Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-06-07

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 7
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,303 head
▲ 359 vs last sale 944▲ 366 vs year ago 937 · +39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 217▲ 24 vs year ago 197 · +12.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 78▲ 53 vs year ago 70 · +75.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.41/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$249.41
224 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,347
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.03
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558253.091,413160
Medium and Large 2503251.301,26442
Medium and Large 3478218.991,04622
One grade step is worth $34.10/cwt here — about $367 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 sale224 hd
249.41
—
GA average16 barns · 1,197 hd
245.38
+4.03
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—High1,661121.572,0199thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275111.921,427101
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615102.631,6578thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01991.0192736

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)1,075$1,26216
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)927$1,1184thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,265$1,43166

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006822
Steers—Medium and Large 2386270.15/cwt267.00–272.001,0437
Steers—Medium and Large 3400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009607
Steers—Medium and Large 2408263.36/cwt260.00–265.001,0755
Steers—Medium and Large 1442279.72/cwt279.00–282.001,23620
Steers—Medium and Large 3462218.04/cwt217.00–220.001,0073
Steers—Medium and Large 1466282.10/cwt277.00–284.001,31521
Steers—Medium and Large 2486263.44/cwt255.00–265.001,2806
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3792
Steers—Medium and Large 3512207.45/cwt205.00–215.001,0626
Steers—Medium and Large 1521262.87/cwt257.00–266.001,37032
Steers—Medium and Large 2538245.52/cwt244.00–252.001,32115
Steers—Medium and Large 1559244.57/cwt240.00–250.001,36730
Steers—Medium and Large 2583237.52/cwt235.00–239.001,3856
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,48216
Steers—Medium and Large 3610192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1711
Steers—Medium and Large 1614232.55/cwt230.00–236.001,42814
Steers—Medium and Large 2623224.02/cwt222.00–226.001,3962
Steers—Medium and Large 2650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Steers—Medium and Large 3655197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added664233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5475
Steers—Medium and Large 1680223.18/cwt221.00–226.001,51813
Steers—Medium and Large 3703190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3362
Steers—Medium and Large 1844201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6967
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300227.00/cwt227.00–227.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307241.53/cwt240.00–247.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335251.69/cwt250.00–255.008439
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369254.61/cwt252.00–262.0094013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added404260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425223.85/cwt222.00–230.009516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432236.15/cwt235.00–245.001,02011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464232.63/cwt227.00–236.001,07933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468220.99/cwt217.00–225.001,0347
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471200.00/cwt200.00–200.009424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515185.08/cwt180.00–190.009536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520219.55/cwt213.00–222.001,14234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527198.51/cwt197.00–200.001,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564216.39/cwt210.00–220.001,22016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574206.78/cwt205.00–208.001,1874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611207.60/cwt205.00–212.001,26815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1799179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1886178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5779
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278226.15/cwt225.00–230.006298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315281.19/cwt280.00–285.008864
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322215.00/cwt215.00–215.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360263.07/cwt260.00–265.009478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1402257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460233.62/cwt231.00–240.001,07518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518237.16/cwt235.00–240.001,2287
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538225.54/cwt225.00–227.001,2137
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2592220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1602220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3576
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468108.68/cwt105.00–114.001,5952
Bulls——1,571122.20/cwt119.00–125.001,9204
Bulls——1,910129.33/cwt129.00–130.002,4703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00381.16/cwt78.00–88.0081414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026102.27/cwt100.00–105.001,0496
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03095.40/cwt89.00–98.0098316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17399.30/cwt96.00–103.001,16513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226108.46/cwt104.00–113.001,33037
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31588.39/cwt87.00–90.001,1622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336117.65/cwt114.00–124.001,57251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70397.78/cwt95.00–101.001,6652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,721112.17/cwt110.00–116.001,9304
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28781,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1291,203.85/head1,000.00–1,250.001,20412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3471,511.07/head1,400.00–1,650.001,51148
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29181,234.88/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39351,001.60/head950.00–1,050.001,0022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39771,018.47/head850.00–1,150.001,0185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,372.43/head1,175.00–1,475.001,37211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.