Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-12-13

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Dec 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
732 head
▼ 406 vs last sale 1,138▼ 155 vs year ago 887 · −17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 115▼ 8 vs year ago 187 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 32▼ 29 vs year ago 130 · −22.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 2.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 6.00 higher 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 $215.87/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$215.87
170 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.48
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493219.051,08096
Medium and Large 2430215.9192853
Medium and Large 3429201.1986321
One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $217 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 sale170 hd
215.87
—
GA average16 barns · 1,186 hd
209.38
+6.48
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—Average1,686111.621,8829thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21194.611,146109
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32788.001,1673thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06682.9288444

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)940$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$7572thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260280.00/cwt280.00–280.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 3335260.00/cwt260.00–260.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1370286.00/cwt280.00–292.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 2380270.52/cwt265.00–277.001,0284
Steers—Medium and Large 3423252.15/cwt247.00–257.001,0672
Steers—Medium and Large 1430262.94/cwt262.00–265.001,1313
Steers—Medium and Large 2443260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1523
Steers—Medium and Large 1471253.34/cwt250.00–255.001,1935
Steers—Medium and Large 3472224.08/cwt220.00–230.001,0583
Steers—Medium and Large 1527247.00/cwt246.00–250.001,3024
Steers—Medium and Large 2539239.00/cwt232.00–242.001,28818
Steers—Medium and Large 1568234.68/cwt230.00–237.001,3333
Steers—Medium and Large 3590192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1331
Steers—Medium and Large 2595223.50/cwt220.00–227.001,3302
Steers—Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 3620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 1640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4722
Steers—Medium and Large 3685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Steers—Medium and Large 2688191.98/cwt190.00–200.001,3215
Steers—Medium and Large 1702190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3342
Steers—Medium and Large 1775180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273229.91/cwt225.00–235.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321228.27/cwt225.00–232.0073310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370236.47/cwt235.00–240.0087510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370229.41/cwt225.00–232.008499
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374213.85/cwt210.00–220.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421214.48/cwt210.00–220.0090321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428198.67/cwt190.00–205.008506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431225.11/cwt222.00–235.0097016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466224.52/cwt215.00–230.001,04629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472210.64/cwt210.00–212.009943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514215.94/cwt210.00–222.001,11019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2541207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577210.07/cwt205.00–217.001,21210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622197.25/cwt192.00–198.001,2278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665193.37/cwt190.00–195.001,2863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685180.96/cwt175.00–187.001,2402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3728153.64/cwt147.00–157.001,1183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220297.27/cwt295.00–300.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235290.00/cwt290.00–290.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280248.31/cwt245.00–250.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288287.48/cwt285.00–290.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322279.30/cwt275.00–280.008997
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323252.60/cwt250.00–255.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324291.90/cwt285.00–295.009467
Bulls—Medium and Large 3359244.91/cwt240.00–250.008794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370268.00/cwt260.00–270.009925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378279.37/cwt275.00–285.001,05610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412266.77/cwt260.00–270.001,0998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421252.99/cwt247.00–255.001,0659
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433242.03/cwt240.00–244.001,0482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463253.36/cwt245.00–256.001,17314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,1258
Bulls—Medium and Large 3498224.50/cwt220.00–225.001,11810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514241.47/cwt230.00–247.001,24112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561229.92/cwt225.00–232.001,2907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570206.96/cwt200.00–215.001,1805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618208.23/cwt205.00–212.001,28717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632196.62/cwt190.00–200.001,2433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3687169.00/cwt167.00–170.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3780157.55/cwt155.00–160.001,2292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8421
Bulls——1,697107.45/cwt102.00–110.001,8235
Bulls——1,717115.79/cwt114.00–117.001,9883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98073.30/cwt70.00–78.007188
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00891.30/cwt90.00–94.009203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09284.49/cwt79.00–89.0092333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17384.93/cwt82.00–89.0099621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20693.97/cwt90.00–98.001,13360
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252103.25/cwt99.00–108.001,29328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3935756.68/head700.00–800.007572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3940900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.