Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-05-25

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 25
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 801▲ 24 vs year ago 693 · +3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 115▲ 33 vs year ago 104 · +31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 62▲ 16 vs year ago 61 · +26.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 2,00 higher with one outstanding bull at 119.00, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.64/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$151.64
183 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.29
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542161.6587686
Medium and Large 2547149.3481632
Medium and Large 3461139.5164465
One grade step is worth $22.14/cwt here — about $232 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 sale183 hd
151.64
—
GA average13 barns · 538 hd
151.34
+0.29
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—Average1,757106.601,87314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,36980.341,10058
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56174.971,1709thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15867.1677822

Every lot

85 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 3275168.00/cwt168.00–168.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 3323153.85/cwt153.00–155.004977
Steers—Medium and Large 3359149.09/cwt147.00–155.005354
Steers—Medium and Large 1379183.84/cwt183.00–189.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 2398177.00/cwt177.00–177.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 3422143.16/cwt139.00–145.0060410
Steers—Medium and Large 1424174.00/cwt174.00–174.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 3467143.37/cwt136.00–145.0067023
Steers—Medium and Large 1468169.00/cwt169.00–169.0079123
Steers—Medium and Large 2484161.00/cwt157.00–163.0077912
Steers—Medium and Large 2513139.51/cwt138.00–141.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 3515128.08/cwt126.00–131.0066010
Steers—Medium and Large 1532162.71/cwt161.00–165.0086616
Steers—Medium and Large 2572139.46/cwt136.00–146.007986
Steers—Medium and Large 3576122.35/cwt120.00–128.007059
Steers—Medium and Large 1592156.31/cwt156.00–157.0092516
Steers—Medium and Large 1611154.00/cwt154.00–154.0094114
Steers—Medium and Large 2613134.33/cwt134.00–135.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 2709132.40/cwt130.00–133.009395
Steers—Medium and Large 3730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1861125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0765
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220130.00/cwt130.00–130.002861
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271128.36/cwt127.00–132.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318139.00/cwt139.00–139.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331129.38/cwt125.00–133.004289
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3406130.79/cwt130.00–131.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419163.00/cwt163.00–163.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427140.23/cwt138.00–142.0059911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433153.71/cwt149.00–158.0066612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456132.00/cwt132.00–132.0060211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459123.01/cwt120.00–124.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471152.02/cwt145.00–153.0071623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518142.22/cwt139.00–148.0073724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520134.79/cwt132.00–136.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520121.37/cwt118.00–125.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553138.00/cwt138.00–138.0076310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573116.01/cwt115.00–117.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631128.66/cwt125.00–131.008125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3683112.03/cwt110.00–113.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715110.14/cwt110.00–111.007887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743124.00/cwt124.00–124.009218
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272148.25/cwt145.00–155.004033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273183.40/cwt180.00–187.005012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277163.47/cwt163.00–165.004534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315164.83/cwt163.00–170.005196
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327145.36/cwt140.00–150.004755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340179.00/cwt179.00–179.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374154.01/cwt151.00–160.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375144.41/cwt139.00–148.0054220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395181.00/cwt181.00–181.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415171.00/cwt171.00–171.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421132.61/cwt130.00–135.005588
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423149.63/cwt146.00–152.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467133.14/cwt127.00–137.006227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468145.91/cwt139.00–149.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516128.45/cwt126.00–136.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536144.55/cwt139.00–147.0077510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60094.81/cwt92.00–99.001,5173
Bulls——1,658104.42/cwt102.00–108.001,7314
Bulls——1,881112.89/cwt110.00–117.002,1237
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97759.37/cwt56.00–63.005805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21169.45/cwt65.00–72.0084117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31372.89/cwt70.00–75.0095712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33387.37/cwt84.00–91.001,16514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40580.06/cwt76.00–83.001,12532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56174.97/cwt72.00–79.001,1709
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3865725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,2711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942870.33/cwt850.00–900.008,1995
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,003749.42/cwt725.00–800.007,5173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,096823.03/cwt700.00–900.009,0204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,2851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3970750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,051823.34/cwt775.00–925.008,6538

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.