Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-10-09

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 9
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 652▲ 585 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 112▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 27▲ 43 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 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher 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 $127.49/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$127.49
170 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.59
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595128.92767125
Medium and Large 2508124.2963231
Medium and Large 3372121.8345314thin
One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about $313 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 sale170 hd
127.49
—
GA average15 barns · 574 hd
124.90
+2.59
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—Average1,70575.351,28512
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25151.9164930
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11744.5849830

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3255136.02/cwt135.00–137.003472
Steers—Medium and Large 3330127.46/cwt125.00–130.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 3365121.00/cwt121.00–121.004426
Steers—Medium and Large 2385133.00/cwt133.00–133.005123
Steers—Medium and Large 3410112.47/cwt110.00–115.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 1415144.39/cwt142.00–145.005995
Steers—Medium and Large 2433130.61/cwt128.00–134.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1456138.00/cwt137.00–142.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 2468128.49/cwt128.00–129.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 1515129.54/cwt127.00–135.0066732
Steers—Medium and Large 3515113.88/cwt110.00–118.005862
Steers—Medium and Large 2527122.18/cwt119.00–124.0064417
Steers—Medium and Large 1567135.25/cwt135.00–136.0076712
Steers—Medium and Large 2568121.37/cwt116.00–124.006896
Steers—Medium and Large 1611128.79/cwt124.00–131.0078735
Steers—Medium and Large 1683125.49/cwt121.00–130.0085717
Steers—Medium and Large 1712121.22/cwt120.00–123.0086315
Steers—Medium and Large 1757118.75/cwt118.00–121.008994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310109.25/cwt107.00–112.0033912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337116.69/cwt114.00–118.003933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339121.85/cwt121.00–125.004137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373115.94/cwt115.00–117.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373102.52/cwt100.00–105.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431117.44/cwt115.00–122.0050616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463114.03/cwt112.00–115.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468108.40/cwt105.00–110.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479101.01/cwt100.00–103.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 351094.61/cwt90.00–100.004835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515109.17/cwt105.00–111.0056217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521119.01/cwt114.00–121.006207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added554120.00/cwt120.00–120.0066516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564111.50/cwt111.00–112.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613100.00/cwt100.00–100.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622109.26/cwt104.00–110.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661106.41/cwt104.00–109.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 176395.00/cwt95.00–95.007253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3294121.44/cwt120.00–122.003577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313157.60/cwt155.00–160.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324142.67/cwt140.00–146.004628
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380112.30/cwt110.00–117.004273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381137.49/cwt133.00–142.0052414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3406107.16/cwt105.00–114.004357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426121.03/cwt120.00–126.005166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1442133.17/cwt132.00–135.005896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478125.50/cwt123.00–132.0060015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505116.76/cwt115.00–120.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513113.51/cwt112.00–117.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532102.05/cwt96.00–106.005438
Bulls—Medium and Large 3553103.00/cwt103.00–103.005703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559106.63/cwt105.00–109.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571112.00/cwt112.00–112.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623110.63/cwt109.00–113.006893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1659106.00/cwt106.00–106.0069916
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60169.63/cwt68.00–70.001,1155
Bulls——1,78079.43/cwt78.00–81.001,4147
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09848.02/cwt44.00–50.0052718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14539.41/cwt35.00–42.0045112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22653.37/cwt51.00–58.0065424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35146.09/cwt43.00–50.006236
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,093676.75/cwt600.00–725.007,3973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,152849.58/cwt825.00–875.009,7877
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,165800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,5831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,124717.98/cwt675.00–800.008,07010

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.