Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-03-30

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 30
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,615 head
▲ 423 vs last sale 1,192▲ 1,615 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 272▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 125▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower with outstanding cows at 103.00 to 110.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding bulls at 125.00 to 129.00, feeder steers steady to 3,00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.07/cwt on 333 head.
Average price
$153.07
333 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.61
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495155.45769273
Medium and Large 2456146.4966743
Medium and Large 3419131.5455217thin
One grade step is worth $23.91/cwt here — about $217 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 sale333 hd
153.07
—
GA average14 barns · 1,723 hd
144.46
+8.61
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—Low1,711112.641,92821
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19190.771,081154
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53284.081,2889thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08071.7177445

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3—278140.00/cwt140.00–140.003892
HeifersMedium and Large 3—230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
HeifersMedium and Large 2—361146.39/cwt142.00–152.005284
HeifersMedium and Large 3—428136.51/cwt130.00–140.005843
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328152.48/cwt150.00–155.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 1—313162.22/cwt162.00–162.5050812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—635135.53/cwt132.00–138.008616
HeifersMedium and Large 1—484156.48/cwt152.00–161.0075757
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571149.07/cwt145.00–153.0085176
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235167.00/cwt167.00–167.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 2—535143.43/cwt140.00–147.007672
SteersMedium and Large 3—388182.00/cwt182.00–182.007063
HeifersMedium and Large 2—562134.92/cwt130.00–138.007583
SteersMedium and Large 2—717142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0183
SteersMedium and Large 3—605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
SteersMedium and Large 1—552175.00/cwt175.00–175.0096632
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378163.57/cwt162.00–170.0061836
SteersMedium and Large 2—380188.16/cwt185.00–192.007158
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419160.47/cwt157.00–164.0067233
SteersMedium and Large 3—483165.44/cwt160.00–169.007993
SteersMedium and Large 3—420170.86/cwt170.00–171.0071815
SteersMedium and Large 3—545164.00/cwt164.00–164.008946
SteersMedium and Large 2—526168.00/cwt168.00–168.008847
SteersMedium and Large 1—668154.57/cwt154.00–156.001,03312
SteersMedium and Large 3—340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
SteersMedium and Large 2—574165.49/cwt160.00–168.0095031
SteersMedium and Large 2—422185.00/cwt185.00–185.007819
SteersMedium and Large 1—352200.00/cwt195.00–205.007043
SteersMedium and Large 2—678145.96/cwt142.00–150.009902
SteersMedium and Large 1—456189.23/cwt185.00–194.0086327
SteersMedium and Large 1—738145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0705
SteersMedium and Large 1—843137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1555
SteersMedium and Large 1—612166.84/cwt160.00–170.001,02127
SteersMedium and Large 2—320197.00/cwt197.00–197.006301
SteersMedium and Large 1—767141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0815
SteersMedium and Large 2—473177.38/cwt175.00–180.008392
SteersMedium and Large 1—514180.82/cwt177.00–186.0092961
SteersMedium and Large 1—908134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2175
BullsMedium and Large 2—250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
BullsMedium and Large 1—310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006051
BullsMedium and Large 1—540159.00/cwt159.00–159.008591
BullsMedium and Large 1—353183.20/cwt182.00–192.0064711
BullsMedium and Large 1—688138.33/cwt137.00–139.009523
BullsMedium and Large 1—605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07572.55/cwt70.00–77.0078019
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19088.99/cwt85.00–92.001,05985
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28281.83/cwt78.00–84.001,04916
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16596.33/cwt93.00–100.001,12253
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12364.74/cwt62.00–69.0072716
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02081.28/cwt79.00–86.0082910
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,55575.04/cwt74.00–76.001,1673
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,77894.82/cwt92.00–98.001,6862
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39185.48/cwt84.00–88.001,1894
Bulls——1,789105.37/cwt101.00–107.001,8855
Bulls——1,729120.69/cwt117.00–124.002,0876
Bulls——1,662111.45/cwt109.00–114.001,85210
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,068803.57/cwt775.00–825.008,5822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1511,125.14/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0012,9507
BullsMedium and Large 1—413181.02/cwt177.00–185.007482
BullsMedium and Large 3—540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
BullsMedium and Large 3—390165.00/cwt165.00–165.006441
BullsMedium and Large 2—565149.93/cwt149.00–151.0084716
BullsMedium and Large 3—475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007132
BullsMedium and Large 3—684125.48/cwt121.00–127.008584
BullsMedium and Large 1—565155.02/cwt154.00–157.008765
BullsMedium and Large 1—459165.34/cwt165.00–169.0075912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—490149.00/cwt149.00–149.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424150.55/cwt145.00–154.0063821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—268156.07/cwt155.00–157.004182
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465133.39/cwt130.00–137.006202
HeifersMedium and Large 3—655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—665137.63/cwt134.00–138.0091511
HeifersMedium and Large 2—760114.00/cwt114.00–114.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—505163.00/cwt163.00–163.0082324
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—580179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 3—379135.20/cwt130.00–137.005124
HeifersMedium and Large 3—720104.00/cwt104.00–104.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315137.00/cwt137.00–137.004322
BullsMedium and Large 1—234195.00/cwt195.00–195.004568
BullsMedium and Large 2—476156.74/cwt154.00–162.007469
BullsMedium and Large 3—433158.37/cwt155.00–160.006863
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518153.69/cwt151.00–159.0079615
HeifersMedium and Large 1—634143.37/cwt139.00–145.009098
BullsMedium and Large 2—513152.82/cwt150.00–156.007846
BullsMedium and Large 2—332178.47/cwt177.00–182.0059312
BullsMedium and Large 3—285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
BullsMedium and Large 2—360170.18/cwt170.00–172.0061311
BullsMedium and Large 2—425169.37/cwt165.00–175.007207

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.