Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-02-21

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 21
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,348 head
▲ 411 vs last sale 937▼ 178 vs year ago 1,526 · −11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 212▲ 26 vs year ago 156 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 65▲ 5 vs year ago 89 · +5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cow steady to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.33/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$245.33
289 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.59
vs GA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472257.331,214115
Medium and Large 2492239.791,180140
Medium and Large 3492227.571,12034
One grade step is worth $29.76/cwt here — about $94 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 sale289 hd
245.33
—
GA average16 barns · 2,343 hd
247.92
−2.59
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—High1,601124.011,98515
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198109.351,31081
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,594108.251,7254thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03591.8795143

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)971$1,2205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)952$1,1558
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)833$9143thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,171$1,82276

Every lot

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1244377.00/cwt377.00–377.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1301370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1145
Steers—Medium and Large 1363347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,2604
Steers—Medium and Large 2371336.34/cwt330.00–340.001,2486
Steers—Medium and Large 3395330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 1405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Steers—Medium and Large 3424304.10/cwt302.00–310.001,2894
Steers—Medium and Large 2434325.17/cwt317.00–330.001,41114
Steers—Medium and Large 1464325.31/cwt315.00–330.001,50912
Steers—Medium and Large 3464290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3465
Steers—Medium and Large 2476308.50/cwt302.00–309.001,46826
Steers—Medium and Large 1516307.09/cwt300.00–312.001,5857
Steers—Medium and Large 2545279.71/cwt279.00–285.001,5248
Steers—Medium and Large 2583260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,51613
Steers—Medium and Large 1587287.39/cwt282.00–290.001,6873
Steers—Medium and Large 1620265.66/cwt261.00–280.001,64713
Steers—Medium and Large 2645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6131
Steers—Medium and Large 2670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Steers—Medium and Large 3678225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5263
Steers—Medium and Large 1683241.49/cwt240.00–245.001,6496
Steers—Medium and Large 1704245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7254
Steers—Medium and Large 2780212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6541
Steers—Medium and Large 3795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225295.00/cwt295.00–295.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240280.00/cwt280.00–280.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3268272.43/cwt270.00–275.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270295.43/cwt295.00–297.0079815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2289280.62/cwt280.00–287.0081110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323275.00/cwt275.00–275.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329285.00/cwt285.00–285.009383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331302.44/cwt295.00–315.001,0018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363278.40/cwt275.00–280.001,01113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367265.37/cwt260.00–270.0097416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377246.66/cwt240.00–252.0093010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415261.88/cwt260.00–265.001,0878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428250.79/cwt245.00–257.001,07318
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454262.89/cwt257.00–265.001,1949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469241.37/cwt235.00–250.001,13250
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517245.83/cwt240.00–252.001,27114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518219.98/cwt215.00–225.001,1392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2116
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571228.19/cwt220.00–231.001,30313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579235.24/cwt234.00–239.001,36238
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,26611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663220.72/cwt218.00–224.001,4639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,43211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3688192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2851172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4645
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235380.00/cwt380.00–380.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240345.00/cwt345.00–345.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 3264338.07/cwt330.00–340.008935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2282353.37/cwt350.00–360.009973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328352.66/cwt350.00–360.001,15727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340311.16/cwt310.00–315.001,0584
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360290.28/cwt280.00–300.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371340.47/cwt330.00–342.001,26314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387316.86/cwt310.00–327.001,22612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417314.88/cwt300.00–322.001,31312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513296.84/cwt292.00–300.001,52312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540274.95/cwt270.00–285.001,4853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570277.97/cwt275.00–285.001,58417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2669223.98/cwt222.00–225.001,4983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3688205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,4112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3896150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3444
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520112.48/cwt107.00–116.001,7104
Bulls——1,609125.18/cwt122.00–129.002,0148
Bulls——1,687136.26/cwt134.00–138.002,2993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950101.15/cwt100.00–102.009612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02095.52/cwt91.00–99.0097425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06985.02/cwt80.00–90.0090916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178108.33/cwt104.00–115.001,27654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235100.92/cwt95.00–103.001,24613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238121.14/cwt116.00–128.001,50014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498100.96/cwt100.00–102.001,5122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690115.53/cwt115.00–116.001,9522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3833914.45/head850.00–975.009143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38601,029.94/head975.00–1,125.001,0304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39531,149.54/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,281.00/head1,175.00–1,375.001,2814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29051,589.36/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5898
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2021,849.89/head1,675.00–2,225.001,85068

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.