Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-10-20

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 20

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

788 head

▲ 265 vs last sale 523▲ 197 vs year ago 591 · +33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 33▲ 77 vs year ago 97 · +79.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves 6.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady, bull calves 4.00 higher, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.24/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$150.24

140 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$19.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	151.24	788	116
Medium and Large 2	496	147.38	731	21
Medium and Large 3	468	131.30	614	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.94/cwt here — about $174 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 sale140 hd

150.24

—

GA average15 barns · 1,647 hd

143.74

+6.50

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	81.98	1,317	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	60.28	700	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	898	46.18	415	15

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	167.95/cwt	165.00–172.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	155.52/cwt	155.00–157.00	585	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	161.55/cwt	159.00–164.00	677	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	614	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	154.50/cwt	151.00–157.00	728	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	152.22/cwt	148.00–158.00	795	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	145.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	762	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	146.61/cwt	144.00–148.00	840	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	141.71/cwt	137.00–142.00	897	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	948	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	292	126.10/cwt	121.00–128.00	368	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	127.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	397	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	124.95/cwt	123.00–127.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	133.67/cwt	130.00–136.00	516	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	133.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	541	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	119.55/cwt	115.00–124.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	130.57/cwt	126.00–133.00	618	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	479	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	113.14/cwt	110.00–119.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	104.56/cwt	100.00–109.00	547	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	124.32/cwt	120.00–129.00	658	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	608	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	115.00/cwt	114.00–117.00	725	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	430	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	308	159.72/cwt	157.00–160.00	492	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	529	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	137.04/cwt	135.00–139.00	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	386	159.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	616	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	133.07/cwt	129.00–137.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	151.98/cwt	147.00–157.00	631	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	140.35/cwt	137.00–142.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	135.49/cwt	132.00–137.00	640	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	728	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.59/cwt	119.00–123.00	735	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	78.34/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,226	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	85.61/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,410	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	42.53/cwt	39.00–45.00	378	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	48.00/cwt	45.00–51.00	433	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	51.66/cwt	49.00–55.00	564	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	58.66/cwt	55.00–63.00	673	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	67.76/cwt	64.00–72.00	829	10

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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 523Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 33Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	308	157.00–160.00	159.72
2	—	505	128.00–135.00	131.50
5	—	415	147.00–157.00	151.98
6	—	386	157.00–160.00	159.51
7	—	615	119.00–123.00	119.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	144.00–146.00	145.01
19	—	472	132.00–137.00	135.49
4	—	578	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	423	137.00–142.00	140.35
2	—	273	155.00–160.00	157.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	129.00–137.00	133.07
4	—	368	135.00–139.00	137.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	141.00–146.00	145.47
4	—	376	155.00–157.00	155.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	573	144.00–148.00	146.61
18	—	419	159.00–164.00	161.55
17	—	633	137.00–142.00	141.71
33	—	471	151.00–157.00	154.50
2	—	783	120.00–122.00	121.02
3	—	370	165.00–172.00	167.95
14	—	522	148.00–158.00	152.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	130.00–132.00	131.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	114.00–117.00	115.00
11	—	386	130.00–136.00	133.67
28	—	529	120.00–129.00	124.32
40	—	473	126.00–133.00	130.57
8	—	406	130.00–135.00	133.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	292	121.00–128.00	126.10
2	—	479	110.00–114.00	111.96
4	—	608	95.00–97.00	96.00
2	—	413	115.00–119.00	117.04
4	—	523	100.00–109.00	104.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	123.00–127.00	124.95
8	—	311	125.00–130.00	127.72
6	—	419	120.00–125.00	122.27
4	—	465	115.00–124.00	119.55
6	—	517	110.00–119.00	113.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,147	55.00–63.00	58.66
7	—	1,091	49.00–55.00	51.66
10	—	1,223	64.00–72.00	67.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	903	45.00–51.00	48.00
5	—	889	39.00–45.00	42.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	77.00–80.00	78.34
3	—	1,647	83.00–89.00	85.61

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.