Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-06-08

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 8
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
937 head
436 vs last sale 501 212 vs year ago 725 · +29.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
150 vs last sale 47 68 vs year ago 129 · +52.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
35 vs last sale 35 39 vs year ago 31 · +125.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher with one outstanding cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 9.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00 to 10.00 higher. bull calves 4.00 to 8.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.29/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$147.29
215 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.26
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504153.5877385
Medium and Large 2403146.8359274
Medium and Large 3331138.3345856
One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $316 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 sale215 hd
147.29
GA average13 barns · 1,192 hd
141.03
+6.26
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
BullsLow1,556105.021,63413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16287.081,01287
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54872.691,1256thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93968.8664643

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)833$8173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)899$7825
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$92028

Every lot, as filed

95 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 3680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
SteersMedium and Large 2347179.00/cwt179.00–179.006213
HeifersMedium and Large 1521152.51/cwt149.00–156.0079531
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added459165.00/cwt165.00–165.007579
HeifersMedium and Large 1682126.00/cwt126.00–126.008591
SteersMedium and Large 11,118109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2193
SteersMedium and Large 1471182.70/cwt180.00–185.0086117
SteersMedium and Large 1355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2486145.10/cwt140.00–150.0070512
HeifersMedium and Large 2416147.96/cwt140.00–150.0061617
HeifersMedium and Large 2515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 1420158.83/cwt152.00–162.0066711
HeifersMedium and Large 1570145.27/cwt144.00–147.0082816
HeifersMedium and Large 3715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 2305145.00/cwt145.00–145.0044210
HeifersMedium and Large 2589135.71/cwt133.00–136.0079910
HeifersMedium and Large 2223156.00/cwt156.00–156.0034812
HeifersMedium and Large 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
HeifersMedium and Large 1462157.08/cwt153.00–162.0072616
HeifersMedium and Large 3523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006804
BullsMedium and Large 2525150.87/cwt148.00–152.007927
HeifersMedium and Large 3310136.49/cwt130.00–140.0042314
SteersMedium and Large 3588143.46/cwt140.00–147.008444
SteersMedium and Large 1700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0506
SteersMedium and Large 1665156.48/cwt155.00–158.001,04110
SteersMedium and Large 1514171.12/cwt164.00–174.0088055
SteersMedium and Large 2417167.78/cwt167.00–171.007005
SteersMedium and Large 2618149.49/cwt149.00–150.009242
SteersMedium and Large 2378176.78/cwt170.00–180.006683
SteersMedium and Large 3485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007323
SteersMedium and Large 3417155.26/cwt152.00–157.006473
SteersMedium and Large 3765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
SteersMedium and Large 1906125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,13713
SteersMedium and Large 1581163.00/cwt163.00–163.0094712
SteersMedium and Large 2675135.66/cwt135.00–139.009166
SteersMedium and Large 1407185.39/cwt185.00–190.0075514
SteersMedium and Large 2505162.00/cwt162.00–162.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1609162.13/cwt157.00–163.0098714
SteersMedium and Large 2785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0216
SteersMedium and Large 1760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1470162.97/cwt162.00–164.007662
BullsMedium and Large 2373169.86/cwt167.00–172.0063410
BullsMedium and Large 1540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
BullsMedium and Large 1686131.97/cwt131.00–137.0090511
BullsMedium and Large 1575149.67/cwt147.00–154.008616
BullsMedium and Large 1384176.30/cwt174.00–180.0067711
CowsLean 85-90%93563.40/cwt59.00–66.0059317
CowsLean 85-90%1,00379.08/cwt78.00–81.007933
CowsLean 85-90%93371.57/cwt68.00–75.0066823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47067.69/cwt66.00–70.009953
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62577.69/cwt76.00–80.001,2623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17393.07/cwt90.00–97.001,09230
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15685.94/cwt82.00–89.0099342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15578.30/cwt74.00–81.0090415
Bulls1,46898.69/cwt98.00–100.001,4494
Bulls1,521105.78/cwt102.00–108.001,6097
Bulls1,853115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900866.67/head825.00–900.008672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3800700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3840775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3898725.28/head650.00–800.007253
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3818657.87/head600.00–750.006588
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,137919.28/head775.00–1,100.0091910
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2910975.14/head950.00–1,000.009754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,232.81/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2336
BullsMedium and Large 3469136.25/cwt136.00–137.006394
BullsMedium and Large 3430142.24/cwt141.00–145.006123
BullsMedium and Large 3381158.84/cwt155.00–160.006057
BullsMedium and Large 3853104.00/cwt104.00–104.008875
HeifersMedium and Large 3362136.72/cwt130.00–140.0049511
HeifersMedium and Large 3221144.59/cwt140.00–145.0032013
HeifersMedium and Large 3299145.00/cwt145.00–145.004349
HeifersMedium and Large 2373151.27/cwt147.00–155.0056411
BullsMedium and Large 2608132.51/cwt130.00–135.008068
BullsMedium and Large 3330151.85/cwt147.00–155.005015
BullsMedium and Large 3265168.44/cwt167.00–170.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
HeifersMedium and Large 3585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 3403130.98/cwt127.00–135.005282
BullsMedium and Large 2439161.35/cwt157.00–163.007086
BullsMedium and Large 2291181.06/cwt181.00–182.0052717
BullsMedium and Large 1420174.65/cwt174.00–175.007343
BullsMedium and Large 2699129.00/cwt129.00–129.009027
BullsMedium and Large 2235178.00/cwt178.00–178.0041812
BullsMedium and Large 1637140.98/cwt140.00–144.008987
BullsMedium and Large 2474156.14/cwt151.00–158.0074016
BullsMedium and Large 3540143.00/cwt143.00–143.007721
BullsMedium and Large 3562125.26/cwt124.00–130.007045
BullsMedium and Large 1330185.23/cwt183.00–187.006119
BullsMedium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
BullsMedium and Large 2765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
BullsMedium and Large 2314168.22/cwt167.00–172.005287
BullsMedium and Large 3235168.35/cwt165.00–172.003962

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.