Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-03-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 16
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
746 head
▼ 408 vs last sale 1,154▼ 262 vs year ago 1,008 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 210▼ 11 vs year ago 183 · −6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 61▼ 6 vs year ago 46 · −13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 higher with out standing cows at 104.00 to 109.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with out standing bulls at 123.00 to 128.00, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer and bull calves steady to 5.00 higher 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 $153.04/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$153.04
236 head · 442 lb average
Value per head Derived
$677
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.18
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478155.90745160
Medium and Large 2407150.3261244
Medium and Large 3311142.5144432
One grade step is worth $13.39/cwt here — about $302 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 sale236 hd
153.04
—
GA average15 barns · 1,890 hd
142.86
+10.18
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—Low1,439108.691,56413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17893.011,09678
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40885.691,2067thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98076.1274641

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3220183.60/cwt182.00–185.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 3270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2299195.00/cwt195.00–195.005839
Steers—Medium and Large 1305205.00/cwt205.00–205.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 2305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 3345177.00/cwt177.00–177.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2353187.00/cwt187.00–187.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 3375167.00/cwt167.00–167.006261
Steers—Medium and Large 1393195.00/cwt195.00–195.0076610
Steers—Medium and Large 1418190.35/cwt185.00–195.0079640
Steers—Medium and Large 2445177.00/cwt177.00–177.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 2453177.51/cwt176.00–179.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 3465168.00/cwt168.00–168.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1467185.55/cwt180.00–190.0086721
Steers—Medium and Large 1514182.69/cwt178.00–187.0093912
Steers—Medium and Large 3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 2565164.49/cwt164.00–165.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 3565155.00/cwt155.00–155.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1568172.87/cwt169.00–175.0098213
Steers—Medium and Large 1615159.00/cwt159.00–159.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 3623146.30/cwt140.00–150.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1674163.29/cwt158.00–165.001,1014
Steers—Medium and Large 2683152.67/cwt150.00–154.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 1718149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0702
Steers—Medium and Large 1765143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 1823136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218164.41/cwt162.00–167.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230153.40/cwt152.00–155.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2264163.74/cwt160.00–165.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276145.33/cwt140.00–150.0040117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311162.80/cwt162.00–165.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3312138.45/cwt135.00–145.004326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326154.47/cwt150.00–160.0050412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360144.24/cwt142.00–145.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369155.09/cwt150.00–159.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395166.38/cwt162.00–168.0065722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419152.74/cwt147.00–155.006407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428159.44/cwt156.00–161.0068255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477154.13/cwt150.00–158.0073530
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478145.47/cwt142.00–148.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514151.20/cwt147.00–156.0077716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533117.56/cwt115.00–120.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553138.99/cwt136.00–142.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576149.50/cwt147.00–150.0086116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608144.99/cwt140.00–148.008826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614130.98/cwt126.00–136.008044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684145.00/cwt145.00–145.009925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1706134.18/cwt130.00–139.009475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730119.00/cwt119.00–119.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785119.00/cwt119.00–119.009341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2213182.59/cwt180.00–185.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228167.64/cwt165.00–170.003822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260187.00/cwt187.00–187.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269177.05/cwt175.00–180.0047616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278169.49/cwt165.00–172.004716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318175.49/cwt172.00–180.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325184.24/cwt182.00–185.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329164.67/cwt160.00–170.0054214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377172.89/cwt167.00–177.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378160.00/cwt160.00–160.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425151.29/cwt145.00–155.006433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436168.05/cwt165.00–170.007334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438177.46/cwt175.00–180.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468157.49/cwt154.00–160.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484141.28/cwt140.00–145.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530143.00/cwt143.00–143.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535159.00/cwt159.00–159.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574153.62/cwt149.00–159.008825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583141.99/cwt140.00–144.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605141.99/cwt139.00–145.008593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690133.00/cwt133.00–133.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720130.63/cwt129.00–134.009413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11999.21/cwt95.00–102.001,1104
Bulls——1,485106.56/cwt105.00–108.001,5824
Bulls——1,658117.98/cwt115.00–122.001,9565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97673.99/cwt70.00–78.0072219
Cows—Lean 85-90%97983.68/cwt79.00–87.0081915
Cows—Lean 85-90%99365.73/cwt61.00–69.006537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10481.52/cwt79.00–86.0090012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18198.62/cwt96.00–103.001,16534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20391.35/cwt87.00–95.001,09932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36886.80/cwt83.00–90.001,1876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3935725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,7791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,5851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,2491

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.