35
2	—	613	122.00	122.00
5	—	414	148.00–155.00	151.58
10	—	271	160.00–170.00	164.87
10	—	369	152.00–160.00	155.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	460	152.00–158.00	154.44
25	—	536	138.00–145.00	142.65
8	—	413	157.00–162.00	158.24
4	—	271	170.00–180.00	173.34
2	—	573	131.00–134.00	132.52
3	—	360	162.00–165.00	163.94
2	—	633	127.00	127.00
4	—	316	167.00–172.00	170.25
1	—	655	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	140.00–150.00	145.04
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00
6	—	437	130.00–140.00	132.94
5	—	275	142.00–152.00	148.68
7	—	375	135.00–142.00	139.01
2	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
1	—	755	94.00	94.00
4	—	461	125.00–132.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	101.00	101.00
15	—	311	101.00–104.00	103.35
6	—	254	107.00	107.00

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	—	1,357	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	875.00–900.00	885.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,027	600.00–825.00	737.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,135	700.00–850.00	764.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,027	49.00–56.00	52.62
8	—	919	40.00–47.00	44.51
2	—	1,223	59.00–60.00	59.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	56.00–59.00	57.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,234	57.00–64.00	60.51
10	—	1,320	65.00–72.00	66.75
15	—	1,330	50.00–56.00	54.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	74.00–78.00	76.00
1	—	1,715	97.00	97.00
6	—	1,696	86.00–89.00	87.88

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.