Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-02-02

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 2
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,052 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 822▲ 174 vs year ago 878 · +19.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 129▲ 77 vs year ago 76 · +101.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 54▲ 22 vs year ago 23 · +95.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady 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 $146.90/cwt on 309 head.
Average price
$146.90
309 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.40
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519150.65782160
Medium and Large 2403146.2558997
Medium and Large 3376136.5651452
One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $268 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 sale309 hd
146.90
—
GA average15 barns · 2,061 hd
138.50
+8.40
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—High1,667100.641,67713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19180.0095273
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33472.989746thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98563.9263030

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3220185.00/cwt185.00–185.004071
Steers—Medium and Large 1310198.50/cwt195.00–202.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1368193.47/cwt192.00–195.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 3373177.25/cwt175.00–180.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 2390186.96/cwt185.00–192.0072916
Steers—Medium and Large 1400192.00/cwt192.00–192.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 3400152.00/cwt152.00–152.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2417184.23/cwt180.00–185.007688
Steers—Medium and Large 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1467179.53/cwt178.00–185.0083815
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476190.00/cwt190.00–190.0090429
Steers—Medium and Large 1510174.59/cwt170.00–179.008907
Steers—Medium and Large 2535161.00/cwt161.00–161.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1595166.95/cwt165.00–167.0099340
Steers—Medium and Large 1623154.04/cwt153.00–155.009602
Steers—Medium and Large 1675150.66/cwt145.00–155.001,0173
Steers—Medium and Large 1742147.39/cwt143.00–148.001,09413
Steers—Medium and Large 3775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1885128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233148.97/cwt145.00–150.003475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263162.00/cwt162.00–162.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271143.69/cwt140.00–145.003898
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308140.44/cwt135.00–142.004337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315149.50/cwt145.00–155.0047114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325159.52/cwt159.00–160.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370148.28/cwt146.00–156.0054947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374161.14/cwt157.00–167.006037
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377138.98/cwt135.00–140.0052414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428133.29/cwt130.00–135.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429156.82/cwt150.00–160.0067353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433147.07/cwt140.00–148.0063712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461152.84/cwt150.00–154.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464141.15/cwt135.00–145.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475125.10/cwt124.00–130.0059410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511149.01/cwt143.00–150.0076117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522127.01/cwt121.00–130.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525141.76/cwt140.00–142.007448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565148.88/cwt146.00–149.0084136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571135.78/cwt135.00–138.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626139.82/cwt137.00–143.0087511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630119.00/cwt119.00–119.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672138.25/cwt130.00–140.009298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added706142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,00317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1229210.00/cwt210.00–210.004815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3243175.00/cwt175.00–175.004258
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3281172.16/cwt170.00–175.004847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316186.24/cwt185.00–190.0058916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316176.84/cwt172.00–180.005596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321164.89/cwt160.00–170.0052914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added360195.00/cwt195.00–195.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368185.67/cwt182.00–192.006837
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368155.03/cwt150.00–160.005718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372167.66/cwt165.00–175.0062437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429175.63/cwt170.00–180.0075329
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430161.98/cwt159.00–165.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440141.35/cwt140.00–150.006227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475172.36/cwt167.00–173.0081914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485139.04/cwt137.00–141.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487154.43/cwt150.00–160.0075220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509152.58/cwt146.00–156.0077711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515170.08/cwt162.00–172.0087612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564149.22/cwt148.00–150.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583145.00/cwt145.00–145.008454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635139.25/cwt136.00–143.008849
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645134.00/cwt134.00–134.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670137.50/cwt136.00–139.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673130.03/cwt128.00–134.008754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42893.42/cwt91.00–96.001,3345
Bulls——1,785103.18/cwt98.00–105.001,8426
Bulls——1,908111.09/cwt109.00–113.002,1202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96063.40/cwt59.00–66.0060916
Cows—Lean 85-90%97671.60/cwt69.00–74.006998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06468.64/cwt65.00–72.0073014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06655.09/cwt54.00–57.005876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18079.55/cwt76.00–83.0093934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27686.97/cwt84.00–90.001,11025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33472.98/cwt70.00–75.009746
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3778644.65/cwt600.00–750.005,0153
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,6401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980972.49/cwt900.00–1,100.009,5309
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,034816.25/cwt625.00–875.008,4405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,7001

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.