Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-07-31

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 31
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
996 head
▼ 235 vs last sale 1,231▼ 205 vs year ago 1,201 · −17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 133▼ 97 vs year ago 189 · −51.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 98▼ 25 vs year ago 122 · −20.5%
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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, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 2.00 higher and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.43/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.80 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$246.43
51 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,361
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.89
vs GA average
−12.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555256.111,42119thin
Medium and Large 2550246.231,35413thin
Medium and Large 3551236.891,30519thin
One grade step is worth $19.22/cwt here — about $116 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 sale51 hd
246.43
—
GA average14 barns · 397 hd
244.55
+1.89
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−12.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−138.80
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—Low1,485150.252,2319thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,604135.002,1653thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171134.351,57453
CowsLean 85-90%High977114.941,12317

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)1,353$2,38713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,004$1,49511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)848$1,4797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,328$2,3934thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245355.00/cwt355.00–355.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379351.23/cwt350.00–360.001,33112
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3421290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2215
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423326.25/cwt320.00–332.001,3802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431306.19/cwt300.00–309.001,3208
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4045
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3573
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514289.31/cwt287.00–290.001,4879
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535278.33/cwt270.00–280.001,4896
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,6035
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558284.74/cwt284.00–285.001,58939
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5781
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582278.24/cwt273.00–282.001,61914
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630261.61/cwt255.00–265.001,6483
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,73457
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2767231.33/cwt231.00–232.001,7746
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1212358.23/cwt350.00–370.007593
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225335.00/cwt330.00–345.007543
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2264302.42/cwt300.00–310.007984
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271322.92/cwt320.00–330.008755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320274.84/cwt270.00–280.008792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322300.54/cwt297.00–305.0096816
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323292.40/cwt290.00–295.009442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361298.72/cwt295.00–300.001,0784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374279.63/cwt275.00–282.001,04618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383263.54/cwt257.00–270.001,0092
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1126
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432251.64/cwt250.00–255.001,0879
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434259.93/cwt259.00–262.001,12817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478245.66/cwt240.00–250.001,17412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,26034
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492256.95/cwt256.50–260.001,26422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522238.96/cwt230.00–242.001,2478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524262.85/cwt262.00–267.001,3776
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525247.29/cwt245.00–252.001,2987
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,44013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3572235.38/cwt225.00–238.001,34611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4196
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,49520
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628227.21/cwt222.00–232.001,42726
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5825
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,75317
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218406.45/cwt400.00–415.008863
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223378.11/cwt365.00–390.008437
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3238345.05/cwt340.00–350.008214
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250355.00/cwt355.00–355.008881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268316.52/cwt300.00–330.008483
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269394.78/cwt385.00–405.001,0625
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310392.50/cwt390.00–395.001,2172
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335326.13/cwt320.00–330.001,0939
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3356293.61/cwt280.00–300.001,0454
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361350.90/cwt340.00–355.001,2675
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371318.31/cwt307.00–330.001,18112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3414272.43/cwt270.00–280.001,1285
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420295.15/cwt289.00–302.001,24031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463287.85/cwt287.00–288.001,33313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464265.34/cwt250.00–270.001,23111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482276.50/cwt272.00–280.001,3338
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1502273.63/cwt272.00–274.001,37411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532265.58/cwt260.00–268.001,41329
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4565
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4237
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580243.38/cwt240.00–245.001,4123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633249.32/cwt246.00–252.001,57815
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5531
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3758198.50/cwt197.00–200.001,5052
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 3915175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,448145.38/cwt141.00–149.002,1056
Bulls——1,558159.99/cwt157.00–165.002,4933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960125.73/cwt123.00–130.001,2074
Cows—Lean 85-90%981115.76/cwt112.00–120.001,1367
Cows—Lean 85-90%984106.80/cwt105.00–110.001,0516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104123.74/cwt119.00–128.001,36611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132133.96/cwt130.00–139.001,51628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303143.47/cwt140.00–152.001,86914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,0961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-36981,258.83/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39431,366.28/head1,100.00–1,575.001,3669
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29611,644.02/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,076.37/head1,800.00–2,325.002,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3532,387.01/head2,075.00–2,650.002,38713
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3282,393.03/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3934

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.