Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-07-31

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 31
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,369 head
▲ 269 vs last sale 1,100▲ 1,369 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 130▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 66▲ 54 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 steady to 2.00 higher, bulls and feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady to 2.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.96/cwt on 338 head.
Average price
$133.96
338 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$13
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.42
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2481136.3065542
Medium and Large 1592135.17800259
Medium and Large 3523122.8364237
One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $13 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 sale338 hd
133.96
—
GA average15 barns · 1,079 hd
133.53
+0.42
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—Average1,60284.241,3508thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54263.509795thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16963.0373753
CowsLean 85-90%Low96754.3052552

Every lot

78 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2301150.00/cwt150.00–150.004525
Steers—Medium and Large 1324158.00/cwt158.00–158.005124
Steers—Medium and Large 2373142.04/cwt140.00–145.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 1377154.46/cwt151.00–156.0058217
Steers—Medium and Large 3383131.44/cwt128.00–138.005036
Steers—Medium and Large 3411128.23/cwt125.00–131.005274
Steers—Medium and Large 2424139.23/cwt136.00–145.005905
Steers—Medium and Large 1433147.85/cwt147.00–149.0064018
Steers—Medium and Large 1459143.87/cwt143.00–144.006608
Steers—Medium and Large 3469129.91/cwt125.00–131.006099
Steers—Medium and Large 2485137.73/cwt136.00–139.0066811
Steers—Medium and Large 2527132.38/cwt129.00–136.0069811
Steers—Medium and Large 1529140.65/cwt137.00–144.0074439
Steers—Medium and Large 1565134.93/cwt134.00–141.0076242
Steers—Medium and Large 2582129.66/cwt129.00–131.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 2620127.00/cwt127.00–127.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 3621115.21/cwt115.00–119.0071518
Steers—Medium and Large 1622134.92/cwt128.00–136.0083942
Steers—Medium and Large 2663119.00/cwt119.00–119.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1676125.36/cwt125.00–128.008478
Steers—Medium and Large 1715125.12/cwt122.00–130.0089575
Steers—Medium and Large 1753122.00/cwt122.00–122.009196
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220126.02/cwt125.00–127.002772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3266124.64/cwt120.00–130.003329
Heifers—Medium and Large 3311119.64/cwt119.00–120.003726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325126.12/cwt125.00–127.004107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372125.51/cwt122.00–127.0046722
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375116.62/cwt113.00–118.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425109.04/cwt105.00–113.004636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431121.53/cwt116.00–126.0052422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469117.81/cwt114.00–120.0055311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474111.54/cwt109.00–112.005299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476126.21/cwt124.00–128.0060161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523122.42/cwt120.00–130.0064036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529116.59/cwt112.00–119.0061723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533100.00/cwt99.00–101.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561117.86/cwt116.00–119.0066113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589111.50/cwt107.00–114.0065734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630119.54/cwt115.00–122.0075325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633102.51/cwt100.00–105.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670100.03/cwt99.00–101.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709110.00/cwt110.00–110.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 195998.00/cwt98.00–98.009408
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3209130.00/cwt130.00–130.002724
Bulls—Medium and Large 3262133.46/cwt130.00–140.003505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280151.07/cwt149.00–153.004234
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308131.40/cwt130.00–135.004056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322147.89/cwt142.00–152.004767
Bulls—Medium and Large 3364126.52/cwt120.00–130.004614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367144.63/cwt142.00–147.005313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419131.46/cwt130.00–134.005517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421137.77/cwt135.00–140.0058020
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439119.78/cwt115.00–125.005266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477127.80/cwt120.00–130.0061013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483113.92/cwt111.00–117.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489132.17/cwt131.00–139.0064620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511134.83/cwt130.00–140.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523122.99/cwt119.00–129.0064318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574123.46/cwt123.00–127.0070915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616120.67/cwt120.00–122.007439
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645107.00/cwt105.00–109.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1704114.00/cwt114.00–114.008034
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55188.39/cwt86.00–90.001,3714
Bulls——1,65380.09/cwt77.00–84.001,3244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94250.56/cwt47.00–53.0047622
Cows—Lean 85-90%98557.05/cwt54.00–61.0056230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15363.97/cwt60.00–67.0073829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17257.08/cwt54.00–59.0066915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21869.93/cwt68.00–74.008529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54263.50/cwt60.00–67.009795
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3813886.69/cwt850.00–925.007,2094
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3939648.14/cwt550.00–700.006,0864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,061918.95/cwt850.00–950.009,7508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,156742.84/cwt650.00–825.008,5874

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.