Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-10-26

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 26
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
777 head
▼ 421 vs last sale 1,198▼ 84 vs year ago 861 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 192▲ 82 vs year ago 163 · +50.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 39 · −28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers mostly steady, steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher, bull calves mostly steady, replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.65/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$164.65
122 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.91
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590166.68984108
Medium and Large 2579153.508886thin
Medium and Large 3492145.507168thin
One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $268 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 sale122 hd
164.65
—
GA average15 barns · 626 hd
159.74
+4.91
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—Average1,47488.491,30513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19471.6985639
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37067.009181thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94755.9553020

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)1,079$9633thin

Every lot

52 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 1414172.21/cwt170.00–175.007137
Steers—Medium and Large 2418160.99/cwt160.00–162.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 3474147.98/cwt146.00–154.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 1481173.10/cwt170.00–175.0083318
Steers—Medium and Large 3510143.02/cwt142.00–146.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 1522170.61/cwt167.00–173.0089111
Steers—Medium and Large 1562171.15/cwt168.00–173.0096220
Steers—Medium and Large 1615162.12/cwt160.00–167.0099724
Steers—Medium and Large 2659149.76/cwt149.00–152.009874
Steers—Medium and Large 1692164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1359
Steers—Medium and Large 1711164.29/cwt158.00–165.001,16810
Steers—Medium and Large 1793152.33/cwt147.00–155.001,2089
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328152.56/cwt150.00–155.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370128.46/cwt125.00–135.004754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373151.47/cwt150.00–152.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388144.63/cwt143.00–149.0056113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420135.64/cwt132.00–140.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3464124.71/cwt120.00–128.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468140.20/cwt135.00–143.006566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479145.23/cwt144.00–147.0069625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511135.75/cwt134.00–139.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515144.01/cwt143.00–145.0074211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526123.26/cwt120.00–127.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535158.00/cwt158.00–158.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606139.60/cwt138.00–140.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715118.03/cwt116.00–120.008442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264168.18/cwt165.00–169.004445
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268159.08/cwt155.00–162.004264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329156.71/cwt155.00–165.005167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363156.72/cwt150.00–160.005699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370166.92/cwt164.00–170.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380143.59/cwt140.00–147.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434155.05/cwt152.00–160.0067319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461154.58/cwt153.00–159.0071314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470131.35/cwt130.00–132.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486141.18/cwt140.00–145.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516128.11/cwt128.00–129.006619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528144.65/cwt143.00–150.007646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572140.15/cwt135.00–144.0080213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590127.34/cwt126.00–130.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627140.34/cwt139.00–141.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730102.99/cwt101.00–105.007522
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45084.13/cwt81.00–88.001,2207
Bulls——1,50393.58/cwt89.00–96.001,4076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91960.18/cwt58.00–65.005539
Cows—Lean 85-90%96952.49/cwt50.00–55.0050911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11265.22/cwt60.00–67.0072510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21572.32/cwt68.00–76.0087923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25380.08/cwt78.00–82.001,0036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37067.00/cwt67.00–67.009181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,093894.91/head800.00–975.008952

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.