Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-11-13

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,053 head
▲ 441 vs last sale 612▲ 1,053 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 117▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 67▲ 55 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 5.00 higher, bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher and 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 $118.16/cwt on 251 head.
Average price
$118.16
251 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459121.47558162
Medium and Large 2459113.0351950
Medium and Large 3357110.9839639
One grade step is worth $10.48/cwt here — about $162 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 sale251 hd
118.16
—
GA average16 barns · 1,577 hd
112.12
+6.04
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—Low1,53975.781,1668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23255.4168370
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52054.008211thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03847.0948945

Every lot

76 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 2285159.41/cwt157.00–162.004542
Steers—Medium and Large 1316175.54/cwt170.00–180.005554
Steers—Medium and Large 3323141.53/cwt137.00–145.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 2333154.98/cwt150.00–157.005168
Steers—Medium and Large 1358163.47/cwt162.00–165.005852
Steers—Medium and Large 2381148.47/cwt142.00–150.0056628
Steers—Medium and Large 1412147.01/cwt145.00–150.006065
Steers—Medium and Large 2433143.02/cwt141.00–144.0061912
Steers—Medium and Large 2474136.92/cwt136.00–137.0064912
Steers—Medium and Large 1488141.64/cwt140.00–142.006918
Steers—Medium and Large 1532136.27/cwt134.00–141.007259
Steers—Medium and Large 1571135.64/cwt131.00–140.0077520
Steers—Medium and Large 2573126.45/cwt123.00–130.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1628130.96/cwt129.00–133.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 2663120.00/cwt119.00–121.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1676129.43/cwt129.00–129.5087521
Steers—Medium and Large 1807118.61/cwt115.00–121.009575
Steers—Medium and Large 1877111.73/cwt108.00–113.009804
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230140.98/cwt140.00–142.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3238120.00/cwt120.00–120.002867
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277117.28/cwt110.00–119.003255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283120.97/cwt120.00–122.003424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310118.91/cwt118.00–119.0036912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324122.38/cwt120.00–125.0039716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335126.08/cwt126.00–127.0042212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379125.00/cwt123.00–126.0047423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388118.43/cwt115.00–122.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419100.56/cwt97.00–107.004217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424118.18/cwt115.00–120.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428125.39/cwt123.00–130.0053751
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472101.77/cwt100.00–103.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479120.72/cwt119.00–126.0057833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495111.20/cwt109.00–112.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521109.40/cwt109.00–111.005705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528116.93/cwt112.00–119.0061716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575105.21/cwt100.00–108.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 357891.02/cwt89.00–95.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583112.52/cwt109.00–115.0065614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632107.52/cwt106.00–110.0068011
Heifers—Medium and Large 293377.00/cwt77.00–77.007185
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1227161.51/cwt157.00–165.003673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3264132.73/cwt130.00–140.003506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280162.80/cwt160.00–167.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327154.41/cwt152.00–157.0050514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340140.33/cwt137.00–142.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363123.76/cwt120.00–130.004497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373138.92/cwt135.00–142.005183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376146.92/cwt144.00–152.0055227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413142.36/cwt140.00–147.0058818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419134.81/cwt128.00–137.005658
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432114.46/cwt111.00–121.004947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462133.19/cwt131.00–136.0061517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468124.54/cwt121.00–130.0058323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488116.50/cwt115.00–117.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518103.66/cwt100.00–110.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528125.15/cwt123.00–129.0066114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530118.38/cwt112.00–120.006278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562122.99/cwt119.00–125.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575112.42/cwt110.00–117.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629108.56/cwt106.00–111.006839
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663107.19/cwt104.00–108.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 372593.45/cwt91.00–96.006782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42871.87/cwt69.00–74.001,0265
Bulls——1,70379.45/cwt76.00–82.001,3532
Bulls——1,76588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01940.73/cwt37.00–44.0041512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04549.40/cwt46.00–53.0051633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15561.98/cwt60.00–66.007168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24051.10/cwt48.00–53.0063415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24355.67/cwt53.00–60.0069247
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52054.00/cwt54.00–54.008211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,098671.27/cwt550.00–750.007,3715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,353723.15/cwt650.00–750.009,7843
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3888628.17/cwt550.00–700.005,5784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,169865.77/cwt700.00–950.0010,12112

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.