Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-07-24

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 24
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,100 head
▲ 412 vs last sale 688▲ 1,100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 111▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 32▲ 66 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 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, 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 $122.16/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$122.16
280 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.74
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497124.93621163
Medium and Large 2408120.8049369
Medium and Large 3374114.7142948
One grade step is worth $10.22/cwt here — about $191 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 sale280 hd
122.16
—
GA average16 barns · 1,631 hd
117.42
+4.74
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—Average1,55883.801,30612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22062.2275953
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58762.159863thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00955.0555521

Every lot

73 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2423141.91/cwt139.00–145.0060013
Steers—Medium and Large 1446149.50/cwt149.50–149.5066713
Steers—Medium and Large 3460129.53/cwt128.00–131.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 2466139.42/cwt139.00–140.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 1485142.28/cwt141.00–144.0069025
Steers—Medium and Large 2512136.51/cwt132.00–139.0069914
Steers—Medium and Large 1525142.53/cwt140.00–147.0074844
Steers—Medium and Large 2576125.76/cwt123.00–130.007244
Steers—Medium and Large 1580136.87/cwt134.00–140.0079462
Steers—Medium and Large 1629131.87/cwt130.00–136.0082915
Steers—Medium and Large 1659131.19/cwt127.00–133.0086524
Steers—Medium and Large 3663113.43/cwt110.00–117.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 1720124.23/cwt120.00–125.0089420
Steers—Medium and Large 373399.51/cwt98.00–101.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 1790119.00/cwt119.00–119.009403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225120.00/cwt120.00–120.002702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274120.73/cwt117.00–122.003317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2294125.00/cwt125.00–125.003684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313129.49/cwt129.00–130.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323125.40/cwt122.00–126.0040514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325119.13/cwt112.00–121.0038715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364124.75/cwt121.00–126.0045423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379117.15/cwt110.00–120.004446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381127.61/cwt127.00–128.004865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416127.88/cwt125.00–129.0053241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421120.80/cwt115.00–124.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433109.96/cwt105.00–113.0047616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461119.53/cwt117.00–121.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475125.61/cwt123.00–129.0059739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503111.81/cwt110.00–112.0056211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532123.36/cwt120.00–125.0065640
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572122.82/cwt116.00–124.0070325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661120.00/cwt120.00–120.0079311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733103.77/cwt100.00–105.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 376386.00/cwt85.00–87.006562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2232161.62/cwt160.00–165.003753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255135.00/cwt135.00–135.003442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2279151.71/cwt151.00–155.0042312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327140.00/cwt140.00–140.0045813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328157.92/cwt157.00–160.005185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337151.67/cwt150.00–154.005113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365145.59/cwt143.00–150.0053116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377129.34/cwt125.00–133.0048817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384139.43/cwt135.00–141.005358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419136.70/cwt135.00–142.0057319
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428124.66/cwt123.00–125.005346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434131.07/cwt128.00–134.0056918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464126.82/cwt122.00–131.0058817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484133.92/cwt132.00–139.0064823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524132.10/cwt128.00–135.0069225
Bulls—Medium and Large 2548125.01/cwt120.00–126.0068512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578130.10/cwt126.00–134.0075211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607123.18/cwt120.00–129.007485
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 348973.00/cwt73.00–73.003576
Dairy Steers—Large 353869.89/cwt68.00–70.0037617
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45577.12/cwt73.00–81.001,1225
Bulls——1,60587.24/cwt85.00–89.001,4005
Bulls——1,69891.93/cwt91.00–93.001,5612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98356.88/cwt54.00–61.0055915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07350.49/cwt47.00–53.005426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18761.72/cwt59.00–66.0073331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25068.82/cwt67.00–72.0086012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28455.86/cwt52.00–58.0071710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58762.15/cwt59.00–64.009863
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,017801.73/cwt700.00–850.008,15415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035696.65/cwt550.00–800.007,21015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070898.42/cwt800.00–925.009,6134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177876.29/cwt825.00–900.0010,3146
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183891.86/cwt850.00–950.0010,5512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3955925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,8342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,034927.90/cwt800.00–1,000.009,5948

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.