Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-09-08

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 8
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
999 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 997▲ 552 vs year ago 447 · +123.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 114▲ 58 vs year ago 56 · +103.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 60▲ 90 vs year ago 48 · +187.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 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 $126.35/cwt on 313 head.
Average price
$126.35
313 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.72
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515133.40687136
Medium and Large 2436128.7356266
Medium and Large 3470116.30547111
One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $140 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 sale313 hd
126.35
—
GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd
130.07
−3.72
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—Low1,40885.721,2075thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20773.6188927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39767.229395thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02861.0462837

Every lot

106 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300172.00/cwt172.00–172.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1303187.52/cwt185.00–190.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 3329157.57/cwt152.00–160.005183
Steers—Medium and Large 2360163.60/cwt160.00–167.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 3363151.54/cwt150.00–157.0055014
Steers—Medium and Large 1385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 2420157.02/cwt155.00–159.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 3422143.42/cwt140.00–148.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 1435168.60/cwt167.00–172.007335
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455172.00/cwt172.00–172.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2473151.50/cwt147.00–153.007176
Steers—Medium and Large 3476133.72/cwt130.00–140.0063712
Steers—Medium and Large 1488161.44/cwt160.00–170.0078854
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1512156.38/cwt150.00–159.008019
Steers—Medium and Large 3523124.33/cwt124.00–126.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 2526140.59/cwt135.00–145.0074012
Steers—Medium and Large 2558136.74/cwt136.00–140.0076311
Steers—Medium and Large 1574144.36/cwt144.00–149.0082947
Steers—Medium and Large 3580123.71/cwt123.00–130.0071819
Steers—Medium and Large 1605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 2614133.33/cwt131.00–135.0081924
Steers—Medium and Large 3615118.02/cwt116.00–120.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 2678129.67/cwt129.00–130.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1687133.64/cwt133.00–139.0091818
Steers—Medium and Large 2735128.00/cwt128.00–128.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009383
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245142.00/cwt142.00–142.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270158.56/cwt157.00–160.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275128.89/cwt128.00–135.0035412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343150.00/cwt150.00–150.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343130.00/cwt130.00–130.004462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2344139.50/cwt137.00–143.004806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373142.42/cwt140.00–145.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374129.81/cwt129.00–133.0048521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380123.51/cwt120.00–127.0046921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403135.25/cwt134.00–138.0054512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421120.88/cwt116.00–126.0050911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424129.57/cwt127.00–132.0054914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474120.06/cwt116.00–124.0056923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479128.30/cwt123.00–130.0061512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480135.12/cwt132.00–138.0064941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515125.50/cwt124.00–128.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522111.55/cwt109.00–116.0058212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534132.73/cwt130.00–138.0070937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571121.18/cwt120.00–124.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575129.93/cwt127.00–132.0074727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575107.91/cwt105.00–110.0062013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3612100.27/cwt98.00–107.006148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620129.40/cwt124.00–131.008027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653125.33/cwt125.00–127.008186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 371990.97/cwt90.00–97.006547
Heifers—Medium and Large 375596.00/cwt96.00–96.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280142.00/cwt142.00–142.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288157.72/cwt157.00–160.004544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added320187.00/cwt187.00–187.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323134.02/cwt130.00–140.0043313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335152.00/cwt152.00–152.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340177.50/cwt175.00–180.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363133.80/cwt130.00–140.004869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365162.57/cwt160.00–165.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427125.78/cwt124.00–132.005379
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434136.05/cwt135.00–143.0059018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435159.22/cwt155.00–162.0069310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463154.27/cwt151.00–157.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467134.22/cwt130.00–140.006279
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474123.25/cwt119.00–127.005847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525129.99/cwt129.00–131.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528134.93/cwt133.00–137.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532120.57/cwt117.00–125.006417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561127.77/cwt125.00–129.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568130.25/cwt130.00–132.007408
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568117.36/cwt114.00–121.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3652107.00/cwt106.00–110.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1901
Bulls——1,36877.53/cwt75.00–79.001,0613
Bulls——1,655103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02354.82/cwt52.00–58.0056110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03063.35/cwt60.00–67.0065327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18371.29/cwt69.00–74.0084313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18765.50/cwt62.00–68.007775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25481.47/cwt78.00–85.001,0229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38869.03/cwt67.00–71.009584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43560.00/cwt60.00–60.008611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29081,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,5346
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3945725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,8512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2221,046.70/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0012,79118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2821,230.95/cwt1,200.00–1,275.0015,78112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3868791.91/cwt650.00–925.006,8746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3971931.58/cwt775.00–1,000.009,04615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,010848.87/cwt700.00–975.008,57412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,096.45/cwt1,025.00–1,275.0011,4697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,177.64/cwt1,025.00–1,350.0012,48311

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.