Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-01-08

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 8
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▼ 378 vs last sale 1,116▲ 72 vs year ago 666 · +10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 183▲ 12 vs year ago 144 · +8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 86▲ 52 vs year ago 52 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.96/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.27 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$262.96
26 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.75
vs GA average
−42.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523276.461,44615thin
Medium and Large 2537255.001,3693thin
Medium and Large 3528240.611,2708thin
One grade step is worth $35.85/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale26 hd
262.96
—
GA average16 barns · 414 hd
260.20
+2.75
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−42.28
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−122.27
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
435387339291median 385.2303/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.11, low $305.15, median $385.23 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,756162.552,85515
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,480146.312,16510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,321143.221,89281
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,135118.841,34812

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)1,081$2,0577
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)981$1,68111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$2,43720

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1213441.72/cwt440.00–445.009413
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3362312.52/cwt310.00–325.001,1316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365384.84/cwt375.00–387.001,4056
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373353.23/cwt350.00–365.001,3186
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418360.17/cwt350.00–370.001,50613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466321.14/cwt320.00–322.001,4977
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473336.59/cwt330.00–345.001,59227
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483302.94/cwt300.00–310.001,4635
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512323.31/cwt310.00–328.001,65517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540303.53/cwt300.00–307.001,6392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3554270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4965
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566298.57/cwt295.00–305.001,6907
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6674
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602276.68/cwt270.00–280.001,6663
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2681250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,70311
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3740210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5541
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2747238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7785
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3790210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1222354.50/cwt350.00–360.007877
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283306.20/cwt300.00–315.008675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322302.49/cwt295.00–310.0097412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,07712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368277.62/cwt270.00–290.001,0224
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373304.62/cwt295.00–310.001,13642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427295.02/cwt287.00–297.001,26023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437276.62/cwt275.00–280.001,2093
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440259.89/cwt250.00–270.001,1442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,1732
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472285.56/cwt277.00–290.001,34812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472271.40/cwt265.00–275.001,28121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517277.66/cwt270.00–282.001,43613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3521242.13/cwt240.00–245.001,2617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563268.69/cwt260.00–277.001,5132
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3231
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623225.86/cwt222.00–230.001,4072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633256.22/cwt250.00–258.001,62214
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223394.61/cwt390.00–400.008802
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235350.00/cwt350.00–350.008231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245370.00/cwt370.00–370.009071
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2269370.00/cwt370.00–370.009955
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270396.45/cwt385.00–415.001,0703
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3278340.00/cwt330.00–350.009453
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1406
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328361.73/cwt360.00–365.001,1863
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333332.52/cwt330.00–335.001,1072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370363.62/cwt360.00–370.001,34533
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374349.80/cwt340.00–355.001,3084
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420366.47/cwt360.00–370.001,5393
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433328.27/cwt325.00–335.001,42110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435312.44/cwt310.00–315.001,3592
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467315.54/cwt315.00–320.001,4749
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523301.21/cwt300.00–310.001,5758
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580263.30/cwt260.00–270.001,5273
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5721
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633245.98/cwt242.00–250.001,5572
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,599148.82/cwt145.00–152.002,3804
Bulls——1,755156.94/cwt152.00–165.002,7546
Bulls——1,884180.26/cwt171.00–189.003,3965
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110120.81/cwt117.00–125.001,3417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,169111.61/cwt110.00–115.001,3054
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256143.07/cwt138.00–150.001,79740
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314126.98/cwt118.00–134.001,66918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,440156.20/cwt151.00–160.002,24923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460151.31/cwt150.00–154.002,2095
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500141.31/cwt136.00–146.002,1205
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,926.00/head1,700.00–2,100.001,9266
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,781.88/head2,550.00–2,950.002,78212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38721,454.99/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0181,818.17/head1,500.00–1,950.001,8183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,869.91/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,236.66/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2374

This sale against other markets

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.