Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-10-28

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 28
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 591▼ 124 vs year ago 802 · −15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 97▼ 58 vs year ago 144 · −40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 39▲ 11 vs year ago 24 · +45.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.61/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$112.61
184 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$517
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.00
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460116.29535108
Medium and Large 2505107.7654442
Medium and Large 3400106.9142834
One grade step is worth $9.38/cwt here — about $107 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 sale184 hd
112.61
—
GA average13 barns · 844 hd
107.61
+5.00
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—Low1,62577.791,2649thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36258.5679735
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00347.1547322

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
Steers—Medium and Large 1310153.00/cwt153.00–153.004741
Steers—Medium and Large 2315146.35/cwt145.00–147.0046113
Steers—Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004231
Steers—Medium and Large 1383143.55/cwt143.00–149.0055021
Steers—Medium and Large 2385138.45/cwt135.00–142.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 2419133.40/cwt130.00–137.005596
Steers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1429139.50/cwt138.00–141.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 3460115.00/cwt115.00–115.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1485131.10/cwt129.00–136.0063622
Steers—Medium and Large 2494128.00/cwt128.00–128.0063210
Steers—Medium and Large 3520105.00/cwt105.00–105.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1531128.80/cwt125.00–130.006848
Steers—Medium and Large 1567124.85/cwt120.00–127.0070814
Steers—Medium and Large 2572118.00/cwt118.00–118.006755
Steers—Medium and Large 3590104.00/cwt104.00–104.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1616117.00/cwt117.00–117.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 1657120.00/cwt120.00–120.0078829
Steers—Medium and Large 3663102.55/cwt100.00–105.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1734109.03/cwt105.00–110.008005
Steers—Medium and Large 278899.00/cwt99.00–99.007803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225126.00/cwt126.00–126.002841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230120.00/cwt120.00–120.002761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267125.48/cwt125.00–126.003356
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285119.20/cwt118.00–121.0034015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312123.00/cwt123.00–123.0038413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318118.01/cwt116.00–121.003755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328111.47/cwt111.00–112.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350102.67/cwt100.00–108.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360119.00/cwt119.00–119.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378120.90/cwt120.00–121.0045710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420104.00/cwt104.00–104.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427116.23/cwt115.00–121.0049626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440113.50/cwt113.00–114.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463117.54/cwt112.00–122.0054423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480107.00/cwt107.00–107.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 351194.03/cwt90.00–96.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523112.03/cwt110.00–118.0058620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530102.00/cwt102.00–102.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 356392.49/cwt90.00–95.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572115.31/cwt112.00–118.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572102.80/cwt100.00–107.005889
Heifers—Medium and Large 262598.48/cwt95.00–100.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635109.74/cwt107.00–110.0069711
Heifers—Medium and Large 364088.98/cwt83.00–92.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 368082.00/cwt82.00–82.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685102.00/cwt102.00–102.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693100.00/cwt100.00–100.006936
Heifers—Medium and Large 271087.00/cwt87.00–87.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 371082.00/cwt82.00–82.005821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275165.00/cwt165.00–165.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278145.95/cwt145.00–147.004062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324153.55/cwt150.00–157.004986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328142.56/cwt134.00–144.0046815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362116.61/cwt113.00–120.004223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364133.05/cwt132.00–137.0048416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380139.27/cwt138.00–142.0052910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417112.64/cwt108.00–117.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429134.49/cwt134.00–135.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429125.96/cwt124.00–131.0054019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472128.31/cwt126.00–130.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480121.00/cwt121.00–121.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513121.07/cwt117.00–123.0062111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536108.91/cwt105.00–115.0058416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550113.00/cwt113.00–113.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561102.33/cwt102.00–103.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 357095.00/cwt95.00–95.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 262598.01/cwt96.00–100.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 364590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 372587.00/cwt87.00–87.006311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51070.47/cwt69.00–71.001,0644
Bulls——1,71082.31/cwt80.00–86.001,4084
Bulls——1,74589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95744.18/cwt40.00–47.0042311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04850.12/cwt48.00–54.0052511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35451.41/cwt48.00–54.006969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36364.09/cwt63.00–67.0087410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36559.13/cwt55.00–62.0080716
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940571.94/cwt475.00–625.005,3763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050699.46/cwt650.00–750.007,3444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095650.11/cwt600.00–675.007,1194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173795.18/cwt750.00–825.009,3274
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180876.06/cwt850.00–900.0010,3382

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.