Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-11-17

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 17
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 952▼ 388 vs year ago 1,231 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 66▼ 75 vs year ago 202 · −37.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 108▲ 67 vs year ago 29 · +231.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 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 $125.06/cwt on 217 head.
Average price
$125.06
217 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.26
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478129.15617129
Medium and Large 2456123.4756355
Medium and Large 3441111.7149233
One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $125 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 sale217 hd
125.06
—
GA average16 barns · 2,163 hd
126.32
−1.26
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—Average1,60783.471,34212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25457.1871746
CowsLean 85-90%Low89948.3843532

Every lot

86 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3322157.96/cwt155.00–162.005095
Steers—Medium and Large 1367173.73/cwt172.00–177.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2432149.28/cwt145.00–151.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 3443143.72/cwt142.00–144.006377
Steers—Medium and Large 3455135.49/cwt135.00–136.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 1467153.03/cwt152.00–156.0071522
Steers—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1527152.79/cwt149.00–155.0080519
Steers—Medium and Large 2528134.51/cwt133.00–135.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1572145.92/cwt144.00–151.0083510
Steers—Medium and Large 2585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 2620129.01/cwt128.00–130.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1635140.13/cwt139.00–141.008908
Steers—Medium and Large 1667133.96/cwt131.00–139.008948
Steers—Medium and Large 2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2732117.66/cwt115.00–123.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 3740110.50/cwt110.00–111.008182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278122.19/cwt117.00–125.003407
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326123.26/cwt120.00–125.004026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330131.32/cwt131.00–133.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370122.47/cwt120.00–125.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376135.21/cwt135.00–136.0050810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383131.81/cwt129.00–134.0050519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410126.50/cwt120.00–129.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428133.89/cwt130.00–136.0057331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430112.56/cwt110.00–115.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463123.74/cwt120.00–125.0057310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470116.00/cwt116.00–116.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471129.98/cwt128.00–135.0061255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520115.34/cwt115.00–116.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521125.27/cwt122.00–130.0065316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523102.13/cwt100.00–110.005347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563112.86/cwt110.00–115.006356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578119.37/cwt118.00–121.006908
Heifers—Medium and Large 3582103.49/cwt97.00–105.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605119.18/cwt117.00–121.007215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619105.49/cwt105.00–107.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 363095.00/cwt95.00–95.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650119.00/cwt118.00–120.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 366092.00/cwt92.00–92.006071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 371086.00/cwt86.00–86.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 276599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220167.00/cwt167.00–167.003671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280162.00/cwt162.00–162.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290149.54/cwt147.00–150.004346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2309154.41/cwt150.00–160.004778
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323136.72/cwt132.00–140.004424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325164.60/cwt162.00–167.005353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363146.00/cwt145.00–150.005307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374163.58/cwt161.00–170.0061216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419153.82/cwt150.00–160.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427129.04/cwt127.00–130.005513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430140.89/cwt135.00–145.0060612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462110.12/cwt107.00–115.0050910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471131.58/cwt125.00–135.0062015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514140.04/cwt135.00–143.0072014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515128.34/cwt127.00–130.006613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517104.74/cwt104.00–110.005428
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569109.62/cwt104.00–113.006245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584118.17/cwt115.00–122.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614116.81/cwt113.00–120.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663109.30/cwt107.00–110.0072513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678100.99/cwt100.00–102.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 370592.01/cwt90.00–94.006492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35884.85/cwt82.00–89.001,1523
Bulls——1,41175.98/cwt74.00–81.001,0725
Bulls——2,04091.79/cwt90.00–94.001,8734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76043.45/cwt40.00–46.0033015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00558.00/cwt58.00–58.005832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02452.03/cwt48.00–55.0053315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23862.48/cwt62.00–64.007748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25252.12/cwt48.00–54.0065310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26057.48/cwt54.00–61.0072428
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3980825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,0854
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,114789.05/cwt725.00–850.008,79014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3721,070.35/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0014,6856
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3890604.44/cwt500.00–700.005,3805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033834.52/cwt800.00–900.008,6213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,097952.17/cwt875.00–1,000.0010,4453

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.