Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-11-20

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 20
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
883 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 1,053▲ 883 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 189▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 55▲ 46 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady 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 $129.44/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$129.44
225 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.90
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2461133.3061456
Medium and Large 1582128.39747163
Medium and Large 3458122.155606thin
One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $54 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 sale225 hd
129.44
—
GA average15 barns · 1,417 hd
135.34
−5.90
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—Low1,90978.041,4904thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29760.5678640
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37454.007425thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09849.4054340

Every lot

77 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2271159.21/cwt157.00–160.004314
Steers—Medium and Large 2315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004952
Steers—Medium and Large 1360153.01/cwt152.00–155.005514
Steers—Medium and Large 2385142.03/cwt139.00–147.005473
Steers—Medium and Large 1408141.20/cwt139.00–144.0057613
Steers—Medium and Large 3415122.41/cwt120.00–125.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 2427135.54/cwt130.00–137.0057915
Steers—Medium and Large 2468131.77/cwt131.00–133.0061718
Steers—Medium and Large 3480122.02/cwt120.00–124.005864
Steers—Medium and Large 1484134.87/cwt134.00–139.0065322
Steers—Medium and Large 1525133.28/cwt131.00–137.0070020
Steers—Medium and Large 2529129.00/cwt129.00–129.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 2560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1568129.62/cwt127.00–131.0073633
Steers—Medium and Large 2613116.74/cwt115.00–119.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1619122.86/cwt120.00–126.0076128
Steers—Medium and Large 2658114.52/cwt110.00–119.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1667125.16/cwt120.00–127.0083516
Steers—Medium and Large 1724115.98/cwt113.00–119.0084016
Steers—Medium and Large 1771116.42/cwt112.00–118.008987
Steers—Medium and Large 1808114.00/cwt114.00–114.009214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268106.80/cwt100.00–110.002864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270119.29/cwt115.00–121.0032212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318119.33/cwt115.00–120.003797
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323103.25/cwt100.00–110.003333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329125.21/cwt121.00–129.0041213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369117.57/cwt115.00–120.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376124.53/cwt121.00–128.0046813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413123.66/cwt118.00–128.0051130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420115.37/cwt110.00–118.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 343597.56/cwt95.00–100.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468116.43/cwt113.00–121.0054517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483108.35/cwt105.00–111.0052322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517113.51/cwt113.00–116.0058729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523105.02/cwt100.00–109.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581103.19/cwt100.00–107.006004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582111.26/cwt110.00–115.0064829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604110.25/cwt108.00–113.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 261398.26/cwt95.00–100.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687102.92/cwt100.00–106.0070713
Heifers—Medium and Large 174898.00/cwt98.00–98.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 376974.00/cwt74.00–74.005694
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3229128.08/cwt125.00–130.002935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233148.71/cwt147.00–152.003463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1242160.63/cwt160.00–162.003893
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265122.45/cwt120.00–130.003244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2271148.95/cwt142.00–152.004047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280160.98/cwt160.00–162.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331154.41/cwt152.00–159.0051122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335148.01/cwt145.00–150.004964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368147.67/cwt144.00–152.005439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385139.72/cwt137.00–141.005387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412141.35/cwt137.00–147.005827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428132.67/cwt129.00–135.0056818
Bulls—Medium and Large 3441114.41/cwt110.00–120.005057
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466105.15/cwt100.00–110.004905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474119.81/cwt115.00–122.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478129.62/cwt127.00–134.0062018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507124.76/cwt119.00–128.006338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525109.03/cwt108.00–110.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568116.98/cwt114.00–120.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573109.23/cwt108.00–110.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607102.78/cwt100.00–105.006249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1653111.00/cwt111.00–111.007258
Bulls—Medium and Large 266095.50/cwt95.00–96.006302
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74879.58/cwt79.00–80.001,3912
Bulls——2,07076.50/cwt76.00–77.001,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09753.14/cwt49.00–56.0058324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10043.79/cwt40.00–47.0048216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24060.42/cwt57.00–64.0074924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29256.64/cwt56.00–58.007323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30966.09/cwt65.00–69.0086510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49850.04/cwt49.00–51.007502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,50751.88/cwt48.00–54.007826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,002676.27/cwt650.00–725.006,7766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,0802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,140755.37/cwt725.00–800.008,6114

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.