Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2023-11-29

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 29
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
967 head
37 vs last sale 1,004 181 vs year ago 1,148 · 15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
33 vs last sale 254 54 vs year ago 167 · +32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
6 vs last sale 77 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed the previous week for holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.68/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$223.68
208 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.76
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458228.831,047133
Medium and Large 2385222.7785851
Medium and Large 3437197.1086224
One grade step is worth $31.73/cwt here — about $185 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 sale208 hd
223.68
GA average14 barns · 1,198 hd
206.93
+16.76
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
BullsLow1,555113.111,75927
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14592.801,06399
CowsLean 85-90%Low99378.4177943

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)1,059$1,11010
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$9459
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,38624

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 1658194.95/cwt185.00–200.001,2839
HeifersMedium and Large 2582200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1645
HeifersMedium and Large 3484197.00/cwt197.00–197.009535
HeifersMedium and Large 3275214.82/cwt210.00–220.005912
HeifersMedium and Large 3403200.00/cwt200.00–200.008063
HeifersMedium and Large 1578212.96/cwt205.00–214.001,23127
SteersMedium and Large 1621233.40/cwt225.00–238.001,44951
HeifersMedium and Large 1720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 2375224.19/cwt220.00–227.008417
HeifersMedium and Large 2660177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1681
HeifersMedium and Large 2735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 2328229.66/cwt225.00–235.0075311
SteersMedium and Large 3565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
HeifersMedium and Large 2428225.66/cwt225.00–227.009663
HeifersMedium and Large 2628183.30/cwt180.00–185.001,1513
HeifersMedium and Large 2234242.88/cwt242.00–250.005688
HeifersMedium and Large 1608201.04/cwt192.00–210.001,2222
SteersMedium and Large 1358286.04/cwt281.00–287.001,02426
SteersMedium and Large 2395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
SteersMedium and Large 1533244.81/cwt240.00–252.001,30515
HeifersMedium and Large 1317245.12/cwt240.00–247.0077725
HeifersMedium and Large 1435235.79/cwt230.00–245.001,02611
HeifersMedium and Large 1468229.22/cwt220.00–232.001,07322
SteersMedium and Large 2700195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3651
SteersMedium and Large 1785215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6882
SteersMedium and Large 3780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3261
SteersMedium and Large 2475240.69/cwt240.00–242.001,1433
SteersMedium and Large 3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
SteersMedium and Large 1291299.68/cwt295.00–300.0087214
SteersMedium and Large 2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
SteersMedium and Large 2239292.00/cwt292.00–292.0069826
SteersMedium and Large 2579224.58/cwt217.00–227.001,3007
SteersMedium and Large 2428250.42/cwt250.00–252.001,0725
SteersMedium and Large 3335245.00/cwt245.00–245.008211
SteersMedium and Large 3255260.00/cwt260.00–260.006631
SteersMedium and Large 1405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 1572234.97/cwt227.00–237.001,3445
SteersMedium and Large 1665227.69/cwt227.00–230.001,51413
SteersMedium and Large 1300305.00/cwt305.00–305.009152
SteersMedium and Large 1471251.74/cwt250.00–255.001,18612
BullsMedium and Large 2305255.00/cwt255.00–255.007781
BullsMedium and Large 2473227.43/cwt225.00–230.001,0762
BullsMedium and Large 1635217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3782
BullsMedium and Large 1658187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2306
BullsMedium and Large 1388278.57/cwt275.00–282.001,0812
BullsMedium and Large 1210300.00/cwt300.00–300.006301
CowsLean 85-90%97669.89/cwt66.00–73.006828
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07682.93/cwt76.00–86.0089224
CowsLean 85-90%1,03394.86/cwt90.00–97.009806
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13490.19/cwt86.00–97.001,02345
CowsLean 85-90%99077.35/cwt74.00–83.0076629
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217104.62/cwt98.00–111.001,27330
Bulls1,454107.58/cwt106.00–109.001,5644
Bulls1,643120.89/cwt119.00–124.001,9866
Bulls1,548111.67/cwt109.00–115.001,72917
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,2111,469.69/head1,400.00–1,500.001,47016
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1631,175.93/head1,000.00–1,325.001,1766
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3976919.38/head800.00–1,000.009197
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39431,008.95/head925.00–1,075.001,0094
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1361,178.15/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1786
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,036.44/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0362
BullsMedium and Large 2265260.00/cwt260.00–260.006891
BullsMedium and Large 3535210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1241
BullsMedium and Large 3370227.91/cwt220.00–235.008432
BullsMedium and Large 3323225.26/cwt220.00–235.007283
BullsMedium and Large 2215270.00/cwt270.00–270.005815
BullsMedium and Large 2436239.73/cwt237.00–242.001,0454
BullsMedium and Large 2755172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2991
HeifersMedium and Large 2470210.96/cwt210.00–212.009922
HeifersMedium and Large 3345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 3615173.44/cwt170.00–177.001,0672
HeifersMedium and Large 3663168.57/cwt165.00–172.001,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 3240210.00/cwt210.00–210.005043
HeifersMedium and Large 1387240.24/cwt235.00–245.0093023
BullsMedium and Large 1427265.43/cwt257.00–270.001,13317
BullsMedium and Large 1262286.31/cwt280.00–290.007509
HeifersMedium and Large 2535207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1071
HeifersMedium and Large 3379208.68/cwt200.00–215.007914
HeifersMedium and Large 1273250.00/cwt250.00–250.006835
HeifersMedium and Large 2287234.98/cwt230.00–240.006749
BullsMedium and Large 2363255.86/cwt252.00–260.009292
BullsMedium and Large 2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2762
BullsMedium and Large 1473242.39/cwt235.00–247.001,14725
HeifersMedium and Large 1518226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1718
HeifersMedium and Large 3590180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,0682
BullsMedium and Large 1578231.21/cwt222.00–235.001,3369
BullsMedium and Large 1322289.49/cwt280.00–297.0093233
BullsMedium and Large 3487203.39/cwt200.00–210.009913
BullsMedium and Large 3635172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0921
BullsMedium and Large 3400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
BullsMedium and Large 1517237.02/cwt230.00–247.001,22514

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.