Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-02-14

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 14
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
937 head
▼ 545 vs last sale 1,482▲ 160 vs year ago 777 · +20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 186▲ 98 vs year ago 114 · +86.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 54▲ 13 vs year ago 52 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 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 $241.55/cwt on 307 head.
Average price
$241.55
307 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,329
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$33.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.51
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2487246.411,20068
Medium and Large 1570241.601,376227
Medium and Large 3543213.061,15612thin
One grade step is worth $33.34/cwt here — about $44 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 sale307 hd
241.55
—
GA average16 barns · 2,227 hd
239.04
+2.51
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—Average1,800127.122,28827
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221109.081,332123
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03391.0094021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,78789.051,5913thin

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)1,015$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)998$1,1286
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$1,26724

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3270320.00/cwt320.00–320.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1285382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,0893
Steers—Medium and Large 1320371.32/cwt365.00–390.001,1889
Steers—Medium and Large 3365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Steers—Medium and Large 1381356.14/cwt350.00–375.001,35715
Steers—Medium and Large 2383338.15/cwt330.00–340.001,2955
Steers—Medium and Large 1416350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4565
Steers—Medium and Large 1460338.52/cwt337.00–340.001,5576
Steers—Medium and Large 2483303.39/cwt300.00–310.001,46510
Steers—Medium and Large 3517275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4224
Steers—Medium and Large 2518291.00/cwt290.00–292.001,5072
Steers—Medium and Large 1528302.65/cwt300.00–310.001,5986
Steers—Medium and Large 1575280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6101
Steers—Medium and Large 2579275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5924
Steers—Medium and Large 1609259.27/cwt258.00–262.001,57922
Steers—Medium and Large 3668233.52/cwt230.00–235.001,5606
Steers—Medium and Large 1693243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6842
Steers—Medium and Large 1706242.11/cwt240.00–247.001,7099
Steers—Medium and Large 1782218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7053
Steers—Medium and Large 3815190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5491
Steers—Medium and Large 1829219.49/cwt219.00–220.001,82010
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1232293.49/cwt290.00–295.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324282.43/cwt280.00–285.0091515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337273.94/cwt265.00–277.0092313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360254.91/cwt250.00–260.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374267.57/cwt260.00–270.001,00110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375279.88/cwt277.00–282.001,05019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418268.37/cwt264.00–277.001,12223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433257.27/cwt250.00–260.001,11414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458271.23/cwt270.00–280.001,2428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483246.03/cwt242.00–255.001,1884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522245.77/cwt240.00–250.001,28330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540234.74/cwt230.00–237.001,2687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574236.76/cwt235.00–241.001,35922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589230.61/cwt220.00–232.001,35811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620232.42/cwt229.00–234.001,44128
Heifers—Medium and Large 3643200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654224.75/cwt218.00–229.001,47018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655216.03/cwt212.00–220.001,4152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723215.93/cwt215.00–216.001,56142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730194.01/cwt190.00–197.001,4163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785211.32/cwt210.00–212.001,6599
Heifers—Medium and Large 3790172.52/cwt170.00–175.001,3632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,66610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2890180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265335.00/cwt335.00–335.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320295.00/cwt295.00–295.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322362.92/cwt362.00–365.001,16910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3361301.48/cwt300.00–302.001,0888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367356.45/cwt350.00–360.001,3083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381317.36/cwt317.00–320.001,2098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417340.36/cwt335.00–345.001,4194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3482
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467309.46/cwt297.00–312.001,4456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473282.57/cwt280.00–285.001,3372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529291.60/cwt277.00–297.001,54310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573270.84/cwt270.00–275.001,5526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620236.02/cwt235.00–237.001,4632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662238.03/cwt237.00–240.001,5763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420112.05/cwt105.00–115.001,5914
Bulls——1,791134.94/cwt132.00–138.002,4178
Bulls——1,906126.96/cwt121.00–131.002,42015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96277.76/cwt74.00–80.007486
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05394.35/cwt91.00–99.0099410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077100.17/cwt100.00–101.001,0795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149106.07/cwt101.00–111.001,21961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17095.35/cwt90.00–100.001,11614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327116.91/cwt112.00–124.001,55148
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,74883.58/cwt82.00–85.001,4612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,865100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39751,086.09/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,035975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,212.38/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-3855950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1211,170.22/head1,075.00–1,250.001,17014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,515.79/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5168

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.