Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-09-13

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 13
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,407 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 1,278▲ 157 vs year ago 1,250 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
241 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 162▼ 103 vs year ago 344 · −29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 128▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 3.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.57/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$248.57
363 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,400
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.58
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565251.151,420307
Medium and Large 2561237.221,33127
Medium and Large 3540231.851,25229
One grade step is worth $19.30/cwt here — about $168 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 sale363 hd
248.57
—
GA average16 barns · 1,179 hd
242.99
+5.58
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—High1,605119.261,91415
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,261101.851,28483
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460100.401,4667thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11490.451,00871

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)895$9502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$1,29618

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—815775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—840875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2891,325.78/head1,300.00–1,375.001,32612
SteersMedium and Large 1—463258.75/cwt255.00–264.001,19817
SteersMedium and Large 3—379257.78/cwt255.00–260.009775
SteersMedium and Large 2—614226.33/cwt225.00–227.001,3906
SteersMedium and Large 2—740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377235.88/cwt235.00–236.008898
HeifersMedium and Large 1—321250.00/cwt250.00–250.0080310
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471214.72/cwt210.00–220.001,01130
SteersMedium and Large 2—385272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0471
SteersMedium and Large 2—526238.15/cwt237.00–240.001,2537
SteersMedium and Large 3—580220.60/cwt217.00–225.001,2793
HeifersMedium and Large 1—819201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,64623
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524227.10/cwt221.00–230.001,19061
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
SteersMedium and Large 2—486250.68/cwt250.00–252.001,2183
SteersMedium and Large 2—573236.14/cwt230.00–240.001,3536
SteersMedium and Large 3—410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275231.70/cwt230.00–235.006373
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375217.37/cwt215.00–220.008153
HeifersMedium and Large 1—620213.50/cwt212.00–215.001,3242
HeifersMedium and Large 2—427223.04/cwt217.00–224.009529
HeifersMedium and Large 2—334233.95/cwt230.00–237.0078116
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—518232.83/cwt232.00–234.001,20617
HeifersMedium and Large 3—328220.00/cwt220.00–220.007222
SteersMedium and Large 1—322293.00/cwt293.00–293.009437
HeifersMedium and Large 2—230249.04/cwt247.00–250.005733
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—474267.46/cwt265.00–269.001,26810
SteersMedium and Large 2—680227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 1—425266.46/cwt260.00–270.001,13233
SteersMedium and Large 3—340265.00/cwt265.00–265.009011
SteersMedium and Large 3—765207.55/cwt205.00–210.001,5882
SteersMedium and Large 3—708211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,4942
SteersMedium and Large 1—609242.36/cwt240.00–245.001,47617
SteersMedium and Large 3—539230.18/cwt227.00–231.001,24112
SteersMedium and Large 1—562248.20/cwt245.00–249.001,39568
SteersMedium and Large 3—620219.59/cwt215.00–222.001,3613
SteersMedium and Large 2—760217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6491
SteersMedium and Large 2—325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
SteersMedium and Large 1—522248.92/cwt247.00–252.001,29943
SteersMedium and Large 1—661244.86/cwt235.00–245.001,619111
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—305312.54/cwt310.00–315.009532
BullsMedium and Large 1—275287.36/cwt285.00–290.007904
BullsMedium and Large 1—478248.45/cwt245.00–252.001,1882
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—373290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0823
BullsMedium and Large 1—365282.21/cwt280.00–285.001,0305
BullsMedium and Large 1—331280.00/cwt280.00–280.009274
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19394.47/cwt90.00–97.001,12726
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,331109.31/cwt107.00–114.001,45524
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09185.01/cwt83.00–87.0092718
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,264102.24/cwt98.00–106.001,29233
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,645110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8101
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,451100.74/cwt100.00–101.001,4624
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00398.27/cwt96.00–101.009868
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14391.23/cwt88.00–95.001,04345
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38594.93/cwt94.00–96.001,3152
Bulls——1,715130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2301
Bulls——1,815126.55/cwt125.00–129.002,2975
Bulls——1,476114.01/cwt109.00–118.001,6839
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,1821,235.33/head1,150.00–1,275.001,2356
BullsMedium and Large 3—333242.44/cwt240.00–245.008072
BullsMedium and Large 2—645202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3032
BullsMedium and Large 2—425245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0412
BullsMedium and Large 2—369263.63/cwt260.00–264.0097311
BullsMedium and Large 3—645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 3—518200.02/cwt195.00–205.001,0362
HeifersMedium and Large 2—382230.93/cwt228.00–232.0088216
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480202.96/cwt200.00–205.009745
HeifersMedium and Large 2—700197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—570230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—645225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—268257.87/cwt255.00–260.006917
HeifersMedium and Large 3—563194.44/cwt192.00–197.001,0952
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478229.01/cwt227.00–234.001,09527
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415209.00/cwt202.00–212.008676
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527213.14/cwt210.00–217.001,12324
HeifersMedium and Large 3—695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573212.55/cwt210.00–215.001,2182
HeifersMedium and Large 2—663208.51/cwt207.00–210.001,3822
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423231.21/cwt227.00–237.0097831
BullsMedium and Large 3—388247.45/cwt245.00–250.009602
BullsMedium and Large 3—438236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,0343
BullsMedium and Large 2—480237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570220.12/cwt217.00–227.001,25515
BullsMedium and Large 2—655202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3231
BullsMedium and Large 2—333265.00/cwt265.00–265.008822
BullsMedium and Large 3—490212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0391

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.