Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-06-29

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 29
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 612▲ 749 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 265▲ 187 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 0▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: This market will not be covered next week. Market coverage will resume on 7-13-22.

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 4.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady 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 $162.62/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$162.62
177 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.34
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2462166.2976976
Medium and Large 1618160.0898979
Medium and Large 3438159.0769722
One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $72 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 sale177 hd
162.62
—
GA average13 barns · 837 hd
160.28
+2.34
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—High1,617102.841,66313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22687.201,06954
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54477.901,2039thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11172.4680542

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)974$8456
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)818$7253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$1,02476

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3255173.96/cwt172.00–175.004443
Steers—Medium and Large 2327180.57/cwt177.00–182.0059014
Steers—Medium and Large 3328168.58/cwt165.00–172.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 2391175.94/cwt170.00–177.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 2406169.20/cwt166.00–175.0068721
Steers—Medium and Large 1435182.00/cwt182.00–182.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 3445163.22/cwt160.00–164.007265
Steers—Medium and Large 1461174.52/cwt174.00–176.008058
Steers—Medium and Large 3490157.17/cwt150.00–158.007709
Steers—Medium and Large 2505163.13/cwt160.00–165.0082414
Steers—Medium and Large 1508172.33/cwt171.00–174.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 3513137.44/cwt135.00–140.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 3555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1559168.34/cwt167.00–170.0094126
Steers—Medium and Large 2561157.57/cwt153.00–162.0088412
Steers—Medium and Large 1616159.49/cwt156.00–163.009824
Steers—Medium and Large 2641149.27/cwt149.00–151.009577
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0798
Steers—Medium and Large 1668151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,00914
Steers—Medium and Large 2680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 2715139.00/cwt139.00–139.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1736148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 1778137.56/cwt137.00–138.001,0709
Steers—Medium and Large 1800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1202
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3239148.26/cwt145.00–149.003545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286150.42/cwt150.00–155.0043012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318153.46/cwt152.00–155.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328149.63/cwt146.00–151.0049110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328139.10/cwt135.00–145.004567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368146.77/cwt142.00–148.0054020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368137.79/cwt130.00–140.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378150.00/cwt150.00–150.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414133.53/cwt127.00–137.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426144.23/cwt140.00–146.0061413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428148.96/cwt148.00–150.0063812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1456146.67/cwt144.00–154.0066920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480138.05/cwt134.00–142.006638
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522146.97/cwt141.00–150.0076714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563135.00/cwt135.00–135.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578139.42/cwt137.00–142.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609130.17/cwt130.00–131.007936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661132.00/cwt132.00–132.008739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2684130.00/cwt130.00–130.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765121.22/cwt119.00–123.009279
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2276176.45/cwt175.00–180.004875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3276166.79/cwt160.00–170.0046012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295182.00/cwt182.00–182.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321175.77/cwt170.00–177.0056412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328183.38/cwt183.00–185.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368184.43/cwt184.00–187.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 3374160.19/cwt158.00–167.0059913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377171.64/cwt170.00–175.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415169.00/cwt169.00–169.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423143.53/cwt140.00–152.006076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427160.39/cwt158.00–166.0068514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458165.98/cwt164.00–168.007606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470160.45/cwt159.00–162.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474142.41/cwt140.00–150.006758
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516148.64/cwt145.00–152.007679
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530137.50/cwt135.00–140.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560164.00/cwt164.00–164.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565149.00/cwt149.00–149.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640139.48/cwt137.00–142.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663125.00/cwt125.00–125.008292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54395.01/cwt92.00–97.001,4666
Bulls——1,635115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8802
Bulls——1,698107.38/cwt104.00–111.001,8235
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07266.23/cwt62.00–69.007109
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11972.98/cwt70.00–77.0081728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13980.75/cwt78.00–83.009205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19981.10/cwt77.00–84.0097222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23997.77/cwt96.00–102.001,21112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24887.57/cwt84.00–91.001,09320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53574.52/cwt72.00–76.001,1446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3162
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3680600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3919823.80/head800.00–875.008245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3890829.61/head650.00–950.0083014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,218944.90/head775.00–1,125.0094528
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2211,179.09/head1,150.00–1,250.001,17932

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.