Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-08-23

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 23
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
686 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 687▼ 557 vs year ago 1,243 · −44.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 75▼ 1 vs year ago 97 · −1.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 59▼ 19 vs year ago 90 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.56/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$229.56
192 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.34
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475234.601,115128
Medium and Large 2487223.851,08941
Medium and Large 3457211.7096823
One grade step is worth $22.91/cwt here — about $148 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 sale192 hd
229.56
—
GA average16 barns · 1,069 hd
220.22
+9.34
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—Low1,663121.502,0202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,193108.851,29850
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540102.711,5826thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01391.2892427

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)878$1,0156
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)886$96215
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,36330

Every lot

104 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1273311.06/cwt310.00–312.008492
Steers—Medium and Large 3289276.33/cwt275.00–277.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 3333264.81/cwt260.00–270.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 2342281.68/cwt280.00–285.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,0991
Steers—Medium and Large 2371277.25/cwt270.00–279.001,0296
Steers—Medium and Large 1378285.20/cwt280.00–290.001,07825
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,1421
Steers—Medium and Large 3409252.02/cwt247.00–255.001,0317
Steers—Medium and Large 1424271.41/cwt266.00–275.001,15118
Steers—Medium and Large 2441264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1648
Steers—Medium and Large 1459262.81/cwt260.00–265.001,2066
Steers—Medium and Large 2473255.47/cwt255.00–256.001,2089
Steers—Medium and Large 3483239.49/cwt237.00–242.001,1572
Steers—Medium and Large 2505244.95/cwt240.00–250.001,2372
Steers—Medium and Large 3515227.27/cwt225.00–230.001,1703
Steers—Medium and Large 1521258.47/cwt255.00–261.001,34724
Steers—Medium and Large 1558255.05/cwt255.00–256.001,42320
Steers—Medium and Large 3585222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2991
Steers—Medium and Large 3615214.88/cwt210.00–220.001,3222
Steers—Medium and Large 2617234.77/cwt230.00–236.001,4495
Steers—Medium and Large 1639242.21/cwt240.00–248.001,54813
Steers—Medium and Large 2650222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4431
Steers—Medium and Large 1675235.98/cwt232.00–240.001,5934
Steers—Medium and Large 1709232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6458
Steers—Medium and Large 1807219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7673
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210225.00/cwt225.00–225.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240242.00/cwt242.00–242.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2253238.49/cwt237.00–240.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275252.55/cwt250.00–255.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2309239.00/cwt237.00–240.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329249.03/cwt245.00–252.0081913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343227.36/cwt222.00–230.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364227.32/cwt220.00–230.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368245.17/cwt242.00–250.0090213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388237.02/cwt235.00–240.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432236.34/cwt234.00–240.001,02125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434224.63/cwt220.00–230.009758
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440217.00/cwt217.00–217.009552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468218.52/cwt217.00–220.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475203.39/cwt200.00–207.009662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477230.91/cwt227.00–237.001,10129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508230.08/cwt225.00–232.001,16920
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,0963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579218.70/cwt212.00–222.001,26615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614224.22/cwt222.00–225.001,3774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615210.69/cwt210.00–212.001,2963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,4616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659219.20/cwt217.00–225.001,4455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3708185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727219.20/cwt219.00–220.001,5945
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233295.00/cwt295.00–295.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2292272.32/cwt270.00–275.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added327320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340304.73/cwt304.00–307.001,0364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added375295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375256.03/cwt255.00–257.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0934
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432232.29/cwt230.00–235.001,0033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464240.82/cwt240.00–245.001,1176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471230.21/cwt227.00–232.001,0846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507224.04/cwt220.00–227.001,1363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518234.93/cwt230.00–240.001,2172
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525202.43/cwt200.00–205.001,0632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630204.74/cwt200.00–207.001,2903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8031
Bulls——1,810124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,2441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00483.60/cwt80.00–86.0083910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01292.48/cwt90.00–94.0093612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031103.76/cwt100.00–106.001,0705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178108.00/cwt104.00–113.001,27226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195115.44/cwt114.00–119.001,38016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23598.45/cwt93.00–102.001,2168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,547104.85/cwt104.00–106.001,6225
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3750700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3871972.62/head900.00–1,025.009735
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3885941.38/head825.00–1,100.0094114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38801,172.44/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1724
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29581,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0651,206.61/head1,175.00–1,250.001,2076
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2011,511.56/head1,425.00–1,600.001,51214

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.