Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2020-07-22

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 22
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
127 vs last sale 909 318 vs year ago 1,100 · 28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
36 vs last sale 85 9 vs year ago 130 · 6.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
28 vs last sale 24 14 vs year ago 66 · 21.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.14/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$121.14
254 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.16
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502125.97633141
Medium and Large 2487120.1258566
Medium and Large 3514108.1055647
One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale254 hd
121.14
GA average17 barns · 1,324 hd
117.98
+3.16
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,58389.831,4226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24068.5585051
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32366.338783thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03556.5858628

Every lot, as filed

90 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0552
SteersMedium and Large 385195.00/cwt95.00–95.008084
SteersMedium and Large 3648113.00/cwt113.00–113.007323
SteersMedium and Large 3345142.00/cwt142.00–142.004901
SteersMedium and Large 2375150.82/cwt149.00–151.0056611
SteersMedium and Large 2424141.60/cwt135.00–145.006006
SteersMedium and Large 2658117.00/cwt117.00–117.007705
SteersMedium and Large 2480130.94/cwt129.00–135.006293
SteersMedium and Large 2625121.95/cwt120.00–124.007622
SteersMedium and Large 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006312
SteersMedium and Large 1563131.79/cwt130.00–135.0074221
SteersMedium and Large 1532138.48/cwt135.00–141.0073720
SteersMedium and Large 1463145.01/cwt139.00–149.0067116
SteersMedium and Large 1691123.00/cwt123.00–123.008505
SteersMedium and Large 1605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008113
SteersMedium and Large 1372162.37/cwt156.00–166.006043
SteersMedium and Large 1320172.24/cwt170.00–175.005513
SteersMedium and Large 1785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008952
SteersMedium and Large 1438148.99/cwt148.00–150.006532
SteersMedium and Large 1275172.26/cwt172.00–172.504742
SteersMedium and Large 1205190.00/cwt190.00–190.003901
SteersMedium and Large 3775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008451
SteersMedium and Large 3745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008051
SteersMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
BullsMedium and Large 365597.01/cwt96.00–98.006352
BullsMedium and Large 3568103.04/cwt100.00–106.005852
BullsMedium and Large 2434132.43/cwt130.00–138.0057520
BullsMedium and Large 2528120.98/cwt120.00–125.0063915
BullsMedium and Large 2481129.87/cwt125.00–132.0062515
BullsMedium and Large 2377146.53/cwt141.00–149.0055210
BullsMedium and Large 2569118.24/cwt117.00–119.006738
BullsMedium and Large 2334153.24/cwt150.00–160.005126
BullsMedium and Large 2728103.23/cwt100.00–108.007524
BullsMedium and Large 2628112.64/cwt111.00–114.007073
BullsMedium and Large 2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
BullsMedium and Large 1467135.24/cwt134.00–137.0063220
BullsMedium and Large 1657112.00/cwt112.00–112.0073613
BullsMedium and Large 1514129.68/cwt126.00–136.0066713
BullsMedium and Large 1371156.31/cwt152.00–162.0058011
BullsMedium and Large 1430143.14/cwt142.00–144.006168
BullsMedium and Large 1323166.43/cwt162.00–169.005384
BullsMedium and Large 1291170.03/cwt168.00–174.004954
BullsMedium and Large 1620115.98/cwt115.00–118.007193
BullsMedium and Large 1555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006882
BullsMedium and Large 1238172.02/cwt170.00–174.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 3575105.67/cwt105.00–107.0060818
HeifersMedium and Large 3429118.39/cwt110.00–120.005086
HeifersMedium and Large 3538105.60/cwt105.00–106.005685
HeifersMedium and Large 3312117.55/cwt112.00–120.003675
HeifersMedium and Large 362996.49/cwt96.00–98.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 3471108.69/cwt105.00–110.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 367393.29/cwt90.00–95.006283
HeifersMedium and Large 3290126.02/cwt125.00–127.003652
HeifersMedium and Large 2622107.34/cwt101.00–109.0066815
HeifersMedium and Large 2526117.06/cwt110.00–120.0061612
HeifersMedium and Large 2371132.02/cwt129.00–134.0049012
HeifersMedium and Large 2333133.01/cwt130.00–136.004438
HeifersMedium and Large 2586114.41/cwt113.00–115.006705
HeifersMedium and Large 2673103.02/cwt100.00–105.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 2435127.23/cwt125.00–129.005534
HeifersMedium and Large 2268134.01/cwt132.00–137.003594
HeifersMedium and Large 2485118.00/cwt118.00–118.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 1515123.93/cwt120.00–128.0063842
HeifersMedium and Large 1564121.96/cwt118.00–123.0068828
HeifersMedium and Large 1413134.48/cwt130.00–138.0055526
HeifersMedium and Large 1468129.96/cwt126.00–135.0060824
HeifersMedium and Large 1603114.37/cwt112.00–119.006908
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,235896.76/cwt775.00–1,050.0011,0756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,228987.78/cwt975.00–1,000.0012,1302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,085936.84/cwt900.00–1,025.0010,1655
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3945800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,5601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,228863.34/cwt850.00–875.0010,6022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3975712.67/cwt650.00–800.006,9495
Bulls1,47884.95/cwt82.00–89.001,2563
Bulls1,68894.70/cwt92.00–99.001,5993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27374.62/cwt74.00–77.009504
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25362.47/cwt60.00–65.0078311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23269.73/cwt66.00–73.0085936
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32366.33/cwt65.00–69.008783
CowsLean 85-90%91563.00/cwt63.00–63.005761
CowsLean 85-90%94151.71/cwt48.00–54.004877
CowsLean 85-90%1,07457.96/cwt55.00–61.0062220
BullsMedium and Large 374387.49/cwt85.00–90.006502
BullsMedium and Large 3362129.71/cwt125.00–132.004703
BullsMedium and Large 3430124.06/cwt120.00–125.005335
BullsMedium and Large 3464118.49/cwt110.00–120.005507
BullsMedium and Large 3519113.95/cwt110.00–115.005919
HeifersMedium and Large 1340141.00/cwt141.00–141.004791
HeifersMedium and Large 1386137.84/cwt137.00–139.005326
HeifersMedium and Large 1658107.17/cwt107.00–108.007056

How this sale compares

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.