Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2019-12-11

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Dec 11
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,440 head
▲ 306 vs last sale 1,134▲ 1,440 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 185▲ 197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 59▲ 71 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 5.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves steady to 5.00 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 $114.27/cwt on 290 head.
Average price
$114.27
290 head · 434 lb average
Value per head Derived
$496
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.89
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470117.49552117
Medium and Large 2398115.01458132
Medium and Large 3448102.7446041
One grade step is worth $14.74/cwt here — about $92 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 sale290 hd
114.27
—
GA average15 barns · 1,735 hd
111.39
+2.89
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—Average1,72576.711,32310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22953.9166368
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66349.218183thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02444.4545555

Every lot

91 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270173.00/cwt173.00–173.004677
Steers—Medium and Large 2288163.51/cwt162.00–165.004712
Steers—Medium and Large 1309165.80/cwt162.00–167.0051214
Steers—Medium and Large 2330156.92/cwt152.00–162.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 1362159.34/cwt157.00–160.0057714
Steers—Medium and Large 2372152.24/cwt150.00–155.005665
Steers—Medium and Large 3383134.73/cwt130.00–140.005163
Steers—Medium and Large 1406156.53/cwt149.00–159.0063636
Steers—Medium and Large 2409139.57/cwt135.00–142.0057110
Steers—Medium and Large 3442124.93/cwt120.00–130.005524
Steers—Medium and Large 1471150.44/cwt148.00–153.0070913
Steers—Medium and Large 2487140.07/cwt135.00–141.0068216
Steers—Medium and Large 1519134.17/cwt131.00–140.0069632
Steers—Medium and Large 3537110.00/cwt110.00–110.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1567133.34/cwt133.00–135.0075612
Steers—Medium and Large 3596113.33/cwt113.00–115.006756
Steers—Medium and Large 1620127.36/cwt124.00–130.0079019
Steers—Medium and Large 3623106.60/cwt105.00–110.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 2637121.66/cwt121.00–123.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1670124.00/cwt121.00–125.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 2693114.28/cwt114.00–115.007927
Steers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009064
Steers—Medium and Large 2758111.52/cwt109.00–114.008452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230113.19/cwt110.00–120.002603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238125.79/cwt124.00–127.0029910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3258111.42/cwt110.00–115.002875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280120.71/cwt120.00–125.0033814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312108.40/cwt105.00–110.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320121.03/cwt120.00–125.0038725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328127.06/cwt127.00–127.504178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368126.40/cwt121.00–130.0046526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370105.14/cwt100.00–110.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378116.28/cwt113.00–120.0044016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416114.21/cwt110.00–116.0047513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417123.40/cwt120.00–127.0051511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423106.55/cwt105.00–109.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458117.83/cwt113.00–123.0054024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477109.63/cwt107.00–112.0052340
Heifers—Medium and Large 3487101.00/cwt95.00–105.004925
Heifers—Medium and Large 351199.81/cwt95.00–103.0051010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523111.77/cwt111.00–113.0058523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528108.34/cwt105.00–110.005729
Heifers—Medium and Large 355397.01/cwt95.00–99.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563102.51/cwt102.00–103.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582108.03/cwt106.00–111.0062919
Heifers—Medium and Large 362393.85/cwt89.00–95.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 262599.00/cwt98.00–100.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680105.72/cwt103.00–107.007196
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3214136.02/cwt130.00–140.002914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2241153.62/cwt150.00–155.0037010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1243169.01/cwt167.00–170.004113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267150.13/cwt145.00–155.004013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279164.90/cwt160.00–167.0046012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283125.22/cwt120.00–130.003542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320126.74/cwt122.00–132.004068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325160.47/cwt157.00–167.0052222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362140.27/cwt137.00–147.005083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371154.19/cwt150.00–160.0057218
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374134.00/cwt134.00–134.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413150.06/cwt145.00–155.0062018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425113.33/cwt110.00–120.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438126.62/cwt125.00–130.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464136.90/cwt134.00–143.0063515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467116.50/cwt115.00–125.0054416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524121.24/cwt120.00–122.0063512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530116.98/cwt115.00–119.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535105.00/cwt105.00–105.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571116.48/cwt115.00–120.0066511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575100.71/cwt97.00–105.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576108.81/cwt108.00–109.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603105.00/cwt105.00–105.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617114.40/cwt114.00–116.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667109.68/cwt107.00–112.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 267397.42/cwt95.00–100.006562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28566.94/cwt65.00–69.008602
Bulls——1,79086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,5391
Bulls——1,84178.17/cwt75.00–82.001,4397
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00746.32/cwt43.00–50.0046640
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06939.46/cwt35.00–41.0042215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21047.86/cwt44.00–51.0057920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23061.82/cwt60.00–67.007606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23855.66/cwt52.00–59.0068942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66349.21/cwt48.00–51.008183
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28751,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,190897.37/cwt875.00–925.0010,6794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3803634.65/cwt600.00–675.005,0963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3987621.33/cwt525.00–700.006,1333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043848.02/cwt825.00–875.008,8452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,160625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,2501

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.