Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-06-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 16
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
762 head
37 vs last sale 725 14 vs year ago 748 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
75 vs last sale 129 65 vs year ago 119 · 54.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
13 vs last sale 31 8 vs year ago 26 · 30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 4.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.07/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$132.07
263 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.32
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528133.55705191
Medium and Large 2435129.9056554
Medium and Large 3356122.8843718thin
One grade step is worth $10.67/cwt here — about $268 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 sale263 hd
132.07
GA average14 barns · 1,801 hd
125.76
+6.32
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
BullsAverage1,73693.121,61612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17678.9792919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42173.131,0394thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01463.7464612

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2532129.68/cwt127.00–133.006903
BullsMedium and Large 2435140.04/cwt134.00–143.0060918
SteersMedium and Large 1255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
SteersMedium and Large 1735130.07/cwt130.00–131.0095614
SteersMedium and Large 1508159.00/cwt154.00–160.008086
BullsMedium and Large 1329175.31/cwt172.00–177.005774
SteersMedium and Large 2634132.99/cwt132.00–135.008434
SteersMedium and Large 2587135.69/cwt135.00–140.007977
SteersMedium and Large 1377168.03/cwt165.00–170.006333
SteersMedium and Large 1652139.27/cwt134.00–141.0090811
BullsMedium and Large 1479146.31/cwt139.00–149.007018
BullsMedium and Large 2605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007382
BullsMedium and Large 2255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
HeifersMedium and Large 2379133.46/cwt130.00–136.0050613
HeifersMedium and Large 1290143.00/cwt143.00–143.004151
HeifersMedium and Large 1377139.42/cwt137.00–143.0052614
BullsMedium and Large 2579125.77/cwt123.00–129.007284
SteersMedium and Large 2411157.48/cwt155.00–158.006476
BullsMedium and Large 2379150.06/cwt145.00–154.005697
HeifersMedium and Large 2481128.26/cwt125.00–131.0061712
HeifersMedium and Large 1616125.21/cwt123.00–127.0077121
HeifersMedium and Large 1569131.67/cwt125.00–133.0074953
SteersMedium and Large 2533145.55/cwt140.00–148.007766
HeifersMedium and Large 1433139.43/cwt136.00–145.006048
SteersMedium and Large 1756130.59/cwt129.00–131.0098710
BullsMedium and Large 1519138.53/cwt136.00–140.007194
BullsMedium and Large 1710113.00/cwt113.00–113.008021
BullsMedium and Large 1673124.99/cwt123.00–127.008412
BullsMedium and Large 1561135.50/cwt135.00–139.0076010
HeifersMedium and Large 1653127.25/cwt120.00–128.0083111
SteersMedium and Large 1423163.53/cwt160.00–167.506926
SteersMedium and Large 1478158.84/cwt157.00–162.0075916
HeifersMedium and Large 1333141.44/cwt139.00–144.004712
HeifersMedium and Large 1530135.72/cwt130.00–137.0071949
HeifersMedium and Large 1467136.18/cwt132.00–142.0063632
BullsMedium and Large 1280172.00/cwt172.00–172.004821
BullsMedium and Large 1373168.49/cwt167.00–170.006282
SteersMedium and Large 1338173.80/cwt167.00–177.005873
SteersMedium and Large 1571149.31/cwt145.00–150.0085324
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3990700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9302
SteersMedium and Large 1625147.31/cwt138.00–148.0092130
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42173.13/cwt71.00–74.001,0394
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0082
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17378.38/cwt75.00–82.0091917
Bulls1,71996.45/cwt93.00–100.001,6585
Bulls1,73588.53/cwt84.00–92.001,5366
Bulls1,825104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,8981
BullsMedium and Large 3513121.66/cwt120.00–123.006243
BullsMedium and Large 1615133.00/cwt133.00–133.008181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,155842.86/cwt800.00–875.009,7353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,082858.44/cwt850.00–875.009,2883
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2885800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0801
CowsLean 85-90%1,04762.23/cwt60.00–65.006523
HeifersMedium and Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
BullsMedium and Large 3476120.26/cwt120.00–121.005724
CowsLean 85-90%89655.32/cwt52.00–57.004964
CowsLean 85-90%1,08871.39/cwt68.00–74.007775
BullsMedium and Large 3200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
BullsMedium and Large 3421123.38/cwt120.00–130.005197
SteersMedium and Large 3360140.50/cwt140.00–141.005062
SteersMedium and Large 3220157.00/cwt157.00–157.003451
BullsMedium and Large 1428149.02/cwt145.00–151.006385
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3975825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 3468115.19/cwt110.00–120.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 3373125.97/cwt125.00–127.004702
BullsMedium and Large 3278147.48/cwt145.00–150.004102
BullsMedium and Large 3371128.74/cwt125.00–130.004784
HeifersMedium and Large 3207132.42/cwt130.00–133.002746
HeifersMedium and Large 3573105.00/cwt105.00–105.006023
SteersMedium and Large 3318155.38/cwt155.00–157.004945
SteersMedium and Large 2455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
BullsMedium and Large 3672105.33/cwt104.00–107.007083
BullsMedium and Large 3316147.00/cwt147.00–147.004654
BullsMedium and Large 2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
BullsMedium and Large 2478131.75/cwt130.00–136.006307
SteersMedium and Large 2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
SteersMedium and Large 2388163.00/cwt163.00–163.006322
SteersMedium and Large 3410137.00/cwt137.00–137.005621
SteersMedium and Large 3582126.67/cwt125.00–129.007373
SteersMedium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 2639119.04/cwt116.00–120.007614
HeifersMedium and Large 2573115.52/cwt115.00–116.006622
HeifersMedium and Large 2422131.48/cwt125.00–135.0055514
SteersMedium and Large 3490139.64/cwt136.00–141.006848
HeifersMedium and Large 3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003643
HeifersMedium and Large 2265137.36/cwt135.00–140.003642
HeifersMedium and Large 2320135.36/cwt132.00–137.004335
BullsMedium and Large 3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
BullsMedium and Large 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
SteersMedium and Large 3523130.22/cwt125.00–135.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
BullsMedium and Large 2318162.21/cwt159.00–164.0051614
HeifersMedium and Large 2518120.48/cwt117.00–124.006242
SteersMedium and Large 3610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811

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.