Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-09-07

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 7
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
903 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 1,047▼ 96 vs year ago 999 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 146▲ 2 vs year ago 114 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 142▼ 91 vs year ago 138 · −65.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 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 $157.24/cwt on 311 head.
Average price
$157.24
311 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.03
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457160.25733225
Medium and Large 2427151.3964669
Medium and Large 3449141.2663417thin
One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $99 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 sale311 hd
157.24
—
GA average14 barns · 1,310 hd
151.22
+6.03
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—Average1,56197.511,5226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18086.601,02234
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74086.001,4961thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98671.4870549

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)1,012$9334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$9756

Every lot

91 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1327210.54/cwt207.00–213.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 1369205.08/cwt200.00–207.0075717
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375213.00/cwt213.00–213.0079914
Steers—Medium and Large 3380187.00/cwt187.00–187.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 2388194.03/cwt187.00–195.007538
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405207.00/cwt207.00–207.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 2420182.00/cwt182.00–182.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1431195.96/cwt191.00–200.0084543
Steers—Medium and Large 1465193.06/cwt186.00–193.5089838
Steers—Medium and Large 2475176.81/cwt175.00–182.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 3480164.21/cwt160.00–169.007889
Steers—Medium and Large 2525172.63/cwt170.00–175.0090614
Steers—Medium and Large 1529180.88/cwt177.00–185.0095727
Steers—Medium and Large 1553180.00/cwt180.00–180.0099520
Steers—Medium and Large 3583154.73/cwt154.00–156.0090211
Steers—Medium and Large 2587164.84/cwt160.00–167.0096812
Steers—Medium and Large 2607159.10/cwt158.00–159.5096610
Steers—Medium and Large 1634166.93/cwt160.00–167.501,05826
Steers—Medium and Large 1650156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 3655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1710154.32/cwt153.00–155.001,0963
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273162.25/cwt162.00–162.504432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1298168.00/cwt168.00–168.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320157.02/cwt152.00–160.0050217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324146.65/cwt140.00–150.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337166.64/cwt162.00–170.0056213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371156.56/cwt152.00–160.0058114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377166.08/cwt162.00–168.0062630
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384149.69/cwt149.00–150.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added386173.00/cwt173.00–173.006685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426163.05/cwt161.00–164.0069567
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428150.90/cwt147.00–155.0064614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466141.55/cwt140.00–144.006605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467158.48/cwt152.50–159.5074038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475147.62/cwt145.00–149.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529155.09/cwt151.00–160.5082044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529146.38/cwt140.00–150.0077410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585152.75/cwt149.00–154.0089414
Heifers—Medium and Large 3588132.03/cwt130.00–134.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590142.03/cwt139.00–145.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607148.34/cwt143.00–153.009008
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668134.50/cwt134.00–135.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720136.94/cwt134.00–140.009862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723128.99/cwt128.00–130.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3785117.00/cwt117.00–117.009181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323207.79/cwt202.00–210.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added335215.00/cwt215.00–215.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360156.00/cwt156.00–156.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366202.57/cwt197.00–207.007415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2392192.97/cwt192.00–195.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412195.18/cwt192.00–196.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421172.00/cwt172.00–172.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 3444143.96/cwt142.00–150.006398
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465174.95/cwt172.00–178.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480166.67/cwt164.00–170.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518160.72/cwt160.00–163.008337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 3541139.00/cwt139.00–139.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565160.50/cwt160.00–161.009072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578143.95/cwt140.00–148.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606153.00/cwt153.00–153.009275
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643141.00/cwt141.00–141.009074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770110.51/cwt110.00–111.008512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49295.68/cwt91.00–98.001,4283
Bulls——1,63099.33/cwt99.00–100.001,6193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94379.45/cwt78.00–81.007496
Cows—Lean 85-90%98472.90/cwt70.00–76.0071728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00865.64/cwt62.00–69.0066215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08979.08/cwt75.00–82.0086111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13385.89/cwt83.00–90.0097313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34095.78/cwt93.00–100.001,28310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3925855.41/head800.00–900.008552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,032902.63/head825.00–950.009033
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3800800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.