Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-04-20

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 20
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,030 head
▼ 379 vs last sale 1,409▲ 94 vs year ago 936 · +10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
272 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 191▲ 95 vs year ago 177 · +53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 89▲ 28 vs year ago 37 · +75.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding cows at 97.00 to 98.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00, heifer and bull calves steady to 4.00 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 $147.48/cwt on 277 head.
Average price
$147.48
277 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.23
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479152.95732174
Medium and Large 2498139.6069571
Medium and Large 3355135.2348032
One grade step is worth $17.73/cwt here — about $252 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 sale277 hd
147.48
—
GA average14 barns · 2,255 hd
144.25
+3.23
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—High1,551102.131,58417
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27984.101,076120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50675.051,13016
CowsLean 85-90%Low97671.8870238

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 3334170.00/cwt170.00–170.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 2357185.00/cwt185.00–185.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 3368171.02/cwt165.00–173.0062914
Steers—Medium and Large 2417173.89/cwt168.00–177.0072529
Steers—Medium and Large 3418163.63/cwt160.00–167.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2465165.59/cwt160.00–170.0077016
Steers—Medium and Large 1478172.00/cwt172.00–172.0082214
Steers—Medium and Large 3484157.66/cwt155.00–158.007639
Steers—Medium and Large 1513167.54/cwt167.00–172.0085913
Steers—Medium and Large 3526154.50/cwt150.00–158.008134
Steers—Medium and Large 2527162.60/cwt160.00–166.0085711
Steers—Medium and Large 1559165.39/cwt164.00–169.0092519
Steers—Medium and Large 1608163.34/cwt163.00–166.0099315
Steers—Medium and Large 1659154.87/cwt151.00–155.001,02131
Steers—Medium and Large 2695143.00/cwt143.00–143.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1718144.48/cwt143.00–147.001,0374
Steers—Medium and Large 2730141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1806137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,10411
Steers—Medium and Large 1850135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,14813
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210137.97/cwt137.00–140.002903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2261152.73/cwt150.00–160.003994
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1304160.00/cwt160.00–160.004866
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308138.90/cwt137.00–142.0042816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338149.58/cwt145.00–155.005067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371150.15/cwt145.00–155.0055724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375158.08/cwt156.00–160.0059334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385133.98/cwt130.00–137.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423146.15/cwt140.00–149.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424157.99/cwt150.00–160.0067038
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428131.67/cwt130.00–135.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450127.00/cwt127.00–127.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470145.03/cwt140.00–148.0068210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473155.64/cwt149.00–159.0073632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526151.40/cwt148.00–154.0079633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540137.52/cwt135.00–140.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563148.18/cwt145.00–149.0083410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575138.00/cwt138.00–138.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610127.05/cwt121.00–130.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613138.00/cwt138.00–138.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628120.00/cwt120.00–120.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653136.09/cwt136.00–137.0088911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678120.99/cwt118.00–125.008203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720133.00/cwt133.00–133.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795117.00/cwt117.00–117.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1831127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2873111.46/cwt110.00–112.0097311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3231171.86/cwt168.00–177.0039711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275165.76/cwt162.00–169.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285174.00/cwt174.00–174.004967
Bulls—Medium and Large 3316170.55/cwt170.00–172.0053919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317174.42/cwt170.00–178.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380172.19/cwt169.00–177.0065424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3386163.64/cwt157.00–167.0063212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413167.00/cwt167.00–167.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420161.44/cwt155.00–165.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432146.97/cwt140.00–150.006355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478145.45/cwt140.00–149.006956
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479154.60/cwt150.00–157.0074111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519148.48/cwt146.00–150.0077110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1537160.45/cwt157.00–162.0086215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537141.99/cwt140.00–144.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630139.92/cwt139.00–140.0088113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660109.49/cwt109.00–110.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683134.02/cwt132.00–139.009157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,492105.10/cwt104.00–106.001,5686
Bulls——1,560114.46/cwt113.00–116.001,7862
Bulls——1,58897.41/cwt94.00–99.001,5479
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86363.74/cwt60.00–65.005509
Cows—Lean 85-90%96272.86/cwt69.00–76.0070122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16679.29/cwt78.00–80.009257
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26984.63/cwt81.00–88.001,07482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29691.39/cwt89.00–96.001,18415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30377.47/cwt73.00–80.001,00923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47872.02/cwt70.00–74.001,0646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52276.87/cwt75.00–80.001,17010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,045800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,3601

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.