Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-06-05

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 5
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,025 head
▲ 227 vs last sale 798▼ 278 vs year ago 1,303 · −21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 159 vs last sale 262▼ 118 vs year ago 221 · −53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 38▼ 81 vs year ago 123 · −65.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer, heifer, and bull calves sharply lower, 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 $251.95/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.28 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$251.95
54 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.25
vs GA average
−21.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575270.001,5531thin
Medium and Large 2541254.331,37743
Medium and Large 3554239.891,32910thin
One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $223 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 sale54 hd
251.95
—
GA average15 barns · 451 hd
245.69
+6.25
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−21.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−133.28
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—Average1,559162.472,53311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380144.001,9871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232142.271,75248
CowsLean 85-90%High1,123115.491,29731

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)1,114$1,7284thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,6262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,5607
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$1,5634thin

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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225365.00/cwt365.00–365.008211
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255380.00/cwt380.00–380.009691
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314343.21/cwt343.00–345.001,07820
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3379332.43/cwt330.00–335.001,2604
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390336.49/cwt334.00–339.001,31214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430325.98/cwt324.00–330.001,40218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435279.94/cwt275.00–285.001,2182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488308.82/cwt303.00–315.001,50715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1493316.09/cwt316.00–317.001,55810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525296.36/cwt295.00–297.001,5563
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577275.94/cwt272.00–282.001,59236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611271.49/cwt270.00–275.001,65910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618267.44/cwt262.00–269.001,65314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3622256.09/cwt250.00–257.001,5938
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3687239.98/cwt239.00–247.001,6499
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3218324.91/cwt320.00–330.007084
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3263317.95/cwt317.00–320.008363
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277323.29/cwt322.00–330.008968
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279338.58/cwt337.00–355.0094511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315305.11/cwt300.00–310.009613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325285.00/cwt280.00–295.009263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1339319.25/cwt310.00–320.001,08213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3359270.03/cwt260.00–275.009694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363306.57/cwt300.00–312.001,1139
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374289.72/cwt280.00–294.001,08424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410283.36/cwt280.00–290.001,16221
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424269.78/cwt266.00–275.001,14416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426246.13/cwt235.00–250.001,04912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461266.90/cwt266.00–270.001,23020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487261.43/cwt255.00–264.001,27317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521255.87/cwt250.00–260.001,33321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538240.99/cwt240.00–245.001,2977
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561252.86/cwt249.00–259.001,41922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3592237.31/cwt235.00–242.001,4053
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616225.67/cwt225.00–227.001,39012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657224.25/cwt222.00–225.001,4734
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230354.67/cwt350.00–360.008162
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240345.00/cwt345.00–345.008281
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1259350.00/cwt350.00–350.009076
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added260415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318337.28/cwt335.00–345.001,07323
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0083
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374326.73/cwt320.00–330.001,22216
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374309.92/cwt305.00–315.001,1594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2404312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,2607
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2915
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3411297.94/cwt287.00–300.001,22511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2454297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,3486
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455276.16/cwt270.00–280.001,25712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1494301.34/cwt300.00–310.001,4897
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513265.99/cwt265.00–267.001,3652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519272.56/cwt270.00–275.001,41531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523234.83/cwt230.00–240.001,2282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560243.53/cwt240.00–247.001,3642
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5331
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612240.88/cwt240.00–245.001,4748
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613253.36/cwt250.00–255.001,5533
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660234.92/cwt230.00–240.001,5502
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2753217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,6382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,556168.31/cwt167.00–170.002,6194
Bulls——1,558161.48/cwt157.00–166.002,5166
Bulls——1,580145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104111.13/cwt105.00–114.001,22718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105131.30/cwt130.00–133.001,4512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,157119.74/cwt115.00–125.001,38511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186132.53/cwt127.00–137.001,57214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229152.71/cwt150.00–158.001,87711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261143.20/cwt138.00–149.001,80623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,625.53/head1,575.00–1,675.001,6262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39611,341.87/head900.00–1,500.001,3424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,728.45/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,851.99/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8523
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002

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.