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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 29

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,170 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 1,204▼ 35 vs year ago 1,205 · −2.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 245▲ 26 vs year ago 178 · +14.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 96▼ 23 vs year ago 102 · −22.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to inclement weather last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.57/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −109.66 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$275.57

59 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$40.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs GA average

−29.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	294.76	1,584	20
Medium and Large 2	538	270.35	1,453	28
Medium and Large 3	556	253.93	1,411	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.83/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale59 hd

275.57

—

GA average15 barns · 596 hd

270.02

+5.55

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−29.07

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

−109.66

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,930	186.36	3,596	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	144.90	1,788	126
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	138.53	2,126	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	124.39	1,278	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,155	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,987	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,566	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,085	6

Every lot

104 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	203	482.65/cwt	470.00–495.00	980	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	439.11/cwt	420.00–450.00	988	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	472.50/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,252	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	411.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,099	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	406.16/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,365	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	427.44/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,445	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	354.83/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,199	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,390	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,442	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	357.20/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,357	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	381.59/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,576	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	353.58/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,517	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	326.59/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,417	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,644	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	337.08/cwt	332.00–339.00	1,756	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	324.81/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,705	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,665	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	310.38/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,813	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,876	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	288.35/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,915	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	279.39/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,858	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	270.15/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,945	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	246.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,872	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	261.48/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,990	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	255.24/cwt	253.00–258.00	2,055	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	893	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,099	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	238	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	833	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	249	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	946	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	348.75/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,004	14
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	356.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,107	21
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,132	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	331.16/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,090	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	341.66/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,268	60
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	331.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,237	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	297.47/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,157	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,337	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,465	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	304.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,321	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	273.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,285	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	291.01/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,376	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	303.87/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,440	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	273.71/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,415	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,569	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,282	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,490	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	255.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	279.04/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,618	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	273.71/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,675	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	634	223.67/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,418	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	262.53/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,730	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	228.78/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,531	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	713	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,604	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	246.55/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,792	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,619	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	222	413.57/cwt	405.00–420.00	918	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	478.13/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,090	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,166	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	391.66/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,104	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	389.54/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,340	23
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	383.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,380	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	388.40/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,596	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,386	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,573	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,621	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	339.76/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,556	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,505	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,735	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,664	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,624	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,607	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,751	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	644	266.76/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,718	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	166.23/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,886	5
Bulls	—	—	1,939	188.32/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,652	8
Bulls	—	—	2,057	198.49/cwt	193.00–212.00	4,083	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,008	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	123.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,257	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	139.31/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,537	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,540	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	143.68/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,737	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,710	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	154.81/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,102	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	142.88/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,240	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,801	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,566.46/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,566	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,280.41/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,280	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	1,620.61/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,621	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	2,369.25/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,369	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,378	1,905.34/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,905	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	2,085.31/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,085	6

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Wed Jan 29, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 1,204Year ago 1,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 245Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 96Year ago 102

No trends due to inclement weather last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
21	300–350	311	350.00–375.00	356.03
60	350–400	371	337.00–350.00	341.66
6	400–450	431	340.00	340.00
24	450–500	474	295.00–310.00	303.87
15	500–550	523	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	580	275.00–280.00	279.04
19	600–650	612	268.00–279.00	273.71
8	650–700	659	260.00–270.00	262.53
7	700–750	727	246.00–250.00	246.55
3	750–800	770	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	329	330.00–335.00	331.16
6	350–400	389	295.00–310.00	297.47
17	400–450	434	300.00–305.00	304.44
13	450–500	469	265.00–280.00	273.95
2	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.07
9	550–600	563	250.00–260.00	255.90
14	600–650	634	217.00–230.00	223.67
4	650–700	669	225.00–230.00	228.78
3	700–750	713	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	249	380.00	380.00
14	250–300	288	347.00–355.00	348.75
3	300–350	328	345.00	345.00
10	350–400	373	330.00–335.00	331.55
2	400–450	428	310.00–315.00	312.46
7	450–500	473	285.00–292.00	291.01
14	500–550	517	270.00–280.00	273.71
14	550–600	558	267.00	267.00
10	650–700	668	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	705	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	753	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	344	380.00–395.00	389.54
3	350–400	360	380.00–385.00	383.29
6	400–450	443	355.00	355.00
21	450–500	458	330.00–342.00	339.76
2	500–550	525	317.00	317.00
9	550–600	556	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	632	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	405.00–420.00	413.57
3	250–300	282	380.00–405.00	391.66
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	418	330.00–335.00	331.65
2	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	314.92
1	550–600	570	282.00	282.00
8	600–650	644	265.00–267.00	266.76
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	728	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	460.00–490.00	478.13
6	250–300	268	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
24	400–450	411	370.00–395.00	388.40
4	450–500	454	357.00	357.00
2	500–550	510	335.00–345.00	340.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	470.00–495.00	482.65
2	250–300	265	465.00–480.00	472.50
2	300–350	338	425.00–430.00	427.44
3	350–400	365	390.00–400.00	395.05
6	400–450	413	375.00–395.00	381.59
7	450–500	473	345.00–350.00	347.57
29	500–550	521	332.00–339.00	337.08
7	550–600	584	307.00–315.00	310.38
6	600–650	647	290.00	290.00
16	650–700	664	282.00–292.00	288.35
33	700–750	720	269.00–271.00	270.15
4	750–800	761	260.00–262.00	261.48
9	800–850	805	253.00–258.00	255.24
3	850–900	893	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	345.00–370.00	354.83
2	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	357.20
9	400–450	434	325.00–340.00	326.59
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	537	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	420.00–450.00	439.11
3	250–300	267	400.00–420.00	411.69
18	300–350	336	395.00–415.00	406.16
7	350–400	361	385.00	385.00
19	400–450	429	350.00–367.00	353.58
2	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	324.81
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	665	277.00–280.00	279.39
4	750–800	760	245.00–250.00	246.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	149.00	149.00
3	—	1,353	125.00–127.00	126.35
6	—	1,568	139.00–148.00	142.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,209	139.00–149.00	143.68
22	—	1,141	130.00–139.00	134.99
31	—	1,358	150.00–162.00	154.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	139.00–140.00	139.31
2	—	940	105.00–110.00	107.23
8	—	1,021	120.00–130.00	123.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	160.00–171.00	166.23
7	—	2,057	193.00–212.00	198.49
8	—	1,939	184.00–192.00	188.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,566.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,195	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,620.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,378	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,905.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,294	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,369.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,280.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,085.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.