Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-06-15

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 15
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
819 head
118 vs last sale 937 57 vs year ago 762 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
46 vs last sale 197 97 vs year ago 54 · +179.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
35 vs last sale 70 17 vs year ago 18 · +94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher with outstanding cows at 99.00 to 105.00, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 3.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 4.00 to 6.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.19/cwt on 280 head.
Average price
$146.19
280 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.64
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501147.66740210
Medium and Large 2416143.6659749
Medium and Large 3372137.4051221
One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about $229 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 sale280 hd
146.19
GA average15 barns · 1,936 hd
139.55
+6.64
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
BullsLow1,462102.911,5049thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26487.921,11255
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47578.501,1584thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05670.5674534

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)665$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)823$68014

Every lot, as filed

83 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 3422135.38/cwt135.00–137.005715
HeifersMedium and Large 2417143.96/cwt140.00–147.006009
HeifersMedium and Large 3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1479153.95/cwt149.00–158.0073723
HeifersMedium and Large 2695113.00/cwt113.00–113.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 1366153.43/cwt150.00–159.0056230
HeifersMedium and Large 2337148.79/cwt147.00–150.005015
HeifersMedium and Large 2481140.03/cwt137.00–147.0067415
HeifersMedium and Large 1576143.47/cwt142.00–152.0082633
SteersMedium and Large 1519164.60/cwt161.00–167.0085446
SteersMedium and Large 1481172.20/cwt170.00–176.0082822
HeifersMedium and Large 2280150.65/cwt150.00–151.004223
HeifersMedium and Large 1864118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0205
HeifersMedium and Large 1669130.49/cwt123.00–132.0087312
HeifersMedium and Large 1305159.00/cwt159.00–159.004851
SteersMedium and Large 2590151.00/cwt151.00–151.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2524156.74/cwt156.00–159.008214
SteersMedium and Large 3630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
SteersMedium and Large 3363151.95/cwt150.00–156.005523
SteersMedium and Large 3505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007273
SteersMedium and Large 3578145.99/cwt145.00–147.008442
SteersMedium and Large 2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009882
SteersMedium and Large 3428146.76/cwt143.00–153.006285
SteersMedium and Large 2716133.33/cwt133.00–134.009553
SteersMedium and Large 2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
SteersMedium and Large 2483155.54/cwt150.00–160.0075113
SteersMedium and Large 3460136.04/cwt135.00–139.006264
SteersMedium and Large 1579159.50/cwt157.00–165.0092461
SteersMedium and Large 2685137.59/cwt135.00–143.009423
SteersMedium and Large 1629155.00/cwt155.00–155.009757
SteersMedium and Large 1423178.06/cwt175.00–179.0075322
SteersMedium and Large 1383181.41/cwt180.00–183.0069511
SteersMedium and Large 2413170.05/cwt167.00–173.007022
SteersMedium and Large 2640147.00/cwt147.00–147.009411
SteersMedium and Large 1304182.00/cwt182.00–182.005535
BullsMedium and Large 2419160.85/cwt160.00–161.006747
BullsMedium and Large 2375167.81/cwt165.00–170.006297
BullsMedium and Large 1630142.62/cwt141.00–150.008999
BullsMedium and Large 1530155.98/cwt155.00–157.008272
BullsMedium and Large 1575156.69/cwt155.00–158.009013
BullsMedium and Large 1655131.77/cwt131.00–137.008638
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1043
CowsLean 85-90%97264.31/cwt61.00–66.0062511
CowsLean 85-90%1,07581.94/cwt80.00–85.008813
CowsLean 85-90%1,09972.29/cwt69.00–76.0079420
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23177.61/cwt74.00–81.0095511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30494.18/cwt90.00–97.001,22826
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22785.19/cwt82.00–89.001,04518
Bulls1,33098.27/cwt94.00–100.001,3075
Bulls1,940118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,2891
Bulls1,522105.62/cwt103.00–109.001,6083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3665600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3793684.77/head625.00–750.0068512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,000650.00/head650.00–650.006502
BullsMedium and Large 2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004731
BullsMedium and Large 3370155.76/cwt155.00–156.005764
BullsMedium and Large 3410147.56/cwt145.00–150.006052
BullsMedium and Large 2740123.00/cwt123.00–123.009101
BullsMedium and Large 3283166.11/cwt162.00–170.004702
BullsMedium and Large 3550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
BullsMedium and Large 1722124.42/cwt124.00–129.0089812
BullsMedium and Large 1493158.63/cwt158.00–162.007826
BullsMedium and Large 2524143.00/cwt140.00–147.007494
BullsMedium and Large 2652131.00/cwt131.00–131.008547
BullsMedium and Large 1430165.67/cwt164.00–166.007126
BullsMedium and Large 1337182.10/cwt179.00–184.006145
HeifersMedium and Large 1524147.34/cwt143.00–153.0077241
BullsMedium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
BullsMedium and Large 3345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
BullsMedium and Large 1280182.00/cwt182.00–182.005101
BullsMedium and Large 2325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005693
BullsMedium and Large 1372181.30/cwt180.00–182.006743
HeifersMedium and Large 3366136.48/cwt132.00–142.005005
HeifersMedium and Large 3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
HeifersMedium and Large 2535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 1715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
HeifersMedium and Large 1614141.33/cwt137.00–145.0086811
BullsMedium and Large 2475147.63/cwt145.00–149.0070113
HeifersMedium and Large 1428152.82/cwt150.00–157.0065453
HeifersMedium and Large 3450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
HeifersMedium and Large 2377146.96/cwt145.00–148.0055415
HeifersMedium and Large 3324141.75/cwt137.00–145.004598

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.