Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2024-01-10

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 10
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
▲ 666 vs last sale 0▼ 861 vs year ago 1,527 · −56.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 142 · +1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 0▼ 34 vs year ago 86 · −39.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed the previous two weeks for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.73/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$226.73
140 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,036
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$341
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.19
vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507228.821,16168
Medium and Large 2431226.9197846
Medium and Large 3371220.9782026
One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $341 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 sale140 hd
226.73
—
GA average16 barns · 1,155 hd
220.54
+6.19
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—High1,664116.551,94012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24598.011,22078
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48794.931,4116thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09286.5694520

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)865$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$8814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$1,0426

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2—650177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526234.32/cwt232.00–237.001,2336
HeifersMedium and Large 1—365241.04/cwt240.00–242.008802
HeifersMedium and Large 2—362234.82/cwt232.00–237.008506
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275242.64/cwt240.00–250.006674
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420229.60/cwt225.00–232.0096410
SteersMedium and Large 1—682222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5145
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3747
SteersMedium and Large 3—655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 3—510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
HeifersMedium and Large 3—608160.00/cwt160.00–160.009732
SteersMedium and Large 2—728206.00/cwt205.00–207.001,5002
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585210.11/cwt209.00–217.001,2297
HeifersMedium and Large 2—490228.45/cwt220.00–230.001,1196
SteersMedium and Large 1—568241.39/cwt239.00–250.001,37119
SteersMedium and Large 1—636230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,46313
SteersMedium and Large 1—463270.93/cwt265.00–275.001,25427
SteersMedium and Large 2—485254.74/cwt252.00–260.001,2354
SteersMedium and Large 1—757214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6203
SteersMedium and Large 3—315250.00/cwt250.00–250.007881
SteersMedium and Large 3—468237.32/cwt235.00–242.001,1113
SteersMedium and Large 2—335279.06/cwt277.00–280.009353
SteersMedium and Large 1—408278.53/cwt277.00–280.001,1362
SteersMedium and Large 3—368240.00/cwt240.00–240.008837
SteersMedium and Large 1—532251.94/cwt250.00–257.001,34011
SteersMedium and Large 2—582234.68/cwt232.00–237.001,3663
SteersMedium and Large 3—605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
SteersMedium and Large 3—735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
SteersMedium and Large 2—380262.00/cwt262.00–262.009962
SteersMedium and Large 2—530247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3091
SteersMedium and Large 2—613220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3492
SteersMedium and Large 2—656220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4436
SteersMedium and Large 3—550222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2211
SteersMedium and Large 3—291269.24/cwt265.00–270.007836
SteersMedium and Large 3—520224.97/cwt220.00–230.001,1703
BullsMedium and Large 1—370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
BullsMedium and Large 3—765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 1—493252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2422
BullsMedium and Large 3—368240.00/cwt240.00–240.008832
BullsMedium and Large 3—476230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0955
BullsMedium and Large 3—325252.89/cwt250.00–260.008225
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21097.70/cwt94.00–102.001,18233
CowsLean 85-90%—97878.20/cwt75.00–81.007654
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4181
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21290.16/cwt85.00–93.001,09322
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,327105.95/cwt104.00–110.001,40623
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12387.38/cwt83.00–90.0098114
CowsLean 85-90%—1,10097.57/cwt96.00–99.001,0732
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46995.92/cwt94.00–100.001,4095
Bulls——1,905127.55/cwt125.00–130.002,4302
Bulls——1,604117.13/cwt113.00–121.001,8798
Bulls——1,665103.25/cwt99.00–109.001,7192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—865900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-3—860925.00/head925.00–925.009252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-3—1,2831,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—825950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3—805812.58/head800.00–825.008132
BullsMedium and Large 1—558230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2832
BullsMedium and Large 2—465247.29/cwt245.00–250.001,1503
BullsMedium and Large 1—515235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2101
BullsMedium and Large 2—440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 1—425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
BullsMedium and Large 1—730182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3292
BullsMedium and Large 3—530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
BullsMedium and Large 1—638207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3214
BullsMedium and Large 2—775176.35/cwt175.00–177.001,3673
BullsMedium and Large 2—627194.60/cwt192.00–200.001,2203
BullsMedium and Large 2—356265.00/cwt265.00–265.009434
BullsMedium and Large 3—402245.00/cwt245.00–245.009858
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468238.01/cwt232.00–240.001,11417
BullsMedium and Large 3—638172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0972
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415215.00/cwt210.00–220.008922
BullsMedium and Large 3—257250.00/cwt250.00–250.006434
BullsMedium and Large 3—705167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1771
BullsMedium and Large 3—660165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421237.70/cwt235.00–242.001,00119
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568226.19/cwt222.00–235.001,2859
HeifersMedium and Large 3—321231.52/cwt230.00–232.007439
HeifersMedium and Large 2—313237.13/cwt235.00–245.007428
HeifersMedium and Large 3—363229.35/cwt225.00–230.008338
HeifersMedium and Large 3—282228.95/cwt227.00–230.006463
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—606204.78/cwt204.00–210.001,2418
HeifersMedium and Large 2—513222.27/cwt220.00–227.001,1403

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.