Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-09-22

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 22
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,108 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 1,045▲ 335 vs year ago 773 · +43.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 105▼ 36 vs year ago 128 · −28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 136▲ 30 vs year ago 45 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 3.00 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 $123.71/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$123.71
289 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.66
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515126.45651116
Medium and Large 2452124.40563102
Medium and Large 3409118.2348371
One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $168 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 sale289 hd
123.71
—
GA average16 barns · 1,648 hd
124.36
−0.66
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—Low1,52982.791,2665thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24155.3368723
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06648.0651229

Every lot

91 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3278147.50/cwt147.50–147.504105
Steers—Medium and Large 2335155.77/cwt155.00–156.0052213
Steers—Medium and Large 1360172.00/cwt172.00–172.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 3368133.49/cwt130.00–137.004914
Steers—Medium and Large 2372155.29/cwt155.00–157.0057813
Steers—Medium and Large 1405160.50/cwt160.50–160.5065014
Steers—Medium and Large 3412135.00/cwt135.00–135.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 2419154.44/cwt151.00–156.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 2463144.45/cwt140.00–147.0066920
Steers—Medium and Large 3478130.99/cwt129.00–133.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1480156.75/cwt154.00–160.0075217
Steers—Medium and Large 1516150.64/cwt146.00–154.0077739
Steers—Medium and Large 3521126.62/cwt121.00–131.006605
Steers—Medium and Large 2528140.63/cwt138.00–145.007437
Steers—Medium and Large 2558137.64/cwt133.00–140.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 3563127.34/cwt124.00–129.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 1569147.58/cwt143.00–152.0084046
Steers—Medium and Large 3625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Steers—Medium and Large 1631137.14/cwt135.00–143.0086522
Steers—Medium and Large 2634132.70/cwt126.00–133.0084124
Steers—Medium and Large 1671132.56/cwt129.00–135.0088910
Steers—Medium and Large 3674118.02/cwt115.00–119.007954
Steers—Medium and Large 2677126.30/cwt124.00–128.008553
Steers—Medium and Large 2712121.33/cwt121.00–122.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 3733117.02/cwt115.00–119.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 1735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1773125.61/cwt122.00–126.0097110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235126.91/cwt125.00–135.002985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277138.04/cwt135.00–145.003826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278126.41/cwt122.00–132.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313135.93/cwt135.00–136.0042514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319125.75/cwt122.00–127.004017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368119.82/cwt118.00–123.004419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384127.71/cwt124.00–132.0049020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388138.00/cwt138.00–138.0053512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418119.54/cwt112.00–122.0050028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419125.24/cwt123.00–127.005257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433128.99/cwt128.00–130.0055910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467111.32/cwt109.00–117.0052011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474129.72/cwt126.00–133.0061533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486121.88/cwt119.00–125.0059225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523112.95/cwt111.00–115.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530119.06/cwt117.00–121.0063116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533123.43/cwt122.00–127.0065832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558122.81/cwt122.00–124.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570102.36/cwt100.00–105.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575115.63/cwt113.00–120.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 3622105.69/cwt102.00–109.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623118.15/cwt116.00–122.007369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633111.99/cwt110.00–113.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680110.32/cwt108.00–112.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688120.00/cwt120.00–120.0082610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3343141.29/cwt141.00–145.0048513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360158.01/cwt155.00–160.005696
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372133.03/cwt130.00–139.004956
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373145.97/cwt142.00–150.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423138.03/cwt133.00–142.005845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425148.94/cwt147.00–151.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427120.22/cwt115.00–125.0051322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468151.02/cwt150.00–152.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469118.04/cwt115.00–121.0055417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472131.71/cwt128.00–138.006228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524121.91/cwt118.00–128.0063919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525148.00/cwt148.00–148.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527113.35/cwt108.00–115.005979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558130.00/cwt130.00–130.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3561107.24/cwt103.00–112.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567119.84/cwt117.00–125.006796
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622106.34/cwt105.00–108.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3653104.00/cwt103.00–105.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 372898.49/cwt98.00–99.007172
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38576.98/cwt73.00–80.001,0663
Bulls——1,71097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6591
Bulls——1,78086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,5311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03950.72/cwt48.00–53.0052717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10444.28/cwt41.00–47.0048912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20457.14/cwt55.00–61.0068817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22063.00/cwt63.00–63.007691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37347.65/cwt45.00–49.006545
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2892927.62/cwt825.00–975.008,2743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3955737.30/cwt700.00–775.007,0412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035967.34/cwt900.00–1,050.0010,0125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,073874.46/cwt725.00–975.009,3839
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,061.87/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0012,1584
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3351,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,0192

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.