Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-03-22

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
▼ 445 vs last sale 1,374▼ 263 vs year ago 1,192 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 244▼ 144 vs year ago 272 · −52.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 69▼ 72 vs year ago 125 · −57.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 4.00 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 $190.45/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$190.45
205 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.18
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508194.75990133
Medium and Large 2466191.1689046
Medium and Large 3519167.2086726
One grade step is worth $27.56/cwt here — about $122 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 sale205 hd
190.45
—
GA average15 barns · 1,900 hd
185.27
+5.18
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—High1,539112.081,72521
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29998.491,27956
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57592.711,46016
CowsLean 85-90%High97480.3578214

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)1,130$1,1862thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)924$9016
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$1,36710

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1265255.00/cwt255.00–255.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1305252.00/cwt252.00–252.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 3318210.00/cwt210.00–210.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 2333246.30/cwt245.00–250.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 2363239.91/cwt235.00–242.0087113
Steers—Medium and Large 1396249.52/cwt249.00–254.009889
Steers—Medium and Large 1410241.14/cwt240.00–247.0098910
Steers—Medium and Large 3410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 2429232.04/cwt230.00–237.009957
Steers—Medium and Large 2453218.00/cwt218.00–218.009889
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1396
Steers—Medium and Large 3462212.91/cwt212.00–213.0098412
Steers—Medium and Large 1497230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1435
Steers—Medium and Large 1526227.51/cwt225.00–230.001,19714
Steers—Medium and Large 3528193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0197
Steers—Medium and Large 2535218.07/cwt215.00–219.001,1674
Steers—Medium and Large 2571197.64/cwt195.00–204.001,12914
Steers—Medium and Large 1581213.15/cwt212.00–222.001,23812
Steers—Medium and Large 1605209.00/cwt208.00–210.001,2644
Steers—Medium and Large 3605172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 2626195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2214
Steers—Medium and Large 1658197.29/cwt195.00–199.001,2987
Steers—Medium and Large 2673185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2452
Steers—Medium and Large 3785159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275194.82/cwt190.00–200.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287223.26/cwt220.00–230.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320206.28/cwt202.00–210.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added323227.00/cwt227.00–227.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342216.16/cwt215.00–220.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353192.00/cwt192.00–192.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355228.99/cwt227.00–230.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371197.16/cwt195.00–200.007316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389212.15/cwt210.00–213.008257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405217.00/cwt217.00–217.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413207.70/cwt205.00–215.0085816
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420178.54/cwt177.00–180.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427194.54/cwt190.00–200.008317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467176.91/cwt175.00–182.008269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474198.65/cwt195.00–203.0094223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479192.67/cwt190.00–194.0092317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526193.59/cwt189.00–198.001,01828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535186.22/cwt185.00–187.009965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555167.00/cwt167.00–167.009271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579175.38/cwt170.00–177.001,0156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582185.69/cwt184.00–191.001,08113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613175.98/cwt174.00–177.001,0799
Heifers—Medium and Large 3677141.38/cwt137.00–144.009573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685165.79/cwt165.00–167.001,13614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3734143.00/cwt139.00–145.001,0503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3773121.01/cwt117.00–125.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210235.00/cwt235.00–235.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240267.00/cwt267.00–267.006411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285243.40/cwt240.00–247.006945
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315220.67/cwt217.00–225.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2319234.63/cwt230.00–240.007487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364222.41/cwt220.00–230.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381242.44/cwt240.00–250.0092419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414215.90/cwt210.00–217.008949
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418224.97/cwt220.00–230.009402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435194.89/cwt190.00–200.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3462184.37/cwt180.00–190.008523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467215.49/cwt212.00–217.001,0068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495198.00/cwt198.00–198.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520208.63/cwt207.00–210.001,0859
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527195.65/cwt195.00–197.001,0313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540175.05/cwt170.00–180.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570182.43/cwt180.00–185.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606187.17/cwt183.00–190.001,1346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3648160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,224100.34/cwt99.00–104.001,2288
Bulls——1,373108.45/cwt106.00–110.001,4895
Bulls——1,959126.09/cwt123.00–130.002,4708
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90872.14/cwt70.00–75.006556
Cows—Lean 85-90%99683.42/cwt80.00–89.008316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10395.74/cwt92.00–100.001,0562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22387.91/cwt86.00–90.001,07510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29697.82/cwt94.00–102.001,26829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349105.86/cwt103.00–112.001,42817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53789.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56893.11/cwt91.00–98.001,46012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,7471
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1651,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,437.00/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4376
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3887841.23/head775.00–900.008415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,185.84/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1862

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.