Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-09-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 16
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
▲ 341 vs last sale 447▲ 201 vs year ago 587 · +34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 56▼ 18 vs year ago 93 · −19.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 48▼ 6 vs year ago 45 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 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 $133.51/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$133.51
192 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.27
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2493136.51673100
Medium and Large 1579133.9177560
Medium and Large 3485123.4059832
One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $75 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 sale192 hd
133.51
—
GA average16 barns · 1,332 hd
132.24
+1.27
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—Average1,41382.461,1654thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25564.8781423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54058.008931thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09552.6657729

Every lot

92 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 1300167.00/cwt167.00–167.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 2327156.00/cwt156.00–156.005107
Steers—Medium and Large 3328144.96/cwt144.00–146.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2390151.92/cwt147.00–153.0059226
Steers—Medium and Large 3393138.51/cwt137.00–140.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 2434147.00/cwt147.00–147.006389
Steers—Medium and Large 3440126.38/cwt120.00–130.005566
Steers—Medium and Large 1458149.00/cwt148.00–150.006828
Steers—Medium and Large 2472134.57/cwt129.00–136.006357
Steers—Medium and Large 3479120.73/cwt116.00–126.005789
Steers—Medium and Large 1513134.74/cwt133.00–136.0069120
Steers—Medium and Large 2527126.25/cwt125.00–127.0066516
Steers—Medium and Large 3535118.89/cwt110.00–120.006369
Steers—Medium and Large 2560126.27/cwt124.00–127.0070717
Steers—Medium and Large 1574128.00/cwt128.00–128.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1627130.03/cwt125.00–133.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 2638120.42/cwt116.00–121.0076812
Steers—Medium and Large 3638110.96/cwt108.00–114.007082
Steers—Medium and Large 1673126.20/cwt121.00–131.0084911
Steers—Medium and Large 2715113.99/cwt112.00–116.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1728128.36/cwt123.00–129.009349
Steers—Medium and Large 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 2770111.65/cwt110.00–115.008603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215139.00/cwt139.00–139.002991
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280127.00/cwt127.00–127.003561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283134.96/cwt134.00–136.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315127.68/cwt127.00–128.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332122.19/cwt120.00–126.004069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370124.09/cwt123.00–125.0045913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370120.03/cwt117.00–125.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373130.00/cwt130.00–130.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414125.09/cwt124.00–126.0051818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420117.58/cwt115.00–119.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443107.51/cwt105.00–110.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467120.80/cwt120.00–124.0056417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468115.69/cwt112.00–119.005419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488108.06/cwt100.00–110.0052713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518101.96/cwt98.00–105.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520119.96/cwt119.00–121.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530109.98/cwt108.00–114.0058313
Heifers—Medium and Large 356599.00/cwt98.00–100.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571119.01/cwt118.00–120.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572111.92/cwt105.00–115.0064014
Heifers—Medium and Large 362599.05/cwt96.00–102.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627108.07/cwt104.00–109.0067813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670103.00/cwt103.00–103.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778101.40/cwt100.00–102.007895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1792103.00/cwt103.00–103.008165
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223161.48/cwt161.00–162.003602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280168.00/cwt168.00–168.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281163.69/cwt163.00–165.0046011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328161.44/cwt160.00–163.005302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328150.35/cwt147.00–152.004933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3339142.35/cwt137.00–144.004834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364149.51/cwt148.00–150.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377142.42/cwt136.00–146.0053710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388124.20/cwt120.00–130.004825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412128.27/cwt120.00–130.005289
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427144.16/cwt141.00–146.0061614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432135.53/cwt131.00–140.005857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464130.81/cwt130.00–134.006075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468141.44/cwt138.00–145.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474120.70/cwt119.00–126.005726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511119.11/cwt115.00–120.0060915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533106.27/cwt101.00–109.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559119.00/cwt119.00–119.006653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565102.73/cwt96.00–105.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618114.97/cwt114.00–116.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620104.00/cwt104.00–104.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670110.33/cwt110.00–111.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 267098.91/cwt96.00–102.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 270098.00/cwt98.00–98.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 279090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2191
Bulls——1,42280.61/cwt80.00–81.001,1463
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08356.98/cwt54.00–61.0061714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10748.63/cwt44.00–51.0053815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24164.42/cwt62.00–67.0079921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40069.54/cwt69.00–70.009742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54058.00/cwt58.00–58.008931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3895800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,1602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,081788.47/cwt725.00–875.008,5238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,8281

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.