Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-09-04

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 4
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
858 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 802▲ 858 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 173▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 44▲ 62 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 lower, slaughter bulls , feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 2.00 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 $119.79/cwt on 269 head.
Average price
$119.79
269 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$527
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.69
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460121.79560169
Medium and Large 2405120.2248764
Medium and Large 3411109.6145036
One grade step is worth $12.18/cwt here — about $110 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 sale269 hd
119.79
—
GA average14 barns · 1,195 hd
115.10
+4.69
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—Low1,61677.981,26017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27858.8275132
CowsLean 85-90%Average97250.1248745

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3383138.18/cwt132.00–141.0052910
Steers—Medium and Large 3415128.31/cwt124.00–134.0053210
Steers—Medium and Large 2420137.88/cwt136.00–140.0057915
Steers—Medium and Large 1435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006264
Steers—Medium and Large 1456138.48/cwt137.00–141.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 2465133.61/cwt130.00–136.0062111
Steers—Medium and Large 3473122.37/cwt119.00–128.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 2518131.33/cwt130.00–133.006809
Steers—Medium and Large 1521136.54/cwt134.00–139.0071142
Steers—Medium and Large 1576134.57/cwt132.00–136.0077516
Steers—Medium and Large 2587128.51/cwt125.00–131.007544
Steers—Medium and Large 1624131.75/cwt129.00–135.0082216
Steers—Medium and Large 2628128.00/cwt128.00–128.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 1666127.24/cwt124.00–128.0084712
Steers—Medium and Large 2685119.44/cwt115.00–120.008189
Steers—Medium and Large 1754113.98/cwt110.00–115.008595
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210128.96/cwt125.00–132.002713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215137.09/cwt132.00–142.002955
Heifers—Medium and Large 3269122.51/cwt120.00–125.003305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283130.00/cwt130.00–130.0036811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314114.19/cwt110.00–120.0035910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340122.97/cwt121.00–125.004182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342133.00/cwt133.00–133.0045518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358108.35/cwt105.00–110.003883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365118.29/cwt115.00–121.004326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380128.15/cwt122.00–132.0048729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418122.31/cwt121.00–125.0051136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436118.56/cwt112.00–120.0051723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480120.73/cwt118.00–126.0058035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481103.49/cwt100.00–108.004987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484112.99/cwt110.00–116.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508114.33/cwt114.00–115.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512118.19/cwt117.00–121.0060521
Heifers—Medium and Large 356396.51/cwt96.00–97.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578108.21/cwt105.00–109.006256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586112.65/cwt111.00–118.0066027
Heifers—Medium and Large 361597.97/cwt96.00–100.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 367097.56/cwt95.00–100.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692106.67/cwt106.00–107.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 376585.47/cwt83.00–88.006542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3233142.77/cwt140.00–150.003334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266147.97/cwt145.00–150.003944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3282138.60/cwt130.00–140.0039114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310132.00/cwt130.00–136.004093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340155.00/cwt155.00–155.0052728
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379117.46/cwt115.00–120.004454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380139.59/cwt132.00–142.0053030
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383151.84/cwt147.00–157.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413141.00/cwt138.00–146.0058212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420135.27/cwt130.00–137.005689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468131.52/cwt127.00–133.0061621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477121.81/cwt120.00–126.005818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508127.46/cwt124.00–131.006479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524120.03/cwt117.00–123.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525109.49/cwt109.00–110.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553116.00/cwt115.00–117.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578121.68/cwt119.00–126.0070320
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653105.00/cwt104.00–113.006869
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59977.44/cwt77.00–79.001,23815
Bulls——1,74582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87846.79/cwt43.00–49.0041118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03452.34/cwt50.00–56.0054127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21654.16/cwt52.00–56.0065911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25758.88/cwt57.00–64.0074015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44267.19/cwt65.00–69.009696
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3800600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3943636.10/cwt550.00–775.005,99817
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,189749.23/cwt700.00–850.008,9087
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3808714.01/cwt700.00–725.005,7694
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,5652

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.