Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-08-28

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 28
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 718▲ 802 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 75▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 31▲ 44 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, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and 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 $132.96/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$132.96
264 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.88
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544135.45737163
Medium and Large 2481133.5564362
Medium and Large 3499121.6360739
One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about $130 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 sale264 hd
132.96
—
GA average13 barns · 883 hd
131.08
+1.88
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—Low1,53277.871,1933thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25559.9975373
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06747.9351260

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3375135.61/cwt135.00–136.005098
Steers—Medium and Large 2380139.16/cwt139.00–140.005296
Steers—Medium and Large 3415124.97/cwt122.00–130.0051910
Steers—Medium and Large 2420139.08/cwt133.00–141.0058417
Steers—Medium and Large 1422144.78/cwt144.00–145.0061114
Steers—Medium and Large 1467138.38/cwt137.00–139.0064613
Steers—Medium and Large 3475123.95/cwt120.00–129.005894
Steers—Medium and Large 2483133.53/cwt130.00–134.0064517
Steers—Medium and Large 3506121.67/cwt121.00–125.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1513137.39/cwt135.00–140.0070549
Steers—Medium and Large 2523131.06/cwt129.00–134.0068514
Steers—Medium and Large 3563113.30/cwt110.00–118.006384
Steers—Medium and Large 1573133.35/cwt129.00–137.0076464
Steers—Medium and Large 2573124.68/cwt123.00–126.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 1629133.12/cwt129.00–136.0083712
Steers—Medium and Large 1658127.44/cwt124.00–128.008399
Steers—Medium and Large 1710121.01/cwt119.00–123.008592
Steers—Medium and Large 2720114.00/cwt113.00–115.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 3733104.29/cwt100.00–105.007647
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321112.24/cwt107.00–117.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333118.64/cwt118.00–125.0039510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345126.00/cwt126.00–126.004354
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362109.54/cwt105.00–112.003976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372118.85/cwt115.00–121.0044220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393123.00/cwt123.00–123.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422111.75/cwt110.00–114.004727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429118.33/cwt115.00–120.0050812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441122.89/cwt121.00–124.0054245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462119.56/cwt117.00–121.0055214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480114.90/cwt111.00–116.0055224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514117.24/cwt115.00–120.0060329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525112.95/cwt112.00–114.0059319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525102.48/cwt100.00–105.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573113.74/cwt112.00–117.0065218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577101.99/cwt99.00–104.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581106.99/cwt105.00–110.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612107.02/cwt106.00–110.006559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613101.37/cwt100.00–104.0062111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 371389.00/cwt88.00–90.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008193
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273153.79/cwt150.00–157.004202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305133.04/cwt130.00–135.004065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369134.14/cwt130.00–139.004954
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385110.97/cwt110.00–112.004272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418109.81/cwt105.00–115.004595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429129.36/cwt128.00–133.0055513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466128.98/cwt126.00–131.006018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472121.12/cwt120.00–124.005728
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495111.34/cwt110.00–112.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518108.66/cwt105.00–111.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528125.23/cwt124.00–126.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566114.33/cwt110.00–116.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578122.49/cwt122.00–123.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615104.98/cwt103.00–107.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 362095.25/cwt92.00–100.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713100.00/cwt100.00–100.007132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53277.87/cwt77.00–80.001,1933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00442.27/cwt38.00–45.0042422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10451.20/cwt48.00–55.0056538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20256.49/cwt54.00–58.0067929
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28067.85/cwt67.00–70.008685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29261.58/cwt59.00–66.0079639
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3780725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,160961.91/cwt950.00–975.0011,1584
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,123736.89/cwt625.00–800.008,2754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,200650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,8001

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.