Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-06-23

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 23
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
945 head
183 vs last sale 762 324 vs year ago 621 · +52.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
92 vs last sale 54 54 vs year ago 92 · +58.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
39 vs last sale 18 36 vs year ago 21 · +171.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week one ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, bull calves lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.09/cwt on 291 head.
Average price
$133.09
291 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.28
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538134.53724230
Medium and Large 2466131.0861140
Medium and Large 3470121.0756921
One grade step is worth $13.47/cwt here — about $155 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 sale291 hd
133.09
GA average13 barns · 1,472 hd
128.81
+4.28
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
BullsLow1,49993.701,40414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15972.3783954
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47971.271,0544thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02660.7662445

Every lot, as filed

98 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
SteersMedium and Large 2482149.18/cwt149.00–150.0071911
HeifersMedium and Large 1268152.62/cwt150.00–155.004092
SteersMedium and Large 2601135.00/cwt135.00–135.008115
HeifersMedium and Large 374590.00/cwt90.00–90.006711
BullsMedium and Large 3376133.91/cwt130.00–140.005045
SteersMedium and Large 3763109.98/cwt105.00–115.008392
HeifersMedium and Large 379092.00/cwt92.00–92.007271
BullsMedium and Large 3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 3285137.00/cwt137.00–137.003902
BullsMedium and Large 3740101.00/cwt101.00–101.007471
SteersMedium and Large 3529133.74/cwt131.00–136.007074
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,115942.74/cwt825.00–1,075.0010,5128
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,006.02/cwt950.00–1,075.0010,9963
SteersMedium and Large 3464139.66/cwt135.00–142.006489
HeifersMedium and Large 3450121.00/cwt121.00–121.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 3372130.60/cwt130.00–133.004865
SteersMedium and Large 3680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008363
CowsLean 85-90%1,05369.38/cwt68.00–73.007316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19766.24/cwt64.00–69.0079322
SteersMedium and Large 3563132.52/cwt125.00–134.007466
BullsMedium and Large 3278157.66/cwt155.00–160.004382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3908736.36/cwt700.00–775.006,6862
BullsMedium and Large 1413153.59/cwt149.00–159.006346
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09273.21/cwt70.00–77.0079922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3956819.21/cwt750.00–900.007,8327
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,018977.92/cwt900.00–1,075.009,9554
BullsMedium and Large 3220154.55/cwt150.00–160.003402
CowsLean 85-90%98354.93/cwt52.00–59.0054018
CowsLean 85-90%1,05663.29/cwt60.00–67.0066821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59867.54/cwt66.00–69.001,0792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36072.00/cwt72.00–72.009791
Bulls1,63191.58/cwt89.00–93.001,4947
Bulls1,36695.81/cwt94.00–97.001,3097
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22484.02/cwt80.00–86.001,02810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0611
SteersMedium and Large 1470160.03/cwt157.00–162.0075229
SteersMedium and Large 1624145.49/cwt145.00–147.0090810
BullsMedium and Large 1700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 1676122.72/cwt120.00–129.008308
BullsMedium and Large 1621129.78/cwt127.00–133.008068
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3945650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1432
SteersMedium and Large 1570148.53/cwt146.00–151.0084722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,050775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1419162.33/cwt160.00–166.006808
HeifersMedium and Large 1470139.40/cwt135.00–145.0065541
BullsMedium and Large 1379166.33/cwt162.00–170.006307
BullsMedium and Large 1474144.43/cwt140.00–150.006857
HeifersMedium and Large 190994.00/cwt94.00–94.008547
BullsMedium and Large 1205197.00/cwt197.00–197.004041
SteersMedium and Large 1373172.74/cwt167.00–175.006445
BullsMedium and Large 1533137.04/cwt135.00–145.0073017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added460149.00/cwt149.00–149.006851
SteersMedium and Large 1530152.73/cwt152.00–157.0080916
HeifersMedium and Large 1754121.60/cwt118.00–122.0091710
SteersMedium and Large 1921111.49/cwt108.00–112.001,0278
HeifersMedium and Large 1628127.01/cwt125.00–130.0079815
BullsMedium and Large 2319160.49/cwt157.00–167.0051210
SteersMedium and Large 1758131.42/cwt131.00–137.0099614
HeifersMedium and Large 1334153.41/cwt150.00–157.005125
HeifersMedium and Large 1525134.11/cwt132.00–138.0070453
HeifersMedium and Large 1431142.52/cwt140.00–150.0061418
BullsMedium and Large 1571139.34/cwt136.00–142.0079611
SteersMedium and Large 2330162.42/cwt160.00–165.005362
SteersMedium and Large 1673141.32/cwt141.00–143.0095126
HeifersMedium and Large 1573134.50/cwt131.00–139.0077153
BullsMedium and Large 3511125.00/cwt125.00–125.006395
HeifersMedium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 3414121.68/cwt117.00–127.005045
SteersMedium and Large 390895.00/cwt95.00–95.008632
BullsMedium and Large 2377157.11/cwt150.00–160.005926
SteersMedium and Large 3401144.25/cwt143.00–146.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 2375137.25/cwt137.00–137.505152
HeifersMedium and Large 2560122.00/cwt122.00–122.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 3563117.33/cwt109.00–119.006616
BullsMedium and Large 3465126.00/cwt126.00–126.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 2625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
BullsMedium and Large 3405128.81/cwt125.00–135.005226
HeifersMedium and Large 2320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
SteersMedium and Large 2370158.44/cwt155.00–162.005868
SteersMedium and Large 3334153.12/cwt147.00–157.005116
HeifersMedium and Large 2528127.98/cwt127.00–130.006764
SteersMedium and Large 2537142.69/cwt141.00–145.0076610
BullsMedium and Large 2429144.38/cwt140.00–147.006195
SteersMedium and Large 2585138.61/cwt137.00–141.008115
HeifersMedium and Large 2433134.18/cwt130.00–139.0058119
BullsMedium and Large 3340143.24/cwt140.00–150.004873
HeifersMedium and Large 2480130.09/cwt125.00–131.006249
BullsMedium and Large 2283165.49/cwt162.50–167.004683
HeifersMedium and Large 2665111.00/cwt111.00–111.007381
BullsMedium and Large 2585127.00/cwt127.00–127.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1343174.50/cwt174.00–175.005992
BullsMedium and Large 1750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 1720119.99/cwt119.00–121.008642
SteersMedium and Large 2409154.00/cwt150.00–158.006304
BullsMedium and Large 2676116.58/cwt115.00–121.007887
HeifersMedium and Large 1378146.90/cwt140.00–150.0055515
BullsMedium and Large 2533131.46/cwt129.00–134.007012

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.