Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-01-17

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 17
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
748 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 666▼ 415 vs year ago 1,163 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 144▼ 11 vs year ago 145 · −7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 52▼ 23 vs year ago 58 · −39.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady and replacement cows 4.oo to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.77/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$232.77
275 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,081
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.98
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468235.831,104198
Medium and Large 2471225.461,06255
Medium and Large 3416223.4293022
One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $174 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 sale275 hd
232.77
—
GA average15 barns · 2,096 hd
219.79
+12.98
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—Low1,532118.031,8086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196104.761,25376
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42398.351,4003thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98687.2085923

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)920$96510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$8582thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)827$7923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,13510

Every lot

86 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 3260290.00/cwt290.00–290.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1317318.00/cwt315.00–322.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 1368310.98/cwt307.00–317.001,1446
Steers—Medium and Large 2373293.66/cwt290.00–297.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 3380271.97/cwt270.00–280.001,0335
Steers—Medium and Large 3408265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0814
Steers—Medium and Large 1432300.66/cwt297.00–305.001,2993
Steers—Medium and Large 2435274.50/cwt273.00–285.001,1948
Steers—Medium and Large 3455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1458280.94/cwt275.00–285.001,2875
Steers—Medium and Large 2470261.71/cwt257.00–267.001,2305
Steers—Medium and Large 1514260.36/cwt257.00–265.001,3388
Steers—Medium and Large 2533255.99/cwt255.00–257.001,3648
Steers—Medium and Large 3555235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 1562257.37/cwt257.00–257.501,4464
Steers—Medium and Large 2587242.79/cwt240.00–246.001,42517
Steers—Medium and Large 1626237.58/cwt235.00–239.001,48714
Steers—Medium and Large 2635228.33/cwt225.00–230.001,4503
Steers—Medium and Large 1695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers—Medium and Large 2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Steers—Medium and Large 1720215.17/cwt214.00–220.001,5495
Steers—Medium and Large 2780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230295.00/cwt295.00–295.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1267263.22/cwt260.00–265.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2284249.93/cwt245.00–255.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 3287239.11/cwt235.00–240.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323260.88/cwt255.00–262.008436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340245.99/cwt245.00–247.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367249.84/cwt245.00–255.0091757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374240.32/cwt240.00–242.0089912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385232.80/cwt225.00–235.008966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405222.00/cwt222.00–222.008991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412248.45/cwt240.00–253.001,02421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430235.02/cwt230.00–237.001,01113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468232.31/cwt230.00–237.001,08737
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475218.48/cwt217.00–220.001,0382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509230.48/cwt229.00–235.001,17321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528222.35/cwt220.00–225.001,1743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571223.06/cwt220.00–224.001,27422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573200.80/cwt200.00–202.001,1515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580211.19/cwt210.00–215.001,22513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623212.54/cwt207.00–216.001,32417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660209.22/cwt209.00–210.001,3819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1766187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4324
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278297.66/cwt295.00–300.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280314.99/cwt305.00–320.008825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326313.33/cwt305.00–317.001,02131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2346295.48/cwt295.00–300.001,02210
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375252.00/cwt252.00–252.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378301.80/cwt299.00–310.001,14123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415299.67/cwt295.00–305.001,24417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429241.28/cwt235.00–250.001,0354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433270.05/cwt265.00–275.001,1695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468260.16/cwt260.00–262.001,21812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483254.52/cwt252.00–255.001,22912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519247.50/cwt247.00–252.001,28516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558232.51/cwt232.00–235.001,2976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2361
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578204.89/cwt200.00–210.001,1842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,478115.01/cwt112.00–118.001,7004
Bulls——1,640124.06/cwt122.00–126.002,0352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85096.00/cwt96.00–96.008161
Cows—Lean 85-90%94379.95/cwt77.00–84.007545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00688.82/cwt85.00–94.0089417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13594.13/cwt88.00–97.001,06820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209103.88/cwt99.00–109.001,25633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232115.26/cwt110.00–124.001,42023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42398.35/cwt98.00–99.001,4003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0181,134.72/head1,125.00–1,175.001,13510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3827791.58/head750.00–825.007923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3900917.56/head825.00–975.009187
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3920857.74/head800.00–925.008582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29671,076.90/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0773

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.