Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-01-22

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 22
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
922 head
▲ 922 vs last sale 0▲ 922 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 0▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers, feeder bulls , steer and bull calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 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 $138.00/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$138.00
258 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447139.89626211
Medium and Large 2404133.0853836
Medium and Large 3462117.8154411thin
One grade step is worth $22.08/cwt here — about $82 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 sale258 hd
138.00
—
GA average16 barns · 1,767 hd
127.95
+10.04
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—Average1,49481.981,22421
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23061.0875167
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38457.527965thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95651.1348934

Every lot

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2228190.16/cwt187.00–193.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 3268154.77/cwt150.00–160.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 2278189.09/cwt187.00–191.005262
Steers—Medium and Large 1327189.89/cwt187.00–197.0062134
Steers—Medium and Large 2383172.73/cwt169.00–177.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1386182.77/cwt181.00–188.0070515
Steers—Medium and Large 1410170.34/cwt168.00–174.0069815
Steers—Medium and Large 2428162.93/cwt157.00–167.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 2470150.84/cwt150.00–155.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 1472166.68/cwt164.00–170.0078724
Steers—Medium and Large 3480141.55/cwt140.00–143.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 2514149.63/cwt147.00–150.007698
Steers—Medium and Large 1520158.76/cwt156.00–161.0082622
Steers—Medium and Large 3533131.00/cwt130.00–132.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1569154.19/cwt152.00–155.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 2583150.00/cwt150.00–150.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 1623143.57/cwt143.00–146.0089416
Steers—Medium and Large 1653138.98/cwt136.00–145.009083
Steers—Medium and Large 1765122.03/cwt120.00–124.009342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225146.39/cwt142.00–150.003295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269143.19/cwt138.00–146.003858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275152.47/cwt150.00–156.004197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328151.02/cwt148.00–155.0049543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330140.88/cwt135.00–144.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378140.02/cwt138.00–142.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382149.29/cwt144.00–153.0057032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385123.99/cwt123.00–125.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405123.00/cwt123.00–123.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415133.54/cwt130.00–137.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416142.97/cwt139.00–146.0059531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482124.40/cwt121.00–128.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484136.68/cwt135.00–145.0066257
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485114.00/cwt108.00–118.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520115.31/cwt114.00–117.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525126.50/cwt126.00–128.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535120.96/cwt115.00–124.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577119.26/cwt115.00–124.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618119.96/cwt119.00–126.0074123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633115.53/cwt114.00–117.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669120.64/cwt115.00–124.008079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728118.00/cwt116.00–119.008593
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3231156.88/cwt150.00–160.003625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292195.89/cwt187.00–197.0057221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310177.33/cwt177.00–178.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322148.71/cwt147.00–150.004793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334183.05/cwt181.00–191.006117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364177.21/cwt172.00–181.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386159.53/cwt157.00–162.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417148.07/cwt145.00–152.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425163.85/cwt162.00–169.0069629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437158.65/cwt155.00–160.0069310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469160.30/cwt155.00–165.0075213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482151.30/cwt150.00–153.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509154.68/cwt147.00–157.0078714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568143.26/cwt140.00–147.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585131.81/cwt125.00–134.007719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629133.94/cwt128.00–137.0084232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680130.12/cwt126.00–135.008856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2687116.67/cwt115.00–117.008026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778106.81/cwt104.00–107.0083116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3781100.38/cwt96.00–101.007848
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43382.63/cwt79.00–86.001,18412
Bulls——1,48073.46/cwt71.00–78.001,0875
Bulls——1,69390.66/cwt89.00–92.001,5354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89843.62/cwt39.00–46.0039211
Cows—Lean 85-90%98454.72/cwt50.00–57.0053823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10751.61/cwt48.00–55.0057111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24961.81/cwt58.00–65.0077247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27968.85/cwt66.00–73.008819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38457.52/cwt54.00–60.007965
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3830800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,6402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,094851.11/cwt775.00–900.009,3118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,213.49/cwt1,175.00–1,225.0016,8688
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3935507.71/cwt500.00–525.004,7473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965729.27/cwt650.00–800.007,0372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,016727.49/cwt600.00–800.007,3918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,037883.04/cwt875.00–900.009,1573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,241966.41/cwt900.00–1,025.0011,9934

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.