Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-09-29

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 29
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
▼ 295 vs last sale 1,108▲ 8 vs year ago 805 · +1.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 92▲ 8 vs year ago 83 · +9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 75▲ 14 vs year ago 34 · +41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter and feeder bulls lightly tested, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, steer and bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 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 $119.95/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$119.95
271 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514121.11623147
Medium and Large 2446120.7753962
Medium and Large 3415116.4148362
One grade step is worth $4.70/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 sale271 hd
119.95
—
GA average16 barns · 1,657 hd
118.82
+1.14
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—Low1,52083.511,2693thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21159.9872746
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31559.007761thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10850.9256426

Every lot

93 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 3330138.39/cwt135.00–142.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 3386131.84/cwt125.00–135.005094
Steers—Medium and Large 2390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 3419124.66/cwt120.00–130.0052211
Steers—Medium and Large 2433140.33/cwt135.00–145.0060813
Steers—Medium and Large 1438158.00/cwt158.00–158.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 2455137.47/cwt135.00–140.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 3484124.62/cwt118.00–127.006039
Steers—Medium and Large 2513132.88/cwt131.00–136.0068214
Steers—Medium and Large 3535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 3550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2572132.00/cwt132.00–132.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 1574135.38/cwt134.00–135.5077713
Steers—Medium and Large 1629130.98/cwt129.00–134.0082410
Steers—Medium and Large 3660114.00/cwt114.00–114.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1745127.33/cwt127.00–129.0094912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235131.09/cwt127.00–135.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270137.98/cwt137.00–140.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3287124.43/cwt122.00–132.003575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1303140.00/cwt140.00–140.004242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327125.45/cwt125.00–127.004109
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327121.97/cwt120.00–122.5039915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378126.11/cwt125.00–130.0047711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3389119.43/cwt115.00–122.0046519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429125.71/cwt121.00–130.0053947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429119.76/cwt119.00–120.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434114.83/cwt111.00–118.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461122.19/cwt121.00–122.505635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468118.46/cwt115.00–120.0055416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485112.49/cwt111.00–114.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518119.61/cwt119.00–121.0062045
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528107.72/cwt105.00–110.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535115.86/cwt115.00–117.006208
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570109.00/cwt109.00–109.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580117.35/cwt116.00–119.0068133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616113.75/cwt113.00–114.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630119.35/cwt118.00–120.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630101.00/cwt101.00–101.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668116.84/cwt115.00–121.0078010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683106.47/cwt104.00–109.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 369590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 374090.00/cwt90.00–90.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 375390.00/cwt90.00–90.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282152.09/cwt147.00–157.004293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3286133.33/cwt130.00–140.003816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2314142.41/cwt140.00–145.004474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325158.73/cwt155.00–160.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333124.51/cwt122.00–125.004156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374142.57/cwt137.00–147.0053314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380153.36/cwt150.00–157.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383132.00/cwt132.00–132.005064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423140.74/cwt138.00–145.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432117.11/cwt115.00–122.005069
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442128.50/cwt127.00–137.0056822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458115.68/cwt110.00–119.005309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467136.68/cwt135.00–140.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480127.25/cwt122.00–132.0061112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520127.00/cwt127.00–127.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525120.04/cwt118.00–126.0063036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562124.00/cwt124.00–124.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576120.42/cwt118.00–121.0069412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578102.06/cwt97.00–107.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605109.00/cwt109.00–109.006591
Bulls—Medium and Large 360797.40/cwt95.00–101.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723102.77/cwt100.00–109.0074316
Bulls—Medium and Large 373193.65/cwt93.00–96.006856
Bulls—Medium and Large 382090.32/cwt85.00–93.007413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21078.00/cwt78.00–78.009441
Bulls——1,67586.26/cwt84.00–88.001,4452
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07045.29/cwt41.00–48.004856
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11952.61/cwt49.00–56.0058920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16066.92/cwt64.00–71.0077610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19258.96/cwt56.00–63.0070329
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31559.00/cwt59.00–59.007761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36454.30/cwt54.00–55.007417
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3907616.08/cwt500.00–725.005,5883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3955712.75/cwt625.00–800.006,8075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3988768.93/cwt725.00–800.007,5973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063994.87/cwt950.00–1,125.0010,5756
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,161927.07/cwt825.00–1,025.0010,76310

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.