Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-07-20

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 20
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▼ 560 vs last sale 1,191▼ 181 vs year ago 812 · −22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 225▲ 4 vs year ago 95 · +4.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 34▲ 12 vs year ago 39 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer, 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 $142.93/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$142.93
183 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.83
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2425144.16613101
Medium and Large 1514142.9273465
Medium and Large 3366135.6249717thin
One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about $116 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
142.93
—
GA average16 barns · 2,261 hd
141.09
+1.83
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—Average1,608107.001,7212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30675.7698936
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03262.0664024

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)957$9423thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$7882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)964$7634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,361$1,17816

Every lot

81 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 3273182.57/cwt180.00–185.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 2326183.57/cwt182.00–185.005988
Steers—Medium and Large 1339193.68/cwt193.00–195.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 2379182.77/cwt181.00–185.006937
Steers—Medium and Large 3383166.70/cwt160.00–170.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1395187.00/cwt187.00–187.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1413182.11/cwt180.00–187.0075213
Steers—Medium and Large 3422153.36/cwt150.00–160.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2435170.29/cwt170.00–173.0074110
Steers—Medium and Large 1452180.00/cwt179.00–183.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 2471169.09/cwt167.00–170.0079611
Steers—Medium and Large 3480157.63/cwt150.00–160.0075713
Steers—Medium and Large 3515153.97/cwt150.00–155.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1520168.81/cwt164.00–170.0087815
Steers—Medium and Large 2544160.49/cwt159.00–162.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 1577160.96/cwt160.00–163.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 2583155.99/cwt154.00–158.009094
Steers—Medium and Large 3585148.47/cwt145.00–152.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1608153.38/cwt151.00–157.009335
Steers—Medium and Large 2640147.00/cwt147.00–147.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1664148.56/cwt148.00–149.009867
Steers—Medium and Large 3668135.01/cwt132.00–138.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 2713141.50/cwt141.00–142.001,0092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275155.00/cwt155.00–155.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280139.11/cwt135.00–145.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328141.63/cwt137.00–145.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330153.59/cwt152.00–157.0050716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365149.49/cwt143.00–152.0054617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376138.03/cwt132.00–140.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389156.41/cwt155.00–157.006085
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425126.55/cwt120.00–130.005383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428144.61/cwt140.00–148.0061935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430149.34/cwt149.00–150.006426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460125.96/cwt122.00–130.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466138.15/cwt133.00–141.0064419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467145.26/cwt144.00–147.0067825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522144.80/cwt142.00–147.0075611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538135.02/cwt131.00–140.0072610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578137.27/cwt135.00–141.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623134.96/cwt131.00–140.008419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623126.93/cwt125.00–129.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667126.99/cwt126.00–129.008475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735116.00/cwt116.00–116.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770126.00/cwt126.00–126.009701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265162.63/cwt160.00–167.004315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2294182.00/cwt182.00–182.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320184.54/cwt182.00–187.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321162.57/cwt160.00–165.005224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332173.52/cwt170.00–177.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370180.60/cwt177.00–187.006688
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377140.34/cwt140.00–141.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415182.20/cwt177.00–183.0075611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430166.85/cwt160.00–170.0071720
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438133.23/cwt130.00–140.005843
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475154.78/cwt150.00–157.007357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477166.57/cwt161.00–169.007955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478125.33/cwt125.00–126.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515122.55/cwt120.00–125.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520148.00/cwt148.00–148.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564147.50/cwt146.00–148.008324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566138.74/cwt138.00–139.007854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674134.87/cwt132.00–136.009096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2684126.82/cwt122.00–128.008675
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728124.98/cwt124.00–126.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,608107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,7212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02265.25/cwt62.00–68.0066713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04358.28/cwt54.00–61.0060811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29085.05/cwt83.00–86.001,0975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29276.22/cwt73.00–80.0098523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35468.62/cwt66.00–70.009298
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4131,210.48/head1,200.00–1,250.001,21010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3640700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3775825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3958676.04/head650.00–700.006763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002

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.