Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-11-04

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 4
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 351 vs last sale 678▼ 285 vs year ago 612 · −46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 86▼ 65 vs year ago 117 · −55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 35▼ 48 vs year ago 67 · −71.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher 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 $123.95/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$123.95
109 head · 398 lb average
Value per head Derived
$493
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$30
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.94
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1384129.3849671
Medium and Large 3364116.1142316thin
Medium and Large 2469112.1452622
One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale109 hd
123.95
—
GA average15 barns · 922 hd
114.01
+9.94
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—High1,73084.431,4606thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39159.4182626
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05249.8052414

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 2285152.00/cwt152.00–152.004331
Steers—Medium and Large 2355154.00/cwt154.00–154.005474
Steers—Medium and Large 3355131.00/cwt131.00–131.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 2450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2514132.92/cwt128.00–136.006835
Steers—Medium and Large 1518140.00/cwt140.00–140.007253
Steers—Medium and Large 1578130.00/cwt130.00–130.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 2680108.00/cwt108.00–108.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 2746104.00/cwt104.00–104.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 2758103.00/cwt103.00–103.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 377888.00/cwt88.00–88.006852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3238125.00/cwt125.00–125.002986
Heifers—Medium and Large 2258128.46/cwt127.00–130.003312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273137.53/cwt137.00–139.0037511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295115.00/cwt115.00–115.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316135.83/cwt133.00–138.0042911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330123.27/cwt120.00–125.004078
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360108.00/cwt108.00–108.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371129.98/cwt127.00–133.0048227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375126.00/cwt126.00–126.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2406124.00/cwt124.00–124.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420128.62/cwt126.00–130.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450119.00/cwt119.00–119.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463123.83/cwt123.00–124.005736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463110.69/cwt108.00–114.005127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527114.00/cwt113.00–116.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545109.00/cwt109.00–109.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561117.00/cwt117.00–117.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625107.00/cwt107.00–107.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 270289.00/cwt89.00–89.006256
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3223144.00/cwt140.00–147.003213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1267161.65/cwt157.00–167.004323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268135.00/cwt135.00–135.003622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275147.76/cwt147.00–150.004064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320162.02/cwt157.00–165.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324151.38/cwt149.00–155.0049024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330130.00/cwt130.00–130.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363160.00/cwt160.00–160.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370147.40/cwt145.00–150.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419161.41/cwt156.00–166.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430121.56/cwt119.00–124.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433144.45/cwt143.00–146.006256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462155.96/cwt152.00–160.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473142.90/cwt138.00–146.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480121.00/cwt121.00–121.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523116.99/cwt115.00–119.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530110.66/cwt110.00–111.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1551129.00/cwt129.00–129.007114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590116.00/cwt116.00–116.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620109.00/cwt109.00–109.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663119.00/cwt119.00–119.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 368592.00/cwt92.00–92.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 375588.00/cwt88.00–88.006641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66885.46/cwt84.00–87.001,4252
Bulls——1,75877.29/cwt75.00–79.001,3592
Bulls——1,76390.54/cwt90.00–91.001,5962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91644.31/cwt40.00–47.004065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12752.85/cwt49.00–56.005969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23461.63/cwt58.00–65.0076112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30367.48/cwt66.00–70.008794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,61453.52/cwt50.00–57.0086410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2807825.52/cwt800.00–850.006,6623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3870778.45/cwt725.00–825.006,7732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3928613.34/cwt600.00–625.005,6922
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2853963.71/cwt950.00–975.008,2204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,005850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5432

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.