Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-02-15

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 15
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
777 head
▼ 262 vs last sale 1,039▼ 610 vs year ago 1,387 · −44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 271▼ 131 vs year ago 245 · −53.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 212▼ 39 vs year ago 91 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher with outstanding cows 1.02 to 1.08, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves 4.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 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 $174.36/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$174.36
166 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.97
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489179.4987994
Medium and Large 2408174.9571432
Medium and Large 3362161.8558640
One grade step is worth $17.64/cwt here — about $292 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 sale166 hd
174.36
—
GA average14 barns · 1,849 hd
163.40
+10.97
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—Low1,61297.891,57813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13789.731,02039
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48782.341,2243thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88269.1261019

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)943$8634thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$8495
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$7676

Every lot

95 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 3250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1338230.00/cwt230.00–230.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 3340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1374227.00/cwt227.00–227.008493
Steers—Medium and Large 2415211.00/cwt211.00–211.008768
Steers—Medium and Large 1436215.49/cwt215.00–217.009408
Steers—Medium and Large 1466213.24/cwt210.00–217.0099418
Steers—Medium and Large 1515204.26/cwt201.00–207.001,0525
Steers—Medium and Large 2528190.29/cwt187.00–196.001,0056
Steers—Medium and Large 3558180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,0104
Steers—Medium and Large 2573186.91/cwt184.00–190.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 1574198.40/cwt195.00–204.001,13941
Steers—Medium and Large 1614193.40/cwt191.00–194.001,18710
Steers—Medium and Large 1660187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2341
Steers—Medium and Large 3665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 2675174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1704182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,28110
Steers—Medium and Large 1785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3353
Steers—Medium and Large 3785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3217173.73/cwt167.00–175.0037711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235196.56/cwt195.00–197.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260177.00/cwt177.00–177.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3293166.22/cwt165.00–170.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1311191.69/cwt186.00–195.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315167.37/cwt160.00–170.005278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335181.00/cwt181.00–181.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366192.81/cwt192.00–195.007065
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371164.74/cwt160.00–170.006114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384176.36/cwt174.00–180.0067715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3404155.05/cwt150.00–160.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428192.92/cwt191.00–195.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429176.07/cwt170.00–179.0075512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432185.79/cwt180.00–190.008039
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469185.44/cwt180.00–189.0087023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513185.00/cwt185.00–185.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515178.02/cwt173.00–182.0091710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555167.53/cwt165.00–173.0093014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617164.69/cwt157.00–167.001,01610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3684132.50/cwt131.00–137.009064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3218194.79/cwt192.00–197.004253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2264205.85/cwt205.00–212.005439
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280227.04/cwt220.00–230.0063611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323224.86/cwt222.00–232.0072618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325208.46/cwt200.00–210.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added328241.32/cwt235.00–247.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358180.00/cwt180.00–180.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added370229.05/cwt222.00–237.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383212.73/cwt210.00–220.0081517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390198.50/cwt197.00–200.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 3411165.55/cwt160.00–167.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429197.49/cwt190.00–200.008474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434212.68/cwt210.00–220.009237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2453184.49/cwt182.00–187.008362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added456205.12/cwt202.00–222.009358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470193.05/cwt190.00–200.0090726
Bulls—Medium and Large 3491160.00/cwt160.00–160.007867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525154.60/cwt152.00–157.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530196.35/cwt195.00–197.001,0413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573148.47/cwt147.00–150.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582188.65/cwt185.00–195.001,0986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2592167.00/cwt167.00–167.009895
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613132.00/cwt132.00–132.008096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47091.93/cwt88.00–94.001,3515
Bulls——1,701101.62/cwt98.00–105.001,7298
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86078.00/cwt78.00–78.006711
Cows—Lean 85-90%87473.19/cwt70.00–76.006408
Cows—Lean 85-90%89164.98/cwt62.00–69.0057910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07787.19/cwt84.00–91.0093921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08680.75/cwt79.00–83.008774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24296.11/cwt92.00–99.001,19414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27570.00/cwt70.00–70.008931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59388.51/cwt88.00–89.001,4102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3845675.30/head650.00–700.006752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3908727.69/head600.00–825.007282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978999.04/head975.00–1,025.009992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083965.00/head925.00–1,050.009653
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3805600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,015850.00/head850.00–850.008504

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.