Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-10-05

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 5
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,080 head
119 vs last sale 961 414 vs year ago 666 · +62.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
142 vs last sale 285 91 vs year ago 52 · +175.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
60 vs last sale 82 107 vs year ago 35 · +305.7%
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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 8.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.50/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$135.50
218 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538139.3575066
Medium and Large 2467136.52638104
Medium and Large 3421128.0153848
One grade step is worth $11.34/cwt here — about $212 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 sale218 hd
135.50
GA average15 barns · 1,578 hd
135.24
+0.26
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
BullsLow1,74598.201,71310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27275.6496242
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58169.491,0998thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06362.2366137

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)1,071$95117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,072$88313
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$7896
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$1,10216

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
SteersMedium and Large 3225182.00/cwt182.00–182.004101
SteersMedium and Large 3295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
SteersMedium and Large 3469137.00/cwt137.00–137.006435
HeifersMedium and Large 2573128.00/cwt125.00–131.0073311
SteersMedium and Large 1594159.50/cwt159.50–159.5094718
SteersMedium and Large 1633149.69/cwt149.50–150.0094815
SteersMedium and Large 3625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
SteersMedium and Large 3669127.76/cwt125.00–134.008554
SteersMedium and Large 3564134.81/cwt130.00–137.007606
HeifersMedium and Large 2422143.09/cwt137.00–144.0060430
HeifersMedium and Large 2335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004761
HeifersMedium and Large 2376139.34/cwt137.00–141.0052421
HeifersMedium and Large 1507140.75/cwt138.00–148.0071421
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added585152.00/cwt152.00–152.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1487141.32/cwt140.00–145.0068821
HeifersMedium and Large 3326135.68/cwt135.00–137.0044212
HeifersMedium and Large 3474125.04/cwt120.00–128.005938
HeifersMedium and Large 2530135.57/cwt131.00–137.007197
HeifersMedium and Large 3430132.38/cwt132.00–135.005698
HeifersMedium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 2613125.08/cwt123.00–126.0076711
HeifersMedium and Large 3525117.73/cwt115.00–122.006187
SteersMedium and Large 3318163.99/cwt160.00–170.0052112
SteersMedium and Large 3427156.24/cwt154.00–158.006675
SteersMedium and Large 3388167.55/cwt165.00–170.006502
SteersMedium and Large 2705136.51/cwt135.00–138.009622
SteersMedium and Large 3700130.00/cwt130.00–130.009101
SteersMedium and Large 2536160.00/cwt160.00–160.008588
SteersMedium and Large 3528144.77/cwt139.00–149.007646
SteersMedium and Large 2668141.49/cwt139.00–144.009452
SteersMedium and Large 2383183.43/cwt180.00–187.007032
SteersMedium and Large 2422172.28/cwt165.00–174.0072739
SteersMedium and Large 2576144.64/cwt143.00–145.0083311
SteersMedium and Large 2487159.49/cwt157.00–161.0077721
SteersMedium and Large 2616144.00/cwt143.00–145.0088718
SteersMedium and Large 2323180.00/cwt180.00–180.005814
SteersMedium and Large 1704151.82/cwt150.00–152.001,06911
SteersMedium and Large 2780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
BullsMedium and Large 1618131.00/cwt131.00–131.008103
BullsMedium and Large 2474144.78/cwt142.00–148.006865
BullsMedium and Large 2365171.35/cwt169.00–177.506254
BullsMedium and Large 1455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006832
BullsMedium and Large 2704117.00/cwt117.00–117.008246
BullsMedium and Large 1530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007791
CowsLean 85-90%1,14072.00/cwt72.00–72.008211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38684.60/cwt82.00–86.001,1737
CowsLean 85-90%1,03256.28/cwt52.00–59.0058113
CowsLean 85-90%1,07765.17/cwt62.00–69.0070223
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,74059.56/cwt59.00–60.001,0362
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52872.80/cwt70.00–75.001,1126
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27076.80/cwt74.00–81.0097520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22269.92/cwt66.00–73.0085415
Bulls1,55292.80/cwt88.00–95.001,4405
Bulls2,085111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,3141
Bulls1,900101.75/cwt100.00–103.001,9334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3895771.51/head650.00–825.007725
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2935875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,073843.23/head650.00–925.0084310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,044870.57/head675.00–950.008719
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1011,042.28/head975.00–1,175.001,0428
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0681,016.85/head975.00–1,075.001,0173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1331,223.18/head1,175.00–1,325.001,2238
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3975900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,098999.43/head950.00–1,050.009994
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
BullsMedium and Large 2635124.43/cwt120.00–129.007902
BullsMedium and Large 2564131.99/cwt125.00–135.0074417
BullsMedium and Large 3508132.00/cwt132.00–132.006712
BullsMedium and Large 3393159.75/cwt159.00–160.006284
BullsMedium and Large 3220170.64/cwt167.00–175.003752
BullsMedium and Large 3290156.00/cwt156.00–156.004522
BullsMedium and Large 3495136.00/cwt136.00–136.006731
BullsMedium and Large 2539139.13/cwt136.00–143.007506
BullsMedium and Large 2654117.75/cwt114.00–119.007704
BullsMedium and Large 2405164.50/cwt162.00–167.006662
BullsMedium and Large 3435141.05/cwt137.00–145.006142
BullsMedium and Large 3693110.99/cwt109.00–113.007692
HeifersMedium and Large 1583136.93/cwt135.00–140.0079818
HeifersMedium and Large 1692134.29/cwt132.00–139.009293
HeifersMedium and Large 1748127.00/cwt127.00–127.009502
BullsMedium and Large 2268180.00/cwt180.00–180.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2205190.00/cwt190.00–190.003901
BullsMedium and Large 3338158.58/cwt155.00–162.005362
HeifersMedium and Large 3553114.51/cwt112.00–117.006332
HeifersMedium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 3271134.92/cwt130.00–140.003664
HeifersMedium and Large 3381128.83/cwt125.00–132.004915
HeifersMedium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2466135.82/cwt132.00–139.0063322

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.