Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2021-09-08

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 8
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
999 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 997▲ 552 vs year ago 447 · +123.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 114▲ 58 vs year ago 56 · +103.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 60▲ 90 vs year ago 48 · +187.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 2.00 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 $126.35/cwt on 313 head.
Average price
$126.35
313 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.72
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515133.40687136
Medium and Large 2436128.7356266
Medium and Large 3470116.30547111
One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $140 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 sale313 hd
126.35
—
GA average15 barns · 1,758 hd
130.07
−3.72
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
Bulls—Low1,40885.721,2075thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20773.6188927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39767.229395thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02861.0462837

Every lot, as filed

106 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
SteersMedium and Large 2—300172.00/cwt172.00–172.005161
SteersMedium and Large 3—476133.72/cwt130.00–140.0063712
SteersMedium and Large 3—650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
SteersMedium and Large 2—420157.02/cwt155.00–159.006592
HeifersMedium and Large 1—653125.33/cwt125.00–127.008186
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620129.40/cwt124.00–131.008027
SteersMedium and Large 1—385172.00/cwt172.00–172.006623
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—455172.00/cwt172.00–172.007831
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
SteersMedium and Large 3—580123.71/cwt123.00–130.0071819
HeifersMedium and Large 2—344139.50/cwt137.00–143.004806
HeifersMedium and Large 2—695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—343150.00/cwt150.00–150.005152
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270158.56/cwt157.00–160.004282
HeifersMedium and Large 1—534132.73/cwt130.00–138.0070937
HeifersMedium and Large 1—403135.25/cwt134.00–138.0054512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571121.18/cwt120.00–124.006925
HeifersMedium and Large 2—479128.30/cwt123.00–130.0061512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424129.57/cwt127.00–132.0054914
HeifersMedium and Large 2—374129.81/cwt129.00–133.0048521
HeifersMedium and Large 3—522111.55/cwt109.00–116.0058212
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 3—75596.00/cwt96.00–96.007251
HeifersMedium and Large 3—343130.00/cwt130.00–130.004462
SteersMedium and Large 3—363151.54/cwt150.00–157.0055014
SteersMedium and Large 3—422143.42/cwt140.00–148.006053
SteersMedium and Large 2—750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009383
SteersMedium and Large 2—678129.67/cwt129.00–130.008793
SteersMedium and Large 1—574144.36/cwt144.00–149.0082947
SteersMedium and Large 3—329157.57/cwt152.00–160.005183
SteersMedium and Large 3—615118.02/cwt116.00–120.007262
SteersMedium and Large 3—523124.33/cwt124.00–126.006506
SteersMedium and Large 2—558136.74/cwt136.00–140.0076311
SteersMedium and Large 2—473151.50/cwt147.00–153.007176
SteersMedium and Large 1—303187.52/cwt185.00–190.005682
SteersMedium and Large 1—687133.64/cwt133.00–139.0091818
SteersMedium and Large 2—360163.60/cwt160.00–167.005892
SteersMedium and Large 2—614133.33/cwt131.00–135.0081924
SteersMedium and Large 2—735128.00/cwt128.00–128.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1—512156.38/cwt150.00–159.008019
SteersMedium and Large 1—750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
SteersMedium and Large 1—435168.60/cwt167.00–172.007335
SteersMedium and Large 1—488161.44/cwt160.00–170.0078854
SteersMedium and Large 1—605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008351
SteersMedium and Large 2—526140.59/cwt135.00–145.0074012
BullsMedium and Large 1—735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
BullsMedium and Large 1—568130.25/cwt130.00–132.007408
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—320187.00/cwt187.00–187.005981
BullsMedium and Large 1—365162.57/cwt160.00–165.005932
BullsMedium and Large 1—765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009411
BullsMedium and Large 1—435159.22/cwt155.00–162.0069310
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43560.00/cwt60.00–60.008611
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38869.03/cwt67.00–71.009584
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03063.35/cwt60.00–67.0065327
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18371.29/cwt69.00–74.0084313
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18765.50/cwt62.00–68.007775
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25481.47/cwt78.00–85.001,0229
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02354.82/cwt52.00–58.0056110
Bulls——1,36877.53/cwt75.00–79.001,0613
Bulls——1,28093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1901
Bulls——1,655103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,7051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2221,046.70/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0012,79118
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0461,096.45/cwt1,025.00–1,275.0011,4697
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—971931.58/cwt775.00–1,000.009,04615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—868791.91/cwt650.00–925.006,8746
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,010848.87/cwt700.00–975.008,57412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0601,177.64/cwt1,025.00–1,350.0012,48311
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—945725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,8512
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—9081,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,5346
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2821,230.95/cwt1,200.00–1,275.0015,78112
BullsMedium and Large 3—323134.02/cwt130.00–140.0043313
BullsMedium and Large 3—363133.80/cwt130.00–140.004869
BullsMedium and Large 3—532120.57/cwt117.00–125.006417
BullsMedium and Large 3—568117.36/cwt114.00–121.006675
BullsMedium and Large 3—474123.25/cwt119.00–127.005847
BullsMedium and Large 3—620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007011
BullsMedium and Large 2—690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 3—71990.97/cwt90.00–97.006547
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515125.50/cwt124.00–128.006464
HeifersMedium and Large 3—474120.06/cwt116.00–124.0056923
HeifersMedium and Large 3—380123.51/cwt120.00–127.0046921
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575107.91/cwt105.00–110.0062013
BullsMedium and Large 1—463154.27/cwt151.00–157.007147
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245142.00/cwt142.00–142.003481
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275128.89/cwt128.00–135.0035412
HeifersMedium and Large 3—421120.88/cwt116.00–126.0050911
HeifersMedium and Large 3—612100.27/cwt98.00–107.006148
BullsMedium and Large 2—467134.22/cwt130.00–140.006279
BullsMedium and Large 3—245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
BullsMedium and Large 1—528134.93/cwt133.00–137.007122
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373142.42/cwt140.00–145.005312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—480135.12/cwt132.00–138.0064941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575129.93/cwt127.00–132.0074727
BullsMedium and Large 2—434136.05/cwt135.00–143.0059018
BullsMedium and Large 1—340177.50/cwt175.00–180.006044
BullsMedium and Large 2—615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007632
BullsMedium and Large 2—525129.99/cwt129.00–131.006825
BullsMedium and Large 2—561127.77/cwt125.00–129.007174
BullsMedium and Large 3—652107.00/cwt106.00–110.006984
BullsMedium and Large 3—280142.00/cwt142.00–142.003981
BullsMedium and Large 3—427125.78/cwt124.00–132.005379
BullsMedium and Large 2—288157.72/cwt157.00–160.004544
BullsMedium and Large 2—335152.00/cwt152.00–152.005091
BullsMedium and Large 2—355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331

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.