Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-09-21

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 21
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
▼ 403 vs last sale 1,250▼ 261 vs year ago 1,108 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 344▲ 66 vs year ago 92 · +71.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 0▲ 47 vs year ago 75 · +62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower 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 $143.30/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$143.30
221 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.80
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534146.55783121
Medium and Large 2473142.6567472
Medium and Large 3431130.9156428
One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $219 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 sale221 hd
143.30
—
GA average15 barns · 1,791 hd
140.50
+2.80
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—Average1,63691.081,4909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50578.361,1793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27676.6497849
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10866.9374246

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)1,104$99922
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$9877
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$8074thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$75610

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3364164.42/cwt160.00–170.005986
Steers—Medium and Large 2368185.13/cwt180.00–190.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 1395201.00/cwt201.00–201.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1408199.00/cwt199.00–199.008127
Steers—Medium and Large 3430164.90/cwt162.00–168.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 2433176.67/cwt175.00–180.007654
Steers—Medium and Large 3465151.38/cwt150.00–154.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 2478161.41/cwt160.00–165.007727
Steers—Medium and Large 1487173.34/cwt170.00–176.0084424
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added509175.00/cwt175.00–175.008919
Steers—Medium and Large 3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1527167.00/cwt164.00–174.0088011
Steers—Medium and Large 2527160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084313
Steers—Medium and Large 1570163.54/cwt161.00–166.009326
Steers—Medium and Large 2573157.48/cwt152.00–160.0090218
Steers—Medium and Large 3584143.33/cwt140.00–150.0083721
Steers—Medium and Large 2605151.35/cwt151.00–152.0091617
Steers—Medium and Large 1628155.25/cwt154.00–157.0097530
Steers—Medium and Large 1653155.51/cwt155.00–158.001,0156
Steers—Medium and Large 2665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 2704142.40/cwt140.00–143.001,0025
Steers—Medium and Large 1709151.44/cwt144.00–154.001,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 3720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210147.00/cwt147.00–147.003091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227162.42/cwt160.00–167.003693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3304130.00/cwt130.00–130.003957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361157.83/cwt157.00–162.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375145.92/cwt144.00–150.0054714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416153.00/cwt153.00–153.006367
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430134.31/cwt130.00–137.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440146.24/cwt143.00–150.0064317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462130.00/cwt130.00–130.006015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469147.63/cwt146.00–149.0069233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476140.34/cwt135.00–145.0066814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508139.77/cwt138.00–141.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518130.50/cwt130.00–131.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533145.90/cwt143.00–150.0077821
Heifers—Medium and Large 3552130.00/cwt130.00–130.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584144.90/cwt142.00–149.0084637
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618115.14/cwt110.00–120.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622138.00/cwt138.00–138.008589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added646150.00/cwt150.00–150.009699
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667128.34/cwt125.00–132.008563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720131.27/cwt130.00–135.009454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735127.49/cwt126.00–129.009372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1205197.00/cwt197.00–197.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220186.02/cwt185.00–187.004092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1268205.00/cwt205.00–205.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270164.31/cwt162.00–167.004442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2339187.00/cwt187.00–187.006347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370173.59/cwt170.00–177.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407178.40/cwt175.00–185.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 3442154.00/cwt154.00–154.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463143.73/cwt140.00–150.006658
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484156.81/cwt152.00–160.0075918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513133.28/cwt130.00–135.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517160.41/cwt157.00–162.008295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1552152.00/cwt152.00–152.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575139.33/cwt139.00–140.008016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628140.50/cwt140.00–141.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665136.64/cwt135.00–140.009093
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56589.23/cwt87.00–95.001,3967
Bulls——1,88597.54/cwt97.00–98.001,8392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08161.68/cwt58.00–65.0066717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12377.00/cwt76.00–78.008652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12469.49/cwt67.00–73.0078127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16984.35/cwt82.00–88.009867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28469.94/cwt67.00–72.008989
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29676.83/cwt74.00–81.0099633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50578.36/cwt78.00–79.001,1793
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3905806.98/head775.00–850.008074
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915851.64/head825.00–875.008522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,102912.76/head750.00–975.0091311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,085.66/head1,000.00–1,150.001,08611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1791,041.20/head950.00–1,125.001,0415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3785600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,021795.26/head700.00–875.007958

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.