Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-07-17

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 17
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 822▲ 688 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 153▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 35▲ 32 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 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady, 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 $119.70/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$119.70
171 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.39
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476122.3958291
Medium and Large 2399122.3848842
Medium and Large 3415110.3345838
One grade step is worth $12.06/cwt here — about $124 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 sale171 hd
119.70
—
GA average15 barns · 1,378 hd
116.31
+3.39
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—Low1,57480.771,2717thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48259.518823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28959.2776444
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06553.5957131

Every lot

75 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 1228176.73/cwt172.00–182.004032
Steers—Medium and Large 3342140.42/cwt137.00–141.004807
Steers—Medium and Large 3361126.21/cwt125.00–130.004564
Steers—Medium and Large 2385139.90/cwt135.00–142.0053910
Steers—Medium and Large 1423149.00/cwt149.00–149.006306
Steers—Medium and Large 3430123.45/cwt120.00–130.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 2440138.01/cwt137.00–139.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 2461134.76/cwt130.00–137.0062115
Steers—Medium and Large 1471141.83/cwt138.00–145.0066819
Steers—Medium and Large 3511120.00/cwt120.00–120.006135
Steers—Medium and Large 2527133.98/cwt125.00–135.0070610
Steers—Medium and Large 1541139.47/cwt136.00–144.0075511
Steers—Medium and Large 1561137.61/cwt133.00–141.0077219
Steers—Medium and Large 2565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1620130.51/cwt129.00–131.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 2639127.00/cwt127.00–127.008124
Steers—Medium and Large 1665128.65/cwt126.00–131.0085612
Steers—Medium and Large 1725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2213131.06/cwt130.00–132.002792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269119.17/cwt115.00–122.003214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273128.77/cwt127.00–130.003525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312115.28/cwt110.00–120.003607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336127.83/cwt127.00–130.004307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373110.01/cwt105.00–115.004105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375127.38/cwt126.00–130.0047811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381124.10/cwt120.00–126.0047312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411112.79/cwt110.00–113.0046415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415128.54/cwt125.00–133.0053313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431121.13/cwt120.00–124.0052215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475124.45/cwt123.00–126.0059121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475117.35/cwt115.00–119.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512117.36/cwt115.00–123.0060123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512113.67/cwt113.00–114.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582119.83/cwt114.00–122.0069710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622110.00/cwt109.00–111.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665109.70/cwt107.00–112.007303
Heifers—Medium and Large 368089.98/cwt87.00–93.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 372289.01/cwt88.00–90.006433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2216163.87/cwt162.00–167.003544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3236137.57/cwt137.00–140.003255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3274130.47/cwt130.00–132.003574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280153.56/cwt150.00–157.004302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288161.28/cwt160.00–165.004644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310159.27/cwt158.00–162.004947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329122.61/cwt120.00–130.004037
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377124.22/cwt120.00–130.004685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380134.99/cwt134.00–140.0051322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424128.68/cwt127.00–132.005466
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431120.39/cwt115.00–121.0051910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438136.00/cwt135.00–137.0059617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466131.81/cwt131.00–133.0061431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469116.57/cwt112.00–120.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479127.22/cwt121.00–130.006098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512128.60/cwt127.00–131.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529123.61/cwt120.00–124.0065410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573129.24/cwt129.00–130.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625116.01/cwt114.00–117.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653115.50/cwt115.00–116.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685104.99/cwt104.00–106.007192
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 350271.00/cwt71.00–71.003566
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55279.90/cwt78.00–81.001,2406
Bulls——1,70586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05048.50/cwt45.00–51.005097
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06955.07/cwt52.00–59.0058924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21054.06/cwt52.00–56.0065412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22466.11/cwt65.00–68.008095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33660.32/cwt58.00–63.0080627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48259.51/cwt57.00–61.008823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,2063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230885.52/cwt850.00–925.0010,8922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,258841.16/cwt825.00–850.0010,5823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,360825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,2201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,245975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,1394

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.