Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-03-01

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 1
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,369 head
157 vs last sale 1,526 624 vs year ago 745 · +83.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
8 vs last sale 156 0 vs year ago 164 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
21 vs last sale 89 35 vs year ago 75 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with outstanding cows 1.06 to 1.09, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher with outstanding bulls 1.20 to 1.23, feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.22/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$179.22
236 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.07
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493188.69930146
Medium and Large 2447173.3377557
Medium and Large 3531147.5278333
One grade step is worth $41.17/cwt here — about $148 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 sale236 hd
179.22
GA average14 barns · 1,480 hd
178.15
+1.07
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
BullsLow1,305107.721,40633
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20192.771,11447
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46387.401,2795thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02077.4979021

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)988$1,03410
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$9688
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$1,20448

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1Value Added465207.00/cwt207.00–207.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 1619172.92/cwt168.00–178.001,07041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added380207.00/cwt207.00–207.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 2543168.09/cwt160.00–170.009135
HeifersMedium and Large 2559166.62/cwt162.00–171.009315
HeifersMedium and Large 3478155.08/cwt152.00–160.007415
HeifersMedium and Large 3320165.31/cwt160.00–170.005292
SteersMedium and Large 3355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
SteersMedium and Large 3490187.00/cwt187.00–187.009162
HeifersMedium and Large 2294191.85/cwt190.00–192.0056413
HeifersMedium and Large 1530181.12/cwt180.00–185.009609
HeifersMedium and Large 2655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009633
HeifersMedium and Large 2326180.61/cwt180.00–185.0058916
SteersMedium and Large 2557191.71/cwt187.00–196.001,0683
SteersMedium and Large 2625186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1265207.00/cwt207.00–207.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 1561174.61/cwt173.00–182.0098013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added345208.50/cwt207.00–210.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 2615156.88/cwt153.00–160.0096514
SteersMedium and Large 1406233.76/cwt225.00–235.0094911
SteersMedium and Large 1370240.00/cwt240.00–240.0088811
SteersMedium and Large 3653157.49/cwt155.00–160.001,0282
SteersMedium and Large 2411203.27/cwt200.00–205.008358
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added625202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2631
SteersMedium and Large 1290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006821
SteersMedium and Large 1772173.29/cwt172.00–175.001,33810
SteersMedium and Large 1621192.29/cwt189.00–195.001,1947
SteersMedium and Large 2723172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2448
SteersMedium and Large 2485201.91/cwt200.00–203.009798
SteersMedium and Large 3720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 3530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
SteersMedium and Large 1863166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4332
SteersMedium and Large 1475223.36/cwt215.00–225.001,0619
SteersMedium and Large 1669184.17/cwt180.00–185.001,23242
SteersMedium and Large 1583215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,25320
SteersMedium and Large 1743179.89/cwt178.00–180.001,33718
SteersMedium and Large 1507218.78/cwt217.00–219.001,1099
SteersMedium and Large 1329240.39/cwt237.00–245.007917
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added481230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1069
BullsMedium and Large 1556189.40/cwt187.00–194.001,0538
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added315243.44/cwt240.00–247.007672
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added410227.00/cwt227.00–227.009311
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added350242.00/cwt242.00–242.008471
BullsMedium and Large 1233244.73/cwt240.00–250.005702
BullsMedium and Large 1630177.51/cwt177.00–178.001,1182
CowsLean 85-90%1,04778.06/cwt76.00–81.0081710
CowsLean 85-90%94371.25/cwt67.00–74.006727
CowsLean 85-90%1,08686.99/cwt86.00–88.009454
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46387.40/cwt84.00–92.001,2795
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11891.68/cwt89.00–96.001,02517
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16484.68/cwt81.00–88.0098613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,311100.06/cwt97.00–103.001,31217
Bulls1,21896.74/cwt92.00–100.001,1789
Bulls1,293114.45/cwt112.00–118.001,48015
Bulls1,413107.49/cwt104.00–111.001,5199
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3760600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0851,019.27/head1,000.00–1,025.001,0198
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29371,255.14/head1,225.00–1,350.001,25512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,282.92/head1,225.00–1,375.001,28326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3981865.10/head800.00–900.008654
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0781,070.94/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3958934.66/head750.00–1,000.009355
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0181,133.25/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1335
BullsMedium and Large 2354204.97/cwt200.00–210.0072612
BullsMedium and Large 3502176.00/cwt176.00–176.0088410
BullsMedium and Large 2578177.17/cwt172.00–182.001,0247
BullsMedium and Large 2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
BullsMedium and Large 2260215.00/cwt215.00–215.005591
HeifersMedium and Large 3685132.00/cwt132.00–132.009041
HeifersMedium and Large 3518147.56/cwt147.00–151.0076413
HeifersMedium and Large 1324195.00/cwt195.00–195.006326
HeifersMedium and Large 2365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
BullsMedium and Large 1528205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0822
BullsMedium and Large 2760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
HeifersMedium and Large 1366199.79/cwt195.00–202.0073112
HeifersMedium and Large 3745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 1650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 3574144.07/cwt143.00–145.0082711
BullsMedium and Large 2620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
BullsMedium and Large 2695161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1191
BullsMedium and Large 1480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1423200.48/cwt198.00–207.0084840
HeifersMedium and Large 1469197.71/cwt192.00–202.0092718
BullsMedium and Large 1423210.00/cwt210.00–210.0088810
BullsMedium and Large 1370238.56/cwt237.00–240.008832
BullsMedium and Large 1250232.00/cwt232.00–232.005801
BullsMedium and Large 3630171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0773
BullsMedium and Large 3442163.27/cwt160.00–170.007226
BullsMedium and Large 2441185.77/cwt185.00–190.008196
BullsMedium and Large 2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
BullsMedium and Large 3365190.00/cwt190.00–190.006946

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.