Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-09-09

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 9
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
447 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 570▼ 389 vs year ago 836 · −46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 62▼ 121 vs year ago 177 · −68.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 55▼ 7 vs year ago 55 · −12.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 1.00 to 4.00 higher, heifer calves 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 $132.89/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$132.89
117 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.16
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2463139.6464740
Medium and Large 1599130.1277967
Medium and Large 3494124.4061510thin
One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $32 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 sale117 hd
132.89
—
GA average13 barns · 594 hd
136.04
−3.16
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—Low1,40377.911,0932thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27464.1781830
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15254.3762616

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3225167.00/cwt167.00–167.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 2255172.00/cwt172.00–172.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 2334158.00/cwt158.00–158.005284
Steers—Medium and Large 3340141.00/cwt141.00–141.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1353156.26/cwt155.00–157.505522
Steers—Medium and Large 3375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2424146.08/cwt145.00–148.0061913
Steers—Medium and Large 1453149.01/cwt146.00–151.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 2484135.23/cwt135.00–138.0065517
Steers—Medium and Large 3488129.50/cwt129.00–130.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 3503122.51/cwt121.00–124.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1514133.89/cwt133.00–140.006889
Steers—Medium and Large 1575130.35/cwt128.00–134.0075028
Steers—Medium and Large 3590106.00/cwt106.00–106.006251
Steers—Medium and Large 1616124.48/cwt123.00–126.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 2620118.39/cwt115.00–122.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 2653115.67/cwt115.00–117.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 1679125.61/cwt122.00–126.0085315
Steers—Medium and Large 371594.97/cwt90.00–100.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1778120.26/cwt118.00–125.009366
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240130.00/cwt130.00–130.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265139.78/cwt137.50–142.003703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315126.55/cwt125.00–129.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320136.00/cwt136.00–136.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320116.67/cwt110.00–120.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373131.03/cwt130.00–132.004893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380114.00/cwt114.00–114.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411130.14/cwt130.00–131.0053521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437117.65/cwt113.00–120.005143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460107.00/cwt107.00–107.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473119.64/cwt117.00–121.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486125.72/cwt124.00–127.0061113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511124.21/cwt124.00–125.0063514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518115.45/cwt114.00–117.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557122.49/cwt119.00–124.0068212
Heifers—Medium and Large 357099.00/cwt99.00–99.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574110.60/cwt109.00–111.006355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618117.86/cwt113.00–123.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 362596.00/cwt96.00–96.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633108.49/cwt107.00–110.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658112.00/cwt112.00–112.007378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685106.02/cwt103.00–109.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785108.00/cwt108.00–108.008481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1216176.00/cwt176.00–176.003804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263170.99/cwt170.00–172.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265156.02/cwt155.00–157.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310167.00/cwt167.00–167.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372153.96/cwt151.00–158.005735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3382138.38/cwt138.00–140.005295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412146.07/cwt142.00–149.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433137.32/cwt136.00–140.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460148.00/cwt148.00–148.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495124.00/cwt124.00–124.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495114.00/cwt114.00–114.005644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518118.70/cwt115.00–120.0061510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520130.04/cwt129.00–131.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2557115.33/cwt114.00–116.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563126.51/cwt124.00–129.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565108.00/cwt108.00–108.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613118.00/cwt118.00–118.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 361897.67/cwt95.00–99.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628113.49/cwt113.00–114.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663105.28/cwt101.00–110.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745101.00/cwt101.00–101.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,40377.91/cwt76.00–80.001,0932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07949.62/cwt46.00–52.005357
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20958.07/cwt54.00–61.007029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21371.28/cwt70.00–73.008656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26864.66/cwt62.00–69.0082017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34156.87/cwt53.00–60.007637
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2131,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,6464
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3761,343.89/cwt1,250.00–1,450.0018,49214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3938859.73/cwt750.00–975.008,0646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29581,061.22/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0010,1663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,5741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1511,261.82/cwt1,100.00–1,400.0014,5245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,178881.05/cwt825.00–925.0010,3792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,003.40/cwt900.00–1,075.0012,8235

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.