Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-11-06

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 802▲ 612 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 144▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 24▲ 67 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 6.00 higher, bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher 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 $111.59/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$111.59
167 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$503
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.31
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508114.2758171
Medium and Large 2425111.6447465
Medium and Large 3373105.3239331
One grade step is worth $8.96/cwt here — about $188 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 sale167 hd
111.59
—
GA average14 barns · 1,312 hd
110.28
+1.31
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—Average1,60377.641,2458thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59554.008611thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26752.0766054
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08945.9450020

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2337146.98/cwt143.00–149.004953
Steers—Medium and Large 2376143.89/cwt140.00–146.0054121
Steers—Medium and Large 2414141.12/cwt136.00–145.0058410
Steers—Medium and Large 1420152.92/cwt150.00–155.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1460141.31/cwt139.00–143.0065019
Steers—Medium and Large 2470134.05/cwt129.00–137.006307
Steers—Medium and Large 3475125.65/cwt124.00–128.005973
Steers—Medium and Large 1527134.19/cwt130.00–138.0070728
Steers—Medium and Large 2566118.17/cwt115.00–122.006697
Steers—Medium and Large 1612131.90/cwt125.00–135.008079
Steers—Medium and Large 2629122.71/cwt120.00–124.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 1687127.26/cwt120.00–129.008745
Steers—Medium and Large 2710107.46/cwt105.00–110.007632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265115.00/cwt115.00–115.003056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320120.08/cwt115.00–124.0038414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330111.16/cwt111.00–112.003676
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369100.36/cwt99.00–104.003706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372125.49/cwt122.00–128.0046710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377115.99/cwt110.00–120.0043711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428121.24/cwt118.00–128.0051916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429111.76/cwt106.00–115.0047917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430102.73/cwt95.00–105.004428
Heifers—Medium and Large 346696.77/cwt91.00–101.004515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471105.16/cwt102.00–108.0049512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473115.00/cwt113.00–118.005444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526105.49/cwt105.00–108.005558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530110.85/cwt109.00–114.0058813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583111.05/cwt108.00–113.0064713
Heifers—Medium and Large 260798.00/cwt97.00–99.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625103.14/cwt100.00–105.0064514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3221132.22/cwt130.00–140.002925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3267135.53/cwt135.00–137.003624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288154.04/cwt150.00–157.004444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313132.44/cwt130.00–135.004152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328142.99/cwt142.00–144.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329149.65/cwt147.00–155.0049214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3357112.59/cwt110.00–120.004024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377137.92/cwt132.00–142.0052018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389143.67/cwt143.00–144.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2403131.48/cwt129.00–134.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413142.43/cwt140.00–147.0058816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430113.59/cwt113.00–114.004887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468123.23/cwt123.00–125.0057713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468110.56/cwt107.00–114.005174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481130.21/cwt129.00–132.0062610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508103.99/cwt100.00–109.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533117.47/cwt115.00–120.0062610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569119.63/cwt117.00–127.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573113.02/cwt111.00–114.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 362096.50/cwt96.00–97.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623114.00/cwt114.00–114.007102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45571.57/cwt71.00–72.001,0412
Bulls——1,59077.40/cwt75.00–80.001,2315
Bulls——1,96591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,7881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94240.34/cwt37.00–42.003805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13847.81/cwt43.00–50.0054415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24953.07/cwt50.00–57.0066342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25559.00/cwt59.00–59.007401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33847.64/cwt45.00–49.0063711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59554.00/cwt54.00–54.008611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2902808.48/cwt750.00–825.007,2924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,006633.70/cwt525.00–675.006,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,053816.86/cwt775.00–850.008,6025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,304880.44/cwt850.00–925.0011,4814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3815575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,6862

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.