Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-05-19

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 19
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
668 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 703▼ 206 vs year ago 874 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 86▲ 35 vs year ago 87 · +40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 78▲ 6 vs year ago 66 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 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 $124.51/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$124.51
207 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$48
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504127.34642147
Medium and Large 2456122.2155830
Medium and Large 3526112.9759430
One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $48 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 sale207 hd
124.51
—
GA average15 barns · 1,747 hd
122.60
+1.92
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—High1,56092.361,4417thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19570.8284657
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48566.749917thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95159.1056234

Every lot

89 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 3260145.00/cwt145.00–145.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 2310157.00/cwt157.00–157.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 3390142.50/cwt140.00–145.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2418145.31/cwt144.00–146.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 3434137.97/cwt134.00–140.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 2476141.08/cwt140.00–143.0067213
Steers—Medium and Large 1480149.60/cwt145.00–151.0071823
Steers—Medium and Large 3489130.40/cwt122.00–132.006386
Steers—Medium and Large 3522129.25/cwt125.00–133.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 2523138.01/cwt135.00–141.0072217
Steers—Medium and Large 2574134.75/cwt134.00–135.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 1580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 3615114.05/cwt110.00–120.007015
Steers—Medium and Large 2623126.84/cwt124.00–128.007906
Steers—Medium and Large 1629129.91/cwt129.00–130.0081711
Steers—Medium and Large 3683115.98/cwt112.00–119.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 2685125.50/cwt125.00–126.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1690128.00/cwt128.00–128.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 3725109.00/cwt109.00–109.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 2727115.69/cwt115.00–120.008417
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285138.00/cwt138.00–138.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295154.00/cwt154.00–154.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340139.09/cwt139.00–140.0047311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343134.00/cwt131.00–137.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345121.00/cwt121.00–121.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362138.43/cwt136.00–141.0050116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376122.52/cwt120.00–126.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384130.00/cwt130.00–130.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414127.76/cwt123.00–130.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423135.14/cwt132.00–139.0057230
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424118.99/cwt117.00–121.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465122.00/cwt122.00–122.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482128.69/cwt126.00–134.0062019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482111.24/cwt110.00–113.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525124.35/cwt120.00–127.0065321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525113.22/cwt110.00–115.0059412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580116.00/cwt116.00–116.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587122.92/cwt119.00–126.0072227
Heifers—Medium and Large 3589112.01/cwt110.00–113.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627118.03/cwt116.00–119.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3648108.00/cwt108.00–108.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677110.57/cwt109.00–117.007495
Heifers—Medium and Large 3679104.14/cwt100.00–105.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736106.00/cwt106.00–106.0078014
Heifers—Medium and Large 379591.00/cwt91.00–91.007231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3287142.38/cwt140.00–145.004093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318139.00/cwt139.00–139.004422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333154.42/cwt153.00–157.005147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2357144.50/cwt144.00–147.0051618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359152.98/cwt150.00–157.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368131.05/cwt129.00–132.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410131.00/cwt131.00–131.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422138.94/cwt134.00–143.0058627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458140.50/cwt140.00–141.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481131.77/cwt130.00–138.006348
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483125.26/cwt120.00–128.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509123.25/cwt120.00–124.006277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513131.73/cwt130.00–133.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557125.99/cwt124.00–129.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573119.64/cwt119.00–121.006863
Bulls—Medium and Large 3593111.49/cwt110.00–113.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619113.75/cwt112.00–117.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 365598.00/cwt98.00–98.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 378095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0521
Bulls——1,61191.90/cwt90.00–94.001,4815
Bulls——1,67099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92053.17/cwt50.00–55.0048911
Cows—Lean 85-90%96359.91/cwt56.00–63.0057717
Cows—Lean 85-90%97567.67/cwt66.00–72.006606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16871.36/cwt68.00–75.0083336
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23164.04/cwt59.00–66.0078813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25579.39/cwt76.00–84.009968
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48566.74/cwt65.00–68.009917
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3887824.06/cwt725.00–900.007,30910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29361,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,5948
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,94712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,256947.76/cwt800.00–1,075.0011,90420
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980862.12/cwt850.00–875.008,4492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3983618.56/cwt550.00–700.006,0803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,007674.30/cwt625.00–700.006,7903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,014691.72/cwt600.00–775.007,01417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,0132

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.