Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-07-27

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 27
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 631▼ 21 vs year ago 810 · −2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 99▲ 20 vs year ago 58 · +34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 51▲ 11 vs year ago 39 · +28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 10.00, feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, bull calves 2.00 to 8.00 higher 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 $180.97/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$180.97
264 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$899
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.78
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518182.97948213
Medium and Large 2473174.2282318thin
Medium and Large 3375171.7864433
One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $304 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 sale264 hd
180.97
—
GA average15 barns · 748 hd
169.20
+11.78
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—Low1,78597.161,7345thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17074.3187030
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51873.671,1189thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05565.6869317

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,233$1,08414

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 3289189.00/cwt189.00–189.0054614
Steers—Medium and Large 3300162.00/cwt162.00–162.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2343191.00/cwt187.00–192.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 1360197.31/cwt192.00–198.0071028
Steers—Medium and Large 2364187.46/cwt185.00–190.006824
Steers—Medium and Large 3365174.60/cwt172.00–177.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1415197.43/cwt194.00–199.0081946
Steers—Medium and Large 2420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 3439168.33/cwt165.00–170.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 3460154.35/cwt150.00–158.0071013
Steers—Medium and Large 1469195.66/cwt194.00–198.0091832
Steers—Medium and Large 2478177.54/cwt175.00–180.008492
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512191.01/cwt189.00–193.0097812
Steers—Medium and Large 2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1536181.35/cwt178.00–184.0097226
Steers—Medium and Large 1558181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0107
Steers—Medium and Large 2618149.00/cwt148.00–150.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1640162.10/cwt161.00–167.001,03738
Steers—Medium and Large 1650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0992
Steers—Medium and Large 2715144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added756151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,14521
Steers—Medium and Large 2775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268140.37/cwt137.00–145.0037614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3308141.37/cwt137.00–145.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324152.50/cwt152.00–153.0049436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357146.64/cwt145.00–150.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369158.55/cwt155.00–159.0058513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411151.99/cwt150.00–155.0062530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419162.00/cwt162.00–162.0067919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423147.85/cwt145.00–149.0062513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435139.00/cwt139.00–139.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461143.50/cwt142.00–145.006624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481151.39/cwt148.00–154.0072825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523146.98/cwt145.00–151.0076915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529140.19/cwt136.00–144.007425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570144.84/cwt140.00–148.008269
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579132.38/cwt131.00–135.007667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605142.50/cwt142.50–142.5086221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623131.04/cwt130.00–132.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2654128.00/cwt128.00–128.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1697136.00/cwt136.00–136.0094812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780121.00/cwt121.00–121.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2284184.03/cwt180.00–190.005237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310151.13/cwt147.00–155.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326192.27/cwt190.00–195.006277
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388185.25/cwt180.00–189.0071912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407176.61/cwt175.00–179.0071910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436164.88/cwt160.00–170.0071914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470135.96/cwt132.00–140.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471160.83/cwt159.00–162.0075810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489162.50/cwt162.00–164.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509145.00/cwt145.00–145.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513154.86/cwt154.00–158.007947
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533137.56/cwt135.00–140.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570137.27/cwt135.00–142.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580123.00/cwt123.00–123.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52992.65/cwt91.00–94.001,4173
Bulls——2,168103.93/cwt103.00–105.002,2532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94055.65/cwt53.00–60.005234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05879.00/cwt79.00–79.008362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09666.91/cwt64.00–71.0073311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16375.53/cwt73.00–78.0087822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17383.61/cwt81.00–87.009813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20063.39/cwt61.00–67.007615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36569.00/cwt69.00–69.009421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53774.25/cwt71.00–77.001,1418
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2331,084.04/head1,025.00–1,175.001,08414

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.