Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-03-13

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 13
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,053 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 797▼ 321 vs year ago 1,374 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 115▼ 106 vs year ago 244 · −43.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 48▼ 4 vs year ago 69 · −5.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.55/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −131.67 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$253.55
49 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.55
vs GA average
−22.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543268.111,45510thin
Medium and Large 2550250.731,37836
Medium and Large 3530239.001,2663thin
One grade step is worth $29.11/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale49 hd
253.55
—
GA average14 barns · 357 hd
250.00
+3.55
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−22.62
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−131.67
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
435387339291median 385.2303/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.11, low $305.15, median $385.23 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—Average1,711146.492,50714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,266125.471,58984
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,453121.581,7676thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028103.191,06123

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)1,060$1,4285
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$1,2533thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,7502thin

Every lot

88 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230335.00/cwt335.00–335.007711
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1349376.23/cwt370.00–377.001,3139
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362371.40/cwt370.00–380.001,3447
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2108
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1404355.98/cwt345.00–360.001,4385
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3783
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457338.92/cwt330.00–343.001,54919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473298.52/cwt297.00–300.001,4122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478322.38/cwt315.00–325.001,5415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512326.70/cwt320.00–330.001,67316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573285.61/cwt280.00–292.001,63726
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3581278.18/cwt270.00–279.001,61611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7056
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615251.24/cwt240.00–257.001,5453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627267.36/cwt263.00–275.001,67620
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678252.47/cwt250.00–255.001,7122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7171
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2731233.72/cwt232.00–240.001,7088
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5441
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3211278.32/cwt270.00–290.005877
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215305.00/cwt305.00–305.006561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263267.00/cwt267.00–267.007022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309299.65/cwt295.00–302.0092627
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323267.56/cwt260.00–275.008642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325280.42/cwt280.00–282.009115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3366257.81/cwt250.00–260.009449
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383276.22/cwt270.00–285.001,0588
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384304.16/cwt299.00–315.001,16850
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3414250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0359
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431288.70/cwt280.00–296.001,24417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465253.47/cwt250.00–260.001,1798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471273.85/cwt270.00–277.001,2907
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474288.85/cwt282.00–297.001,36938
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503278.99/cwt270.00–282.001,4034
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3512240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526258.80/cwt255.00–260.001,36117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569260.85/cwt255.00–267.001,4846
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571243.50/cwt240.00–250.001,39019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622226.00/cwt225.00–230.001,4065
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3623223.96/cwt220.00–225.001,39519
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5328
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677224.86/cwt220.00–227.001,5226
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3689208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4336
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3709187.48/cwt180.00–200.001,3294
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2731213.21/cwt212.00–217.001,5594
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6681
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2774207.17/cwt205.00–208.001,6037
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3790177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3203335.86/cwt320.00–340.006825
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2208365.00/cwt365.00–365.007592
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3262329.30/cwt325.00–330.008637
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1292370.22/cwt360.00–372.001,08112
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2298350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0434
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370334.61/cwt330.00–335.001,23812
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371362.49/cwt352.00–375.001,34514
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411329.12/cwt327.00–335.001,35313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2479
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461323.61/cwt317.00–330.001,49212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477300.98/cwt300.00–310.001,43610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510284.90/cwt280.00–290.001,4532
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517303.35/cwt300.00–310.001,5683
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3579258.29/cwt250.00–260.001,4956
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6145
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,395131.03/cwt121.00–138.001,8284
Bulls——1,803158.57/cwt155.00–164.002,8595
Bulls——1,872146.78/cwt142.00–152.002,7485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95794.73/cwt92.00–96.009073
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035103.58/cwt100.00–108.001,07218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073112.32/cwt110.00–115.001,2052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080110.67/cwt105.00–116.001,19512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230123.08/cwt117.00–127.001,51435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361132.54/cwt128.00–138.001,80437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453121.58/cwt118.00–125.001,7676
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38981,204.74/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39801,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,367.05/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,577.25/head1,450.00–1,725.001,5773

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.