Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-02-22

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 22
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,526 head
▲ 749 vs last sale 777▲ 562 vs year ago 964 · +58.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 114▲ 15 vs year ago 141 · +10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 52▲ 12 vs year ago 77 · +15.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 8.00 higher with outstanding cows 1.06 to 1.08, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 10.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 10.00 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 $183.73/cwt on 311 head.
Average price
$183.73
311 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$418
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506187.40948248
Medium and Large 2506172.9387523
Medium and Large 3317167.1953040
One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $418 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 sale311 hd
183.73
—
GA average14 barns · 1,550 hd
174.22
+9.51
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—Low1,412104.651,47825
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21194.231,14153
CowsLean 85-90%High97473.7571829

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)965$8645
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)874$77817
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$1,1002thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275247.36/cwt242.00–252.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 3295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 3321214.66/cwt210.00–217.006895
Steers—Medium and Large 1335241.94/cwt240.00–250.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 2340233.45/cwt230.00–237.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 2387222.00/cwt222.00–222.0085910
Steers—Medium and Large 1389236.12/cwt230.00–237.009198
Steers—Medium and Large 3390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1417230.24/cwt225.00–234.0096021
Steers—Medium and Large 2423219.00/cwt215.00–220.009265
Steers—Medium and Large 3438194.49/cwt192.00–197.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 3470195.00/cwt195.00–195.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1488225.36/cwt222.00–226.001,10034
Steers—Medium and Large 2512205.33/cwt204.00–208.001,0513
Steers—Medium and Large 3531192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0205
Steers—Medium and Large 1537218.50/cwt214.00–220.001,17319
Steers—Medium and Large 2565203.54/cwt202.00–205.001,1502
Steers—Medium and Large 1572213.42/cwt207.00–217.001,22165
Steers—Medium and Large 3573162.00/cwt162.00–162.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 3605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1639196.58/cwt191.00–197.001,25614
Steers—Medium and Large 1679189.14/cwt187.00–190.001,28421
Steers—Medium and Large 2715163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3229171.11/cwt170.00–175.0039217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285195.00/cwt195.00–195.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322187.53/cwt185.00–190.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325199.19/cwt195.00–205.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325169.50/cwt162.00–170.0055117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375199.91/cwt195.00–202.0075035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385182.56/cwt180.00–185.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425202.00/cwt202.00–202.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437194.32/cwt192.00–200.0084938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473194.26/cwt188.00–197.0091928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506187.96/cwt186.00–196.0095167
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530151.02/cwt150.00–152.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538174.17/cwt174.00–175.009376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584166.22/cwt160.00–168.009716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,06122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621174.86/cwt173.00–176.001,08643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2639156.23/cwt155.00–160.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1698161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1701160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3222193.42/cwt190.00–195.0042916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2266210.00/cwt210.00–210.005596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282237.38/cwt235.00–240.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3293184.96/cwt180.00–190.005422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317185.00/cwt185.00–185.0058617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338202.00/cwt202.00–202.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370216.49/cwt210.00–220.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added383228.43/cwt225.00–232.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2409189.01/cwt185.00–190.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added415227.00/cwt227.00–227.009421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416200.63/cwt200.00–205.0083511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461181.88/cwt180.00–182.0083816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479194.03/cwt193.00–195.009296
Bulls—Medium and Large 3498172.00/cwt172.00–172.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520193.01/cwt192.00–195.001,0043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532162.26/cwt160.00–167.008633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570164.38/cwt159.00–167.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358105.62/cwt102.00–109.001,43416
Bulls——1,47396.81/cwt94.00–101.001,4266
Bulls——1,580115.15/cwt111.00–117.001,8193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92164.45/cwt62.00–68.0059410
Cows—Lean 85-90%95074.37/cwt71.00–78.007078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03981.75/cwt79.00–86.0084911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18087.27/cwt84.00–89.001,03016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20194.00/cwt90.00–97.001,12920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253101.06/cwt98.00–105.001,26617
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3848735.40/head600.00–850.0073514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3991829.67/head800.00–875.008304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997975.84/head900.00–1,100.009763
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29851,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.