Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-08-02

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 2
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,201 head
▲ 212 vs last sale 989▲ 451 vs year ago 750 · +60.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 194▲ 94 vs year ago 95 · +98.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 113▲ 66 vs year ago 56 · +117.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

ompared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher with outstanding boners at 124 to 126, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows significantly higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $250.70/cwt on 281 head.
Average price
$250.70
281 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.77
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507258.181,309184
Medium and Large 2536237.061,27181
Medium and Large 3450233.871,05316thin
One grade step is worth $24.31/cwt here — about $256 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 sale281 hd
250.70
—
GA average15 barns · 917 hd
239.94
+10.77
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—Low1,304120.051,5669thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182108.761,28585
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,523107.251,6334thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97694.5392339

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,648$1,9252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$1,2142thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,14710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$1,50942

Every lot

82 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 3270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 3320252.00/cwt252.00–252.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2325261.34/cwt260.00–265.008498
Steers—Medium and Large 3385245.00/cwt245.00–245.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1387269.14/cwt269.00–270.001,04213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added401276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,10727
Steers—Medium and Large 2405252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 1421267.51/cwt261.00–270.001,12613
Steers—Medium and Large 3443239.77/cwt238.00–245.001,0629
Steers—Medium and Large 2476251.91/cwt245.00–255.001,1996
Steers—Medium and Large 1485264.30/cwt256.00–266.001,28231
Steers—Medium and Large 3485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Steers—Medium and Large 2506240.36/cwt235.00–245.001,21627
Steers—Medium and Large 1522255.17/cwt254.00–256.001,33235
Steers—Medium and Large 2573232.84/cwt229.00–239.001,33422
Steers—Medium and Large 1578247.68/cwt243.00–255.001,43247
Steers—Medium and Large 3578215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2432
Steers—Medium and Large 3600187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1623242.37/cwt240.00–248.001,51013
Steers—Medium and Large 2623231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4396
Steers—Medium and Large 2679216.41/cwt216.00–220.001,46910
Steers—Medium and Large 1683232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5855
Steers—Medium and Large 2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240237.00/cwt237.00–237.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315242.49/cwt240.00–250.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 3348226.00/cwt226.00–226.007866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361240.56/cwt235.00–242.0086822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363210.00/cwt210.00–210.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2391224.55/cwt222.00–232.008788
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added401245.00/cwt245.00–245.009826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422230.15/cwt229.00–235.0097111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440215.00/cwt215.00–215.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455200.00/cwt200.00–200.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463229.48/cwt224.00–234.001,06245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473220.71/cwt212.00–222.001,0448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517222.97/cwt220.00–226.001,15358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534213.16/cwt212.00–215.001,13830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566220.31/cwt215.00–224.001,24728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582212.84/cwt210.00–214.001,2395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613217.46/cwt216.00–222.001,33313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668216.91/cwt216.00–218.001,44919
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2258266.12/cwt262.00–270.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320258.78/cwt255.00–260.0082813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340262.00/cwt262.00–262.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371243.33/cwt240.00–244.009036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378257.29/cwt255.00–260.009736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2406236.65/cwt230.00–240.009614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3413223.01/cwt220.00–227.009214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459238.00/cwt237.00–240.001,0928
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473217.19/cwt212.00–220.001,0276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507220.91/cwt220.00–225.001,12023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1587216.51/cwt215.00–217.001,2714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605206.00/cwt205.00–207.001,24613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240117.49/cwt114.00–119.001,4575
Bulls——1,385123.24/cwt121.00–128.001,7074
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94187.75/cwt84.00–90.0082615
Cows—Lean 85-90%99796.74/cwt91.00–100.0096415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000102.15/cwt101.00–105.001,0229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173106.90/cwt102.00–110.001,25446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17697.55/cwt95.00–100.001,1476
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195113.38/cwt111.00–119.001,35533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563112.00/cwt110.00–114.001,7512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3900979.11/head900.00–1,050.009795
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39151,214.34/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,314.59/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3155
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6481,925.19/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39551,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1491,241.24/head1,000.00–1,375.001,24118
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,754.77/head1,500.00–3,000.001,75522

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.