Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-03-06

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 6
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▼ 456 vs last sale 1,253▼ 362 vs year ago 1,159 · −31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 182▲ 6 vs year ago 109 · +5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 60▼ 59 vs year ago 107 · −55.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $298.42/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.38 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.
Average price
$298.42
48 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.85
vs GA average
−14.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572305.601,74732
Medium and Large 2522297.341,5529thin
Medium and Large 3574266.981,5327thin
One grade step is worth $38.61/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale48 hd
298.42
—
GA average13 barns · 300 hd
303.26
−4.85
National average178 barns · 13,961 hd
313.00
−14.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
419.80
−121.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
491437383329median 419.8003/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $343.34, median $419.80 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,643138.232,2716thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,388128.961,7902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,148118.461,36056
CowsLean 85-90%Low980100.7398737

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)1,014$1,20011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$1,16410
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$1,82912

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2253357.00/cwt357.00–357.0090312
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285345.00/cwt345.00–345.009831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308348.65/cwt345.00–350.001,07416
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325330.31/cwt325.00–335.001,0742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2333
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383351.57/cwt350.00–355.001,3476
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425304.94/cwt300.00–310.001,2962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4082
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473325.24/cwt320.00–332.001,53816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480303.11/cwt301.00–310.001,45521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506330.00/cwt320.00–335.001,6704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522297.34/cwt297.00–300.001,5529
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581302.11/cwt297.00–320.001,75528
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3581263.98/cwt260.00–267.001,5346
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3640222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671269.55/cwt262.00–280.001,8097
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688251.16/cwt250.00–255.001,72819
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3728216.65/cwt216.00–220.001,5776
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8253
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3823201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6549
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831223.21/cwt220.00–225.001,85511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858209.21/cwt208.00–210.001,7955
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1921196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8056
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3221275.00/cwt275.00–275.006087
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238292.00/cwt292.00–292.006957
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283250.00/cwt250.00–250.007083
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2298287.00/cwt287.00–287.008558
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315255.24/cwt250.00–260.008042
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321280.93/cwt270.00–285.0090216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380290.64/cwt289.00–295.001,10421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380254.87/cwt250.00–260.009692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,03110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422288.12/cwt275.00–295.001,21612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477279.67/cwt275.00–285.001,33413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486258.82/cwt255.00–262.001,2587
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518262.07/cwt255.00–269.001,35851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533244.98/cwt240.00–250.001,3062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563256.38/cwt250.00–258.001,44311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621243.21/cwt240.00–246.001,51013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657224.62/cwt220.00–226.001,4769
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3219301.82/cwt300.00–310.0066110
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275345.01/cwt340.00–350.0094914
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1311353.51/cwt352.00–355.001,09922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320290.00/cwt290.00–290.009281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338338.65/cwt330.00–340.001,14511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370280.11/cwt270.00–285.001,03611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374331.87/cwt330.00–335.001,24116
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374316.32/cwt310.00–325.001,1835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408285.03/cwt280.00–290.001,1632
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410305.12/cwt300.00–310.001,2512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421330.18/cwt327.00–332.001,39014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459321.80/cwt317.00–325.001,4775
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478303.45/cwt300.00–307.001,4502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519306.08/cwt305.00–307.001,5899
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520252.40/cwt250.00–255.001,3122
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5621
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,9471
Bulls——1,598144.45/cwt140.00–149.002,3083
Bulls——1,760135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,3762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94689.56/cwt85.00–92.008477
Cows—Lean 85-90%961108.55/cwt106.00–112.001,04310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001100.73/cwt95.00–105.001,00820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103118.35/cwt115.00–125.001,30532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147109.85/cwt105.00–114.001,26014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296130.86/cwt126.00–136.001,69610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388128.96/cwt127.00–131.001,7902
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27851,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3091,975.04/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9758
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3910919.64/head850.00–1,000.009202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39621,089.29/head900.00–1,175.001,0895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,224.94/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,292.84/head1,200.00–1,450.001,2936

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.