Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-05-03

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 3
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
954 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 985▼ 160 vs year ago 1,114 · −14.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 151▲ 1 vs year ago 157 · +0.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
177 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 153▲ 83 vs year ago 94 · +88.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower, 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 $205.77/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$205.77
187 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$9
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.46
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438213.47935103
Medium and Large 3319199.676377thin
Medium and Large 2482196.0494477
One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale187 hd
205.77
—
GA average16 barns · 1,575 hd
197.32
+8.46
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—High1,775114.332,03012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15994.051,09069
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41588.001,2451thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01780.3281732

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)1,007$1,0677
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$94612
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,199$1,29676

Every lot

80 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3278246.04/cwt242.00–250.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 3304236.00/cwt236.00–236.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1310267.00/cwt267.00–267.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 3350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 2369235.00/cwt235.00–235.008678
Steers—Medium and Large 1421234.00/cwt234.00–234.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 2435230.58/cwt230.00–231.001,00312
Steers—Medium and Large 1464227.40/cwt226.00–236.001,05521
Steers—Medium and Large 3475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Steers—Medium and Large 2490229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1224
Steers—Medium and Large 1505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 3510210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 2514221.34/cwt220.00–222.001,13815
Steers—Medium and Large 2555211.34/cwt210.00–214.001,1733
Steers—Medium and Large 3585205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1601216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2988
Steers—Medium and Large 2636201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,27811
Steers—Medium and Large 3640160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 2670187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 1687200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3743
Steers—Medium and Large 1733199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4593
Steers—Medium and Large 2739179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3238
Steers—Medium and Large 2785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205225.00/cwt225.00–225.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268203.90/cwt200.00–210.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287231.33/cwt230.00–232.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319212.65/cwt210.00–215.0067816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322228.00/cwt228.00–228.007347
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328201.04/cwt200.00–202.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369221.94/cwt220.00–229.0081937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381213.61/cwt210.00–215.008147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417205.84/cwt197.00–207.008589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419211.20/cwt211.00–212.008855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468199.89/cwt199.00–202.009359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474207.95/cwt206.00–213.0098622
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505180.00/cwt180.00–180.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508207.54/cwt200.00–210.001,05414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523193.57/cwt187.00–194.001,01217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566197.18/cwt194.00–200.001,11611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678168.70/cwt168.00–170.001,14417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274252.75/cwt252.00–255.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008036
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322221.79/cwt220.00–225.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2344243.10/cwt235.00–244.0083618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350225.00/cwt225.00–225.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362205.97/cwt205.00–208.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371234.21/cwt232.00–240.008697
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410223.37/cwt220.00–225.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434229.49/cwt227.00–230.0099618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437197.00/cwt197.00–197.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480211.02/cwt210.00–212.001,0132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481199.77/cwt192.00–201.0096112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517205.67/cwt205.00–206.001,0633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565190.03/cwt185.00–191.001,0746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1593192.44/cwt191.00–200.001,1416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625169.49/cwt169.00–170.001,0592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3693161.52/cwt157.00–166.001,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3728155.99/cwt151.00–160.001,1363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,398101.46/cwt99.00–104.001,4182
Bulls——1,804114.16/cwt110.00–118.002,0597
Bulls——1,960123.29/cwt120.00–126.002,4163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89274.72/cwt70.00–76.0066710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07482.86/cwt78.00–87.0089022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13685.90/cwt83.00–88.0097611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14993.26/cwt89.00–98.001,07243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205102.30/cwt99.00–108.001,23315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3913962.88/head800.00–1,050.009634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3976842.56/head650.00–950.008437
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3990850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,090.30/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,206.36/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2063
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3836917.26/head850.00–1,100.009178
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,133.68/head1,025.00–1,175.001,1348
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,376.71/head1,250.00–1,450.001,37758

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.