Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-03-01

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 1
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,369 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 1,526▲ 624 vs year ago 745 · +83.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 156▲ 0 vs year ago 164 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 89▲ 35 vs year ago 75 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with outstanding cows 1.06 to 1.09, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding bulls 1.20 to 1.23, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher 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 $179.22/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$179.22
236 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.07
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493188.69930146
Medium and Large 2447173.3377557
Medium and Large 3531147.5278333
One grade step is worth $41.17/cwt here — about $148 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 sale236 hd
179.22
—
GA average14 barns · 1,480 hd
178.15
+1.07
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—Low1,305107.721,40633
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20192.771,11447
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46387.401,2795thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02077.4979021

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)988$1,03410
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$9688
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$1,20448

Every lot

92 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 1290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1329240.39/cwt237.00–245.007917
Steers—Medium and Large 3355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1370240.00/cwt240.00–240.0088811
Steers—Medium and Large 1406233.76/cwt225.00–235.0094911
Steers—Medium and Large 2411203.27/cwt200.00–205.008358
Steers—Medium and Large 1475223.36/cwt215.00–225.001,0619
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added481230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1069
Steers—Medium and Large 2485201.91/cwt200.00–203.009798
Steers—Medium and Large 3490187.00/cwt187.00–187.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1507218.78/cwt217.00–219.001,1099
Steers—Medium and Large 3530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 2557191.71/cwt187.00–196.001,0683
Steers—Medium and Large 1583215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,25320
Steers—Medium and Large 1621192.29/cwt189.00–195.001,1947
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2631
Steers—Medium and Large 2625186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 3653157.49/cwt155.00–160.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1669184.17/cwt180.00–185.001,23242
Steers—Medium and Large 3720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2723172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2448
Steers—Medium and Large 1743179.89/cwt178.00–180.001,33718
Steers—Medium and Large 1772173.29/cwt172.00–175.001,33810
Steers—Medium and Large 1863166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265207.00/cwt207.00–207.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2294191.85/cwt190.00–192.0056413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320165.31/cwt160.00–170.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324195.00/cwt195.00–195.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326180.61/cwt180.00–185.0058916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added345208.50/cwt207.00–210.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366199.79/cwt195.00–202.0073112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380207.00/cwt207.00–207.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423200.48/cwt198.00–207.0084840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465207.00/cwt207.00–207.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469197.71/cwt192.00–202.0092718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478155.08/cwt152.00–160.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518147.56/cwt147.00–151.0076413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530181.12/cwt180.00–185.009609
Heifers—Medium and Large 2543168.09/cwt160.00–170.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2559166.62/cwt162.00–171.009315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561174.61/cwt173.00–182.0098013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574144.07/cwt143.00–145.0082711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615156.88/cwt153.00–160.0096514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619172.92/cwt168.00–178.001,07041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685132.00/cwt132.00–132.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233244.73/cwt240.00–250.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250232.00/cwt232.00–232.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260215.00/cwt215.00–215.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added315243.44/cwt240.00–247.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added350242.00/cwt242.00–242.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2354204.97/cwt200.00–210.0072612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370238.56/cwt237.00–240.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added410227.00/cwt227.00–227.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423210.00/cwt210.00–210.0088810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441185.77/cwt185.00–190.008196
Bulls—Medium and Large 3442163.27/cwt160.00–170.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3502176.00/cwt176.00–176.0088410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556189.40/cwt187.00–194.001,0538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578177.17/cwt172.00–182.001,0247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630177.51/cwt177.00–178.001,1182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21896.74/cwt92.00–100.001,1789
Bulls——1,293114.45/cwt112.00–118.001,48015
Bulls——1,413107.49/cwt104.00–111.001,5199
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94371.25/cwt67.00–74.006727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04778.06/cwt76.00–81.0081710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08686.99/cwt86.00–88.009454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11891.68/cwt89.00–96.001,02517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16484.68/cwt81.00–88.0098613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311100.06/cwt97.00–103.001,31217
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46387.40/cwt84.00–92.001,2795
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3760600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29371,255.14/head1,225.00–1,350.001,25512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0851,019.27/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,282.92/head1,225.00–1,375.001,28326
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3958934.66/head750.00–1,000.009355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3981865.10/head800.00–900.008654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,133.25/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,070.94/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0714

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.