Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-02-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 16
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,387 head
▲ 393 vs last sale 994▲ 1,387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 187▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 92▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago. slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower with outstanding cows at 96.00, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher with outstanding bulls at 120.00 to 128.00, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer ans heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 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 $144.01/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$144.01
278 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.37
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476149.62712184
Medium and Large 3405133.3354026
Medium and Large 2552132.9173468
One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about −$22 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
144.01
—
GA average18 barns · 2,542 hd
144.38
−0.37
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—Average1,568108.581,70313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19983.35999102
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54880.951,25311
CowsLean 85-90%Low94466.7963048

Every lot

88 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2329189.22/cwt187.00–190.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 2374185.20/cwt182.00–187.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1375197.00/cwt197.00–197.007398
Steers—Medium and Large 3395162.00/cwt162.00–162.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2425172.86/cwt172.00–180.007359
Steers—Medium and Large 1438185.94/cwt185.00–190.008145
Steers—Medium and Large 3442152.00/cwt152.00–152.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1472176.17/cwt175.00–182.008326
Steers—Medium and Large 2489169.61/cwt169.00–172.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 3491151.00/cwt151.00–151.007417
Steers—Medium and Large 1514170.33/cwt168.00–172.0087530
Steers—Medium and Large 3528155.00/cwt155.00–155.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1581165.53/cwt163.00–166.0096228
Steers—Medium and Large 1619159.80/cwt156.00–165.0098941
Steers—Medium and Large 2640151.00/cwt151.00–151.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 3642130.99/cwt127.00–133.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 1677149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 3685124.00/cwt124.00–124.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1720150.05/cwt144.00–151.001,08015
Steers—Medium and Large 1772137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0585
Steers—Medium and Large 1822143.00/cwt140.00–144.001,1758
Steers—Medium and Large 11,055115.67/cwt115.00–117.001,2203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233156.13/cwt152.00–160.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3274142.67/cwt140.00–145.003919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1297166.05/cwt166.00–167.0049318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319151.12/cwt146.00–155.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332164.67/cwt163.00–165.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 3334137.60/cwt130.00–140.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376161.85/cwt157.00–165.0060943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added403166.00/cwt166.00–166.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415155.65/cwt155.00–156.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428144.04/cwt142.00–147.0061614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460134.49/cwt134.00–135.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481143.85/cwt141.00–151.0069236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484139.49/cwt138.00–140.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515124.49/cwt124.00–125.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521143.48/cwt141.00–145.0074833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523136.42/cwt135.00–138.007137
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560121.63/cwt120.00–128.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579131.97/cwt131.00–133.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585137.62/cwt135.00–145.0080514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630139.29/cwt133.00–142.0087811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631125.00/cwt125.00–125.0078915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665136.87/cwt130.00–138.009107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720131.00/cwt131.00–131.009439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780119.00/cwt119.00–119.009281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795113.00/cwt113.00–113.0089812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1228212.31/cwt210.00–215.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280170.39/cwt170.00–172.0047710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1287194.12/cwt190.00–200.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323190.27/cwt185.00–195.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337178.00/cwt178.00–178.006009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358184.35/cwt182.00–190.0066010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368167.00/cwt167.00–167.006159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410167.30/cwt167.00–167.5068613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438153.49/cwt151.00–154.006726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443172.84/cwt172.00–175.0076614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3459146.94/cwt140.00–150.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465158.90/cwt154.00–162.007397
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509147.61/cwt145.00–151.0075110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511163.00/cwt163.00–163.0083312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516135.05/cwt130.00–140.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563143.51/cwt143.00–144.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2601139.00/cwt139.00–139.008354
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31596.86/cwt95.00–100.001,2743
Bulls——1,589106.76/cwt104.00–110.001,6964
Bulls——1,681115.65/cwt112.00–119.001,9446
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85459.67/cwt58.00–61.0051010
Cows—Lean 85-90%95265.16/cwt62.00–69.0062026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00076.25/cwt72.00–79.0076312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09673.63/cwt70.00–76.0080719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17782.49/cwt79.00–86.0097150
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29290.24/cwt87.00–94.001,16633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36568.00/cwt68.00–68.009281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58381.61/cwt78.00–84.001,2929
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,0951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3868655.32/cwt500.00–750.005,68810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3871686.08/cwt550.00–800.005,97613
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938840.54/cwt825.00–875.007,8843
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3935775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,2462

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.