Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-05-05

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 5

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

947 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 908▲ 349 vs year ago 598 · +58.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 143▲ 122 vs year ago 52 · +234.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 31▲ 133 vs year ago 24 · +554.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 5.00 lower. heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 8.00 lower 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 $123.49/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$123.49

256 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	125.60	583	145
Medium and Large 2	408	124.06	506	81
Medium and Large 3	453	111.82	507	30

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $77 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 sale256 hd

123.49

—

GA average15 barns · 1,285 hd

118.20

+5.30

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	1,551	91.89	1,425	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	68.36	849	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	64.27	981	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	58.14	624	32

Every lot

99 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	286	148.25/cwt	145.00–149.00	424	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	454	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	137.69/cwt	135.00–143.00	492	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	149.25/cwt	149.00–150.00	564	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	133.04/cwt	127.00–137.00	549	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	144.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	638	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	141.30/cwt	138.00–142.00	643	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	143.88/cwt	143.00–144.00	688	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	504	134.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	679	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	815	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	131.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	759	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	134.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	827	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	128.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	133.36/cwt	133.00–133.50	882	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	951	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	223	136.53/cwt	136.00–137.00	304	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	142.18/cwt	140.00–150.00	385	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	364	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	346	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	137.89/cwt	137.00–142.00	423	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	134.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	448	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	128.14/cwt	126.00–130.00	452	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	135.63/cwt	133.00–139.00	495	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	118.53/cwt	115.00–123.00	443	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	429	117.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	502	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	129.75/cwt	127.00–136.00	563	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	122.32/cwt	119.00–126.00	531	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	119.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	567	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	122.09/cwt	122.00–123.00	580	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	109.16/cwt	104.00–113.00	526	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	119.21/cwt	119.00–120.00	608	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	112.57/cwt	111.00–115.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	117.37/cwt	116.00–121.00	663	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	215	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	237	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	349	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	383	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	492	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	153.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	483	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	328	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	132.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	526	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	594	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	123.72/cwt	121.00–125.00	525	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	134.71/cwt	134.00–136.00	585	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	127.92/cwt	124.00–134.00	601	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	119.06/cwt	114.00–121.00	570	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	516	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	624	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	117.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	620	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	110.32/cwt	110.00–111.00	634	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	104.20/cwt	102.00–105.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	94.03/cwt	90.00–98.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,269	81.88/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,039	4
Bulls	—	—	1,711	91.05/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	106.34/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,824	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	51.52/cwt	49.00–54.00	530	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	59.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	641	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	66.52/cwt	66.00–67.00	722	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	62.77/cwt	60.00–64.00	756	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	74.28/cwt	73.00–77.00	922	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	68.14/cwt	65.00–72.00	854	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	64.84/cwt	63.00–67.00	960	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	875	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,813	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	948	934.70/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	8,861	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,177	1,066.75/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	12,556	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,426	1,161.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	16,563	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	716.67/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,343	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	996	731.23/cwt	625.00–825.00	7,283	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,017	781.06/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,943	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	906.24/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,751	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	957.96/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	10,662	9

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 908Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 143Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 31Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	564	144.50	144.50
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
17	—	614	130.00–135.00	134.70
28	—	661	133.00–133.50	133.36
8	—	478	143.00–144.00	143.88
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
6	—	842	113.00	113.00
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
3	—	515	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	455	138.00–142.00	141.30
9	—	504	132.00–135.00	134.66
16	—	575	125.00–135.00	131.99
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
4	—	378	149.00–150.00	149.25
8	—	442	140.00–145.00	144.43
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
5	—	638	123.00–130.00	128.64
1	—	665	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
5	—	472	135.00	135.00
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
2	—	513	128.00–130.00	129.00
4	—	310	145.00–148.00	146.52
8	—	286	145.00–149.00	148.25
3	—	357	135.00–143.00	137.69
3	—	413	127.00–137.00	133.04
2	—	700	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	136.00–137.00	136.53
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
7	—	474	115.00–121.00	119.62
4	—	568	107.00–110.00	108.48
7	—	334	132.00–139.00	134.18
5	—	528	111.00–115.00	112.57
10	—	273	130.00–137.00	133.39
29	—	434	119.00–126.00	122.32
15	—	353	126.00–130.00	128.14
1	—	690	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	565	116.00–121.00	117.37
22	—	475	122.00–123.00	122.09
7	—	307	137.00–142.00	137.89
14	—	510	119.00–120.00	119.21
16	—	365	133.00–139.00	135.63
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
5	—	271	140.00–150.00	142.18
41	—	434	127.00–136.00	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	100.00–105.00	102.57
2	—	280	120.00–127.00	123.69
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
5	—	374	115.00–123.00	118.53
3	—	429	115.00–118.00	117.02
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	102.00–105.00	103.51
14	—	482	104.00–113.00	109.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
4	—	516	121.00	121.00
2	—	613	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	383	137.00–137.50	137.25
12	—	315	150.00–154.00	153.47
14	—	434	134.00–136.00	134.71
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
6	—	470	124.00–134.00	127.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	90.00–98.00	94.03
5	—	635	102.00–105.00	104.20
6	—	424	121.00–125.00	123.72
4	—	260	145.00–150.00	147.19
3	—	575	110.00–111.00	110.32
12	—	528	110.00–119.00	117.34
5	—	479	114.00–121.00	119.06
2	—	328	140.00–147.00	143.31
7	—	376	130.00–135.00	132.13
3	—	237	145.00–150.00	147.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	170.00–172.00	170.99
2	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.49
1	—	215	187.00	187.00
3	—	327	160.00–170.00	164.97
6	—	526	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	875	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	948	900.00–1,075.00	934.70

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	40	—	1,177	975.00–1,125.00	1,066.75

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	26	—	1,426	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,161.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,076	850.00–1,000.00	906.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,113	875.00–1,100.00	957.96

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)	3	—	885	600.00–775.00	716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	996	625.00–825.00	731.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,017	700.00–850.00	781.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,481	63.00–67.00	64.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,204	60.00–64.00	62.77
17	—	1,241	73.00–77.00	74.28
51	—	1,253	65.00–72.00	68.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,028	49.00–54.00	51.52
2	—	1,085	66.00–67.00	66.52
24	—	1,084	55.00–62.00	59.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	104.00–108.00	106.34
4	—	1,711	87.00–94.00	91.05
4	—	1,269	80.00–84.00	81.88

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.