Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-04-19

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 19
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
934 head
▼ 433 vs last sale 1,367▼ 96 vs year ago 1,030 · −9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 285▼ 145 vs year ago 272 · −53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 76▲ 125 vs year ago 65 · +192.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 3.00 higher, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, 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 $201.26/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$201.26
165 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.78
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508206.981,05260
Medium and Large 2500199.1699651
Medium and Large 3447196.8888054
One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $173 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 sale165 hd
201.26
—
GA average17 barns · 2,396 hd
194.47
+6.78
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—Low1,511117.001,76813
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486105.291,5656thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,227103.731,27238
CowsLean 85-90%Low91384.9277517

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)1,017$1,16122
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$1,12311
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)848$1,0203thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,299$1,5507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,41344

Every lot

70 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3412237.16/cwt230.00–238.0097719
Steers—Medium and Large 2438244.17/cwt240.00–245.001,06916
Steers—Medium and Large 1460243.42/cwt240.00–247.001,1204
Steers—Medium and Large 3460222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 2483232.87/cwt230.00–235.001,1256
Steers—Medium and Large 2505223.99/cwt220.00–228.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 1518234.46/cwt230.00–240.001,21513
Steers—Medium and Large 3538213.98/cwt210.00–218.001,1514
Steers—Medium and Large 1631199.44/cwt199.00–204.001,25824
Steers—Medium and Large 1669195.07/cwt192.00–202.001,30522
Steers—Medium and Large 1721197.69/cwt197.00–201.001,42512
Steers—Medium and Large 3739184.00/cwt180.00–186.001,3606
Steers—Medium and Large 1754195.39/cwt190.00–196.001,47310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317216.36/cwt210.00–218.0068613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321239.46/cwt235.00–241.007698
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363205.10/cwt200.00–208.007456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405198.25/cwt195.00–202.008038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420212.12/cwt210.00–215.0089124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437205.35/cwt203.00–209.0089719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481192.96/cwt190.00–198.0092811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2493203.22/cwt200.00–207.001,00213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508191.66/cwt190.00–195.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518196.01/cwt190.00–198.001,0159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522204.16/cwt200.00–207.001,0667
Heifers—Medium and Large 3571183.59/cwt180.00–186.001,0488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573199.84/cwt195.00–204.001,1456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588192.49/cwt190.00–195.001,1322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605172.52/cwt170.00–175.001,0442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621183.05/cwt180.00–186.001,1378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631195.32/cwt192.00–202.001,2326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665163.66/cwt162.00–165.001,0883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775179.12/cwt172.00–180.001,3889
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2304243.03/cwt240.00–247.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320235.25/cwt230.00–237.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364246.70/cwt240.00–249.008989
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371224.52/cwt220.00–230.008337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374233.54/cwt230.00–237.008738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1407241.98/cwt240.00–245.0098514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413223.40/cwt220.00–225.009235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419232.14/cwt230.00–236.009735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473214.89/cwt210.00–217.001,01611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518214.00/cwt210.00–217.001,1096
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518205.40/cwt200.00–208.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575194.49/cwt190.00–197.001,11810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728183.58/cwt180.00–187.001,3362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440118.05/cwt116.00–120.001,7005
Bulls——1,483107.29/cwt105.00–112.001,5914
Bulls——1,629125.40/cwt121.00–128.002,0434
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85483.42/cwt81.00–86.007127
Cows—Lean 85-90%89474.86/cwt71.00–79.006694
Cows—Lean 85-90%99593.37/cwt91.00–95.009296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183103.63/cwt101.00–108.001,22613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246110.52/cwt106.00–115.001,37712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25297.56/cwt94.00–100.001,22113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37396.76/cwt93.00–99.001,3292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575115.10/cwt114.00–116.001,8132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,412.75/head1,250.00–1,500.001,41344
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,483.91/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3845912.38/head850.00–1,050.009126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38481,019.55/head975.00–1,075.001,0203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-385878.01/cwt72.00–82.006694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29131,219.84/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2207
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,04577.00/cwt77.00–77.008051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060952.36/head875.00–1,075.009524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,254.09/head1,100.00–1,425.001,25416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16087.15/cwt86.00–89.001,0114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16790.30/cwt89.00–91.001,0543

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.