Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-04-24

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 24
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
← earliestApr 24May 1 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
804 head
▲ 804 vs last sale 0▲ 804 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 0▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 0▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers and steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.70/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$145.70
253 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.15
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450148.15666153
Medium and Large 2408144.1858882
Medium and Large 3367131.8148418thin
One grade step is worth $16.34/cwt here — about $182 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 sale253 hd
145.70
—
GA average14 barns · 1,511 hd
139.55
+6.15
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,45983.341,21619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35561.7783735
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46061.508985thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07155.8459825

Every lot

79 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1271195.69/cwt194.00–200.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 1322186.84/cwt185.00–192.0060210
Steers—Medium and Large 3332173.32/cwt170.00–175.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 2340182.89/cwt179.00–184.0062214
Steers—Medium and Large 1360184.49/cwt184.00–185.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 3371166.09/cwt162.00–168.0061611
Steers—Medium and Large 2386178.29/cwt172.00–182.006889
Steers—Medium and Large 1402177.99/cwt174.00–182.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 2419171.54/cwt166.00–173.007197
Steers—Medium and Large 1473166.00/cwt166.00–166.0078515
Steers—Medium and Large 2478162.60/cwt160.00–165.0077710
Steers—Medium and Large 3484151.05/cwt149.00–155.007313
Steers—Medium and Large 1523165.93/cwt162.00–169.0086818
Steers—Medium and Large 2536154.01/cwt153.00–155.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 3549144.00/cwt144.00–144.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 2568147.64/cwt141.00–150.008394
Steers—Medium and Large 2611139.83/cwt135.00–145.008544
Steers—Medium and Large 1621153.01/cwt148.00–154.0095032
Steers—Medium and Large 2671135.58/cwt135.00–139.009107
Steers—Medium and Large 1695142.00/cwt142.00–142.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 3700124.00/cwt124.00–124.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1717137.41/cwt135.00–138.009855
Steers—Medium and Large 2745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 1762137.06/cwt132.00–138.001,04414
Steers—Medium and Large 1845127.21/cwt120.00–129.001,0755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1229164.09/cwt164.00–165.0037611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263140.00/cwt140.00–140.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286157.89/cwt157.00–158.0045218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318141.06/cwt140.00–142.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330158.22/cwt155.00–165.0052215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339151.88/cwt145.00–154.0051526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371131.75/cwt129.00–139.004896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373155.02/cwt150.00–160.0057832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377144.02/cwt140.00–147.005437
Heifers—Medium and Large 3403125.99/cwt125.00–130.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412139.40/cwt135.00–145.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433148.24/cwt147.00–157.0064220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460147.04/cwt145.00–151.0067622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473125.00/cwt125.00–125.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482133.92/cwt133.00–136.0064510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527133.70/cwt131.00–136.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1541138.31/cwt137.00–145.0074818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570128.84/cwt126.00–131.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580139.92/cwt133.00–141.0081225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640134.00/cwt134.00–134.0085810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2731114.70/cwt114.00–119.008387
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225205.00/cwt205.00–205.004613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270198.82/cwt195.00–200.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270183.44/cwt180.00–187.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318187.90/cwt182.00–192.0059824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319175.45/cwt170.00–179.005608
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322154.02/cwt150.00–155.0049610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363147.52/cwt145.00–150.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368172.30/cwt171.00–180.0063420
Bulls—Medium and Large 2391165.56/cwt165.00–169.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430158.00/cwt155.00–161.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434163.13/cwt162.00–165.0070824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438139.00/cwt139.00–139.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458156.96/cwt155.00–161.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476144.58/cwt140.00–147.006884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478129.04/cwt128.00–130.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508131.02/cwt127.00–135.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542144.37/cwt144.00–146.007828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558147.70/cwt145.00–150.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570133.00/cwt133.00–133.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2763116.50/cwt116.00–117.008892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35277.24/cwt74.00–81.001,0448
Bulls——1,42685.68/cwt82.00–89.001,2228
Bulls——1,83593.37/cwt92.00–95.001,7133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04357.70/cwt55.00–60.0060217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12951.89/cwt48.00–54.005868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30757.52/cwt54.00–59.007529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36562.72/cwt60.00–65.0085623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41767.24/cwt66.00–69.009533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46061.50/cwt59.00–63.008985
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3907675.37/cwt650.00–750.006,1263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3947791.58/cwt700.00–925.007,4969
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095766.06/cwt700.00–900.008,3883
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3920941.71/cwt925.00–950.008,6646

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.