Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-09-21

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 21
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
847 head
403 vs last sale 1,250 261 vs year ago 1,108 · 23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
158 head
186 vs last sale 344 66 vs year ago 92 · +71.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
122 vs last sale 0 47 vs year ago 75 · +62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.30/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$143.30
221 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.80
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534146.55783121
Medium and Large 2473142.6567472
Medium and Large 3431130.9156428
One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $219 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 sale221 hd
143.30
GA average15 barns · 1,791 hd
140.50
+2.80
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
BullsAverage1,63691.081,4909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50578.361,1793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27676.6497849
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10866.9374246

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)1,104$99922
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,104$9877
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$8074thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$75610

Every lot, as filed

89 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 3618115.14/cwt110.00–120.007122
HeifersMedium and Large 2227162.42/cwt160.00–167.003693
HeifersMedium and Large 2508139.77/cwt138.00–141.007109
HeifersMedium and Large 2735127.49/cwt126.00–129.009372
HeifersMedium and Large 2440146.24/cwt143.00–150.0064317
HeifersMedium and Large 3430134.31/cwt130.00–137.005784
HeifersMedium and Large 2667128.34/cwt125.00–132.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1628155.25/cwt154.00–157.0097530
HeifersMedium and Large 1584144.90/cwt142.00–149.0084637
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added646150.00/cwt150.00–150.009699
HeifersMedium and Large 1469147.63/cwt146.00–149.0069233
HeifersMedium and Large 3210147.00/cwt147.00–147.003091
HeifersMedium and Large 1533145.90/cwt143.00–150.0077821
SteersMedium and Large 3430164.90/cwt162.00–168.007092
SteersMedium and Large 3364164.42/cwt160.00–170.005986
SteersMedium and Large 3465151.38/cwt150.00–154.007043
SteersMedium and Large 3720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 2375145.92/cwt144.00–150.0054714
SteersMedium and Large 3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
SteersMedium and Large 2704142.40/cwt140.00–143.001,0025
SteersMedium and Large 2527160.00/cwt160.00–160.0084313
SteersMedium and Large 2478161.41/cwt160.00–165.007727
SteersMedium and Large 2433176.67/cwt175.00–180.007654
HeifersMedium and Large 2315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
SteersMedium and Large 2368185.13/cwt180.00–190.006815
SteersMedium and Large 1653155.51/cwt155.00–158.001,0156
SteersMedium and Large 1570163.54/cwt161.00–166.009326
SteersMedium and Large 1755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0491
SteersMedium and Large 1709151.44/cwt144.00–154.001,0748
SteersMedium and Large 3584143.33/cwt140.00–150.0083721
SteersMedium and Large 2605151.35/cwt151.00–152.0091617
SteersMedium and Large 2573157.48/cwt152.00–160.0090218
SteersMedium and Large 1408199.00/cwt199.00–199.008127
SteersMedium and Large 1395201.00/cwt201.00–201.007941
SteersMedium and Large 1487173.34/cwt170.00–176.0084424
SteersMedium and Large 2665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
SteersMedium and Large 1527167.00/cwt164.00–174.0088011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added509175.00/cwt175.00–175.008919
BullsMedium and Large 1205197.00/cwt197.00–197.004041
BullsMedium and Large 2575139.33/cwt139.00–140.008016
BullsMedium and Large 1390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1407178.40/cwt175.00–185.007263
BullsMedium and Large 1665136.64/cwt135.00–140.009093
BullsMedium and Large 1517160.41/cwt157.00–162.008295
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28469.94/cwt67.00–72.008989
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16984.35/cwt82.00–88.009867
CowsLean 85-90%1,08161.68/cwt58.00–65.0066717
CowsLean 85-90%1,12377.00/cwt76.00–78.008652
CowsLean 85-90%1,12469.49/cwt67.00–73.0078127
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50578.36/cwt78.00–79.001,1793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29676.83/cwt74.00–81.0099633
Bulls1,88597.54/cwt97.00–98.001,8392
Bulls1,56589.23/cwt87.00–95.001,3967
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,102912.76/head750.00–975.0091311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1051,085.66/head1,000.00–1,150.001,08611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3905806.98/head775.00–850.008074
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3915851.64/head825.00–875.008522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1791,041.20/head950.00–1,125.001,0415
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3785600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,021795.26/head700.00–875.007958
BullsMedium and Large 2525152.00/cwt152.00–152.007981
BullsMedium and Large 3560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
BullsMedium and Large 2280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
BullsMedium and Large 3463143.73/cwt140.00–150.006658
BullsMedium and Large 3442154.00/cwt154.00–154.006816
BullsMedium and Large 3513133.28/cwt130.00–135.006843
BullsMedium and Large 2625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008691
BullsMedium and Large 1552152.00/cwt152.00–152.008393
BullsMedium and Large 1268205.00/cwt205.00–205.005493
BullsMedium and Large 3270164.31/cwt162.00–167.004442
BullsMedium and Large 3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
BullsMedium and Large 2220186.02/cwt185.00–187.004092
HeifersMedium and Large 1640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008703
HeifersMedium and Large 1675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
BullsMedium and Large 1628140.50/cwt140.00–141.008822
BullsMedium and Large 2484156.81/cwt152.00–160.0075918
BullsMedium and Large 2339187.00/cwt187.00–187.006347
BullsMedium and Large 2370173.59/cwt170.00–177.006422
HeifersMedium and Large 3285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
HeifersMedium and Large 3304130.00/cwt130.00–130.003957
HeifersMedium and Large 3552130.00/cwt130.00–130.007185
HeifersMedium and Large 1720131.27/cwt130.00–135.009454
HeifersMedium and Large 1416153.00/cwt153.00–153.006367
HeifersMedium and Large 1361157.83/cwt157.00–162.005706
HeifersMedium and Large 2476140.34/cwt135.00–145.0066814
HeifersMedium and Large 2622138.00/cwt138.00–138.008589
HeifersMedium and Large 3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
HeifersMedium and Large 3518130.50/cwt130.00–131.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 3462130.00/cwt130.00–130.006015

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.