Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-12-08

Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Dec 8

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 866 vs last sale 1,216▼ 1,162 vs year ago 1,512 · −76.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,088 head

▲ 880 vs last sale 208▲ 901 vs year ago 187 · +481.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers 2.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 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 $131.87/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$131.87

232 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.54

vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	404	132.89	536	87
Medium and Large 1	565	131.58	743	140
Medium and Large 3	393	122.37	481	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $56 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 sale232 hd

131.87

—

GA average16 barns · 2,086 hd

130.33

+1.54

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	84.33	1,354	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	71.50	1,021	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	63.66	724	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	48.51	471	18

Every lot

51 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	334	170.47/cwt	165.00–175.00	569	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	184.45/cwt	182.00–187.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	180.84/cwt	177.00–182.00	747	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	165.92/cwt	165.00–166.00	723	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	160.66/cwt	159.00–165.00	771	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	155.00/cwt	153.00–157.00	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	148.82/cwt	145.00–149.00	862	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	592	139.65/cwt	139.00–142.00	827	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	132.06/cwt	132.00–133.00	944	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	946	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	292	138.80/cwt	135.00–139.00	405	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	137.85/cwt	131.00–139.00	525	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	134.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	557	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	126.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	134.35/cwt	131.00–139.00	649	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	131.26/cwt	128.00–133.00	686	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.00	633	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	125.07/cwt	120.00–128.00	767	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	115.25/cwt	110.00–119.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	129.80/cwt	124.00–130.00	850	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	130.32/cwt	127.00–131.00	994	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	270	164.06/cwt	160.00–167.00	443	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	339	173.01/cwt	171.00–177.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	172.86/cwt	172.00–177.00	655	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	682	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	150.49/cwt	148.00–153.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	136.33/cwt	132.00–139.00	712	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	129.28/cwt	129.00–130.00	736	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	792	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	76.03/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,178	5
Bulls	—	—	1,602	86.31/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,383	6
Bulls	—	—	1,758	99.11/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,742	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	44.20/cwt	41.00–46.00	403	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	50.66/cwt	47.00–55.00	506	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	61.88/cwt	58.00–65.00	694	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	52.50/cwt	49.00–56.00	590	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	69.18/cwt	66.00–74.00	800	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	979	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 1,216Year ago 1,512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 208Year ago 187

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	120.00–129.00	126.15
12	—	533	115.00–122.00	118.79
42	—	381	131.00–139.00	137.85
5	—	622	110.00–119.00	115.25
18	—	292	135.00–139.00	138.80
2	—	325	134.00–139.00	136.46
2	—	425	120.00–122.00	120.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	125.00–130.00	126.60
2	—	483	115.00–117.00	116.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	763	127.00–131.00	130.32
37	—	483	131.00–139.00	134.35
8	—	613	120.00–128.00	125.07
9	—	413	130.00–138.00	134.90
50	—	655	124.00–130.00	129.80
3	—	337	140.00–142.00	140.63
25	—	523	128.00–133.00	131.26
2	—	593	129.00–131.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	592	139.00–142.00	139.65
12	—	436	165.00–166.00	165.92
2	—	475	149.00–150.00	149.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	579	145.00–149.00	148.82
17	—	715	132.00–133.00	132.06
36	—	480	159.00–165.00	160.66
2	—	785	120.00–121.00	120.50
6	—	413	177.00–182.00	180.84
2	—	363	182.00–187.00	184.45
10	—	514	153.00–157.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	165.00–175.00	170.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–164.00	162.03
3	—	270	160.00–167.00	164.06
15	—	569	129.00–130.00	129.28
14	—	484	140.00–142.00	141.00
3	—	613	120.00–125.00	123.32
6	—	522	132.00–139.00	136.33
2	—	683	115.00–117.00	116.02
2	—	413	150.00–157.00	153.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	172.00–177.00	172.86
3	—	339	171.00–177.00	173.01
2	—	488	148.00–153.00	150.49
2	—	415	160.00–162.00	160.99
2	—	625	130.00–132.00	131.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	999	47.00–55.00	50.66
6	—	912	41.00–46.00	44.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,600	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,122	58.00–65.00	61.88
11	—	1,123	49.00–56.00	52.50
31	—	1,156	66.00–74.00	69.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	74.00–78.00	76.03
2	—	1,758	98.00–100.00	99.11
6	—	1,602	82.00–89.00	86.31

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.