Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-02-09

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 9
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
994 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 1,052▲ 107 vs year ago 887 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 153▲ 92 vs year ago 95 · +96.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 45▲ 58 vs year ago 34 · +170.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2,00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher 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 $150.10/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$150.10
278 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.17
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509153.94783203
Medium and Large 2482143.6069333
Medium and Large 3361136.6849442
One grade step is worth $17.27/cwt here — about $290 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 sale278 hd
150.10
—
GA average15 barns · 1,576 hd
144.93
+5.17
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—Average1,468103.101,51339
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20284.611,01756
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44979.801,1564thin
CowsLean 85-90%High94765.8662436

Every lot

100 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2366188.00/cwt188.00–188.006888
Steers—Medium and Large 1368198.43/cwt197.00–200.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1408196.00/cwt196.00–196.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 2423185.00/cwt185.00–185.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 2453175.00/cwt175.00–175.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1487184.77/cwt180.00–188.0090013
Steers—Medium and Large 3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1515180.00/cwt180.00–180.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 2540165.50/cwt165.00–166.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 1567172.73/cwt169.00–177.0097926
Steers—Medium and Large 2575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 1621159.88/cwt154.00–162.0099332
Steers—Medium and Large 3633134.51/cwt134.00–135.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 3675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1682149.63/cwt149.00–154.001,0208
Steers—Medium and Large 2695139.00/cwt139.00–139.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 3710130.04/cwt127.00–133.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 1715149.06/cwt147.00–151.001,06616
Steers—Medium and Large 2715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 2758131.69/cwt130.00–139.009989
Steers—Medium and Large 1778147.72/cwt146.00–150.001,14911
Steers—Medium and Large 2820132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 1840144.73/cwt142.00–146.001,21619
Steers—Medium and Large 1892140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2493
Steers—Medium and Large 1928138.88/cwt138.00–139.001,2898
Steers—Medium and Large 2977120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3226143.15/cwt140.00–145.003246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279159.13/cwt159.00–160.004448
Heifers—Medium and Large 3284140.81/cwt132.00–142.0040014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1292166.11/cwt166.00–167.004858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315137.41/cwt135.00–142.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323153.58/cwt152.00–155.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327165.00/cwt165.00–165.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353138.16/cwt135.00–142.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363152.59/cwt150.00–155.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372164.06/cwt160.00–166.0061034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423163.26/cwt160.00–167.0069121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440134.49/cwt130.00–140.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485148.88/cwt147.00–150.007228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1492156.27/cwt151.00–160.0076932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510135.50/cwt135.00–136.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523141.96/cwt140.00–145.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531152.49/cwt149.00–154.0081020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563151.54/cwt144.00–153.0085326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590141.00/cwt141.00–141.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621143.80/cwt138.00–147.0089329
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628110.49/cwt110.00–111.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640130.99/cwt130.00–132.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675134.99/cwt131.00–140.0091114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688118.99/cwt117.00–121.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added695154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705141.00/cwt141.00–141.009943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775113.41/cwt110.00–117.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1798138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268174.77/cwt170.00–180.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295197.00/cwt197.00–197.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328165.20/cwt160.00–170.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331200.44/cwt197.00–207.0066321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372198.39/cwt195.00–205.007385
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372173.41/cwt170.00–175.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381185.27/cwt180.00–187.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412185.33/cwt182.00–190.0076429
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430172.72/cwt167.00–177.007439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458157.51/cwt155.00–160.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473150.00/cwt150.00–150.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478169.16/cwt165.00–175.0080917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522152.67/cwt150.00–156.0079727
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535145.99/cwt145.00–147.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568131.02/cwt127.00–135.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615133.49/cwt133.00–134.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3732109.19/cwt109.00–110.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22597.02/cwt93.00–100.001,18814
Bulls——1,474103.48/cwt101.00–109.001,52518
Bulls——1,936114.31/cwt110.00–119.002,2137
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93565.25/cwt62.00–68.0061016
Cows—Lean 85-90%93958.65/cwt55.00–61.0055110
Cows—Lean 85-90%97474.05/cwt70.00–79.0072110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18883.72/cwt80.00–88.0099525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21290.68/cwt89.00–96.001,09921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21674.07/cwt71.00–78.0090110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44979.80/cwt79.00–81.001,1564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,022724.84/cwt600.00–825.007,40823
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038874.94/cwt850.00–900.009,0822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116929.17/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,3707
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3927950.37/cwt850.00–975.008,81010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,116876.52/cwt750.00–1,000.009,78230
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,182.35/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0014,7446

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.