Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-01-15

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 15
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,204 head
▲ 466 vs last sale 738▲ 456 vs year ago 748 · +61.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 156▲ 111 vs year ago 134 · +82.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 104▲ 61 vs year ago 35 · +174.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.52/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −108.71 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$276.52
83 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,508
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.21
vs GA average
−27.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545288.141,57047
Medium and Large 2546262.311,43234
Medium and Large 3545245.001,3352thin
One grade step is worth $43.14/cwt here — about $234 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 sale83 hd
276.52
—
GA average16 barns · 539 hd
267.31
+9.21
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−27.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−108.71
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—High1,659176.582,93020
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,224134.921,652130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,688133.952,2615thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,084122.931,33228

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)1,082$1,7459
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,60720
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$1,4224thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,45630

Every lot

90 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0492
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378371.94/cwt365.00–380.001,4063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1393406.13/cwt390.00–410.001,5965
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411371.14/cwt365.00–372.001,52523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442347.06/cwt335.00–349.001,53414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467348.03/cwt340.00–357.001,62513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5662
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517328.49/cwt327.00–330.001,6988
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525292.98/cwt290.00–295.001,5384
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567311.11/cwt302.00–327.001,76411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3613235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616314.76/cwt300.00–325.001,93939
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618290.22/cwt287.00–292.001,7944
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683277.84/cwt276.00–282.001,89816
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8108
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9214
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,98628
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0582
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,2161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1227386.95/cwt380.00–395.008783
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282380.54/cwt380.00–385.001,0739
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285302.59/cwt300.00–310.008624
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2289347.72/cwt340.00–350.001,0056
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328358.76/cwt350.00–370.001,1774
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330332.61/cwt330.00–335.001,0982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368343.98/cwt335.00–350.001,2664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370272.57/cwt270.00–275.001,0092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3416258.99/cwt257.00–270.001,0777
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424326.32/cwt310.00–330.001,38478
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424293.44/cwt275.00–305.001,24413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469274.19/cwt273.00–285.001,28625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471304.96/cwt290.00–307.001,43616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474265.83/cwt257.00–270.001,2606
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511269.82/cwt267.00–270.001,37918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527287.70/cwt282.00–292.001,51631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,67316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585253.86/cwt252.00–255.001,48516
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,61215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674260.30/cwt252.00–264.001,75420
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6102
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2223425.39/cwt420.00–430.009492
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230350.00/cwt350.00–350.008051
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1248445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1043
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1262440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1538
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318408.29/cwt400.00–420.001,29822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373357.89/cwt350.00–360.001,3358
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4297
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416359.03/cwt350.00–360.001,49410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426366.01/cwt365.00–370.001,5595
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426328.32/cwt320.00–335.001,39912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3464272.11/cwt270.00–280.001,2635
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483319.45/cwt315.00–330.001,54319
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,6054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,53310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7333
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808202.51/cwt200.00–205.001,6362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,533187.21/cwt179.00–196.002,8708
Bulls——1,621160.59/cwt155.00–165.002,6035
Bulls——1,831175.85/cwt168.00–178.003,2207
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%994113.04/cwt110.00–117.001,1244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095123.50/cwt118.00–127.001,35220
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118129.97/cwt129.00–131.001,4534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209136.10/cwt132.00–143.001,64572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236127.93/cwt123.00–131.001,58142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261147.95/cwt144.00–155.001,86616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,749137.19/cwt133.00–141.002,3994
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38621,362.72/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0341,527.88/head1,300.00–1,800.001,5286
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0511,514.45/head1,175.00–1,650.001,51416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,976.01/head1,750.00–2,250.001,9764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,180.41/head2,000.00–2,325.002,1803
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37931,227.82/head1,100.00–1,350.001,22816
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1981,715.85/head1,475.00–2,000.001,71614

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.