Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-04-05

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 5
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,060 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 984▲ 232 vs year ago 828 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 130▼ 168 vs year ago 252 · −66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 82▼ 100 vs year ago 153 · −65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer and 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 $193.06/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$193.06
283 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.14
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529194.711,031200
Medium and Large 2467189.5588658
Medium and Large 3375188.0470525
One grade step is worth $6.68/cwt here — about $325 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 sale283 hd
193.06
—
GA average14 barns · 1,737 hd
189.93
+3.14
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—Low1,761117.472,06919
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,364102.241,3948thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16895.201,11237
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03174.867726thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,2039
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$1,1417
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$9632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$1,2388

Every lot

91 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3337215.64/cwt212.00–222.007276
Steers—Medium and Large 1339260.00/cwt260.00–260.008815
Steers—Medium and Large 2346238.97/cwt237.00–245.008274
Steers—Medium and Large 1376248.00/cwt248.00–248.009329
Steers—Medium and Large 1404242.00/cwt242.00–242.009787
Steers—Medium and Large 2430232.83/cwt230.00–234.001,00116
Steers—Medium and Large 1464245.14/cwt239.00–248.001,13732
Steers—Medium and Large 3472200.54/cwt197.00–205.009473
Steers—Medium and Large 2474229.11/cwt224.00–232.001,08611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505240.14/cwt240.00–242.001,21315
Steers—Medium and Large 1510229.92/cwt228.00–232.001,17317
Steers—Medium and Large 2522221.68/cwt218.00–227.001,15726
Steers—Medium and Large 1571231.95/cwt227.00–236.001,32419
Steers—Medium and Large 3575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 2582217.91/cwt212.00–222.001,2683
Steers—Medium and Large 3603192.51/cwt190.00–195.001,1612
Steers—Medium and Large 2623204.18/cwt199.00–206.001,27222
Steers—Medium and Large 1625214.61/cwt212.00–216.001,3415
Steers—Medium and Large 1650212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3782
Steers—Medium and Large 3674178.57/cwt170.00–180.001,2047
Steers—Medium and Large 3700179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 1933156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4554
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3271194.25/cwt190.00–200.005267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278213.54/cwt212.00–215.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321209.05/cwt205.00–210.006718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322196.57/cwt195.00–197.006339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328230.13/cwt227.00–232.0075514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365205.07/cwt200.00–210.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385223.78/cwt220.00–227.0086218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added403215.00/cwt215.00–215.008662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415191.67/cwt190.00–200.0079512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422206.59/cwt204.00–212.0087215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423180.00/cwt180.00–180.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470202.28/cwt197.00–206.0095152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479190.28/cwt185.00–195.0091118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510196.98/cwt193.00–202.001,00514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1559196.41/cwt192.00–197.001,09812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573184.34/cwt184.00–185.001,0563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3577170.25/cwt170.00–171.009824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626173.45/cwt170.00–179.001,08630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631166.77/cwt160.00–169.001,05212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688173.24/cwt167.00–174.001,19218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740161.41/cwt156.00–163.001,19413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1791163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2895
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255252.00/cwt252.00–252.006437
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277235.00/cwt235.00–235.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2293242.52/cwt240.00–245.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added325257.00/cwt257.00–257.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330243.50/cwt240.00–247.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330237.00/cwt237.00–237.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360208.00/cwt207.00–210.0074912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365231.04/cwt230.00–232.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370240.95/cwt240.00–242.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415232.15/cwt230.00–237.0096310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419197.95/cwt192.00–200.008294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427227.00/cwt227.00–227.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468200.00/cwt200.00–200.009364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475216.25/cwt212.00–222.001,0273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482190.00/cwt190.00–190.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515203.77/cwt200.00–210.001,0494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532175.33/cwt172.00–180.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542193.00/cwt192.00–195.001,0463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555175.00/cwt175.00–175.009712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582191.11/cwt190.00–195.001,1128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612184.34/cwt180.00–190.001,1285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2756150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1343
Bulls—Medium and Large 3778141.70/cwt140.00–145.001,1023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,459110.38/cwt107.00–116.001,6108
Bulls——1,595106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6911
Bulls——2,020124.29/cwt120.00–130.002,51110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02878.48/cwt78.00–79.008072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03373.05/cwt72.00–75.007554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14894.25/cwt90.00–100.001,08226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21286.48/cwt85.00–88.001,0486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219110.59/cwt106.00–119.001,3485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364103.70/cwt102.00–105.001,4147
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3815925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3880925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3890898.31/head825.00–975.008982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,238.17/head1,075.00–1,325.001,2388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1091,237.62/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2795975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0451,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252

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.