Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-08-12

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 12
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,077 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 1,146▲ 794 vs year ago 283 · +280.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 115▼ 25 vs year ago 82 · −30.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 24▲ 10 vs year ago 24 · +41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, 4.00 to 6.00 lower. slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady yo 3.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.23/cwt on 322 head.
Average price
$133.23
322 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.34
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582135.35788178
Medium and Large 2533133.6971396
Medium and Large 3457124.4756948
One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $219 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 sale322 hd
133.23
—
GA average16 barns · 960 hd
132.89
+0.34
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—Average1,79285.931,5405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27956.9372820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69653.279034thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09848.5353320

Every lot

90 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 2318163.12/cwt162.00–165.005193
Steers—Medium and Large 3327153.30/cwt150.00–157.005014
Steers—Medium and Large 1355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 2366148.00/cwt148.00–148.005424
Steers—Medium and Large 3386132.91/cwt132.00–141.0051310
Steers—Medium and Large 1411152.43/cwt150.00–160.006264
Steers—Medium and Large 2415143.13/cwt137.00–145.005947
Steers—Medium and Large 3421122.66/cwt120.00–125.005169
Steers—Medium and Large 2464136.84/cwt130.00–139.0063525
Steers—Medium and Large 1476143.30/cwt140.50–145.0068226
Steers—Medium and Large 3489116.64/cwt115.00–121.0057016
Steers—Medium and Large 2524133.75/cwt132.00–135.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 1538138.48/cwt136.00–141.0074551
Steers—Medium and Large 3540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1563136.85/cwt135.00–139.0077020
Steers—Medium and Large 2566133.09/cwt130.00–134.0075324
Steers—Medium and Large 3572119.32/cwt118.00–120.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 2612126.64/cwt120.00–129.0077519
Steers—Medium and Large 1628133.30/cwt130.00–134.0083728
Steers—Medium and Large 3635111.01/cwt110.00–112.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2659120.57/cwt119.00–122.007957
Steers—Medium and Large 1665126.97/cwt124.00–129.0084420
Steers—Medium and Large 3690105.99/cwt104.00–108.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1709124.48/cwt124.00–124.5088323
Steers—Medium and Large 1755121.25/cwt120.00–123.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 2790117.00/cwt117.00–117.009243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3243127.25/cwt127.00–127.503092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280136.00/cwt134.00–140.003813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282126.53/cwt125.00–127.503573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300125.00/cwt125.00–125.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315131.44/cwt128.00–135.0041417
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361121.82/cwt117.00–125.0044015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365134.00/cwt134.00–134.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367128.20/cwt127.00–132.004709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429114.90/cwt109.00–118.0049328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431122.48/cwt120.00–129.0052823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472110.90/cwt105.00–115.0052315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482120.75/cwt117.00–122.0058240
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522122.82/cwt122.00–124.0064117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525108.12/cwt103.00–112.0056812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542118.94/cwt114.00–120.0064512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560119.57/cwt119.00–121.0067012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566101.40/cwt99.00–105.005745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581114.58/cwt113.00–116.0066612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603122.30/cwt115.00–122.5073739
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628103.51/cwt101.00–106.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629112.02/cwt108.00–113.007058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681119.69/cwt113.00–120.0081522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688107.84/cwt106.00–109.007426
Heifers—Medium and Large 373594.00/cwt94.00–94.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 379089.00/cwt89.00–89.007031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270167.00/cwt167.00–167.004511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328157.83/cwt155.00–162.005189
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330145.36/cwt144.00–150.004805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364157.17/cwt155.00–162.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377126.56/cwt121.00–130.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390139.76/cwt138.00–145.0054511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421123.35/cwt115.00–125.0051921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423145.97/cwt145.00–147.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435133.78/cwt130.00–138.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463138.08/cwt135.00–141.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478111.95/cwt105.00–115.005356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480120.41/cwt120.00–122.005785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510124.50/cwt124.00–125.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515119.00/cwt119.00–119.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522109.77/cwt108.00–113.005735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562115.31/cwt112.00–119.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569107.95/cwt105.00–110.006147
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622102.98/cwt101.00–106.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623111.35/cwt110.00–113.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675104.94/cwt103.00–107.007082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65880.86/cwt80.00–82.001,3412
Bulls——1,88289.31/cwt88.00–90.001,6813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07951.03/cwt49.00–55.0055111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12245.47/cwt44.00–48.005109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19866.42/cwt66.00–67.007962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21560.58/cwt58.00–64.007367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33452.89/cwt50.00–55.0070611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62850.00/cwt50.00–50.008142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76356.53/cwt56.00–57.009972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,038786.56/cwt700.00–875.008,1643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,254920.94/cwt900.00–975.0011,5494
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3910900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2691,072.92/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0013,61516
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3071,164.22/cwt1,125.00–1,200.0015,2166

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.