Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-08-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 16
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 867▼ 26 vs year ago 713 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 183▼ 93 vs year ago 168 · −55.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 117▼ 27 vs year ago 86 · −31.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 6.00 higher, heifer and bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows significantly higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.56/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$227.56
182 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,117
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.61
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494232.681,150132
Medium and Large 2518218.451,13232
Medium and Large 3417206.1785918thin
One grade step is worth $26.51/cwt here — about $291 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 sale182 hd
227.56
—
GA average16 barns · 2,240 hd
226.95
+0.61
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
Bulls—Average1,592123.971,97410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171110.951,29931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,340105.001,4071thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96691.8688818

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,29012
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,2847
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)903$1,2675
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,36118

Every lot, as filed

95 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
BullsMedium and Large 2—373250.92/cwt247.00–255.009362
HeifersMedium and Large 3—426201.12/cwt200.00–202.0085711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324256.00/cwt250.00–260.008296
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230260.98/cwt260.00–262.006002
HeifersMedium and Large 2—566218.39/cwt212.00–221.001,2369
HeifersMedium and Large 2—703201.60/cwt200.00–202.001,4175
HeifersMedium and Large 2—375230.68/cwt230.00–232.008656
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526227.59/cwt223.00–233.001,19727
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—727214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5568
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476232.61/cwt227.00–237.001,10722
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3241
HeifersMedium and Large 2—310240.00/cwt240.00–240.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1—663230.60/cwt230.00–240.001,52917
SteersMedium and Large 1—516262.11/cwt256.00–266.001,35215
SteersMedium and Large 1—563263.18/cwt258.00–265.001,48230
SteersMedium and Large 1—318290.00/cwt290.00–290.009222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423238.50/cwt234.00–242.001,00930
HeifersMedium and Large 3—528202.49/cwt200.00–205.001,0692
SteersMedium and Large 2—625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
SteersMedium and Large 2—373263.47/cwt260.00–267.009836
SteersMedium and Large 3—516233.86/cwt230.00–240.001,2074
SteersMedium and Large 3—440239.94/cwt235.00–245.001,0562
SteersMedium and Large 3—383243.82/cwt240.00–245.009344
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575229.95/cwt225.00–234.001,32217
SteersMedium and Large 3—471234.18/cwt230.00–240.001,1034
SteersMedium and Large 2—664225.21/cwt222.00–226.001,4955
SteersMedium and Large 1—353283.52/cwt280.00–287.001,0012
SteersMedium and Large 3—345257.00/cwt257.00–257.008871
SteersMedium and Large 3—290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—360241.94/cwt237.00–247.0087113
SteersMedium and Large 2—426261.15/cwt257.00–265.001,11210
SteersMedium and Large 1—471264.85/cwt260.00–267.001,24718
SteersMedium and Large 2—745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
SteersMedium and Large 2—583248.74/cwt244.00–252.001,45010
SteersMedium and Large 2—461252.49/cwt250.00–257.001,1645
SteersMedium and Large 1—625239.31/cwt235.00–241.001,49618
SteersMedium and Large 1—420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 2—518252.58/cwt250.00–255.001,3082
SteersMedium and Large 2—830217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8014
BullsMedium and Large 1—245302.00/cwt302.00–302.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1—578225.98/cwt222.00–230.001,3062
BullsMedium and Large 1—760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
BullsMedium and Large 1—467240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1213
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—315317.00/cwt317.00–317.009991
BullsMedium and Large 1—370263.36/cwt260.00–267.009742
CowsLean 85-90%—93387.17/cwt84.00–90.0081310
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,164109.48/cwt106.00–113.001,27416
CowsLean 85-90%—930106.00/cwt106.00–106.009861
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01996.54/cwt93.00–100.009847
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,340105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4071
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,208101.81/cwt100.00–105.001,2304
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,167116.41/cwt114.00–123.001,35911
Bulls——1,828127.59/cwt124.00–130.002,3323
Bulls——1,575132.51/cwt132.00–133.002,0872
Bulls——1,458118.38/cwt114.00–122.001,7265
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—895900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9051,359.19/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3594
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1081,174.59/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9321,405.28/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—9661,168.56/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1694
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1621,438.09/head1,375.00–1,525.001,4383
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1311,312.68/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3138
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0281,462.29/head1,450.00–1,475.001,4624
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-2—1,1531,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—8351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
BullsMedium and Large 2—335272.00/cwt272.00–272.009111
BullsMedium and Large 3—530210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1131
BullsMedium and Large 3—418226.45/cwt220.00–230.009476
BullsMedium and Large 3—339254.18/cwt252.00–257.0086211
HeifersMedium and Large 3—365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475207.00/cwt207.00–207.009831
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630209.67/cwt205.00–212.001,3213
HeifersMedium and Large 2—431222.33/cwt220.00–227.009586
BullsMedium and Large 1—745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
BullsMedium and Large 3—571208.39/cwt200.00–210.001,1906
BullsMedium and Large 2—576216.39/cwt215.00–220.001,2468
HeifersMedium and Large 1—793205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6265
HeifersMedium and Large 3—265230.00/cwt230.00–230.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—325228.39/cwt225.00–232.007422
BullsMedium and Large 2—605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
BullsMedium and Large 2—260280.22/cwt280.00–287.0072933
BullsMedium and Large 1—615212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,3072
BullsMedium and Large 1—340291.01/cwt290.00–292.009892
BullsMedium and Large 1—415255.96/cwt255.00–257.001,0622
BullsMedium and Large 1—285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
BullsMedium and Large 2—655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
BullsMedium and Large 3—605197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1921
BullsMedium and Large 2—710195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3851
BullsMedium and Large 2—528218.52/cwt215.00–222.001,1542
BullsMedium and Large 2—478234.33/cwt232.00–237.001,1208
BullsMedium and Large 2—437243.09/cwt240.00–245.001,06211
BullsMedium and Large 3—290262.00/cwt262.00–262.007601
BullsMedium and Large 3—395244.63/cwt242.00–245.009668

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.