Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-02-10

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 10
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
9 vs last sale 878 225 vs year ago 1,112 · 20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
19 vs last sale 76 94 vs year ago 189 · 49.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
11 vs last sale 23 48 vs year ago 82 · 58.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers , steer and bull calves unevenly steady, feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.61/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$126.61
295 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.85
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516128.70664201
Medium and Large 2402127.1251057
Medium and Large 3423114.4548437
One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about $181 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 sale295 hd
126.61
GA average16 barns · 1,471 hd
119.76
+6.85
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
BullsLow1,57783.921,3249thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35168.6092727
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22364.757924thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04661.6464533

Every lot, as filed

93 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
BullsMedium and Large 1567128.88/cwt128.00–133.0073110
SteersMedium and Large 1785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
SteersMedium and Large 1415160.24/cwt160.00–161.006654
SteersMedium and Large 1718121.00/cwt121.00–121.008696
SteersMedium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
BullsMedium and Large 2540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007131
BullsMedium and Large 2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 1238147.53/cwt145.00–150.003512
HeifersMedium and Large 1520128.29/cwt123.00–130.0066739
SteersMedium and Large 1318170.00/cwt170.00–170.005417
SteersMedium and Large 2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
SteersMedium and Large 2775109.00/cwt109.00–109.008451
SteersMedium and Large 2570132.01/cwt131.00–133.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 1592120.35/cwt120.00–122.0071211
HeifersMedium and Large 1722111.00/cwt111.00–111.0080117
HeifersMedium and Large 1611122.00/cwt122.00–122.007454
HeifersMedium and Large 2416124.25/cwt120.00–130.0051712
HeifersMedium and Large 2335133.94/cwt130.00–136.004493
HeifersMedium and Large 2454123.33/cwt120.00–125.0056012
BullsMedium and Large 2381150.47/cwt149.00–154.005738
BullsMedium and Large 2473136.19/cwt130.00–139.0064421
BullsMedium and Large 2286165.80/cwt162.00–167.004748
BullsMedium and Large 3510117.42/cwt115.00–122.005993
BullsMedium and Large 1326163.00/cwt163.00–163.0053112
BullsMedium and Large 2319156.05/cwt152.00–162.004986
HeifersMedium and Large 1465135.26/cwt128.00–136.0062912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,1261
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,225700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 1278143.54/cwt142.00–145.003992
HeifersMedium and Large 1333138.90/cwt138.00–143.0046327
HeifersMedium and Large 1658120.50/cwt118.00–123.0079344
SteersMedium and Large 1621131.42/cwt130.00–135.0081628
SteersMedium and Large 1506152.70/cwt146.00–155.0077329
SteersMedium and Large 1455159.00/cwt159.00–159.007231
HeifersMedium and Large 1370139.30/cwt135.00–143.0051513
SteersMedium and Large 1578138.68/cwt137.00–139.0080212
SteersMedium and Large 1373165.47/cwt165.00–166.006179
BullsMedium and Large 1415150.49/cwt150.00–152.006256
BullsMedium and Large 1523141.25/cwt138.00–144.007393
HeifersMedium and Large 1430136.62/cwt131.00–139.0058730
CowsLean 85-90%1,13852.59/cwt50.00–57.005988
CowsLean 85-90%1,02369.66/cwt67.00–73.007135
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22364.75/cwt64.00–66.007924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27661.21/cwt57.00–64.007814
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30874.75/cwt74.00–76.009783
Bulls1,50779.17/cwt76.00–83.001,1936
BullsMedium and Large 3570107.43/cwt102.00–110.006123
BullsMedium and Large 1473141.02/cwt140.00–142.006672
BullsMedium and Large 1258178.47/cwt175.00–182.004602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,215950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,5431
Dairy SteersLarge 321199.00/cwt99.00–99.0020926
Dairy SteersLarge 325498.00/cwt98.00–98.002495
HeifersMedium and Large 3600101.00/cwt101.00–101.006061
HeifersMedium and Large 372085.00/cwt85.00–85.006121
BullsMedium and Large 3380138.63/cwt135.00–145.005274
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37269.16/cwt66.00–73.0094920
CowsLean 85-90%1,01563.26/cwt59.00–66.0064220
Bulls1,71893.43/cwt91.00–96.001,6053
SteersMedium and Large 3640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
HeifersMedium and Large 3360121.99/cwt119.00–127.0043912
HeifersMedium and Large 3567100.20/cwt98.00–104.005685
BullsMedium and Large 1360157.00/cwt157.00–157.005651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3995764.01/cwt750.00–775.007,6022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3928805.25/cwt775.00–850.007,4733
HeifersMedium and Large 3282128.31/cwt125.00–130.003623
SteersMedium and Large 3305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004881
SteersMedium and Large 3435142.47/cwt140.00–145.006202
SteersMedium and Large 3383151.61/cwt150.00–154.005815
SteersMedium and Large 3473136.03/cwt134.00–139.006433
BullsMedium and Large 2559121.32/cwt116.00–126.006784
HeifersMedium and Large 2650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2375130.68/cwt128.00–132.0049016
SteersMedium and Large 2472146.80/cwt140.00–150.0069313
SteersMedium and Large 2518142.34/cwt141.00–143.007373
BullsMedium and Large 3218161.94/cwt157.00–167.003532
BullsMedium and Large 3320147.33/cwt145.00–150.004713
HeifersMedium and Large 3313122.49/cwt120.00–127.003836
SteersMedium and Large 2429155.10/cwt150.00–158.0066512
HeifersMedium and Large 2575113.93/cwt110.00–118.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 2535119.69/cwt118.00–122.006403
HeifersMedium and Large 3517103.96/cwt101.00–109.005373
HeifersMedium and Large 366598.00/cwt98.00–98.006521
SteersMedium and Large 3270167.00/cwt167.00–167.004511
BullsMedium and Large 2434144.10/cwt143.00–147.0062518
HeifersMedium and Large 2239137.03/cwt136.00–140.003284
HeifersMedium and Large 2271136.82/cwt135.00–139.003714
HeifersMedium and Large 348399.51/cwt99.00–100.004812
HeifersMedium and Large 378585.00/cwt85.00–85.006671
BullsMedium and Large 3474120.74/cwt117.00–126.005724
BullsMedium and Large 3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
BullsMedium and Large 3413131.45/cwt125.00–135.005433
BullsMedium and Large 3279144.84/cwt140.00–150.004045
HeifersMedium and Large 3238135.00/cwt135.00–135.003212

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.