Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-09-25

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▲ 227 vs last sale 587▲ 814 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 93▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 42 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 lower, bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.96/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$101.96
271 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$521
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.97
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572104.39597116
Medium and Large 2481101.88490107
Medium and Large 343296.2441648
One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $181 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 sale271 hd
101.96
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GA average16 barns · 1,761 hd
104.93
−2.97
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—Low1,32872.509635thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34248.5065117
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05041.2043340

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3359117.64/cwt110.00–120.004227
Steers—Medium and Large 1405133.89/cwt133.00–134.005429
Steers—Medium and Large 2432123.62/cwt120.00–130.0053415
Steers—Medium and Large 3435107.49/cwt105.00–114.0046813
Steers—Medium and Large 2475119.86/cwt119.00–120.005697
Steers—Medium and Large 1476124.00/cwt124.00–124.0059028
Steers—Medium and Large 3513109.12/cwt103.00–110.0056014
Steers—Medium and Large 2514115.71/cwt115.00–120.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 1528118.00/cwt118.00–118.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1571116.85/cwt115.00–120.0066744
Steers—Medium and Large 2573111.03/cwt110.00–112.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 3587104.69/cwt100.00–109.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1619120.17/cwt117.00–122.0074417
Steers—Medium and Large 2624115.00/cwt115.00–115.007184
Steers—Medium and Large 1682122.00/cwt122.00–122.008323
Steers—Medium and Large 1724113.20/cwt110.00–116.008204
Steers—Medium and Large 1820112.01/cwt110.00–113.0091812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3279106.29/cwt100.00–110.002979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313110.58/cwt110.00–111.0034612
Heifers—Medium and Large 333499.04/cwt93.00–103.003314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360116.00/cwt116.00–116.004184
Heifers—Medium and Large 337298.15/cwt93.00–101.003656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376107.34/cwt104.00–114.0040420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418114.12/cwt113.00–116.0047719
Heifers—Medium and Large 341894.42/cwt90.00–100.003956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428106.48/cwt104.00–110.0045610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467100.12/cwt100.00–102.0046817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475105.38/cwt105.00–109.0050110
Heifers—Medium and Large 348294.37/cwt90.00–95.004558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513105.77/cwt104.00–110.0054344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530101.93/cwt100.00–103.0054019
Heifers—Medium and Large 353991.54/cwt85.00–95.0049312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565100.85/cwt100.00–106.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 256796.14/cwt95.00–99.005457
Heifers—Medium and Large 361285.98/cwt84.00–89.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 263393.24/cwt90.00–98.0059022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642102.27/cwt99.00–103.0065711
Heifers—Medium and Large 170895.00/cwt95.00–95.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 186792.90/cwt92.00–93.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 194691.00/cwt91.00–91.008619
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3238116.01/cwt115.00–117.002762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2258130.00/cwt130.00–130.003356
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290120.00/cwt115.00–125.003483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313113.47/cwt110.00–117.003552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320127.63/cwt120.00–130.0040810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376125.07/cwt120.00–129.004708
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378112.97/cwt109.00–117.004275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381132.52/cwt130.00–136.0050512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419100.05/cwt95.00–105.004196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420128.02/cwt126.00–130.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433114.06/cwt110.00–120.0049411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465108.54/cwt105.00–115.0050521
Bulls—Medium and Large 346794.43/cwt90.00–100.004415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519104.01/cwt101.00–107.005405
Bulls—Medium and Large 352793.74/cwt90.00–100.004947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 356793.16/cwt90.00–96.0052837
Bulls—Medium and Large 260994.41/cwt94.00–99.0057512
Bulls—Medium and Large 363489.52/cwt87.00–90.005688
Bulls—Medium and Large 367088.71/cwt85.00–91.005943
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10270.84/cwt69.00–73.007813
Bulls——1,66875.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02636.28/cwt35.00–38.003727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05542.24/cwt40.00–45.0044633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30845.00/cwt45.00–45.005892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33848.35/cwt45.00–52.0064713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40353.00/cwt53.00–53.007442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3895459.59/cwt425.00–500.004,1133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,001584.05/cwt525.00–700.005,8464
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2925925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,5562
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,035800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,2802

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.