Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-06-05

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 5
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 674▲ 800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 122▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 19▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, steer calves 4.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.92/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$115.92
247 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2458116.81535126
Medium and Large 1552116.3964370
Medium and Large 3379113.1042951
One grade step is worth $3.71/cwt here — about $106 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 sale247 hd
115.92
—
GA average15 barns · 1,153 hd
115.93
−0.01
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—Low1,79782.461,48215
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18964.5776850
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62460.949904thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01954.1555230

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004762
Steers—Medium and Large 3358131.51/cwt130.00–133.004712
Steers—Medium and Large 2391142.05/cwt140.00–147.0055512
Steers—Medium and Large 2402142.67/cwt141.00–144.005743
Steers—Medium and Large 3419126.18/cwt124.00–131.0052912
Steers—Medium and Large 1436150.00/cwt150.00–150.006545
Steers—Medium and Large 1473141.92/cwt139.00–145.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 3473116.93/cwt115.00–119.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 2477132.21/cwt128.00–135.0063118
Steers—Medium and Large 1504134.00/cwt134.00–134.006759
Steers—Medium and Large 2548124.00/cwt124.00–124.006804
Steers—Medium and Large 2571125.25/cwt124.00–127.0071530
Steers—Medium and Large 1581130.00/cwt130.00–130.007559
Steers—Medium and Large 2619120.79/cwt117.00–125.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1722120.00/cwt120.00–120.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 1753117.00/cwt117.00–117.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1844114.00/cwt114.00–114.009624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3294118.48/cwt117.00–122.0034810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330115.02/cwt110.00–120.0038013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335123.54/cwt121.00–126.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366115.69/cwt110.00–119.0042310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376123.57/cwt120.00–126.0046542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426120.28/cwt115.00–124.0051236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426109.73/cwt105.00–114.004677
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462108.54/cwt105.00–111.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477114.99/cwt114.00–119.0054913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482122.56/cwt121.00–123.0059122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517107.34/cwt107.00–108.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523117.18/cwt116.00–120.0061332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524113.00/cwt110.00–115.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557106.35/cwt104.00–110.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 356595.00/cwt95.00–95.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610111.00/cwt111.00–111.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623102.00/cwt100.00–105.0063523
Heifers—Medium and Large 186898.49/cwt96.00–99.008556
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265149.96/cwt146.00–156.003975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3286135.46/cwt132.00–140.003875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332127.23/cwt122.00–132.004229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1339147.00/cwt147.00–147.004989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367151.25/cwt147.00–153.005557
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376140.66/cwt135.00–145.0052917
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380128.62/cwt123.00–131.004894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412121.39/cwt115.00–125.0050013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415141.58/cwt138.00–145.0058813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431134.72/cwt130.00–137.0058116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474115.14/cwt111.00–120.0054611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482134.23/cwt133.00–140.0064712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483127.91/cwt122.00–132.0061815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513119.80/cwt116.00–124.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519112.33/cwt110.00–115.005836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538128.16/cwt128.00–129.006906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566126.36/cwt123.00–128.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585102.52/cwt100.00–105.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588114.52/cwt110.00–119.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618100.47/cwt99.00–101.0062117
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67678.85/cwt73.00–81.001,3227
Bulls——1,90385.62/cwt84.00–89.001,6298
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97548.31/cwt44.00–51.004717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03355.93/cwt52.00–59.0057823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13170.00/cwt69.00–72.007927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19064.28/cwt61.00–68.0076538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26259.21/cwt58.00–60.007475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62460.94/cwt59.00–64.009904
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3780750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,238974.97/cwt950.00–1,000.0012,0706
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3941677.51/cwt575.00–750.006,3759
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,090751.93/cwt700.00–850.008,1965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,168666.73/cwt600.00–725.007,7873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270899.80/cwt875.00–925.0011,4272

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.