Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-03-29

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 29
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
984 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 929▼ 631 vs year ago 1,615 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 128▼ 211 vs year ago 341 · −61.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 53▲ 26 vs year ago 56 · +46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 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 $189.33/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$189.33
276 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.41
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557190.951,064223
Medium and Large 2516188.2997137
Medium and Large 3505169.1685416thin
One grade step is worth $21.80/cwt here — about $211 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 sale276 hd
189.33
—
GA average13 barns · 1,131 hd
185.92
+3.41
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—Low1,701113.011,92215
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22597.291,19265
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53696.361,4809thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02680.9483120

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)1,072$1,1989
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$1,16413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$1,0272thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,259$1,37830

Every lot

94 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315257.00/cwt257.00–257.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2328245.00/cwt245.00–245.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 3343233.47/cwt230.00–237.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1367255.00/cwt255.00–255.009367
Steers—Medium and Large 2368247.00/cwt247.00–247.009094
Steers—Medium and Large 3371224.01/cwt220.00–230.008318
Steers—Medium and Large 2413235.47/cwt232.00–242.009723
Steers—Medium and Large 1420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0713
Steers—Medium and Large 2464230.76/cwt230.00–231.001,0718
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2057
Steers—Medium and Large 1473244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 3483215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1508235.77/cwt230.00–237.001,1986
Steers—Medium and Large 3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,31212
Steers—Medium and Large 2541220.89/cwt220.00–221.001,19518
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added577244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,40828
Steers—Medium and Large 1577235.79/cwt230.00–236.001,36128
Steers—Medium and Large 2587216.87/cwt210.00–220.001,2735
Steers—Medium and Large 3600186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added603223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3459
Steers—Medium and Large 1640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Steers—Medium and Large 2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1679195.92/cwt195.00–196.001,33012
Steers—Medium and Large 2690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added702200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,40418
Steers—Medium and Large 3725174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278205.00/cwt205.00–205.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331224.66/cwt222.00–225.007448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371220.46/cwt215.00–225.0081816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added408218.00/cwt218.00–218.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416206.26/cwt205.00–210.0085817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424182.92/cwt180.00–190.007767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440201.01/cwt200.00–202.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453175.03/cwt170.00–180.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473207.11/cwt203.00–208.0098025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488195.68/cwt190.00–197.0095518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505171.00/cwt171.00–171.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526184.83/cwt180.00–187.009724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539191.59/cwt190.00–192.001,03314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561192.53/cwt186.00–196.001,08057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572184.00/cwt181.00–185.001,0524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580161.00/cwt161.00–161.009341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604181.28/cwt175.00–185.001,0957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668173.40/cwt167.00–176.001,15869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3688150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700134.00/cwt134.00–134.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718154.61/cwt150.00–159.001,1102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769155.98/cwt153.00–161.001,1998
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283220.96/cwt217.00–225.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323242.79/cwt240.00–245.007845
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added350252.00/cwt252.00–252.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363226.83/cwt222.00–232.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368242.83/cwt237.00–245.008947
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400191.00/cwt190.00–192.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420226.69/cwt222.00–232.009525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421215.49/cwt210.00–217.0090712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469215.47/cwt210.00–217.001,0118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509207.83/cwt205.00–215.001,05813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515170.00/cwt170.00–170.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541191.37/cwt190.00–200.001,0357
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608177.26/cwt175.00–182.001,0784
Bulls—Medium and Large 3624162.11/cwt160.00–169.001,0125
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38099.48/cwt99.00–100.001,3732
Bulls——1,581109.23/cwt106.00–114.001,7275
Bulls——1,856118.75/cwt117.00–125.002,2048
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98984.61/cwt81.00–90.0083711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05593.00/cwt93.00–93.009811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07474.39/cwt71.00–76.007998
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18788.55/cwt85.00–91.001,05111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198105.25/cwt102.00–110.001,26119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25295.71/cwt92.00–101.001,19835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45393.53/cwt89.00–96.001,3594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60398.63/cwt98.00–100.001,5815
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38551,026.39/head950.00–1,075.001,0262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,026.69/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3935800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,246.91/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2477
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,193.85/head1,100.00–1,300.001,19412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1391,145.98/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1468
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,461.73/head1,350.00–1,500.001,46222

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.