Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-09-18

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 18
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,235 head
▼ 281 vs last sale 1,516▲ 50 vs year ago 1,185 · +4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 340▼ 231 vs year ago 337 · −68.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 98▼ 17 vs year ago 95 · −17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.74/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −165.49 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$219.74
83 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,199
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.06
vs GA average
−17.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555229.421,27439
Medium and Large 2536217.261,16434
Medium and Large 3543190.401,03310thin
One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $241 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 sale83 hd
219.74
—
GA average16 barns · 756 hd
215.68
+4.06
National average181 barns · 11,482 hd
237.01
−17.27
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−165.49
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—Low1,440139.862,01320
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215115.291,40136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,705111.211,8963thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,035101.621,05123

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)1,098$1,5132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,34317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,2775
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,282$1,70428

Every lot

99 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1237355.00/cwt355.00–355.008413
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314319.66/cwt315.00–322.001,0043
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321300.00/cwt300.00–300.009636
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333280.00/cwt280.00–280.009324
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3371255.00/cwt255.00–255.009467
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374329.53/cwt320.00–332.001,23210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376296.31/cwt290.00–305.001,11418
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438269.09/cwt265.00–275.001,17922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440247.53/cwt245.00–250.001,0892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472256.01/cwt255.00–260.001,20820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473269.79/cwt262.00–281.001,27642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3487238.38/cwt230.00–240.001,16112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513238.31/cwt230.00–240.001,22310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538254.43/cwt252.00–255.001,3695
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558253.17/cwt242.00–255.001,41361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573238.01/cwt234.00–240.001,36421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625243.03/cwt237.00–244.001,5197
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4428
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630225.98/cwt220.00–227.001,4247
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3664206.66/cwt200.00–210.001,37215
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675229.16/cwt229.00–230.001,5476
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681224.80/cwt222.00–225.001,53115
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718213.54/cwt210.00–217.001,5332
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730203.48/cwt200.00–207.001,4852
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1749224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6784
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766220.16/cwt217.00–223.001,6865
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250245.00/cwt240.00–250.006132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280287.46/cwt287.00–290.008056
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325245.24/cwt242.00–250.007978
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325233.96/cwt225.00–240.007604
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329270.00/cwt270.00–270.008884
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365267.26/cwt262.00–275.009754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375224.08/cwt220.00–230.008406
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378250.00/cwt250.00–250.009454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418256.12/cwt250.00–272.001,07127
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424220.99/cwt220.00–222.009376
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438233.13/cwt230.00–240.001,02141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466216.74/cwt215.00–220.001,01015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468227.31/cwt222.00–232.001,06413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475239.61/cwt237.00–242.001,13822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3517191.16/cwt185.00–200.009886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526221.09/cwt210.00–225.001,16325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1548232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,27121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563206.63/cwt205.00–217.001,1639
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564226.42/cwt220.00–235.001,27718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581189.27/cwt180.00–200.001,1004
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618223.56/cwt215.00–229.501,38233
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619197.52/cwt190.00–200.001,2234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672226.70/cwt212.00–228.001,52350
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4282
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3193
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228310.00/cwt310.00–310.007073
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240341.85/cwt325.00–350.008206
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295325.00/cwt320.00–330.009592
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295306.14/cwt300.00–307.009038
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315312.95/cwt305.00–315.009868
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323277.44/cwt275.00–280.008962
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381289.75/cwt285.00–290.001,10419
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2389280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0894
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420242.69/cwt240.00–247.001,0198
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470245.49/cwt240.00–250.001,1545
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483229.87/cwt225.00–235.001,1102
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,07818
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510218.63/cwt212.00–225.001,1152
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526206.80/cwt205.00–207.001,08810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529228.17/cwt227.00–232.001,20716
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565222.35/cwt220.00–227.001,2563
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1331
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638192.33/cwt190.00–195.001,2273
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663192.51/cwt190.00–195.001,2762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,413147.24/cwt143.00–155.002,0817
Bulls——1,454135.88/cwt130.00–141.001,97613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020106.62/cwt105.00–110.001,08811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04897.03/cwt90.00–100.001,01712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173126.04/cwt124.00–128.001,4787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197108.71/cwt100.00–111.001,30113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249115.93/cwt112.00–120.001,44816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,705111.21/cwt110.00–114.001,8963
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39401,160.06/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0111,213.81/head1,000.00–1,400.001,21412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0981,512.70/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,652.33/head1,575.00–1,700.001,6525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,451.16/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2821,703.65/head1,575.00–1,800.001,70428

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.