Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-09-30

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 30
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
805 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 773▲ 153 vs year ago 652 · +23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 128▼ 29 vs year ago 112 · −25.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 45▲ 7 vs year ago 27 · +25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 1.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls steady, steer calves 1.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves steady, bull calves unevenly steady and and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.53/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$112.53
182 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.72
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2483113.73549101
Medium and Large 1603111.9367525
Medium and Large 3429110.6547556
One grade step is worth $3.08/cwt here — about $74 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 sale182 hd
112.53
—
GA average17 barns · 1,405 hd
111.81
+0.72
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—Low1,66573.341,2213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23551.5463632
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48146.586905thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05745.5148126

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340157.00/cwt157.00–157.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 2387148.37/cwt148.00–150.005748
Steers—Medium and Large 1395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 3407128.57/cwt126.00–129.005237
Steers—Medium and Large 2438143.00/cwt143.00–143.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 1445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 2467133.78/cwt131.00–138.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 3475120.41/cwt116.00–125.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1476142.58/cwt140.00–149.0067927
Steers—Medium and Large 2520125.33/cwt125.00–126.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 1524131.03/cwt129.00–136.0068719
Steers—Medium and Large 3537102.00/cwt102.00–102.005483
Steers—Medium and Large 1568128.15/cwt124.00–130.0072813
Steers—Medium and Large 2572119.36/cwt115.00–120.0068311
Steers—Medium and Large 3581107.13/cwt105.00–110.006226
Steers—Medium and Large 1607124.75/cwt122.00–127.007578
Steers—Medium and Large 3618102.97/cwt102.00–104.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 2635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1674123.85/cwt123.00–124.008357
Steers—Medium and Large 2675118.49/cwt117.00–120.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270128.00/cwt128.00–128.003461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318118.89/cwt114.00–122.003788
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342121.89/cwt121.00–123.0041711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345144.00/cwt144.00–144.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374116.09/cwt111.00–119.0043421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377121.71/cwt120.00–125.004599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418118.00/cwt118.00–118.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422118.08/cwt115.00–120.0049816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430107.82/cwt103.00–110.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1451118.00/cwt118.00–118.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461105.87/cwt100.00–110.004889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479113.87/cwt112.00–116.0054529
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522103.18/cwt100.00–106.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530111.15/cwt108.00–114.0058913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550116.00/cwt116.00–116.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557108.59/cwt108.00–110.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585104.01/cwt103.00–105.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607103.65/cwt102.00–104.006296
Heifers—Medium and Large 360892.53/cwt90.00–95.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621108.62/cwt107.00–111.0067510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673102.19/cwt100.00–105.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 367590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680108.00/cwt108.00–108.007341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717109.00/cwt109.00–109.007826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 275095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 377090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313132.48/cwt130.00–135.004152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338141.32/cwt140.00–143.004787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1346153.00/cwt153.00–153.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368147.72/cwt147.00–150.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373138.06/cwt136.00–142.005155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375127.00/cwt127.00–127.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400121.00/cwt121.00–121.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414133.20/cwt128.00–135.005515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429143.88/cwt139.00–149.0061711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468139.84/cwt138.00–146.0065417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477114.63/cwt111.00–120.005475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487130.76/cwt124.00–134.006379
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515126.99/cwt124.00–130.006543
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520107.92/cwt105.00–110.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537118.25/cwt117.00–120.0063511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561118.75/cwt118.00–120.006668
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578102.34/cwt100.00–105.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581112.18/cwt106.00–116.006527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618115.25/cwt112.00–119.007125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3633104.52/cwt103.00–106.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634108.98/cwt107.00–110.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658107.00/cwt107.00–107.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668100.00/cwt100.00–100.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 371998.53/cwt90.00–100.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730110.53/cwt106.00–115.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750102.00/cwt102.00–102.007651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66573.34/cwt69.00–76.001,2213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04342.79/cwt38.00–45.0044611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06847.51/cwt46.00–50.0050715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20557.00/cwt57.00–57.006871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23552.00/cwt50.00–55.0064227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23947.03/cwt45.00–49.005834
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39544.46/cwt44.00–45.006202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53848.00/cwt48.00–48.007383
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,160550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,3802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,9631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,7061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,055638.54/cwt550.00–700.006,73712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,7581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,072582.27/cwt575.00–600.006,2423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,0501

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.