Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-04-06

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 6
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
828 head
▼ 787 vs last sale 1,615▼ 387 vs year ago 1,215 · −31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 341▲ 22 vs year ago 230 · +9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 56▲ 69 vs year ago 84 · +82.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows at 97.00 to 106.00, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower with one outstanding bull at 124.00, feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 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 $146.49/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$146.49
245 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.52
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471150.50709158
Medium and Large 2448142.9864069
Medium and Large 3507124.7463218thin
One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $77 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 sale245 hd
146.49
—
GA average17 barns · 1,781 hd
141.97
+4.52
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—High1,800111.292,0049thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21086.871,051113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39181.201,13022
CowsLean 85-90%Average99874.3574227

Every lot

98 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 1270205.81/cwt200.00–207.005566
Steers—Medium and Large 2310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added323204.36/cwt202.00–207.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1340187.38/cwt187.00–190.006378
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1357185.85/cwt185.00–190.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 2373174.49/cwt172.00–180.0065110
Steers—Medium and Large 3390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2419170.84/cwt170.00–175.0071610
Steers—Medium and Large 1422181.31/cwt180.00–183.0076521
Steers—Medium and Large 1457174.19/cwt173.00–180.0079612
Steers—Medium and Large 1513165.25/cwt163.00–169.0084870
Steers—Medium and Large 2529160.75/cwt160.00–161.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 2558157.00/cwt157.00–157.008762
Steers—Medium and Large 1574162.38/cwt159.00–169.0093219
Steers—Medium and Large 2610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1626157.73/cwt155.00–160.0098711
Steers—Medium and Large 1650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 2690137.00/cwt137.00–137.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 3695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1739141.75/cwt141.00–142.001,0484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223161.43/cwt157.00–167.003606
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225142.39/cwt140.00–145.003202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270157.09/cwt152.00–162.004244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283170.97/cwt165.00–175.004845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322136.84/cwt130.00–140.004413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329158.79/cwt157.00–165.0052210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330150.53/cwt147.00–155.0049713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355147.32/cwt145.00–148.005239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389151.96/cwt151.00–156.005919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420153.59/cwt150.00–160.0064520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440142.02/cwt140.00–144.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463152.06/cwt147.00–155.0070454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478144.75/cwt144.00–145.006924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519147.28/cwt145.00–151.0076440
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523141.47/cwt139.00–142.0074017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574143.98/cwt141.00–150.0082613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633126.49/cwt125.00–128.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3638118.69/cwt115.00–121.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2659118.50/cwt117.00–119.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685106.00/cwt106.00–106.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2704120.00/cwt120.00–120.008455
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705107.00/cwt106.00–110.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719123.00/cwt123.00–123.008845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205207.00/cwt207.00–207.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223187.06/cwt182.00–192.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275185.86/cwt182.00–192.005114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280200.45/cwt195.00–205.005614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295152.00/cwt152.00–152.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311190.23/cwt187.00–195.005927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added330202.00/cwt202.00–202.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360187.00/cwt187.00–187.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360171.51/cwt168.00–175.0061711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390147.00/cwt147.00–147.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416164.82/cwt162.00–167.006867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426139.00/cwt139.00–139.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429171.51/cwt170.00–180.0073611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459156.46/cwt150.00–160.007188
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464164.65/cwt163.00–172.0076411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513156.00/cwt153.00–162.0080012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543151.00/cwt150.00–152.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555154.25/cwt151.00–160.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638141.36/cwt140.00–147.009025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722127.95/cwt126.00–134.009244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740115.50/cwt115.00–116.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,623108.76/cwt107.00–110.001,7653
Bulls——1,635101.53/cwt100.00–103.001,6602
Bulls——2,016118.06/cwt115.00–121.002,3804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89065.83/cwt62.00–67.005864
Cows—Lean 85-90%99172.14/cwt68.00–75.0071512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04679.87/cwt76.00–82.0083511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14578.51/cwt75.00–80.0089911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20285.47/cwt81.00–88.001,02769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24992.58/cwt89.00–96.001,15633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39182.59/cwt79.00–86.001,14917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40268.11/cwt64.00–71.009553
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850863.60/cwt825.00–900.007,3412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3890742.93/cwt650.00–825.006,6126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3928859.99/cwt800.00–950.007,9818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995901.93/cwt850.00–950.008,9746
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,110.79/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0013,2305
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3883862.54/cwt850.00–875.007,6164
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29201,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,4302

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.