Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-11-02

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 2
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
880 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 777▼ 72 vs year ago 952 · −7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 245▼ 51 vs year ago 136 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 28▼ 31 vs year ago 66 · −47.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer, bull calves unevenly steady 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 $140.71/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$140.71
193 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.60
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532144.98772128
Medium and Large 2499136.2267932
Medium and Large 3445128.4857233
One grade step is worth $16.51/cwt here — about $200 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 sale193 hd
140.71
—
GA average15 barns · 1,437 hd
137.11
+3.60
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—Low1,46788.991,30518
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,70581.001,3811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22974.6891824
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01460.9661810

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)828$7655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)817$7295
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,445$1,1254thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3293168.53/cwt165.00–172.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2377173.00/cwt171.00–175.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 3398167.00/cwt167.00–167.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 3425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Steers—Medium and Large 1430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2430168.93/cwt165.00–175.0072625
Steers—Medium and Large 1468177.00/cwt177.00–177.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 3473147.59/cwt145.00–150.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 2475166.80/cwt160.00–170.0079214
Steers—Medium and Large 1521171.28/cwt164.00–173.0089212
Steers—Medium and Large 2527154.34/cwt154.00–156.0081315
Steers—Medium and Large 3550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 2578155.80/cwt152.00–157.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1582165.30/cwt162.00–167.0096231
Steers—Medium and Large 1621162.34/cwt162.00–162.501,00815
Steers—Medium and Large 2635154.78/cwt154.00–155.0098313
Steers—Medium and Large 3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2656151.86/cwt147.00–154.009968
Steers—Medium and Large 3660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1675156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 2719142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0216
Steers—Medium and Large 1730152.33/cwt150.00–153.001,1129
Steers—Medium and Large 2765131.99/cwt131.00–136.001,0105
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235157.00/cwt157.00–157.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278160.66/cwt159.00–163.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283152.39/cwt150.00–155.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300152.00/cwt152.00–152.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324143.55/cwt142.00–145.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373139.16/cwt135.00–142.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377156.88/cwt155.00–160.005919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385150.26/cwt150.00–151.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423130.69/cwt130.00–132.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432150.27/cwt149.00–155.0064912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438140.66/cwt140.00–142.006163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465128.83/cwt121.00–131.005999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475140.14/cwt140.00–141.006667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488143.47/cwt142.00–147.0070025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520134.20/cwt127.00–137.006986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525144.62/cwt140.00–147.0075923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533112.69/cwt110.00–115.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568111.01/cwt110.00–112.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570142.89/cwt142.00–145.0081416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611143.74/cwt139.00–147.0087825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635107.00/cwt107.00–107.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664137.00/cwt137.00–137.009107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670105.11/cwt100.00–110.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719137.00/cwt137.00–137.009856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740116.55/cwt112.00–118.008624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770125.00/cwt125.00–125.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785108.00/cwt108.00–108.008481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225167.00/cwt167.00–167.003761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270161.02/cwt160.00–162.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272172.19/cwt170.00–177.004683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331175.23/cwt172.00–177.005805
Bulls—Medium and Large 3336159.18/cwt152.00–161.005355
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378164.52/cwt157.00–167.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414170.53/cwt166.00–176.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440147.00/cwt147.00–147.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441153.90/cwt152.00–162.0067919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460162.00/cwt162.00–162.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462130.35/cwt129.00–132.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473157.68/cwt155.00–160.0074611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525132.94/cwt130.00–135.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528159.93/cwt155.00–165.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2544142.29/cwt142.00–148.0077419
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555143.51/cwt142.00–146.0079610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3596126.30/cwt126.00–132.0075319
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628110.14/cwt105.00–115.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633124.84/cwt124.00–129.007908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635136.76/cwt136.00–137.508682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660109.06/cwt105.00–113.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35384.87/cwt81.00–88.001,14811
Bulls——1,64695.47/cwt93.00–100.001,5717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01064.17/cwt60.00–67.006486
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01956.15/cwt54.00–59.005724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19581.67/cwt79.00–86.009768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22165.51/cwt61.00–68.008005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25873.77/cwt71.00–77.0092811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3784731.50/head600.00–850.007324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3817728.86/head625.00–800.007295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3850525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1254

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.