Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-10-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 16
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 657▼ 363 vs year ago 1,124 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 105▼ 158 vs year ago 315 · −50.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 133▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, steer calves 3.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.13/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −156.10 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$229.13
48 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,242
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.47
vs GA average
−28.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541233.931,26625
Medium and Large 2538225.681,21419thin
Medium and Large 3566215.541,2214thin
One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale48 hd
229.13
—
GA average15 barns · 582 hd
229.60
−0.47
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−28.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−156.10
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—Low1,426139.101,9837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,571124.211,95117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,163119.951,39574
CowsLean 85-90%High1,031106.101,09421

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)1,139$1,7174thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,076$1,53323
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)803$1,0494thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,8004thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3314301.38/cwt290.00–310.0094614
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0891
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2353300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3379292.20/cwt290.00–295.001,1078
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431264.46/cwt260.00–270.001,1408
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3434245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,0635
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3479254.50/cwt250.00–262.001,2197
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3519234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,22012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580237.97/cwt237.00–240.001,3806
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4545
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3628222.44/cwt210.00–224.001,39710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2644228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4688
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5963
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3294271.23/cwt270.00–275.007974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316263.75/cwt260.00–270.008334
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3332254.44/cwt250.00–257.008456
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369252.35/cwt250.00–255.0093112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375265.12/cwt260.00–275.009949
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380246.25/cwt245.00–250.009367
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420225.85/cwt220.00–230.0094913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428239.18/cwt235.00–247.001,02425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473237.51/cwt235.00–247.001,12320
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479228.92/cwt225.00–232.001,09717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518236.69/cwt235.00–240.001,22613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524226.00/cwt220.00–230.001,18413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566230.93/cwt230.00–232.001,30712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2786
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580213.39/cwt210.00–215.001,2383
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3619191.75/cwt190.00–197.001,1874
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3216
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667200.88/cwt200.00–202.001,3407
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733198.33/cwt190.00–200.001,4546
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235304.25/cwt300.00–305.007157
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283335.00/cwt335.00–335.009482
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009122
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290307.67/cwt300.00–310.008924
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0188
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320301.77/cwt290.00–305.0096612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371292.37/cwt290.00–300.001,08519
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426247.03/cwt240.00–255.001,05211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427264.40/cwt260.00–270.001,12910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468245.97/cwt245.00–247.001,1512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3489232.37/cwt225.00–240.001,13625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,25211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,1482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536231.35/cwt227.00–237.001,24022
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555216.34/cwt212.00–220.001,2013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570229.94/cwt222.00–235.001,3117
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3621200.22/cwt197.00–202.001,2434
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668189.74/cwt185.00–197.001,2673
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4582
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303142.80/cwt141.00–145.001,8613
Bulls——1,518136.32/cwt131.00–139.002,0694
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%919100.03/cwt95.00–102.0091910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,117128.69/cwt127.00–130.001,4373
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,129109.86/cwt108.00–111.001,2408
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142116.32/cwt114.00–120.001,3283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159121.62/cwt118.00–126.001,41050
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179114.72/cwt110.00–117.001,35321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443110.05/cwt109.00–111.001,5882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502122.59/cwt118.00–126.001,8419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,716131.35/cwt129.00–134.002,2546
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38031,049.07/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0201,584.44/head1,525.00–1,650.001,5842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0601,413.03/head1,050.00–1,650.001,41316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,806.53/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8077
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2581,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38201,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.