Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-07-21

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 21
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▼ 362 vs last sale 1,174▲ 30 vs year ago 782 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 115▼ 26 vs year ago 121 · −21.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 43▼ 13 vs year ago 52 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady 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 $133.74/cwt on 239 head.
Average price
$133.74
239 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2402135.3154454
Medium and Large 1460134.86620162
Medium and Large 3437122.1253423
One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $10 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 sale239 hd
133.74
—
GA average14 barns · 1,342 hd
130.54
+3.20
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—Average1,48084.221,24610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23268.8884939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,13066.007463thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01559.8360722

Every lot

99 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 3317160.99/cwt157.00–162.005105
Steers—Medium and Large 3355162.00/cwt162.00–162.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1370182.00/cwt182.00–182.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 2387167.31/cwt165.00–173.0064711
Steers—Medium and Large 1407173.01/cwt167.00–174.0070411
Steers—Medium and Large 2423159.11/cwt155.00–162.0067318
Steers—Medium and Large 3434138.65/cwt135.00–145.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 1464154.75/cwt152.00–161.0071815
Steers—Medium and Large 3475135.51/cwt135.00–136.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 2487143.89/cwt140.00–150.0070116
Steers—Medium and Large 3510133.04/cwt131.00–135.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1514150.99/cwt149.00–153.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 2534143.78/cwt140.00–145.0076823
Steers—Medium and Large 2565139.73/cwt136.00–142.0078915
Steers—Medium and Large 3565123.00/cwt123.00–123.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 1578146.82/cwt143.00–149.0084917
Steers—Medium and Large 1620143.22/cwt142.00–146.0088816
Steers—Medium and Large 2650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 1668140.98/cwt139.00–143.009425
Steers—Medium and Large 3690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1717134.67/cwt133.00–136.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 2735127.00/cwt127.00–127.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 1765133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1224172.77/cwt165.00–175.003874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2253150.00/cwt150.00–150.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285132.63/cwt127.00–135.003784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315143.22/cwt137.00–146.0045114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328133.40/cwt130.00–135.004383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330152.77/cwt149.00–158.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368142.77/cwt141.00–150.0052533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388129.98/cwt128.00–132.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2391137.11/cwt135.00–140.0053618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419136.63/cwt135.00–144.0057228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420131.97/cwt127.00–134.005547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465125.48/cwt125.00–126.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474115.87/cwt110.00–117.005496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477132.14/cwt128.00–135.0063055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523123.34/cwt120.00–125.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524127.81/cwt126.00–131.0067011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535117.49/cwt117.00–118.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2551120.50/cwt118.00–122.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568125.97/cwt124.00–128.0071619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613110.00/cwt110.00–110.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617122.00/cwt122.00–122.007533
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780110.32/cwt110.00–111.008603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283198.49/cwt197.00–200.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3288140.72/cwt140.00–147.004059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310186.84/cwt182.00–192.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323145.61/cwt140.00–150.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327162.04/cwt155.00–165.0053017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359169.56/cwt165.00–175.0060912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359154.45/cwt150.00–160.0055417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added368181.01/cwt180.00–182.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407157.34/cwt155.00–165.006406
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412136.73/cwt130.00–140.005638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424151.43/cwt149.00–154.0064212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1453149.92/cwt148.00–152.0067914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477124.00/cwt124.00–124.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480143.34/cwt138.00–147.0068811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503134.50/cwt134.00–135.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525139.40/cwt138.00–142.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526125.61/cwt120.00–130.006616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578135.99/cwt135.00–138.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580130.34/cwt127.00–134.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608134.99/cwt130.00–138.008217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780116.02/cwt115.00–117.009052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2421
Bulls——1,48983.69/cwt81.00–87.001,2469
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97754.72/cwt51.00–58.0053510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%99068.00/cwt68.00–68.006731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04662.71/cwt59.00–66.0065610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05071.00/cwt71.00–71.007462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20065.00/cwt65.00–65.007802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22073.97/cwt73.00–75.009022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23270.21/cwt68.00–73.0086527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23664.29/cwt60.00–67.0079510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3964721.79/cwt650.00–750.006,9584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033943.23/cwt875.00–1,000.009,7443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,2491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,7951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29411,092.90/cwt950.00–1,175.0010,28412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,138962.87/cwt825.00–1,150.0010,95710
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,239.85/cwt1,200.00–1,250.0014,60510

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.