Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-09-07

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 7
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
903 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 1,047▼ 96 vs year ago 999 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 146▲ 2 vs year ago 114 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 142▼ 91 vs year ago 138 · −65.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 3.00 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 $157.24/cwt on 311 head.
Average price
$157.24
311 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.03
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1457160.25733225
Medium and Large 2427151.3964669
Medium and Large 3449141.2663417thin
One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $99 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 sale311 hd
157.24
—
GA average14 barns · 1,310 hd
151.22
+6.03
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—Average1,56197.511,5226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18086.601,02234
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,74086.001,4961thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98671.4870549

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$9334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$8552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$9756

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,0001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—800800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—925855.41/head800.00–900.008552
HeifersMedium and Large 1—337166.64/cwt162.00–170.0056213
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428150.90/cwt147.00–155.0064614
HeifersMedium and Large 2—668134.50/cwt134.00–135.008982
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371156.56/cwt152.00–160.0058114
HeifersMedium and Large 2—723128.99/cwt128.00–130.009332
HeifersMedium and Large 2—645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
SteersMedium and Large 1—431195.96/cwt191.00–200.0084543
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377166.08/cwt162.00–168.0062630
HeifersMedium and Large 2—590142.03/cwt139.00–145.008382
HeifersMedium and Large 3—466141.55/cwt140.00–144.006605
HeifersMedium and Large 3—265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467158.48/cwt152.50–159.5074038
SteersMedium and Large 3—655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—607148.34/cwt143.00–153.009008
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273162.25/cwt162.00–162.504432
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426163.05/cwt161.00–164.0069567
HeifersMedium and Large 1—529155.09/cwt151.00–160.5082044
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—405207.00/cwt207.00–207.008381
SteersMedium and Large 2—420182.00/cwt182.00–182.007641
SteersMedium and Large 1—327210.54/cwt207.00–213.006886
SteersMedium and Large 1—710154.32/cwt153.00–155.001,0963
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720136.94/cwt134.00–140.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—386173.00/cwt173.00–173.006685
SteersMedium and Large 2—607159.10/cwt158.00–159.5096610
SteersMedium and Large 1—369205.08/cwt200.00–207.0075717
SteersMedium and Large 3—380187.00/cwt187.00–187.007113
SteersMedium and Large 2—525172.63/cwt170.00–175.0090614
SteersMedium and Large 3—480164.21/cwt160.00–169.007889
SteersMedium and Large 3—583154.73/cwt154.00–156.0090211
SteersMedium and Large 1—529180.88/cwt177.00–185.0095727
SteersMedium and Large 1—634166.93/cwt160.00–167.501,05826
SteersMedium and Large 2—255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1—465193.06/cwt186.00–193.5089838
SteersMedium and Large 2—475176.81/cwt175.00–182.008405
SteersMedium and Large 2—587164.84/cwt160.00–167.0096812
SteersMedium and Large 1—553180.00/cwt180.00–180.0099520
SteersMedium and Large 1—650156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0141
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—375213.00/cwt213.00–213.0079914
SteersMedium and Large 2—388194.03/cwt187.00–195.007538
BullsMedium and Large 2—480166.67/cwt164.00–170.008003
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—335215.00/cwt215.00–215.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1—655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1—323207.79/cwt202.00–210.006717
BullsMedium and Large 1—412195.18/cwt192.00–196.008046
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34095.78/cwt93.00–100.001,28310
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13385.89/cwt83.00–90.0097313
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00865.64/cwt62.00–69.0066215
CowsLean 85-90%—94379.45/cwt78.00–81.007496
CowsLean 85-90%—98472.90/cwt70.00–76.0071728
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08979.08/cwt75.00–82.0086111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,74086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4961
Bulls——1,63099.33/cwt99.00–100.001,6193
Bulls——1,49295.68/cwt91.00–98.001,4283
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,032902.63/head825.00–950.009033
BullsMedium and Large 1—755138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0421
BullsMedium and Large 3—235190.00/cwt190.00–190.004471
BullsMedium and Large 3—460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
BullsMedium and Large 3—360156.00/cwt156.00–156.005621
BullsMedium and Large 1—280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
BullsMedium and Large 3—320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
BullsMedium and Large 1—565160.50/cwt160.00–161.009072
BullsMedium and Large 3—770110.51/cwt110.00–111.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—529146.38/cwt140.00–150.0077410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—585152.75/cwt149.00–154.0089414
HeifersMedium and Large 3—384149.69/cwt149.00–150.005753
HeifersMedium and Large 3—324146.65/cwt140.00–150.004754
HeifersMedium and Large 3—588132.03/cwt130.00–134.007762
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320157.02/cwt152.00–160.0050217
HeifersMedium and Large 3—785117.00/cwt117.00–117.009181
BullsMedium and Large 1—465174.95/cwt172.00–178.008143
BullsMedium and Large 1—606153.00/cwt153.00–153.009275
BullsMedium and Large 1—518160.72/cwt160.00–163.008337
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475147.62/cwt145.00–149.007015
HeifersMedium and Large 1—298168.00/cwt168.00–168.005014
BullsMedium and Large 2—392192.97/cwt192.00–195.007563
BullsMedium and Large 2—643141.00/cwt141.00–141.009074
BullsMedium and Large 2—215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
BullsMedium and Large 2—530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008223
BullsMedium and Large 1—366202.57/cwt197.00–207.007415
BullsMedium and Large 2—578143.95/cwt140.00–148.008322
BullsMedium and Large 3—665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
BullsMedium and Large 2—421172.00/cwt172.00–172.007244
BullsMedium and Large 3—541139.00/cwt139.00–139.007525
BullsMedium and Large 3—444143.96/cwt142.00–150.006398

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.