Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-02-08

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 8
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 819▲ 45 vs year ago 994 · +4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 160▲ 84 vs year ago 187 · +44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 79▲ 120 vs year ago 92 · +130.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows at 95.00 to 97.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher 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 $170.45/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$170.45
214 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470178.6483995
Medium and Large 2441170.4275284
Medium and Large 3481148.2871335
One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about $127 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 sale214 hd
170.45
—
GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd
163.94
+6.51
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—Low1,66198.481,6369thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56284.491,3203thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17584.1298893
CowsLean 85-90%Low95670.6267559

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)960$93026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)946$84314
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,166$96718

Every lot

90 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 2314224.70/cwt222.00–225.0070611
Steers—Medium and Large 3320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 3365195.00/cwt195.00–195.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1378236.02/cwt235.00–237.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 2395218.50/cwt215.00–222.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 3420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2427202.85/cwt197.00–207.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 1436219.89/cwt217.00–222.0095917
Steers—Medium and Large 2469194.04/cwt190.00–197.009106
Steers—Medium and Large 1485202.22/cwt201.00–204.0098112
Steers—Medium and Large 2509188.77/cwt182.00–192.009615
Steers—Medium and Large 1527200.84/cwt198.00–208.001,05831
Steers—Medium and Large 1567200.03/cwt195.00–205.001,13415
Steers—Medium and Large 3590159.00/cwt159.00–159.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1628185.06/cwt180.00–186.001,16215
Steers—Medium and Large 2640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 1687179.66/cwt179.00–183.001,2346
Steers—Medium and Large 1705178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2551
Steers—Medium and Large 2746166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2384
Steers—Medium and Large 2797150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218192.70/cwt190.00–195.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1234210.00/cwt210.00–210.004914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272167.00/cwt167.00–167.004549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1284191.92/cwt190.00–195.005455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330180.76/cwt177.00–185.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365177.31/cwt176.00–180.0064720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382187.31/cwt182.00–190.0071615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418184.92/cwt180.00–189.007736
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434172.04/cwt169.00–177.0074733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463172.00/cwt172.00–172.007966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468151.99/cwt150.00–154.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476177.58/cwt175.00–180.0084524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3506147.95/cwt140.00–150.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508166.00/cwt166.00–166.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527171.71/cwt169.00–176.0090520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566170.95/cwt165.00–173.0096818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568163.02/cwt160.00–165.009263
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623162.02/cwt157.00–167.001,0092
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623135.03/cwt127.00–137.008418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640141.61/cwt140.00–150.009066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678120.00/cwt120.00–120.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
Heifers—Medium and Large 3775124.00/cwt124.00–124.009611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220233.18/cwt232.00–235.005137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265227.00/cwt227.00–227.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283198.49/cwt197.00–200.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307222.83/cwt215.00–225.006847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380222.85/cwt215.00–225.0084717
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380187.00/cwt187.00–187.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385198.41/cwt195.00–202.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1404214.57/cwt207.00–217.008679
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425202.00/cwt202.00–202.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467195.87/cwt195.00–197.009159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517174.81/cwt170.00–179.009045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520192.00/cwt192.00–192.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3544163.00/cwt163.00–163.008874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620162.49/cwt162.00–163.001,0072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635135.00/cwt135.00–135.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Bulls—Medium and Large 3766125.00/cwt125.00–125.009584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,613103.89/cwt101.00–107.001,6763
Bulls——1,61792.53/cwt90.00–96.001,4965
Bulls——2,025112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,2681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89164.50/cwt60.00–67.0057521
Cows—Lean 85-90%98478.56/cwt77.00–83.0077310
Cows—Lean 85-90%99472.37/cwt68.00–76.0071928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14781.28/cwt78.00–85.0093248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19889.40/cwt86.00–93.001,07138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24074.93/cwt72.00–77.009297
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66881.74/cwt80.00–84.001,3632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3866759.51/head675.00–825.007608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3867788.25/head675.00–950.0078813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,072.19/head1,000.00–1,150.001,07213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053954.37/head900.00–1,175.009546
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3925725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,196996.88/head975.00–1,050.0099716

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.