Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-09-06

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 6
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,278 head
▲ 1,278 vs last sale 0▲ 375 vs year ago 903 · +41.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 162 vs last sale 0▲ 46 vs year ago 116 · +39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 0▲ 81 vs year ago 47 · +172.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.63/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$227.63
327 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$261
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.87
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544229.791,250191
Medium and Large 2467227.411,06298
Medium and Large 3455217.3598938
One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $261 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 sale327 hd
227.63
—
GA average15 barns · 1,457 hd
222.76
+4.87
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—Low1,616117.391,8979thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,231101.931,25560
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,485101.001,5002thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08589.4497153

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)1,060$1,1783thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)870$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,23918

Every lot

90 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 2343280.00/cwt280.00–280.009602
Steers—Medium and Large 3366257.07/cwt255.00–265.0094110
Steers—Medium and Large 2375276.47/cwt275.00–277.001,0374
Steers—Medium and Large 1378289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,0926
Steers—Medium and Large 2400255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 3418244.53/cwt240.00–250.001,02214
Steers—Medium and Large 1438266.18/cwt262.00–271.001,16619
Steers—Medium and Large 3465228.30/cwt227.00–235.001,0629
Steers—Medium and Large 1477263.15/cwt258.00–269.001,25513
Steers—Medium and Large 2485252.33/cwt245.00–255.001,2247
Steers—Medium and Large 3515227.30/cwt221.00–230.001,17112
Steers—Medium and Large 1517258.14/cwt256.00–259.001,33542
Steers—Medium and Large 2539235.81/cwt235.00–240.001,27123
Steers—Medium and Large 1561250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4037
Steers—Medium and Large 2568238.37/cwt235.00–240.001,3549
Steers—Medium and Large 3573226.00/cwt225.00–227.001,2952
Steers—Medium and Large 2613229.46/cwt227.00–232.001,40713
Steers—Medium and Large 3620215.04/cwt210.00–220.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 1627241.94/cwt240.00–245.001,51725
Steers—Medium and Large 2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 3690218.49/cwt217.00–220.001,5082
Steers—Medium and Large 1715235.55/cwt232.00–240.001,68418
Steers—Medium and Large 3715211.01/cwt210.00–212.001,5092
Steers—Medium and Large 2733227.24/cwt220.00–230.001,6665
Steers—Medium and Large 2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Steers—Medium and Large 3775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Steers—Medium and Large 1815213.08/cwt210.00–216.001,73720
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263240.00/cwt240.00–240.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308255.00/cwt255.00–255.007857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323237.45/cwt237.00–240.007677
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338232.52/cwt230.00–235.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367225.62/cwt225.00–229.0082810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368233.66/cwt230.00–237.0086013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370243.64/cwt240.00–244.0090111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411219.83/cwt215.00–222.009047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418234.09/cwt232.00–237.0097834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425228.98/cwt227.00–231.0097310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463228.53/cwt222.00–230.001,05828
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482214.89/cwt210.00–220.001,0366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487236.56/cwt232.00–242.001,1526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512231.81/cwt229.00–238.001,18752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520224.39/cwt220.00–227.001,16725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576226.45/cwt225.00–227.001,30419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589214.75/cwt214.00–217.001,2654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622222.88/cwt222.00–223.001,3868
Heifers—Medium and Large 3622204.32/cwt203.00–207.001,2713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630213.46/cwt212.00–215.001,3452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666223.81/cwt220.00–225.001,49122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2681213.65/cwt207.00–217.001,4556
Heifers—Medium and Large 3682201.64/cwt200.00–205.001,3753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1702218.41/cwt214.00–219.001,53317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,66315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3783179.98/cwt175.00–185.001,4092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3213234.71/cwt230.00–240.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268275.00/cwt275.00–275.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288297.74/cwt290.00–300.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345265.00/cwt265.00–265.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360275.00/cwt275.00–275.009903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531218.84/cwt217.00–220.001,1628
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2598215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,589115.81/cwt111.00–119.001,8408
Bulls——1,835130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05399.82/cwt98.00–101.001,0514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07384.49/cwt80.00–88.0090723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10192.22/cwt89.00–95.001,01526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17294.33/cwt90.00–99.001,10622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255104.17/cwt100.00–109.001,30729
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301113.26/cwt111.00–119.001,4749
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,177.71/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1783
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38951,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1421,229.86/head1,175.00–1,275.001,23012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3004

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.