Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-08-03

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 3
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 789▼ 47 vs year ago 797 · −5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 78▼ 58 vs year ago 153 · −37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 50▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 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 $167.36/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$167.36
245 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578171.41991184
Medium and Large 2531165.4187936
Medium and Large 3638140.4089625
One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $95 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 sale245 hd
167.36
—
GA average15 barns · 1,031 hd
165.30
+2.06
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—Low1,43096.701,38314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52083.001,2621thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16678.6891733
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01068.4269122

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)1,055$1,04212

Every lot

84 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323193.56/cwt192.00–195.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 1375194.48/cwt192.00–195.007296
Steers—Medium and Large 2384175.00/cwt175.00–175.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 3385162.00/cwt162.00–162.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1429186.82/cwt182.00–191.0080116
Steers—Medium and Large 2438174.00/cwt170.00–180.007628
Steers—Medium and Large 1479183.82/cwt178.00–185.0088033
Steers—Medium and Large 2480173.00/cwt168.00–175.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 3483160.00/cwt160.00–160.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 3508143.68/cwt140.00–146.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1527180.42/cwt174.00–182.0095117
Steers—Medium and Large 2530163.27/cwt160.00–170.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 2553156.64/cwt152.00–162.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 3555139.00/cwt139.00–139.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1580170.38/cwt169.00–173.0098843
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1611163.26/cwt160.00–168.0099812
Steers—Medium and Large 3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008825
Steers—Medium and Large 2646157.75/cwt155.00–158.001,01912
Steers—Medium and Large 1658155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 3660136.00/cwt136.00–136.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Steers—Medium and Large 1717155.73/cwt149.00–156.001,11726
Steers—Medium and Large 3726135.17/cwt126.00–136.0098112
Steers—Medium and Large 1809149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,20518
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3227147.12/cwt142.00–150.003343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263146.31/cwt140.00–150.003855
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353145.35/cwt142.00–147.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370139.00/cwt139.00–139.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381152.12/cwt151.00–155.005808
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420132.00/cwt132.00–132.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421151.95/cwt150.00–154.0064027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435144.78/cwt140.00–149.0063010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459132.88/cwt130.00–135.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468144.04/cwt143.00–145.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474148.91/cwt146.00–152.0070639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515140.03/cwt139.00–141.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525149.85/cwt148.00–154.0078726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528126.16/cwt120.00–130.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575146.16/cwt141.00–149.0084017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578135.48/cwt131.00–140.007834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585126.31/cwt124.00–128.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613142.65/cwt137.00–147.0087421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615134.28/cwt128.00–135.0082617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3624119.00/cwt119.00–119.007435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1749139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,04111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335187.17/cwt185.00–190.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364184.89/cwt182.00–192.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364158.87/cwt157.00–165.005786
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430158.97/cwt158.00–160.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439140.27/cwt135.00–142.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1443173.48/cwt170.00–177.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462156.00/cwt156.00–156.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520128.25/cwt124.00–132.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532151.19/cwt150.00–160.008048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556143.78/cwt142.00–149.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2593135.02/cwt131.00–139.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630138.50/cwt138.00–139.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1679129.03/cwt127.00–131.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785126.00/cwt126.00–126.009891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42991.39/cwt88.00–94.001,3064
Bulls——1,43098.83/cwt95.00–102.001,41310
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89577.60/cwt77.00–78.006953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02470.34/cwt68.00–75.0072011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03562.35/cwt58.00–65.006458
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15477.89/cwt75.00–82.0089917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17286.41/cwt84.00–91.001,0138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18472.63/cwt68.00–74.008608
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3930875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29531,037.34/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0374
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2081,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0754

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.