Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-06-28

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 28
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,110 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 1,165▲ 361 vs year ago 749 · +48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 242▲ 24 vs year ago 187 · +12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 121 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

This market will not be covered next week due to holiday. Market coverage will resume July 12, 2023.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.78/cwt on 199 head.
Average price
$231.78
199 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,341
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.64
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590236.131,392113
Medium and Large 2566233.031,31957
Medium and Large 3560212.391,19029
One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about $202 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 sale199 hd
231.78
—
GA average16 barns · 695 hd
232.42
−0.64
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—Low1,485117.581,74627
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,177109.231,286106
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,567101.561,5915thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04590.3894430

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)1,064$1,20619
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,067$9916
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,04934

Every lot

81 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3295262.00/cwt262.00–262.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 2315260.00/cwt260.00–260.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 3320247.44/cwt245.00–252.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 2380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 3399250.00/cwt250.00–250.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 1438270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1835
Steers—Medium and Large 2440263.69/cwt259.00–265.001,1609
Steers—Medium and Large 3445247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 1455265.40/cwt265.00–267.001,2085
Steers—Medium and Large 2460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1737
Steers—Medium and Large 3468232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0863
Steers—Medium and Large 3503224.48/cwt222.00–225.001,1296
Steers—Medium and Large 2516240.24/cwt238.00–241.001,2408
Steers—Medium and Large 1529245.93/cwt244.00–251.001,30127
Steers—Medium and Large 2569234.50/cwt234.00–235.001,3346
Steers—Medium and Large 1574239.38/cwt237.00–243.001,37436
Steers—Medium and Large 1610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3731
Steers—Medium and Large 2629220.80/cwt220.00–222.001,38917
Steers—Medium and Large 2655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3431
Steers—Medium and Large 1679219.38/cwt217.00–228.001,49038
Steers—Medium and Large 3696185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2885
Steers—Medium and Large 2745207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5422
Steers—Medium and Large 2760187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4211
Steers—Medium and Large 3779170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3247
Steers—Medium and Large 1800187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4961
Steers—Medium and Large 2811179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371238.77/cwt235.00–240.008864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383213.43/cwt210.00–217.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417232.79/cwt227.00–237.0097115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432218.37/cwt215.00–225.009436
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475183.48/cwt182.00–185.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484221.71/cwt220.00–225.001,07327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485214.75/cwt212.00–215.001,04211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524222.66/cwt217.00–226.001,16720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526185.00/cwt185.00–185.0097310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532202.38/cwt200.00–210.001,0774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573215.51/cwt215.00–218.001,23536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579204.70/cwt197.00–207.001,1855
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0798
Heifers—Medium and Large 3606185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620200.98/cwt200.00–202.001,2464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,42010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3733170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2734190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3954
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340272.00/cwt272.00–272.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345285.00/cwt285.00–285.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373252.35/cwt250.00–255.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390230.00/cwt230.00–230.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435227.00/cwt227.00–227.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438235.09/cwt230.00–240.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538216.06/cwt212.00–220.001,1622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564212.04/cwt210.00–220.001,1965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,342106.10/cwt103.00–109.001,4247
Bulls——1,422118.19/cwt114.00–121.001,68111
Bulls——1,673125.75/cwt122.00–131.002,1049
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01283.53/cwt78.00–86.0084511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03692.76/cwt88.00–97.0096114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12699.26/cwt95.00–100.001,11811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132106.23/cwt102.00–110.001,20349
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14298.78/cwt98.00–100.001,1285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237114.82/cwt111.00–122.001,42046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567101.56/cwt100.00–104.001,5915
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,015886.51/head850.00–950.008874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0391,067.24/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,270.29/head1,200.00–1,350.001,27013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38851,000.06/head800.00–1,050.001,00018
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0911,103.41/head1,000.00–1,200.001,10316

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.