Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-04-27

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 27
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 1,030▲ 26 vs year ago 908 · +2.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▼ 130 vs last sale 272▼ 1 vs year ago 143 · −0.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 65▲ 137 vs year ago 31 · +441.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with one outstanding at 98.00, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 6.00 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 $141.07/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$141.07
181 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480152.4073165
Medium and Large 2447139.7362571
Medium and Large 3400126.8250845
One grade step is worth $25.58/cwt here — about $224 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 sale181 hd
141.07
—
GA average16 barns · 1,501 hd
142.11
−1.04
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—Average1,673106.111,77518
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22483.931,02739
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39580.951,1293thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98669.4468530

Every lot

89 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005493
Steers—Medium and Large 3319166.27/cwt165.00–170.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 2367172.00/cwt172.00–172.006318
Steers—Medium and Large 3377168.47/cwt167.00–170.0063510
Steers—Medium and Large 3416161.37/cwt157.00–162.006718
Steers—Medium and Large 3460159.00/cwt159.00–159.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1477168.00/cwt168.00–168.0080121
Steers—Medium and Large 2496165.25/cwt165.00–166.008204
Steers—Medium and Large 1513165.00/cwt165.00–165.008467
Steers—Medium and Large 2562159.18/cwt157.00–160.008956
Steers—Medium and Large 3565124.00/cwt124.00–124.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1593170.50/cwt170.00–171.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1633157.00/cwt157.00–157.009946
Steers—Medium and Large 3640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1683144.00/cwt144.00–144.009847
Steers—Medium and Large 3771121.00/cwt121.00–121.0093310
Steers—Medium and Large 1780133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,03730
Steers—Medium and Large 2795127.26/cwt125.00–128.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 2843126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3208136.13/cwt132.00–140.002838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2247150.00/cwt150.00–150.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278150.00/cwt150.00–150.0041710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278142.34/cwt140.00–145.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 3309135.39/cwt130.00–140.004185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315148.34/cwt142.00–152.004676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345162.00/cwt162.00–162.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375125.48/cwt120.00–130.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377147.19/cwt140.00–150.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381160.44/cwt156.00–162.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417120.20/cwt119.00–125.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430145.18/cwt140.00–147.0062417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460134.22/cwt134.00–135.006179
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462124.45/cwt122.00–127.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470152.25/cwt145.00–155.0071641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523150.88/cwt145.00–155.0078910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523124.11/cwt119.00–128.006498
Heifers—Medium and Large 3557119.66/cwt119.00–120.006673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564147.24/cwt143.00–151.008304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613131.27/cwt130.00–135.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638141.00/cwt141.00–141.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690119.50/cwt118.00–120.0082510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723116.46/cwt113.00–120.008422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3222168.38/cwt165.00–170.003743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266173.44/cwt170.00–175.004617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3281161.70/cwt160.00–165.004547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319169.29/cwt167.00–172.005407
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328157.99/cwt155.00–162.005187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362166.86/cwt160.00–168.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368141.17/cwt140.00–142.005205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414150.21/cwt150.00–152.0062210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428168.00/cwt168.00–168.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432142.58/cwt135.00–145.006166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465148.14/cwt142.00–151.0068915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468155.00/cwt155.00–155.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469126.00/cwt126.00–126.005917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533129.51/cwt129.00–130.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535152.91/cwt150.00–157.008189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568150.61/cwt148.00–152.008558
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570123.00/cwt123.00–123.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638148.25/cwt145.00–150.009468
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3684117.82/cwt115.00–124.008065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770103.00/cwt103.00–103.007936
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55798.12/cwt94.00–100.001,5287
Bulls——1,633106.09/cwt102.00–108.001,7324
Bulls——1,812114.11/cwt110.00–117.002,0687
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91663.47/cwt60.00–67.0058112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03272.28/cwt70.00–76.0074616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04582.61/cwt81.00–84.008632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18584.94/cwt81.00–88.001,00723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20690.79/cwt89.00–95.001,0956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32577.51/cwt75.00–79.001,02710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39580.95/cwt77.00–84.001,1293
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3770700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,3901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3776706.12/cwt600.00–775.005,4795
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3801673.22/cwt625.00–750.005,39210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28931,078.17/cwt900.00–1,150.009,6286
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1071,038.96/cwt925.00–1,125.0011,50132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,186.62/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0013,9194

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.