Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-10-11

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 11
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,036 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 1,106▲ 84 vs year ago 952 · +8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 280 vs last sale 435▲ 2 vs year ago 153 · +1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 15▲ 41 vs year ago 102 · +40.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.29/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$211.29
216 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,091
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.30
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542218.101,18295
Medium and Large 3423206.4587337
Medium and Large 2529205.721,08884
One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $93 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 sale216 hd
211.29
—
GA average15 barns · 1,201 hd
207.00
+4.30
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—Average1,327106.391,41214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19090.991,08358
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45589.281,2999thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96581.2078330

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,01212
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,00934
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,10132

Every lot

89 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3338230.98/cwt230.00–232.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 2371258.31/cwt257.00–262.009588
Steers—Medium and Large 1375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 3411233.05/cwt230.00–237.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 2414251.52/cwt250.00–257.001,0419
Steers—Medium and Large 1423264.40/cwt262.00–267.001,1182
Steers—Medium and Large 2464249.48/cwt245.00–251.001,1584
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1468258.08/cwt254.00–262.001,20816
Steers—Medium and Large 3475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 2505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,21235
Steers—Medium and Large 3510225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1483
Steers—Medium and Large 1527257.81/cwt255.00–263.001,35923
Steers—Medium and Large 1567247.89/cwt246.00–255.001,4065
Steers—Medium and Large 2589242.43/cwt235.00–244.001,42818
Steers—Medium and Large 2615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4451
Steers—Medium and Large 1621245.34/cwt242.00–249.001,52431
Steers—Medium and Large 2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5303
Steers—Medium and Large 3690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 3740197.48/cwt195.00–200.001,4612
Steers—Medium and Large 1769213.02/cwt212.00–217.001,63810
Steers—Medium and Large 3785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3295220.00/cwt220.00–220.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325219.87/cwt217.00–222.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343225.00/cwt225.00–225.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374212.95/cwt210.00–215.0079612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385221.32/cwt217.00–222.008527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415225.00/cwt225.00–225.009341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416208.29/cwt205.00–210.008666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418214.78/cwt212.00–222.0089811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468202.07/cwt195.00–205.009467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482216.81/cwt215.00–217.001,04520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488220.36/cwt220.00–225.001,07536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530220.75/cwt220.00–225.001,17028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536213.66/cwt210.00–216.001,1455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550204.50/cwt202.00–207.001,1252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584215.22/cwt210.00–219.001,25721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611193.53/cwt190.00–197.001,1827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667187.23/cwt185.00–192.001,24925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675167.43/cwt165.00–170.001,1302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4768
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280284.82/cwt280.00–290.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added300310.00/cwt310.00–310.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305255.00/cwt255.00–255.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322283.34/cwt280.00–285.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355247.00/cwt247.00–247.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added364293.11/cwt290.00–295.001,0678
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1403260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418244.49/cwt242.00–247.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420227.00/cwt227.00–227.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471237.26/cwt235.00–240.001,11710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522235.68/cwt235.00–240.001,23016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557230.86/cwt230.00–231.001,2867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2593218.49/cwt217.00–220.001,2962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633214.45/cwt212.00–217.001,3572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3684160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,09410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2686192.75/cwt190.00–195.001,3229
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,273104.22/cwt100.00–109.001,32711
Bulls——1,527114.35/cwt111.00–117.001,7463
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95387.64/cwt87.00–89.008353
Cows—Lean 85-90%96481.60/cwt78.00–85.0078723
Cows—Lean 85-90%97674.09/cwt70.00–76.007234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14990.55/cwt87.00–94.001,04031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23098.70/cwt95.00–102.001,21413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24384.79/cwt81.00–87.001,05414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44085.31/cwt85.00–86.001,2283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46391.26/cwt90.00–94.001,3356
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3976950.09/head900.00–1,025.009509
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3987963.36/head825.00–1,075.0096325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,135.78/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1369
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,196.59/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3840877.68/head800.00–950.008784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0121,091.81/head950.00–1,200.001,09214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0891,250.03/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2508

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.