Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-08-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 16
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 867▼ 26 vs year ago 713 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 183▼ 93 vs year ago 168 · −55.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 117▼ 27 vs year ago 86 · −31.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows significantly higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.56/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$227.56
182 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,117
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.61
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494232.681,150132
Medium and Large 2518218.451,13232
Medium and Large 3417206.1785918thin
One grade step is worth $26.51/cwt here — about $291 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 sale182 hd
227.56
—
GA average16 barns · 2,240 hd
226.95
+0.61
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—Average1,592123.971,97410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171110.951,29931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,340105.001,4071thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96691.8688818

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)1,020$1,29012
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,2847
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)903$1,2675
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,36118

Every lot

95 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 3290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1318290.00/cwt290.00–290.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 3345257.00/cwt257.00–257.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1353283.52/cwt280.00–287.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 2373263.47/cwt260.00–267.009836
Steers—Medium and Large 3383243.82/cwt240.00–245.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 1420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
Steers—Medium and Large 2426261.15/cwt257.00–265.001,11210
Steers—Medium and Large 3440239.94/cwt235.00–245.001,0562
Steers—Medium and Large 2461252.49/cwt250.00–257.001,1645
Steers—Medium and Large 1471264.85/cwt260.00–267.001,24718
Steers—Medium and Large 3471234.18/cwt230.00–240.001,1034
Steers—Medium and Large 1516262.11/cwt256.00–266.001,35215
Steers—Medium and Large 3516233.86/cwt230.00–240.001,2074
Steers—Medium and Large 2518252.58/cwt250.00–255.001,3082
Steers—Medium and Large 1563263.18/cwt258.00–265.001,48230
Steers—Medium and Large 2583248.74/cwt244.00–252.001,45010
Steers—Medium and Large 1625239.31/cwt235.00–241.001,49618
Steers—Medium and Large 2625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Steers—Medium and Large 1663230.60/cwt230.00–240.001,52917
Steers—Medium and Large 2664225.21/cwt222.00–226.001,4955
Steers—Medium and Large 2745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Steers—Medium and Large 2830217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230260.98/cwt260.00–262.006002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265230.00/cwt230.00–230.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324256.00/cwt250.00–260.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325228.39/cwt225.00–232.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360241.94/cwt237.00–247.0087113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375230.68/cwt230.00–232.008656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423238.50/cwt234.00–242.001,00930
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426201.12/cwt200.00–202.0085711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431222.33/cwt220.00–227.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475207.00/cwt207.00–207.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476232.61/cwt227.00–237.001,10722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526227.59/cwt223.00–233.001,19727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528202.49/cwt200.00–205.001,0692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566218.39/cwt212.00–221.001,2369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575229.95/cwt225.00–234.001,32217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630209.67/cwt205.00–212.001,3213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2703201.60/cwt200.00–202.001,4175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1793205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6265
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245302.00/cwt302.00–302.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260280.22/cwt280.00–287.0072933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290262.00/cwt262.00–262.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added315317.00/cwt317.00–317.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335272.00/cwt272.00–272.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3339254.18/cwt252.00–257.0086211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340291.01/cwt290.00–292.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370263.36/cwt260.00–267.009742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373250.92/cwt247.00–255.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395244.63/cwt242.00–245.009668
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415255.96/cwt255.00–257.001,0622
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418226.45/cwt220.00–230.009476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437243.09/cwt240.00–245.001,06211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478234.33/cwt232.00–237.001,1208
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528218.52/cwt215.00–222.001,1542
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571208.39/cwt200.00–210.001,1906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576216.39/cwt215.00–220.001,2468
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578225.98/cwt222.00–230.001,3062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,3072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458118.38/cwt114.00–122.001,7265
Bulls——1,575132.51/cwt132.00–133.002,0872
Bulls——1,828127.59/cwt124.00–130.002,3323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930106.00/cwt106.00–106.009861
Cows—Lean 85-90%93387.17/cwt84.00–90.0081310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01996.54/cwt93.00–100.009847
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164109.48/cwt106.00–113.001,27416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167116.41/cwt114.00–123.001,35911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208101.81/cwt100.00–105.001,2304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3895900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,359.19/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29321,405.28/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39661,168.56/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1081,174.59/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,438.09/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4383
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,462.29/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1311,312.68/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3138
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,1531,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754

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.