Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2022-11-09

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 9
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,029 head
149 vs last sale 880 77 vs year ago 952 · +8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
108 vs last sale 85 127 vs year ago 66 · +192.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
45 vs last sale 35 28 vs year ago 108 · 25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.37/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 51.03 against this barn's trailing median of $209.40.
Average price
$158.37
155 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.76
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480159.6776762
Medium and Large 2444158.8570668
Medium and Large 3320153.8349325
One grade step is worth $5.84/cwt here — about $274 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

31 sales
235217198180median 209.4012/1702/1804/1506/1008/12
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $220.56, low $194.42, median $209.40 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale155 hd
158.37
GA average15 barns · 1,248 hd
144.61
+13.76
This barn, trailing median31 sales
209.40
−51.03
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
BullsLow1,49990.481,35613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21872.4188265
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59367.411,0742thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02062.3663642

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)964$8697
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)868$5463thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,092$1,1516

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3288146.38/cwt142.00–147.004227
HeifersMedium and Large 3363139.02/cwt130.00–140.0050510
HeifersMedium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
HeifersMedium and Large 3466129.50/cwt127.00–132.006039
HeifersMedium and Large 1639138.76/cwt138.00–140.0088718
HeifersMedium and Large 2565131.98/cwt130.00–134.007462
HeifersMedium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
HeifersMedium and Large 2484141.63/cwt141.00–143.0068512
HeifersMedium and Large 2421143.10/cwt139.00–147.006024
HeifersMedium and Large 2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
SteersMedium and Large 3579141.13/cwt140.00–149.008178
SteersMedium and Large 31,13389.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0089
SteersMedium and Large 2601155.00/cwt155.00–155.009327
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added516179.00/cwt179.00–179.009246
SteersMedium and Large 1468177.70/cwt175.00–182.008327
HeifersMedium and Large 1587139.17/cwt137.00–146.0081722
SteersMedium and Large 1390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007221
SteersMedium and Large 2656150.00/cwt150.00–150.009848
SteersMedium and Large 2823129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0622
SteersMedium and Large 3467152.34/cwt150.00–155.007113
SteersMedium and Large 3618141.00/cwt141.00–141.008716
SteersMedium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005601
SteersMedium and Large 2405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007091
SteersMedium and Large 2981125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,22617
SteersMedium and Large 2592153.00/cwt153.00–153.009069
SteersMedium and Large 2534163.06/cwt155.00–164.008719
SteersMedium and Large 1505168.00/cwt168.00–168.008481
SteersMedium and Large 2275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
SteersMedium and Large 1425185.12/cwt180.00–187.007877
SteersMedium and Large 1747158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,18027
SteersMedium and Large 1578164.40/cwt160.00–165.009508
SteersMedium and Large 2475167.00/cwt167.00–167.007931
SteersMedium and Large 1675161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0871
BullsMedium and Large 1361181.21/cwt177.00–185.0065414
BullsMedium and Large 1568144.00/cwt144.00–144.0081813
BullsMedium and Large 1465167.00/cwt167.00–167.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1409171.74/cwt170.00–180.0070217
BullsMedium and Large 1610138.00/cwt138.00–138.0084212
BullsMedium and Large 1521149.58/cwt146.00–152.007795
CowsLean 85-90%1,04166.28/cwt62.00–69.0069025
CowsLean 85-90%98856.60/cwt53.00–60.0055917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59367.41/cwt67.00–68.001,0742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21465.32/cwt61.00–68.0079315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27279.26/cwt77.00–83.001,00810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20673.35/cwt70.00–76.0088540
Bulls1,29583.31/cwt80.00–87.001,0796
Bulls1,685104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7521
Bulls1,67295.39/cwt93.00–100.001,5956
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,060961.35/head900.00–1,025.009614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3868546.35/head500.00–650.005463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3837744.82/head675.00–825.007453
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0921,150.84/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1516
BullsMedium and Large 2340178.18/cwt172.00–180.006067
BullsMedium and Large 2518143.39/cwt143.00–145.007435
BullsMedium and Large 2577138.66/cwt136.00–140.008009
BullsMedium and Large 3383155.07/cwt150.00–160.005943
BullsMedium and Large 3508125.02/cwt120.00–130.006352
BullsMedium and Large 3485147.00/cwt147.00–147.007132
BullsMedium and Large 2469155.90/cwt150.00–158.0073117
BullsMedium and Large 2360172.69/cwt170.00–173.0062216
BullsMedium and Large 2400167.00/cwt167.00–167.006682
BullsMedium and Large 3600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
BullsMedium and Large 3256159.30/cwt150.00–160.0040815
BullsMedium and Large 3215162.44/cwt160.00–165.003492
HeifersMedium and Large 1420150.36/cwt149.00–152.006329
HeifersMedium and Large 1680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 1480150.50/cwt145.00–152.007227
BullsMedium and Large 2717113.55/cwt111.00–121.008144
BullsMedium and Large 2653120.00/cwt120.00–120.007841
BullsMedium and Large 2286181.12/cwt180.00–182.005187
HeifersMedium and Large 3314142.09/cwt140.00–145.004468
HeifersMedium and Large 379096.00/cwt96.00–96.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 3625112.00/cwt112.00–112.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 3591122.51/cwt120.00–123.007246
HeifersMedium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
HeifersMedium and Large 1507145.00/cwt144.00–146.0073512
HeifersMedium and Large 2382144.80/cwt144.00–145.0055315
HeifersMedium and Large 2540134.03/cwt130.00–135.007245

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.