Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-09-04

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 4
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,188 head
▼ 138 vs last sale 1,326▼ 90 vs year ago 1,278 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 226▼ 55 vs year ago 162 · −34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 191▼ 42 vs year ago 128 · −32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower 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 $249.35/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −170.44 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.
Average price
$249.35
87 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,363
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.97
vs GA average
−20.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546252.221,37756
Medium and Large 2550245.341,34927
Medium and Large 3533236.271,2594thin
One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale87 hd
249.35
—
GA average14 barns · 353 hd
252.32
−2.97
National average147 barns · 6,928 hd
269.40
−20.05
This barn, trailing median34 sales
419.80
−170.44
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—Low1,580152.942,41710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,199129.841,55755
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415129.481,8322thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average986114.511,12915

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)1,218$1,9004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,023$1,62323
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,029$1,2943thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,096$1,64014

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3277325.00/cwt325.00–325.009003
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310344.11/cwt340.00–355.001,0674
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330307.41/cwt300.00–310.001,0148
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0695
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2195
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,1191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1896
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415279.85/cwt270.00–285.001,16119
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430253.75/cwt250.00–260.001,0914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463252.57/cwt250.00–255.001,1692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2789
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511248.27/cwt242.00–250.001,26912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521259.51/cwt258.00–261.001,35216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533236.27/cwt225.00–240.001,2594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556249.31/cwt247.00–252.001,38640
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,41215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614236.64/cwt235.00–240.001,45329
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,43110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3641215.02/cwt210.00–219.001,3789
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3650205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3331
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660222.88/cwt216.00–224.001,47137
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2709214.28/cwt214.00–215.001,5197
Steers850–900Medium and Large 3856190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6264
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225325.00/cwt325.00–325.007311
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230280.00/cwt280.00–280.006441
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3269258.38/cwt250.00–267.0069510
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283275.13/cwt270.00–280.007795
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315282.71/cwt282.00–285.008914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320246.43/cwt240.00–255.007893
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325264.21/cwt260.00–270.008597
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360266.68/cwt265.00–270.009609
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376250.93/cwt250.00–255.009435
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3379244.60/cwt240.00–247.009273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416239.52/cwt234.00–242.0099612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0368
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3441230.24/cwt225.00–235.001,01514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473242.62/cwt241.00–245.001,14815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475214.06/cwt210.00–220.001,0176
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483227.83/cwt225.00–235.001,10043
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3509203.70/cwt200.00–210.001,0374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526222.74/cwt220.00–230.001,17211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3227
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571218.89/cwt214.00–221.001,25043
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3572208.94/cwt202.00–213.001,19518
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3752
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639213.54/cwt213.00–217.001,3657
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670178.46/cwt177.00–180.001,1962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5321
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4066
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2200330.00/cwt330.00–330.006601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225373.63/cwt365.00–380.008413
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3228300.00/cwt300.00–300.006843
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2286325.00/cwt325.00–325.009305
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1293345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0112
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308293.41/cwt280.00–300.009043
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315305.00/cwt305.00–305.009611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362324.50/cwt310.00–332.001,1753
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2407261.68/cwt260.00–265.001,0653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410240.00/cwt240.00–240.009841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,2445
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2461254.30/cwt247.00–255.001,17212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3491233.67/cwt227.00–237.001,1479
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515222.57/cwt220.00–225.001,1462
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536228.51/cwt226.00–232.001,22511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558228.43/cwt226.00–240.001,27512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580212.41/cwt205.00–220.001,2324
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3283
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3462
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3718177.54/cwt175.00–180.001,2752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,038145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5052
Bulls——1,663153.92/cwt151.00–158.002,5607
Bulls——2,085162.00/cwt162.00–162.003,3781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%981117.05/cwt112.00–121.001,14811
Cows—Lean 85-90%999107.54/cwt105.00–110.001,0744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150126.52/cwt122.00–131.001,45528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185119.21/cwt115.00–121.001,4134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261135.74/cwt133.00–140.001,71223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415129.48/cwt129.00–130.001,8322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39801,458.87/head1,200.00–1,600.001,45910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0031,240.77/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0561,749.79/head1,625.00–1,900.001,75013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,900.33/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39401,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,715.62/head1,700.00–1,750.001,71610

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.