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
Bulls—Low1,556105.021,63413
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 3—680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
SteersMedium and Large 2—347179.00/cwt179.00–179.006213
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521152.51/cwt149.00–156.0079531
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—459165.00/cwt165.00–165.007579
HeifersMedium and Large 1—682126.00/cwt126.00–126.008591
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,118109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,2193
SteersMedium and Large 1—471182.70/cwt180.00–185.0086117
SteersMedium and Large 1—355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—486145.10/cwt140.00–150.0070512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—416147.96/cwt140.00–150.0061617
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515141.00/cwt141.00–141.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1—710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420158.83/cwt152.00–162.0066711
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570145.27/cwt144.00–147.0082816
HeifersMedium and Large 3—715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—305145.00/cwt145.00–145.0044210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—589135.71/cwt133.00–136.0079910
HeifersMedium and Large 2—223156.00/cwt156.00–156.0034812
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—462157.08/cwt153.00–162.0072616
HeifersMedium and Large 3—523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006804
BullsMedium and Large 2—525150.87/cwt148.00–152.007927
HeifersMedium and Large 3—310136.49/cwt130.00–140.0042314
SteersMedium and Large 3—588143.46/cwt140.00–147.008444
SteersMedium and Large 1—700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0506
SteersMedium and Large 1—665156.48/cwt155.00–158.001,04110
SteersMedium and Large 1—514171.12/cwt164.00–174.0088055
SteersMedium and Large 2—417167.78/cwt167.00–171.007005
SteersMedium and Large 2—618149.49/cwt149.00–150.009242
SteersMedium and Large 2—378176.78/cwt170.00–180.006683
SteersMedium and Large 3—485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007323
SteersMedium and Large 3—417155.26/cwt152.00–157.006473
SteersMedium and Large 3—765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
SteersMedium and Large 1—906125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,13713
SteersMedium and Large 1—581163.00/cwt163.00–163.0094712
SteersMedium and Large 2—675135.66/cwt135.00–139.009166
SteersMedium and Large 1—407185.39/cwt185.00–190.0075514
SteersMedium and Large 2—505162.00/cwt162.00–162.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1—609162.13/cwt157.00–163.0098714
SteersMedium and Large 2—785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0216
SteersMedium and Large 1—760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1—470162.97/cwt162.00–164.007662
BullsMedium and Large 2—373169.86/cwt167.00–172.0063410
BullsMedium and Large 1—540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
BullsMedium and Large 1—686131.97/cwt131.00–137.0090511
BullsMedium and Large 1—575149.67/cwt147.00–154.008616
BullsMedium and Large 1—384176.30/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
Bulls——1,46898.69/cwt98.00–100.001,4494
Bulls——1,521105.78/cwt102.00–108.001,6097
Bulls——1,853115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—900866.67/head825.00–900.008672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—800700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—850875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—840775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—898725.28/head650.00–800.007253
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—818657.87/head600.00–750.006588
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,137919.28/head775.00–1,100.0091910
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—910975.14/head950.00–1,000.009754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1051,232.81/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2336
BullsMedium and Large 3—469136.25/cwt136.00–137.006394
BullsMedium and Large 3—430142.24/cwt141.00–145.006123
BullsMedium and Large 3—381158.84/cwt155.00–160.006057
BullsMedium and Large 3—853104.00/cwt104.00–104.008875
HeifersMedium and Large 3—362136.72/cwt130.00–140.0049511
HeifersMedium and Large 3—221144.59/cwt140.00–145.0032013
HeifersMedium and Large 3—299145.00/cwt145.00–145.004349
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373151.27/cwt147.00–155.0056411
BullsMedium and Large 2—608132.51/cwt130.00–135.008068
BullsMedium and Large 3—330151.85/cwt147.00–155.005015
BullsMedium and Large 3—265168.44/cwt167.00–170.004462
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
HeifersMedium and Large 3—585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 3—403130.98/cwt127.00–135.005282
BullsMedium and Large 2—439161.35/cwt157.00–163.007086
BullsMedium and Large 2—291181.06/cwt181.00–182.0052717
BullsMedium and Large 1—420174.65/cwt174.00–175.007343
BullsMedium and Large 2—699129.00/cwt129.00–129.009027
BullsMedium and Large 2—235178.00/cwt178.00–178.0041812
BullsMedium and Large 1—637140.98/cwt140.00–144.008987
BullsMedium and Large 2—474156.14/cwt151.00–158.0074016
BullsMedium and Large 3—540143.00/cwt143.00–143.007721
BullsMedium and Large 3—562125.26/cwt124.00–130.007045
BullsMedium and Large 1—330185.23/cwt183.00–187.006119
BullsMedium and Large 2—700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
BullsMedium and Large 2—765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
BullsMedium and Large 2—314168.22/cwt167.00–172.005287
BullsMedium and Large 3—235168.35/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.