Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-06-01

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 1
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 717▼ 301 vs year ago 802 · −37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 137▼ 36 vs year ago 83 · −43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 77▼ 27 vs year ago 62 · −43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady 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 $135.62/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$135.62
143 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.04
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2424140.5659731
Medium and Large 1560137.5477074
Medium and Large 3370127.8547338
One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $124 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 sale143 hd
135.62
—
GA average14 barns · 956 hd
135.66
−0.04
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—Low1,719103.031,7719thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32380.271,06223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42075.001,0651thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99062.236165thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$6743thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)937$6603thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$1,00638

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3316156.47/cwt150.00–160.004943
Steers—Medium and Large 2323171.00/cwt171.00–171.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 3378156.03/cwt155.00–157.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 2385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 2422160.21/cwt159.00–162.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 1439171.02/cwt170.00–172.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 3473146.46/cwt145.00–148.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 2484154.11/cwt151.00–156.007468
Steers—Medium and Large 1487161.90/cwt161.00–165.0078813
Steers—Medium and Large 2548151.00/cwt151.00–151.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1580148.89/cwt146.00–155.0086426
Steers—Medium and Large 2580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1615146.00/cwt146.00–146.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2630132.76/cwt131.00–133.008368
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233130.00/cwt130.00–130.0030311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3283132.43/cwt130.00–135.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295142.00/cwt142.00–142.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318130.35/cwt127.00–135.004159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329148.28/cwt145.00–153.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345157.00/cwt157.00–157.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367153.60/cwt151.00–155.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382144.12/cwt140.00–147.005515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414146.25/cwt145.00–150.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428141.44/cwt139.00–144.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460136.48/cwt135.00–138.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462127.32/cwt125.00–131.005887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481147.65/cwt144.00–153.0071013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515144.91/cwt139.00–149.0074612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528134.94/cwt130.00–138.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538123.73/cwt120.00–125.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2556131.01/cwt130.00–134.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572138.54/cwt135.00–143.0079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583116.00/cwt115.00–117.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615112.00/cwt112.00–112.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636128.37/cwt128.00–134.0081626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730118.81/cwt118.00–119.008675
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260162.00/cwt162.00–162.004214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273153.39/cwt147.00–157.004197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318167.05/cwt162.00–169.005315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333150.59/cwt147.00–157.005016
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371154.69/cwt152.00–157.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376166.98/cwt165.00–168.006288
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411169.00/cwt169.00–169.006954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419149.46/cwt147.00–155.0062610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468159.00/cwt159.00–159.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472142.80/cwt137.00–145.006749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479148.68/cwt147.00–151.007129
Bulls—Medium and Large 3503131.01/cwt129.00–133.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531144.56/cwt140.00–148.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560149.00/cwt149.00–149.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566143.88/cwt140.00–146.008148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608140.00/cwt140.00–140.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2711118.31/cwt115.00–120.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780115.99/cwt115.00–117.009052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,683106.52/cwt104.00–109.001,7933
Bulls——1,69195.04/cwt91.00–98.001,6074
Bulls——1,830113.78/cwt112.00–116.002,0822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95260.70/cwt56.00–63.005783
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04864.53/cwt64.00–65.006762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24371.96/cwt69.00–75.008945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31888.03/cwt87.00–89.001,1602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34981.89/cwt78.00–85.001,10516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3878673.62/head625.00–750.006743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3937660.01/head600.00–750.006603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,075700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3978755.71/head700.00–775.007566
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,070972.54/head775.00–1,050.0097318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,179.60/head1,150.00–1,200.001,18010

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.