Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-02-01

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 1
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
819 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 741▲ 0 vs year ago 819 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 157▲ 0 vs year ago 160 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 156▲ 0 vs year ago 79 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 higher with outstanding cows at 1.00 to 1.11 slaughter , slaughter bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer 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 $160.29/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$160.29
199 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.10
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500169.7484892
Medium and Large 2517155.3080368
Medium and Large 3450146.7166139
One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $188 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 sale199 hd
160.29
—
GA average14 barns · 1,390 hd
155.19
+5.10
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—Low1,502100.131,50413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,76789.021,5733thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12588.6099758
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00673.6674119

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)1,025$1,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$8898
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$89820

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 3365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1383214.51/cwt213.00–215.008224
Steers—Medium and Large 3404183.57/cwt183.00–187.007427
Steers—Medium and Large 1418208.16/cwt203.00–211.008709
Steers—Medium and Large 2430199.24/cwt197.00–200.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 3466185.00/cwt185.00–185.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 1480197.00/cwt197.00–197.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 2485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1519197.57/cwt195.00–201.001,02517
Steers—Medium and Large 2528187.97/cwt182.00–192.009923
Steers—Medium and Large 3529170.93/cwt168.00–172.0090411
Steers—Medium and Large 1576195.29/cwt192.00–199.001,12520
Steers—Medium and Large 2580172.52/cwt170.00–175.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1626185.09/cwt180.00–189.001,15911
Steers—Medium and Large 3645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 3655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1722168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2132
Steers—Medium and Large 3780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 1805154.99/cwt153.00–157.001,2482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205190.00/cwt190.00–190.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240167.50/cwt165.00–170.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263160.41/cwt157.00–165.004224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320153.39/cwt150.00–155.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322167.71/cwt162.00–172.005407
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369155.11/cwt150.00–157.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382163.63/cwt162.00–170.006255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422173.02/cwt170.00–177.0073028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424165.21/cwt162.00–167.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427152.39/cwt145.00–155.006518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458147.65/cwt145.00–151.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460174.14/cwt168.00–176.0080126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462160.35/cwt159.00–165.0074112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525143.63/cwt140.00–147.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531156.17/cwt150.00–160.0082919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533170.49/cwt165.00–173.0090915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570161.12/cwt159.00–163.009188
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590134.96/cwt130.00–140.007962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2591151.28/cwt146.00–154.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616159.90/cwt155.00–164.009856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620132.94/cwt127.00–137.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633146.11/cwt145.00–152.009258
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658125.32/cwt122.00–130.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679139.57/cwt135.00–145.009487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730153.20/cwt150.00–155.001,1185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275185.43/cwt180.00–190.005105
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283202.22/cwt197.00–207.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328188.98/cwt187.00–190.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332211.82/cwt210.00–215.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338202.31/cwt200.00–205.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361203.31/cwt200.00–210.007348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372190.82/cwt187.00–197.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385175.13/cwt170.00–180.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414190.00/cwt190.00–190.0078712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417201.13/cwt195.00–205.0083913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432170.71/cwt167.00–175.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465168.65/cwt165.00–170.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470179.13/cwt179.00–180.008428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480183.89/cwt180.00–190.008838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509179.86/cwt177.00–185.0091510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526172.96/cwt172.00–175.009104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575175.37/cwt169.00–179.001,0087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655152.00/cwt152.00–152.009961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41688.26/cwt86.00–91.001,2504
Bulls——1,473103.14/cwt99.00–105.001,5196
Bulls——1,675109.92/cwt107.00–112.001,8413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99575.25/cwt72.00–78.0074910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00280.98/cwt80.00–82.008113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00478.74/cwt75.00–81.007917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02667.36/cwt64.00–70.006916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11386.97/cwt83.00–90.0096831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18794.59/cwt91.00–98.001,12320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80388.53/cwt88.00–89.001,5962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3851749.27/head650.00–850.007494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3915975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,027.99/head925.00–1,150.001,0284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2820975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3892672.10/head600.00–725.006726
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,155862.55/head800.00–925.008636
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2971,132.52/head1,075.00–1,175.001,1336

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.