Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-03-26

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Mar 26
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,452 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 1,378▲ 331 vs year ago 1,121 · +29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 253▲ 47 vs year ago 196 · +24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 88▲ 112 vs year ago 11 · +1,018.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.32/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.91 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$315.32
182 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.68
vs GA average
−6.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561316.971,777142
Medium and Large 2528309.791,63738
Medium and Large 3528302.581,5982thin
One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale182 hd
315.32
—
GA average14 barns · 482 hd
303.63
+11.68
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−6.42
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−69.91
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—Average1,742188.143,27719
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,486141.072,09612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,189140.411,669148
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032130.011,34231

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)1,186$2,4336
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$1,87710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$1,6002thin

Every lot

95 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315459.09/cwt445.00–475.001,4464
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3339420.97/cwt420.00–425.001,4275
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391434.74/cwt430.00–470.001,70014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,7508
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5053
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5753
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473382.91/cwt377.00–392.001,81150
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493371.20/cwt365.00–372.001,8308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510352.55/cwt350.00–355.001,7982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535372.07/cwt372.00–375.001,99141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559351.52/cwt347.00–365.001,96523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582339.72/cwt337.00–342.001,97718
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614332.76/cwt327.00–336.002,04312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630321.65/cwt320.00–325.002,0266
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673300.65/cwt290.00–302.002,02318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3678277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,8786
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3710267.54/cwt265.00–270.001,9002
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717298.52/cwt292.00–299.002,14045
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3780240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215445.35/cwt440.00–450.009582
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223543.82/cwt510.00–580.001,2132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1289430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340363.24/cwt350.00–370.001,2353
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369394.50/cwt385.00–400.001,45612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369332.91/cwt325.00–350.001,2283
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2397373.24/cwt360.00–374.001,48217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405382.81/cwt380.00–390.001,55016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437347.94/cwt340.00–357.001,52017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443331.16/cwt330.00–332.001,46731
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475341.64/cwt337.00–343.001,62362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475316.27/cwt312.00–325.001,50218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511315.42/cwt310.00–317.001,61228
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519332.59/cwt320.00–340.001,72640
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528302.58/cwt300.00–305.001,5982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577310.85/cwt305.00–327.001,794102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577294.03/cwt290.00–295.001,69710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617284.88/cwt275.00–300.001,75828
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623264.98/cwt260.00–270.001,6512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665274.93/cwt270.00–282.001,82837
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3667241.66/cwt230.00–245.001,6126
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712268.97/cwt267.00–270.001,9156
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3739227.92/cwt210.00–230.001,68412
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767262.36/cwt257.00–265.002,0123
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,1401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270468.22/cwt455.00–475.001,2646
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,17415
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327412.37/cwt412.00–415.001,3488
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1339433.63/cwt425.00–436.001,47013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380431.48/cwt420.00–445.001,6404
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380406.60/cwt405.00–410.001,5453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417406.09/cwt405.00–415.001,69327
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429375.53/cwt370.00–390.001,61110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430351.77/cwt350.00–365.001,5138
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1453374.97/cwt370.00–385.001,6996
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488352.06/cwt350.00–365.001,7187
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515348.29/cwt345.00–352.001,79414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528316.45/cwt300.00–325.001,6714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560334.12/cwt325.00–340.001,8716
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623297.38/cwt297.00–315.001,85376
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3807224.66/cwt220.00–227.001,8136
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,626179.37/cwt174.00–184.002,9178
Bulls——1,819191.85/cwt188.00–195.003,4909
Bulls——1,858206.54/cwt204.00–209.003,8382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016121.20/cwt115.00–125.001,2318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038137.40/cwt135.00–141.001,4268
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038130.77/cwt127.00–134.001,35715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172133.47/cwt128.00–136.001,56440
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179141.45/cwt137.00–147.001,66891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282151.17/cwt148.00–157.001,93817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,461139.88/cwt135.00–144.002,04410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,3642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1051,600.45/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1521,706.30/head1,500.00–1,800.001,7066
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,676.16/head2,550.00–2,900.002,6764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,132.03/head2,000.00–2,500.002,1324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2351,947.57/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9482

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.