Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-08-04

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 4

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

797 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 810▼ 349 vs year ago 1,146 · −30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 58▲ 38 vs year ago 115 · +33.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer and heifers calves 4.00 higher, bull calves 7.00 to 9.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $139.40/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$139.40

158 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$19.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.93

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	142.91	656	108
Medium and Large 2	475	133.64	635	41
Medium and Large 3	420	123.67	520	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $137 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 sale158 hd

139.40

—

GA average13 barns · 1,547 hd

132.48

+6.93

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	1,433	90.24	1,294	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	70.14	828	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	68.00	1,102	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	59.22	641	19

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	166.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	705	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	174.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	159.23/cwt	156.00–160.00	739	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	149.58/cwt	149.00–150.00	721	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	136.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	152.79/cwt	151.00–156.00	805	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	151.34/cwt	149.00–152.00	858	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	152.38/cwt	144.00–154.00	931	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	134.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	919	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	158.57/cwt	155.00–159.00	533	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	153.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	586	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	143.71/cwt	143.00–148.00	552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	135.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	145.00/cwt	141.00–149.00	624	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	141.24/cwt	139.00–147.00	651	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	134.55/cwt	133.00–135.00	642	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	691	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	125.39/cwt	122.00–126.00	678	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	757	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	721	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	263	208.22/cwt	205.00–212.00	548	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	314	193.22/cwt	192.00–194.00	607	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	171.91/cwt	168.00–173.00	676	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	169.44/cwt	165.00–175.00	703	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	154.41/cwt	150.00–160.00	647	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	134.07/cwt	132.00–136.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	143.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	702	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	138.64/cwt	136.00–144.00	728	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	556	132.50/cwt	132.00–134.00	737	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	122.47/cwt	121.00–124.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	132.82/cwt	129.00–135.00	834	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	708	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	839	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,267	86.38/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	96.04/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,616	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	65.25/cwt	62.00–68.00	701	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	57.61/cwt	52.00–60.00	625	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	72.96/cwt	70.00–77.00	855	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	65.13/cwt	62.00–69.00	778	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,102	2

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 797Last week 810Year ago 1,146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 58Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	141.00–149.00	145.00
13	—	382	150.00–159.00	153.29
15	—	336	155.00–159.00	158.57
9	—	523	130.00–136.00	132.05
24	—	572	130.00–135.00	132.32
31	—	461	139.00–147.00	141.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	143.00–148.00	143.71
8	—	541	122.00–126.00	125.39
3	—	583	123.00–125.00	123.66
18	—	477	133.00–135.00	134.55
5	—	424	130.00–138.00	135.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	132.00–135.00	133.99
4	—	432	120.00–125.00	121.24
2	—	515	110.00–116.00	113.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	165.00–175.00	169.44
5	—	628	129.00–135.00	132.82
4	—	556	132.00–134.00	132.50
6	—	525	136.00–144.00	138.64
5	—	314	192.00–194.00	193.22
2	—	708	117.00–120.00	118.51
18	—	393	168.00–173.00	171.91
2	—	688	125.00–126.00	125.50
5	—	263	205.00–212.00	208.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	132.00–136.00	134.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	150.00–160.00	154.41
3	—	383	158.00–160.00	158.68
4	—	573	121.00–124.00	122.47
21	—	491	142.00–150.00	143.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	464	156.00–160.00	159.23
8	—	429	170.00–180.00	174.10
12	—	527	151.00–156.00	152.79
22	—	682	130.00–140.00	134.80
7	—	611	144.00–154.00	152.38
6	—	567	149.00–152.00	151.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	162.00–167.00	166.38
7	—	482	149.00–150.00	149.58
6	—	525	135.00–142.00	136.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	62.00–68.00	65.25
15	—	1,085	52.00–60.00	57.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,172	70.00–77.00	72.96
18	—	1,194	62.00–69.00	65.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	95.00–97.00	96.04
3	—	1,267	82.00–89.00	86.38

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.