Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-09-28

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 28
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
961 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 847▲ 961 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 127 vs last sale 158▲ 285 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 122▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady, steer calves steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.99/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$137.99
187 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535142.0976057
Medium and Large 2471138.9965592
Medium and Large 3444129.3957438
One grade step is worth $12.71/cwt here — about $186 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 sale187 hd
137.99
—
GA average15 barns · 1,561 hd
137.31
+0.67
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—Low1,47297.781,44014
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60581.001,3001thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24575.3493852
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13065.0873530

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,0726
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$9787
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,09812

Every lot

61 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318204.12/cwt202.00–205.0064910
Steers—Medium and Large 2361190.82/cwt190.00–194.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 1383204.63/cwt200.00–207.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 2421175.29/cwt170.00–182.0073811
Steers—Medium and Large 3464155.22/cwt154.00–156.0072015
Steers—Medium and Large 1470169.50/cwt169.00–172.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 1508176.37/cwt176.00–178.0089617
Steers—Medium and Large 2511165.16/cwt165.00–166.008446
Steers—Medium and Large 1565162.48/cwt160.00–165.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1617160.13/cwt155.00–165.0098817
Steers—Medium and Large 1683159.69/cwt154.00–164.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 1713154.67/cwt154.00–155.001,1036
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315140.52/cwt139.00–142.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322143.86/cwt142.00–145.004635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365132.88/cwt131.00–139.004856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367146.24/cwt145.00–150.0053724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408154.34/cwt150.00–155.0063015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430146.27/cwt144.00–148.006297
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438133.38/cwt130.00–135.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3454128.05/cwt120.00–129.0058123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466145.65/cwt145.00–147.006796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484137.90/cwt134.00–142.0066731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515136.49/cwt135.00–138.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522138.89/cwt138.00–139.007259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568135.27/cwt135.00–137.0076811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570123.26/cwt120.00–127.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583139.39/cwt138.00–143.0081314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613126.33/cwt125.00–129.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671131.45/cwt128.00–136.0088213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685120.96/cwt120.00–127.008297
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288206.10/cwt202.00–210.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329203.89/cwt202.00–205.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364200.20/cwt195.00–202.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390185.42/cwt185.00–189.007239
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416158.14/cwt150.00–159.0065822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425176.48/cwt175.00–178.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427168.83/cwt167.00–170.007216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465153.46/cwt150.00–157.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469146.98/cwt145.00–149.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513148.37/cwt147.00–152.0076111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540159.54/cwt155.00–164.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574134.27/cwt132.00–135.007718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609138.67/cwt138.00–140.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615129.98/cwt127.00–133.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760115.99/cwt115.00–117.008822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40996.91/cwt94.00–99.001,3654
Bulls——1,49389.34/cwt85.00–92.001,3344
Bulls——1,501103.98/cwt100.00–107.001,5616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12758.96/cwt53.00–61.006648
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12966.89/cwt63.00–70.0075520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15071.47/cwt71.00–72.008222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16074.45/cwt71.00–78.0086426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23768.49/cwt66.00–70.0084711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39881.90/cwt79.00–86.001,14515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,065943.31/head900.00–975.009434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,024.89/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,072.27/head1,000.00–1,275.001,0726
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,079.44/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3371,089.56/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0906
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3421,162.53/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1632

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.