Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-11-03

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 3
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
952 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 861▲ 625 vs year ago 327 · +191.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 163▲ 84 vs year ago 52 · +161.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 39▲ 47 vs year ago 19 · +247.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher with one outstanding cow at 81, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower 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 $125.64/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$125.64
226 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.84
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491127.1362491
Medium and Large 2411126.83521107
Medium and Large 3407116.2447328
One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $150 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 sale226 hd
125.64
—
GA average15 barns · 1,590 hd
122.80
+2.84
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—High1,51385.751,29714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19267.7180756
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47563.649387thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01553.5454420

Every lot

94 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 1335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 3385144.00/cwt144.00–144.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 2395167.00/cwt167.00–167.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1405165.00/cwt165.00–165.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 2423149.71/cwt147.00–151.0063317
Steers—Medium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 3470127.09/cwt125.00–129.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 2483141.29/cwt141.00–145.0068213
Steers—Medium and Large 3505127.00/cwt127.00–127.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1523142.00/cwt142.00–142.0074312
Steers—Medium and Large 2540137.00/cwt137.00–137.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2606131.50/cwt131.00–133.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 3630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 3667115.00/cwt115.00–115.007673
Steers—Medium and Large 1672134.14/cwt130.00–136.009018
Steers—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1745126.00/cwt126.00–126.009391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200140.00/cwt140.00–140.002802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3226132.64/cwt130.00–135.003004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271140.00/cwt140.00–140.003794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277124.69/cwt120.00–130.003459
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323133.63/cwt127.00–137.0043232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370120.99/cwt120.00–122.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371128.54/cwt123.00–131.0047723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385135.66/cwt133.00–137.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400115.00/cwt115.00–115.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414134.04/cwt132.00–139.0055525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415125.48/cwt125.00–127.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465129.69/cwt127.00–133.0060317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487121.40/cwt114.00–124.0059124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515123.08/cwt122.00–132.0063420
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529107.63/cwt102.00–112.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537120.00/cwt119.00–121.0064411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571119.75/cwt119.00–121.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577104.96/cwt100.00–110.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578112.41/cwt111.00–116.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 360097.50/cwt97.50–97.505851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609117.31/cwt116.00–119.007149
Heifers—Medium and Large 367398.50/cwt98.00–99.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677115.41/cwt110.00–118.007815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685104.00/cwt104.00–104.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 277597.00/cwt97.00–97.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 377585.00/cwt85.00–85.006591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3233140.00/cwt140.00–140.003263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1242175.00/cwt175.00–175.004248
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285144.91/cwt140.00–150.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313172.30/cwt170.00–180.005398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323163.93/cwt157.00–167.0052930
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374172.39/cwt170.00–177.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383153.92/cwt150.00–156.005909
Bulls—Medium and Large 3389132.90/cwt130.00–134.005177
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415130.92/cwt125.00–133.005436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418154.76/cwt150.00–160.006475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445137.00/cwt137.00–137.006105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463149.43/cwt146.00–150.006927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469135.32/cwt132.00–140.0063512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473124.10/cwt120.00–128.005875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510117.75/cwt115.00–120.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534136.57/cwt133.00–140.007295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535129.73/cwt122.00–131.0069414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562135.87/cwt132.00–140.007648
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573118.20/cwt115.00–125.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608110.62/cwt107.00–115.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620128.00/cwt128.00–128.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668106.24/cwt105.00–110.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715104.00/cwt104.00–104.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 372091.00/cwt91.00–91.006551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29078.94/cwt76.00–81.001,0187
Bulls——1,68397.75/cwt96.00–99.001,6453
Bulls——1,77488.67/cwt86.00–90.001,5734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96256.73/cwt53.00–59.005469
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00564.16/cwt62.00–67.006453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07945.96/cwt42.00–49.004968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15875.50/cwt73.00–80.0087412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19568.23/cwt65.00–72.0081529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21560.47/cwt56.00–63.0073515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34054.00/cwt54.00–54.007241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49765.25/cwt61.00–68.009776
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3952719.19/cwt650.00–800.006,84714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3975640.19/cwt550.00–725.006,2422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102883.10/cwt800.00–925.009,7325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103857.48/cwt825.00–875.009,4583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,292968.68/cwt850.00–1,025.0012,5156
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0016,3902

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.