Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-12-11

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Dec 11
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,096 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 1,020▲ 364 vs year ago 732 · +49.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
217 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 126▲ 38 vs year ago 179 · +21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 116▲ 11 vs year ago 101 · +10.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.20/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.03 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$255.20
63 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,418
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.82
vs GA average
−25.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547262.301,43633
Medium and Large 2562251.371,41423
Medium and Large 3571234.291,3387thin
One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale63 hd
255.20
—
GA average15 barns · 407 hd
246.38
+8.82
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−25.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−130.03
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—High1,691142.002,40111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,445118.001,7052thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,190113.681,353110
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,073100.591,08020

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)1,170$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,5083thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,2882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$1,5586

Every lot

88 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228424.74/cwt415.00–430.009683
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245395.00/cwt395.00–395.009689
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280340.00/cwt340.00–340.009521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325376.77/cwt375.00–377.001,2258
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335363.43/cwt355.00–370.001,2173
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3366334.95/cwt330.00–340.001,2268
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384352.04/cwt347.00–360.001,35211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409354.74/cwt342.00–360.001,45114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433331.71/cwt325.00–340.001,4364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,53014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481332.24/cwt325.00–337.001,59812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483305.91/cwt300.00–312.001,4782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521323.10/cwt312.00–327.001,68315
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568304.26/cwt295.00–310.001,72827
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623265.81/cwt260.00–285.001,65610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667258.93/cwt255.00–265.001,7275
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6915
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760231.34/cwt230.00–232.001,7583
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223363.17/cwt350.00–380.0081014
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260340.00/cwt340.00–340.008843
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273310.00/cwt310.00–310.008465
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295302.50/cwt300.00–305.008922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316315.00/cwt315.00–315.009956
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319292.70/cwt290.00–300.009344
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341309.67/cwt305.00–310.001,05615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364317.72/cwt310.00–322.001,15722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386299.92/cwt295.00–305.001,1584
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420307.06/cwt300.00–310.001,29024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441285.92/cwt275.00–297.001,26114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3486262.02/cwt260.00–265.001,2735
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2492269.57/cwt269.00–275.001,32612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1494278.61/cwt277.00–283.001,37615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522260.30/cwt255.00–265.001,3597
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525272.14/cwt270.00–277.001,42913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562255.90/cwt252.00–262.001,43820
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578231.67/cwt225.00–237.001,3396
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,43516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620238.74/cwt235.00–240.001,4804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626226.83/cwt225.00–232.001,4205
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2693230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5944
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210405.00/cwt405.00–405.008511
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230391.59/cwt385.00–395.009013
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230370.00/cwt370.00–370.008511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282381.10/cwt377.00–410.001,07517
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3332346.18/cwt340.00–350.001,14913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375362.43/cwt360.00–365.001,3592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378316.67/cwt305.00–322.001,19710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382339.93/cwt330.00–350.001,2997
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417333.71/cwt330.00–335.001,3928
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468305.98/cwt305.00–307.001,43214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473322.72/cwt312.00–330.001,52616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522292.58/cwt290.00–300.001,52710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3592255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5109
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1609252.11/cwt247.00–260.001,53510
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6755
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715215.94/cwt212.00–220.001,5442
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590132.61/cwt129.00–135.002,1084
Bulls——1,699142.78/cwt140.00–146.002,4265
Bulls——1,873158.84/cwt154.00–163.002,9752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051102.73/cwt100.00–107.001,08015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14094.17/cwt90.00–95.001,0745
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169112.00/cwt107.00–117.001,30961
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208121.55/cwt118.00–129.001,46833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232103.87/cwt100.00–106.001,28016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,255114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0481,436.93/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752

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.