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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 19

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

595 head

▼ 470 vs last sale 1,065▼ 753 vs year ago 1,348 · −55.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 212▼ 47 vs year ago 182 · −25.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 183▼ 25 vs year ago 94 · −26.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, slaughter bulls, bull and heifer calves sharply higher, steer calves, feeder steers, heifers , bulls lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

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 $284.16/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −101.07 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$284.16

48 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.19

vs GA average

−13.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	290.45	1,588	28
Medium and Large 2	538	280.39	1,508	15thin
Medium and Large 3	540	260.22	1,406	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $183 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 sale48 hd

284.16

—

GA average15 barns · 405 hd

270.97

+13.19

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−13.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

−101.07

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	—	High	1,755	200.67	3,522	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	158.81	2,026	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	156.41	2,387	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	135.63	1,447	30

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,153	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,238	20

Every lot

79 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,315	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,338	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	364.63/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,462	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,530	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	346.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,664	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	326.73/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,715	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,850	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	278.48/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,832	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	251.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,963	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,044	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	241	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	904	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	359.67/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,003	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	310.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	868	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	329.66/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,078	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	345.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,176	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	343.93/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,286	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,125	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	326.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,270	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	321.11/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,387	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	302.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,325	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	306.89/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,421	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,389	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,348	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	292.08/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,557	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	280.39/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,508	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,653	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	250.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,483	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	264.08/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,643	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	250.31/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,567	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	629	236.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,487	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	209.48/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,623	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	229	378.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	867	8
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	236	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	991	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	408.81/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,100	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	390.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,235	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	385.87/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,447	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,256	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	335.48/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,412	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	353.42/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,509	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	307.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,462	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	329.58/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,575	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	326.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,670	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	292.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,507	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	280.64/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,661	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,749	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	744	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,637	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	209.33/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	195.34/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,448	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	121.35/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,273	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,447	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	150.19/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,625	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	148.91/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,741	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,081	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	168.51/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,266	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	152.55/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,247	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,831	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,043	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	2,152.71/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,153	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,089	1,896.25/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,896	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	8

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 Feb 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 1,065Year ago 1,348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 212Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 183Year ago 94

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, slaughter bulls, bull and heifer calves sharply higher, steer calves, feeder steers, heifers , bulls lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	490.00	490.00
9	250–300	279	350.00–365.00	359.67
11	300–350	340	345.00–355.00	345.90
13	350–400	374	335.00–350.00	343.93
13	400–450	432	315.00–325.00	321.11
12	450–500	463	297.00–310.00	306.89
19	500–550	533	285.00–300.00	292.08
9	550–600	576	287.00	287.00
22	600–650	622	260.00–266.00	264.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	375.00	375.00
6	300–350	327	325.00–332.00	329.66
12	350–400	389	315.00–330.00	326.35
4	400–450	438	300.00–310.00	302.54
8	450–500	479	285.00–295.00	289.95
15	500–550	538	280.00–282.00	280.39
7	600–650	626	245.00–252.00	250.31
1	700–750	705	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	280	300.00–320.00	310.12
4	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	378	295.00–300.00	297.52
3	500–550	505	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	593	240.00–260.00	250.04
7	600–650	629	235.00–240.00	236.42
2	750–800	775	207.00–212.00	209.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	388	340.00–350.00	344.90
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	407.00	407.00
4	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	401	362.00–375.00	364.63
13	450–500	480	340.00–360.00	346.74
15	600–650	627	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	658	275.00–285.00	278.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	441	347.00	347.00
7	500–550	525	325.00–327.00	326.73
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	780	250.00–255.00	251.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	316	385.00–400.00	390.76
6	350–400	375	385.00–390.00	385.87
16	400–450	427	350.00–357.00	353.42
14	450–500	478	324.00–345.00	329.58
9	500–550	511	320.00–330.00	326.88
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	229	375.00–400.00	378.62
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	378	330.00–335.00	332.38
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	744	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	236	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	269	405.00–410.00	408.81
14	400–450	421	330.00–345.00	335.48
9	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	307.89
2	500–550	515	285.00–300.00	292.57
5	550–600	592	275.00–282.00	280.64
8	650–700	686	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,300	155.00–165.00	160.04
15	—	1,169	144.00–153.00	148.91
11	—	1,345	166.00–174.00	168.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,068	130.00–140.00	135.51
7	—	1,082	142.00–154.00	150.19
7	—	1,049	115.00–127.00	121.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	149.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	1,685	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	205.00–214.00	209.33
3	—	1,765	193.00–197.00	195.34
1	—	1,685	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,087	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,152.71

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	12	—	1,089	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,896.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,322	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.