Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-08-03

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 3
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
39 vs last sale 789 47 vs year ago 797 · 5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
17 vs last sale 78 58 vs year ago 153 · 37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
6 vs last sale 50 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 steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers steady, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.36/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$167.36
245 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.06
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578171.41991184
Medium and Large 2531165.4187936
Medium and Large 3638140.4089625
One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $95 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
167.36
GA average15 barns · 1,031 hd
165.30
+2.06
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
BullsLow1,43096.701,38314
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52083.001,2621thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16678.6891733
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01068.4269122

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,04212

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2384175.00/cwt175.00–175.006724
SteersMedium and Large 2480173.00/cwt168.00–175.008305
SteersMedium and Large 3508143.68/cwt140.00–146.007303
SteersMedium and Large 3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008825
SteersMedium and Large 3726135.17/cwt126.00–136.0098112
SteersMedium and Large 3555139.00/cwt139.00–139.007711
SteersMedium and Large 2646157.75/cwt155.00–158.001,01912
SteersMedium and Large 3660136.00/cwt136.00–136.008981
HeifersMedium and Large 2435144.78/cwt140.00–149.0063010
HeifersMedium and Large 2468144.04/cwt143.00–145.006746
HeifersMedium and Large 1749139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,04111
HeifersMedium and Large 1474148.91/cwt146.00–152.0070639
SteersMedium and Large 1429186.82/cwt182.00–191.0080116
SteersMedium and Large 3483160.00/cwt160.00–160.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 3459132.88/cwt130.00–135.0061010
HeifersMedium and Large 2615134.28/cwt128.00–135.0082617
HeifersMedium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 2353145.35/cwt142.00–147.005133
HeifersMedium and Large 2515140.03/cwt139.00–141.007214
HeifersMedium and Large 3420132.00/cwt132.00–132.005541
SteersMedium and Large 2553156.64/cwt152.00–162.008663
SteersMedium and Large 2438174.00/cwt170.00–180.007628
SteersMedium and Large 2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
SteersMedium and Large 3385162.00/cwt162.00–162.006241
SteersMedium and Large 1658155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0205
SteersMedium and Large 1527180.42/cwt174.00–182.0095117
SteersMedium and Large 1809149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,20518
SteersMedium and Large 1611163.26/cwt160.00–168.0099812
SteersMedium and Large 1323193.56/cwt192.00–195.006254
SteersMedium and Large 2530163.27/cwt160.00–170.008653
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added610171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0434
SteersMedium and Large 1580170.38/cwt169.00–173.0098843
SteersMedium and Large 1479183.82/cwt178.00–185.0088033
SteersMedium and Large 1717155.73/cwt149.00–156.001,11726
SteersMedium and Large 1375194.48/cwt192.00–195.007296
BullsMedium and Large 1443173.48/cwt170.00–177.007692
BullsMedium and Large 1556143.78/cwt142.00–149.007994
BullsMedium and Large 1335187.17/cwt185.00–190.006274
BullsMedium and Large 1785126.00/cwt126.00–126.009891
BullsMedium and Large 1364184.89/cwt182.00–192.006736
BullsMedium and Large 1532151.19/cwt150.00–160.008048
CowsLean 85-90%1,03562.35/cwt58.00–65.006458
CowsLean 85-90%89577.60/cwt77.00–78.006953
CowsLean 85-90%1,02470.34/cwt68.00–75.0072011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18472.63/cwt68.00–74.008608
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17286.41/cwt84.00–91.001,0138
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15477.89/cwt75.00–82.0089917
Bulls1,42991.39/cwt88.00–94.001,3064
Bulls1,43098.83/cwt95.00–102.001,41310
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3930875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,2081,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0754
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29531,037.34/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0374
BullsMedium and Large 3290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
BullsMedium and Large 2480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007061
BullsMedium and Large 2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
BullsMedium and Large 3520128.25/cwt124.00–132.006674
BullsMedium and Large 3439140.27/cwt135.00–142.006164
BullsMedium and Large 3725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
BullsMedium and Large 1679129.03/cwt127.00–131.008764
BullsMedium and Large 1462156.00/cwt156.00–156.007212
HeifersMedium and Large 3263146.31/cwt140.00–150.003855
HeifersMedium and Large 2578135.48/cwt131.00–140.007834
HeifersMedium and Large 3624119.00/cwt119.00–119.007435
HeifersMedium and Large 3227147.12/cwt142.00–150.003343
HeifersMedium and Large 2660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 1575146.16/cwt141.00–149.0084017
HeifersMedium and Large 1613142.65/cwt137.00–147.0087421
HeifersMedium and Large 3528126.16/cwt120.00–130.006664
HeifersMedium and Large 3335140.00/cwt140.00–140.004691
HeifersMedium and Large 3585126.31/cwt124.00–128.007393
HeifersMedium and Large 3370139.00/cwt139.00–139.005142
BullsMedium and Large 1630138.50/cwt138.00–139.008732
BullsMedium and Large 2593135.02/cwt131.00–139.008012
BullsMedium and Large 2364158.87/cwt157.00–165.005786
HeifersMedium and Large 1381152.12/cwt151.00–155.005808
HeifersMedium and Large 1525149.85/cwt148.00–154.0078726
HeifersMedium and Large 1421151.95/cwt150.00–154.0064027
BullsMedium and Large 2430158.97/cwt158.00–160.006842
BullsMedium and Large 3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005532
BullsMedium and Large 3450142.00/cwt142.00–142.006391
BullsMedium and Large 2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861

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.