Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-08-17

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 17
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
713 head
▼ 333 vs last sale 1,046▼ 183 vs year ago 896 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 177 vs last sale 345▲ 92 vs year ago 76 · +121.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 63 · +36.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher with one outstanding bull at 115.00, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher 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 $150.14/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$150.14
232 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.55
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491152.85751127
Medium and Large 2438149.9365751
Medium and Large 3350143.9650454
One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $247 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 sale232 hd
150.14
—
GA average16 barns · 2,763 hd
149.59
+0.55
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—Low1,730102.651,77514
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17683.3098058
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53781.331,2506thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02970.1472250

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$86211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$8316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$8676

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2287197.00/cwt197.00–197.005653
Steers—Medium and Large 1369195.00/cwt195.00–195.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 3390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 2403180.00/cwt180.00–180.0072513
Steers—Medium and Large 1433193.52/cwt186.00–195.0083817
Steers—Medium and Large 1469192.67/cwt188.00–195.0090449
Steers—Medium and Large 3480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 2490170.00/cwt170.00–170.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1513179.51/cwt174.00–184.0092144
Steers—Medium and Large 2532166.47/cwt161.00–170.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 3535156.64/cwt150.00–160.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536185.50/cwt185.50–185.509946
Steers—Medium and Large 2570166.67/cwt164.00–170.009506
Steers—Medium and Large 1577175.96/cwt175.00–180.001,0159
Steers—Medium and Large 3603149.00/cwt149.00–149.008986
Steers—Medium and Large 2618156.99/cwt154.00–160.009705
Steers—Medium and Large 1619168.27/cwt166.00–169.001,0424
Steers—Medium and Large 1660164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0824
Steers—Medium and Large 3660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 2727149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0833
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3219150.38/cwt145.00–155.003296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271149.33/cwt145.00–155.0040515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2279159.10/cwt157.00–160.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317148.55/cwt145.00–152.0047115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325157.00/cwt157.00–157.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367161.66/cwt157.00–164.0059320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378152.82/cwt147.00–156.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380140.07/cwt135.00–145.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425151.90/cwt145.00–155.0064621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427159.75/cwt157.00–161.0068216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429134.06/cwt130.00–140.005755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480148.09/cwt145.00–150.0071112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485156.01/cwt151.00–159.5075742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511149.29/cwt146.00–154.0076328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515140.52/cwt140.00–142.007244
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522137.40/cwt135.00–138.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570141.00/cwt141.00–141.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585146.30/cwt144.00–147.008567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621141.37/cwt139.00–149.008787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633134.00/cwt134.00–134.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3642119.66/cwt119.00–120.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713124.21/cwt123.00–125.008865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765128.00/cwt128.00–128.009792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3227180.93/cwt180.00–182.004116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3269173.45/cwt167.00–177.0046711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324192.37/cwt192.00–192.506234
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330170.97/cwt170.00–172.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335184.52/cwt182.00–185.0061812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3354160.19/cwt160.00–162.0056711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375178.96/cwt175.00–180.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379186.80/cwt185.00–187.0070810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438165.97/cwt164.00–172.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3441150.14/cwt145.00–153.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463138.01/cwt137.00–139.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465162.37/cwt159.00–166.0075510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516135.17/cwt130.00–140.006976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543155.99/cwt154.00–158.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576152.99/cwt151.00–154.008814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585146.00/cwt146.00–146.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585139.00/cwt139.00–139.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645138.50/cwt137.00–140.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675137.00/cwt137.00–137.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718130.64/cwt129.00–134.009383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638105.98/cwt104.00–107.001,7363
Bulls——1,68596.49/cwt94.00–99.001,6267
Bulls——1,876110.95/cwt108.00–112.002,0814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97962.59/cwt60.00–67.0061310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01477.64/cwt76.00–80.007876
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04671.04/cwt68.00–75.0074334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09090.70/cwt89.00–94.009898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15078.00/cwt75.00–81.0089717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21184.24/cwt81.00–88.001,02033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52073.50/cwt73.00–74.001,1172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54585.24/cwt85.00–86.001,3174
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905802.46/head750.00–850.008025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,093862.40/head700.00–950.0086211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3855875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2890900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,025825.00/head825.00–825.008252

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.