Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-01-04

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 4
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
800 head
87 vs last sale 887 413 vs year ago 387 · +106.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
188 head
1 vs last sale 187 127 vs year ago 61 · +208.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
100 vs last sale 130 17 vs year ago 47 · 36.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.44/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$159.44
207 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$729
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.81
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464163.85760148
Medium and Large 2501150.2775328
Medium and Large 3387146.6356831
One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $192 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 sale207 hd
159.44
GA average12 barns · 1,084 hd
150.63
+8.81
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
BullsLow1,61892.511,49720
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26382.731,04567
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40676.351,0738thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08668.2274145

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)1,273$9252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$7527
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)798$5343thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,263$1,0884thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2619144.72/cwt140.00–149.0089610
HeifersMedium and Large 1378167.56/cwt162.00–171.0063336
HeifersMedium and Large 3291154.81/cwt150.00–160.0045013
HeifersMedium and Large 3334147.48/cwt140.00–150.004935
HeifersMedium and Large 2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003911
HeifersMedium and Large 1434163.13/cwt160.00–169.0070817
HeifersMedium and Large 2492152.30/cwt150.00–157.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 2380152.32/cwt150.00–155.005793
HeifersMedium and Large 3528139.66/cwt139.00–140.007373
HeifersMedium and Large 1210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
HeifersMedium and Large 1473165.38/cwt160.00–169.0078236
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added405218.50/cwt217.00–220.008852
SteersMedium and Large 1679171.66/cwt170.00–172.001,1666
HeifersMedium and Large 1568159.04/cwt155.00–165.009036
HeifersMedium and Large 2293165.99/cwt165.00–167.004862
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added405171.00/cwt171.00–171.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added270193.39/cwt192.00–195.005222
SteersMedium and Large 2460192.00/cwt192.00–192.008831
SteersMedium and Large 3685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
SteersMedium and Large 2278208.26/cwt200.00–210.005796
HeifersMedium and Large 1673153.30/cwt150.00–159.001,03214
SteersMedium and Large 3318184.91/cwt180.00–190.005885
SteersMedium and Large 1610182.05/cwt179.00–185.001,1112
SteersMedium and Large 2780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
SteersMedium and Large 2445196.53/cwt192.00–197.0087510
SteersMedium and Large 2318204.17/cwt200.00–210.006493
HeifersMedium and Large 1618154.22/cwt153.00–158.009535
SteersMedium and Large 3373187.45/cwt185.00–190.006992
SteersMedium and Large 3435167.00/cwt167.00–167.007261
SteersMedium and Large 1250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
SteersMedium and Large 1429204.54/cwt200.00–206.0087711
SteersMedium and Large 1463198.19/cwt195.00–205.009189
SteersMedium and Large 3460162.00/cwt162.00–162.007451
SteersMedium and Large 1376213.04/cwt210.00–220.0080119
SteersMedium and Large 1569186.49/cwt182.00–189.001,06124
SteersMedium and Large 1320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007042
SteersMedium and Large 1720164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1811
SteersMedium and Large 2525180.00/cwt180.00–180.009451
SteersMedium and Large 3270184.63/cwt180.00–190.004992
SteersMedium and Large 1528192.01/cwt187.00–196.001,01430
BullsMedium and Large 1236222.22/cwt217.00–227.005244
BullsMedium and Large 1618160.99/cwt160.00–162.009952
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added375220.17/cwt217.00–225.0082613
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added429202.97/cwt200.00–210.008714
BullsMedium and Large 1267214.31/cwt212.00–220.0057210
BullsMedium and Large 1464181.00/cwt181.00–181.008408
CowsLean 85-90%1,13572.53/cwt70.00–77.0082329
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40676.35/cwt74.00–81.001,0738
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24182.08/cwt79.00–86.001,01937
CowsLean 85-90%99760.40/cwt58.00–65.0060216
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26375.71/cwt71.00–78.0095612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30988.75/cwt86.00–91.001,16218
Bulls1,57990.30/cwt87.00–93.001,42613
Bulls1,69196.60/cwt95.00–98.001,6347
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3959661.90/head600.00–750.006624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,078871.10/head800.00–950.008713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,273925.05/head900.00–950.009252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3798534.24/head500.00–550.005343
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,290975.00/head975.00–975.009752
BullsMedium and Large 2300187.00/cwt187.00–187.005611
BullsMedium and Large 2470170.41/cwt167.00–172.0080111
BullsMedium and Large 3283180.97/cwt180.00–182.005122
BullsMedium and Large 2293208.38/cwt200.00–210.006116
BullsMedium and Large 1381202.63/cwt200.00–210.0077210
BullsMedium and Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
BullsMedium and Large 3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
BullsMedium and Large 3420157.00/cwt157.00–157.006591
BullsMedium and Large 1322215.78/cwt210.00–220.006953
BullsMedium and Large 1523170.50/cwt170.00–171.008922
BullsMedium and Large 2565158.01/cwt157.00–159.008932
BullsMedium and Large 3735122.25/cwt122.00–122.508992
HeifersMedium and Large 1308170.13/cwt165.00–172.005244
BullsMedium and Large 3318172.24/cwt172.00–172.505482
BullsMedium and Large 3215172.00/cwt172.00–172.003701
BullsMedium and Large 2362192.67/cwt190.00–197.006975
BullsMedium and Large 1575164.95/cwt162.00–167.009483
BullsMedium and Large 3518146.10/cwt142.00–150.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 3425142.44/cwt140.00–145.006054
HeifersMedium and Large 3572130.00/cwt130.00–130.007444
BullsMedium and Large 1435188.58/cwt185.00–192.008202
BullsMedium and Large 2445177.33/cwt172.00–180.007893
BullsMedium and Large 2215210.00/cwt210.00–210.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 1281170.01/cwt169.00–175.004788
HeifersMedium and Large 2565145.97/cwt145.00–147.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 1531160.59/cwt158.00–166.0085314
HeifersMedium and Large 2415152.28/cwt150.00–157.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 2650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1755139.97/cwt135.00–145.001,0572
HeifersMedium and Large 3493143.49/cwt142.00–145.007072
HeifersMedium and Large 2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 2333157.41/cwt155.00–160.005242
HeifersMedium and Large 1725142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0301

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.