Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-06-03

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 3
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 598▼ 359 vs year ago 800 · −44.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 109▼ 43 vs year ago 126 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 26▼ 10 vs year ago 48 · −20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 1.00 lower 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 $133.48/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$133.48
151 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.37
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531141.3875176
Medium and Large 2572126.7172463
Medium and Large 3541119.0964412thin
One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $107 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 sale151 hd
133.48
—
GA average13 barns · 855 hd
132.12
+1.37
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—Average1,45589.191,2985thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29878.201,01551
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40969.599805thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08261.1066112

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Steers—Medium and Large 1368167.51/cwt164.00–174.0061615
Steers—Medium and Large 1428145.71/cwt144.00–146.006247
Steers—Medium and Large 2441140.00/cwt140.00–140.0061717
Steers—Medium and Large 1480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 3482123.03/cwt119.00–125.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 2485134.47/cwt132.00–137.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1513142.92/cwt140.00–144.0073314
Steers—Medium and Large 3517124.61/cwt124.00–125.006445
Steers—Medium and Large 2518134.34/cwt133.00–135.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2572127.12/cwt123.00–129.0072713
Steers—Medium and Large 1576138.68/cwt133.00–140.0079912
Steers—Medium and Large 3610107.00/cwt107.00–107.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1625127.45/cwt126.00–130.0079720
Steers—Medium and Large 2630119.71/cwt119.00–120.007547
Steers—Medium and Large 1661123.00/cwt123.00–123.008135
Steers—Medium and Large 2678115.25/cwt114.00–118.0078116
Steers—Medium and Large 2715111.97/cwt110.00–114.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1733121.00/cwt121.00–121.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 2770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230152.00/cwt152.00–152.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275127.00/cwt127.00–127.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330139.32/cwt138.00–141.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330116.54/cwt115.00–120.003853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378138.24/cwt136.00–140.0052313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385133.00/cwt133.00–133.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421135.19/cwt133.00–138.0056916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2447128.00/cwt128.00–128.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457127.71/cwt124.00–129.005844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477117.97/cwt117.00–120.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520123.70/cwt121.00–125.0064323
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535113.00/cwt113.00–113.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570120.37/cwt117.00–123.0068611
Heifers—Medium and Large 358591.00/cwt91.00–91.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620107.00/cwt107.00–107.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 363591.95/cwt89.00–95.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2641100.48/cwt100.00–103.006446
Heifers—Medium and Large 266898.95/cwt97.00–101.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675107.51/cwt107.00–108.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 271095.97/cwt94.00–98.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 371090.01/cwt89.00–91.006393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235162.00/cwt162.00–162.003811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280172.26/cwt172.00–172.504822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310140.98/cwt140.00–142.004372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364155.97/cwt152.00–160.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385141.01/cwt140.00–142.005432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407148.00/cwt148.00–148.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412121.76/cwt120.00–125.005023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431132.20/cwt130.00–139.005707
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460122.00/cwt122.00–122.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473133.41/cwt132.00–135.006318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535132.98/cwt131.00–134.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535126.49/cwt125.00–129.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568109.04/cwt105.00–112.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580120.52/cwt118.00–123.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618110.00/cwt109.00–112.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663109.51/cwt109.00–110.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720103.00/cwt103.00–103.007421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1512
Bulls——1,58287.99/cwt85.00–90.001,3923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97875.22/cwt74.00–77.007363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01854.04/cwt50.00–57.005506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25377.35/cwt73.00–80.0096923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31261.09/cwt59.00–63.008023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32366.79/cwt65.00–68.008848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33983.74/cwt81.00–88.001,12120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38170.74/cwt68.00–75.009774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52065.00/cwt65.00–65.009881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3755600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,5301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150996.27/cwt950.00–1,050.0011,4573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,193820.45/cwt750.00–850.009,7885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,198786.40/cwt700.00–900.009,4213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,288887.38/cwt875.00–900.0011,4292
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1071,030.90/cwt1,025.00–1,050.0011,4128
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,181.80/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0015,24512

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.