Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-10-12

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 12
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
952 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 1,080▲ 429 vs year ago 523 · +82.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 143▲ 120 vs year ago 33 · +363.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 142▲ 84 vs year ago 18 · +466.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 lower, bull calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.84/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$134.84
189 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$616
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.95
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470146.0768775
Medium and Large 2462131.5260860
Medium and Large 3434122.9253354
One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $154 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 sale189 hd
134.84
—
GA average14 barns · 1,358 hd
130.89
+3.95
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—High1,48289.841,3329thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21172.0387248
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57170.261,1044thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09160.8666443

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)938$7855
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$6433thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$7502thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2364177.31/cwt170.00–179.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 3375155.00/cwt150.00–160.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 1380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 2424164.31/cwt160.00–167.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 3437150.81/cwt150.00–158.0065923
Steers—Medium and Large 2470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 3480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2512150.00/cwt150.00–150.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 3532139.37/cwt134.00–142.0074111
Steers—Medium and Large 2554154.20/cwt153.00–156.008545
Steers—Medium and Large 1575165.00/cwt165.00–165.0094926
Steers—Medium and Large 3596132.00/cwt132.00–132.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 1600161.00/cwt161.00–161.009666
Steers—Medium and Large 2614148.11/cwt140.00–150.0090917
Steers—Medium and Large 2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1668149.89/cwt148.00–151.001,00110
Steers—Medium and Large 3680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1715147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 2724133.70/cwt133.00–138.009687
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225168.19/cwt165.00–172.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245157.00/cwt157.00–157.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1256158.59/cwt157.00–165.004065
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282134.88/cwt130.00–140.003804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320152.00/cwt152.00–152.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338127.51/cwt120.00–130.0043112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369138.05/cwt135.00–145.0050913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380147.51/cwt147.00–148.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383121.75/cwt120.00–130.004668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425131.33/cwt129.00–135.0055810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431147.26/cwt144.00–153.0063525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469123.11/cwt118.00–126.0057712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476128.41/cwt127.00–131.0061113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1498142.51/cwt139.00–143.007108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505147.00/cwt147.00–147.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522127.96/cwt125.00–135.0066813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533116.99/cwt115.00–120.0062410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552142.55/cwt140.00–143.0078727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3553119.00/cwt119.00–119.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563127.84/cwt126.00–131.007208
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633133.57/cwt130.00–137.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3785104.00/cwt104.00–104.008161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2204181.23/cwt180.00–185.003704
Bulls—Medium and Large 3248157.00/cwt157.00–157.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255182.00/cwt182.00–182.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3279154.58/cwt152.00–160.004316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3334147.11/cwt144.00–152.004918
Bulls—Medium and Large 3366141.15/cwt140.00–150.005179
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436129.50/cwt126.00–130.0056516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450146.00/cwt146.00–146.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475135.31/cwt134.00–140.0064315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485126.35/cwt120.00–130.006137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2511129.43/cwt129.00–130.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523126.64/cwt120.00–128.006629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577124.45/cwt124.00–129.0071811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595146.00/cwt146.00–146.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628116.43/cwt114.00–119.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2692112.50/cwt111.00–113.007794
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40384.61/cwt83.00–89.001,1875
Bulls——1,49294.16/cwt92.00–96.001,4053
Bulls——1,850103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,9061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97755.39/cwt54.00–58.0054110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06768.02/cwt67.00–69.007263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13261.97/cwt59.00–66.0070230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14466.55/cwt64.00–68.007618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21372.35/cwt69.00–76.0087836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32880.13/cwt78.00–81.001,0644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57170.26/cwt69.00–71.001,1044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3860643.12/head600.00–675.006433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3938784.94/head725.00–825.007855
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,050750.00/head750.00–750.007502

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.