Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-04-06

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 6
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
828 head
787 vs last sale 1,615 387 vs year ago 1,215 · 31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
252 head
89 vs last sale 341 22 vs year ago 230 · +9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
153 head
97 vs last sale 56 69 vs year ago 84 · +82.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows at 97.00 to 106.00, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower with one outstanding bull at 124.00, feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer and bull calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.49/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$146.49
245 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.52
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471150.50709158
Medium and Large 2448142.9864069
Medium and Large 3507124.7463218thin
One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $77 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 sale245 hd
146.49
GA average17 barns · 1,781 hd
141.97
+4.52
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
BullsHigh1,800111.292,0049thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21086.871,051113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39181.201,13022
CowsLean 85-90%Average99874.3574227

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 2478144.75/cwt144.00–145.006924
HeifersMedium and Large 1605143.00/cwt143.00–143.008651
SteersMedium and Large 2610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
SteersMedium and Large 2558157.00/cwt157.00–157.008762
HeifersMedium and Large 1389151.96/cwt151.00–156.005919
HeifersMedium and Large 1719123.00/cwt123.00–123.008845
HeifersMedium and Large 1329158.79/cwt157.00–165.0052210
HeifersMedium and Large 2560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007732
SteersMedium and Large 1457174.19/cwt173.00–180.0079612
SteersMedium and Large 1422181.31/cwt180.00–183.0076521
HeifersMedium and Large 2270157.09/cwt152.00–162.004244
HeifersMedium and Large 1519147.28/cwt145.00–151.0076440
HeifersMedium and Large 2775115.00/cwt115.00–115.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 2440142.02/cwt140.00–144.006252
HeifersMedium and Large 1283170.97/cwt165.00–175.004845
HeifersMedium and Large 1420153.59/cwt150.00–160.0064520
HeifersMedium and Large 2223161.43/cwt157.00–167.003606
HeifersMedium and Large 2355147.32/cwt145.00–148.005239
HeifersMedium and Large 3523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006803
HeifersMedium and Large 3322136.84/cwt130.00–140.004413
HeifersMedium and Large 2633126.49/cwt125.00–128.008012
HeifersMedium and Large 2659118.50/cwt117.00–119.007814
HeifersMedium and Large 3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2704120.00/cwt120.00–120.008455
SteersMedium and Large 3390155.00/cwt155.00–155.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
SteersMedium and Large 1739141.75/cwt141.00–142.001,0484
SteersMedium and Large 2419170.84/cwt170.00–175.0071610
SteersMedium and Large 1357185.85/cwt185.00–190.006636
HeifersMedium and Large 1574143.98/cwt141.00–150.0082613
SteersMedium and Large 2690137.00/cwt137.00–137.009452
SteersMedium and Large 2310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
SteersMedium and Large 1270205.81/cwt200.00–207.005566
SteersMedium and Large 1626157.73/cwt155.00–160.0098711
SteersMedium and Large 3230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
SteersMedium and Large 3695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added323204.36/cwt202.00–207.006602
SteersMedium and Large 1513165.25/cwt163.00–169.0084870
SteersMedium and Large 1650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009561
SteersMedium and Large 1574162.38/cwt159.00–169.0093219
SteersMedium and Large 2373174.49/cwt172.00–180.0065110
SteersMedium and Large 2529160.75/cwt160.00–161.008504
SteersMedium and Large 1340187.38/cwt187.00–190.006378
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added330202.00/cwt202.00–202.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1360187.00/cwt187.00–187.006733
BullsMedium and Large 1205207.00/cwt207.00–207.004241
BullsMedium and Large 1429171.51/cwt170.00–180.0073611
BullsMedium and Large 1311190.23/cwt187.00–195.005927
BullsMedium and Large 1464164.65/cwt163.00–172.0076411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20285.47/cwt81.00–88.001,02769
CowsLean 85-90%99172.14/cwt68.00–75.0071512
CowsLean 85-90%1,04679.87/cwt76.00–82.0083511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39182.59/cwt79.00–86.001,14917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40268.11/cwt64.00–71.009553
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14578.51/cwt75.00–80.0089911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24992.58/cwt89.00–96.001,15633
CowsLean 85-90%89065.83/cwt62.00–67.005864
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2242
Bulls2,016118.06/cwt115.00–121.002,3804
Bulls1,623108.76/cwt107.00–110.001,7653
Bulls1,635101.53/cwt100.00–103.001,6602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995901.93/cwt850.00–950.008,9746
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3883862.54/cwt850.00–875.007,6164
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29201,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.009,4302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850863.60/cwt825.00–900.007,3412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3928859.99/cwt800.00–950.007,9818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,110.79/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0013,2305
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3890742.93/cwt650.00–825.006,6126
BullsMedium and Large 2740115.50/cwt115.00–116.008552
BullsMedium and Large 3390147.00/cwt147.00–147.005731
BullsMedium and Large 3426139.00/cwt139.00–139.005924
BullsMedium and Large 3790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
BullsMedium and Large 2305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
HeifersMedium and Large 3225142.39/cwt140.00–145.003202
HeifersMedium and Large 2330150.53/cwt147.00–155.0049713
HeifersMedium and Large 3638118.69/cwt115.00–121.007573
HeifersMedium and Large 3705107.00/cwt106.00–110.007544
BullsMedium and Large 1513156.00/cwt153.00–162.0080012
BullsMedium and Large 1280200.45/cwt195.00–205.005614
BullsMedium and Large 2459156.46/cwt150.00–160.007188
HeifersMedium and Large 1463152.06/cwt147.00–155.0070454
HeifersMedium and Large 3685106.00/cwt106.00–106.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2523141.47/cwt139.00–142.0074017
BullsMedium and Large 2416164.82/cwt162.00–167.006867
BullsMedium and Large 1555154.25/cwt151.00–160.008564
BullsMedium and Large 1722127.95/cwt126.00–134.009244
BullsMedium and Large 2560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007951
BullsMedium and Large 2275185.86/cwt182.00–192.005114
BullsMedium and Large 1638141.36/cwt140.00–147.009025
BullsMedium and Large 2360171.51/cwt168.00–175.0061711
BullsMedium and Large 3240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
BullsMedium and Large 3295152.00/cwt152.00–152.004481
BullsMedium and Large 2223187.06/cwt182.00–192.004172
BullsMedium and Large 2543151.00/cwt150.00–152.008202
BullsMedium and Large 2750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008551
BullsMedium and Large 3460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671

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.