Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-07-12

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 12
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
986 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 1,110▼ 205 vs year ago 1,191 · −17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 211▼ 2 vs year ago 225 · −0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 121▼ 2 vs year ago 34 · −5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.87/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$215.87
169 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.99
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2411220.6990634
Medium and Large 1513215.001,104117
Medium and Large 3401212.3985118thin
One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $55 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 sale169 hd
215.87
—
GA average15 barns · 1,494 hd
208.88
+6.99
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—High1,682119.472,00912
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483108.971,6163thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224101.801,24661
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06586.0191623

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,1442thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,1326
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,0862thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315271.02/cwt270.00–272.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 2375259.47/cwt258.00–265.009736
Steers—Medium and Large 1423262.48/cwt257.00–265.001,1107
Steers—Medium and Large 2459244.59/cwt240.00–249.001,1237
Steers—Medium and Large 3471233.46/cwt232.00–238.001,1008
Steers—Medium and Large 1486251.51/cwt250.00–255.001,22221
Steers—Medium and Large 1538246.87/cwt240.00–250.001,32833
Steers—Medium and Large 1610241.79/cwt236.00–243.001,47546
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322233.58/cwt230.00–240.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373217.00/cwt210.00–220.0080914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381225.45/cwt220.00–230.0085912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417226.10/cwt220.00–230.0094313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425205.46/cwt202.00–209.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430218.78/cwt217.00–220.0094113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468220.29/cwt218.00–225.001,03143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472208.85/cwt207.00–215.009866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531210.09/cwt209.00–215.001,11629
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570187.09/cwt182.00–192.001,0662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1592208.34/cwt205.00–212.001,23328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,2402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665203.47/cwt200.00–207.001,3532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362236.82/cwt236.00–240.008575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363229.79/cwt228.00–235.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390245.00/cwt243.00–253.009565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441231.78/cwt230.00–236.001,02216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464231.68/cwt230.00–235.001,07520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478222.37/cwt217.00–227.001,0638
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568205.07/cwt200.00–210.001,1652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1584226.41/cwt222.00–229.001,3228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619212.53/cwt209.00–215.001,3165
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,317114.99/cwt114.00–116.001,5143
Bulls——1,764124.45/cwt121.00–129.002,1957
Bulls——1,940108.76/cwt107.00–110.002,1102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04286.53/cwt83.00–90.009029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06693.30/cwt92.00–95.009957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09578.06/cwt74.00–82.008557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211107.95/cwt105.00–112.001,30725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224100.26/cwt96.00–104.001,22724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25192.06/cwt89.00–95.001,15212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475111.96/cwt111.00–113.001,6512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,5451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,143.57/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0861,132.48/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1326
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1701,085.63/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0862

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.