Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-10-09

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 9
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▲ 245 vs last sale 412▼ 379 vs year ago 1,036 · −36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 83▼ 50 vs year ago 155 · −32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 273▼ 10 vs year ago 143 · −7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, bull calves and replacement cows unevenly steady .

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $256.18/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −163.62 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.
Average price
$256.18
65 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,391
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.79
vs GA average
−38.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538266.401,43442
Medium and Large 2577247.921,4299thin
Medium and Large 3535230.811,23614thin
One grade step is worth $35.59/cwt here — about $199 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 sale65 hd
256.18
—
GA average13 barns · 362 hd
254.39
+1.79
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−38.13
This barn, trailing median34 sales
419.80
−163.62
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—Low1,367136.891,87116
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206121.791,46937
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528115.081,7583thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,097106.961,17311

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)1,196$1,75113
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,126$1,58925
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,44910
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,272$2,10630

Every lot

84 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325344.77/cwt335.00–350.001,1213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360308.56/cwt300.00–320.001,1113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3396280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1094
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421278.75/cwt275.00–280.001,1744
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465286.37/cwt286.00–287.001,33211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474264.22/cwt260.00–267.001,2525
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505278.14/cwt275.00–287.001,40519
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520236.62/cwt227.00–250.001,23010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566256.71/cwt250.00–262.001,45323
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3574216.29/cwt215.00–220.001,2424
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583247.03/cwt240.00–248.001,4408
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620244.90/cwt244.00–245.001,518137
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662234.46/cwt234.00–237.001,55213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716227.30/cwt226.00–228.001,62720
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8917
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2867210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8217
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225256.81/cwt250.00–265.005783
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330250.45/cwt240.00–255.008263
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369233.51/cwt220.00–240.0086214
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386252.28/cwt242.00–255.0097410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415230.64/cwt230.00–250.0095739
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422223.32/cwt220.00–225.009423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474232.17/cwt230.00–237.001,10022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482215.92/cwt210.00–225.001,04116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523226.40/cwt224.00–230.001,18427
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523219.43/cwt217.00–220.001,1485
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534233.17/cwt225.00–235.001,24536
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565211.07/cwt190.00–214.001,19323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578221.15/cwt217.00–225.001,27810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622206.70/cwt205.00–212.001,28610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3847
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268332.52/cwt330.00–335.008912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320323.73/cwt320.00–327.001,0365
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320310.00/cwt310.00–310.009921
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365255.00/cwt255.00–255.009311
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380310.84/cwt305.00–320.001,1816
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1302
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419248.38/cwt240.00–250.001,04119
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422276.93/cwt270.00–280.001,1696
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478234.15/cwt230.00–235.001,1196
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1502260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521231.93/cwt225.00–237.001,2085
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578236.12/cwt232.00–240.001,3652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2598215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2865
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3654
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3682196.92/cwt190.00–200.001,34316
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775168.42/cwt162.00–175.001,3052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,312130.89/cwt125.00–134.001,7177
Bulls——1,409141.55/cwt136.00–146.001,9949
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%923120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1082
Cows—Lean 85-90%947109.16/cwt105.00–110.001,0345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157118.13/cwt113.00–125.001,36719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158109.28/cwt105.00–112.001,2655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296131.94/cwt128.00–138.001,71013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,37197.69/cwt92.00–102.001,3394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528115.08/cwt110.00–119.001,7583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39641,417.93/head1,100.00–1,650.001,4189
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1201,420.52/head1,125.00–1,700.001,42116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1281,592.13/head1,400.00–1,850.001,5928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,888.57/head1,750.00–2,075.001,8899
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3042,004.28/head1,925.00–2,075.002,0045
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,183.67/head1,950.00–2,375.002,18426

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.