Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-08-05

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 5
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,146 head
▲ 341 vs last sale 805▲ 178 vs year ago 968 · +18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 78▼ 131 vs year ago 246 · −53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 31▼ 79 vs year ago 103 · −76.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, steer and heifers calves steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher, 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 $136.51/cwt on 342 head.
Average price
$136.51
342 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.44
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574138.52796227
Medium and Large 2522135.4070674
Medium and Large 3501127.3663841
One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $157 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 sale342 hd
136.51
—
GA average16 barns · 1,103 hd
134.07
+2.44
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—Low1,71090.271,5435thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23664.4879732
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41560.908625thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00953.6354139

Every lot

96 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 2315164.17/cwt160.00–167.005174
Steers—Medium and Large 2373161.06/cwt155.00–165.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 3390144.27/cwt140.00–148.0056311
Steers—Medium and Large 1395167.00/cwt167.00–167.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1412159.00/cwt158.00–160.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 3429135.19/cwt130.00–140.005804
Steers—Medium and Large 2430145.81/cwt142.00–150.0062712
Steers—Medium and Large 3466126.00/cwt120.00–130.005877
Steers—Medium and Large 2473135.00/cwt135.00–135.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1474143.39/cwt140.00–148.0068063
Steers—Medium and Large 3518121.44/cwt117.00–125.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 1531139.69/cwt136.00–143.0074233
Steers—Medium and Large 2538130.54/cwt130.00–135.0070227
Steers—Medium and Large 3567118.38/cwt115.00–120.006719
Steers—Medium and Large 1569141.38/cwt136.00–143.0080446
Steers—Medium and Large 2569129.51/cwt129.00–130.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1625133.76/cwt130.00–139.0083636
Steers—Medium and Large 2628124.78/cwt120.00–126.0078418
Steers—Medium and Large 3644114.03/cwt110.00–116.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 2670115.00/cwt115.00–115.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1718128.00/cwt128.00–128.0091921
Steers—Medium and Large 3725106.29/cwt104.00–109.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 1764128.77/cwt128.50–129.0098422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233132.78/cwt130.00–135.003094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3253127.37/cwt122.00–130.003223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260137.00/cwt137.00–137.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325132.97/cwt130.00–139.004328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333120.00/cwt120.00–120.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373122.08/cwt120.00–125.004556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374138.24/cwt137.00–140.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377133.84/cwt130.00–135.0050516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422128.06/cwt124.00–133.0054033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427137.17/cwt134.00–138.0058618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429112.87/cwt110.00–119.004846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454131.92/cwt130.00–134.0059913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468120.36/cwt116.00–124.0056356
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470113.13/cwt109.00–115.005327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515109.22/cwt105.00–113.005626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518127.74/cwt124.00–128.0066215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522118.62/cwt115.00–120.0061938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553118.71/cwt117.00–119.006567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581111.16/cwt109.00–115.0064621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612113.34/cwt113.00–114.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624107.38/cwt106.00–112.0067014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628103.33/cwt99.00–105.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695112.51/cwt108.00–113.0078210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720103.00/cwt103.00–103.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 279597.00/cwt97.00–97.007711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2287173.65/cwt167.00–175.004986
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307173.99/cwt172.00–175.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322163.94/cwt160.00–170.005286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328152.79/cwt150.00–156.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361164.20/cwt162.00–172.0059326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362150.72/cwt145.00–155.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378125.00/cwt125.00–125.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427114.40/cwt110.00–120.004883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440140.06/cwt135.00–145.0061615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461140.28/cwt137.00–141.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474114.74/cwt110.00–120.005447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481131.93/cwt124.00–133.0063524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509129.49/cwt128.00–130.0065912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522117.14/cwt114.00–122.0061110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562125.90/cwt124.00–128.0070811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573115.51/cwt113.00–120.0066213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573107.42/cwt105.00–110.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 360399.64/cwt99.00–104.006018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616111.66/cwt109.00–116.0068811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655119.00/cwt119.00–119.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679112.01/cwt109.00–113.0076110
Bulls—Medium and Large 370595.51/cwt94.00–97.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1754116.00/cwt116.00–116.0087518
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70189.34/cwt86.00–92.001,5204
Bulls——1,74594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97050.15/cwt46.00–52.0048614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02455.02/cwt53.00–60.0056324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18358.05/cwt55.00–62.0068710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18569.00/cwt69.00–69.008181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24866.72/cwt63.00–70.0083319
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33571.76/cwt71.00–73.009583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41564.44/cwt60.00–67.009123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41555.59/cwt52.00–59.007872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3965775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,4791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,8202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,013849.42/cwt825.00–875.008,6053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110992.27/cwt975.00–1,000.0011,0143
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,5094
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0651,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,6502

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.