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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 9

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,107 head

▼ 378 vs last sale 1,485▼ 261 vs year ago 1,368 · −19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 204▼ 84 vs year ago 163 · −51.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 176▼ 31 vs year ago 133 · −23.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.53/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.26 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$359.53

74 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$62.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.23

vs GA average

+5.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	380.05	1,995	40
Medium and Large 2	564	337.79	1,905	30
Medium and Large 3	558	317.45	1,770	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.60/cwt here — about $225 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 sale74 hd

359.53

—

GA average12 barns · 243 hd

343.30

+16.23

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+5.23

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−60.26

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $343.34, median $419.80 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	1,664	170.54	2,838	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	147.66	2,210	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	142.74	1,776	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	123.37	1,285	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,421	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,239	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,932	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,326	$2,943	20

Every lot

110 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,468	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	409.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,519	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	396.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,661	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	388.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,646	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	346.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,576	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	394.38/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,905	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	374.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,832	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	501	402.86/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,018	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,811	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,715	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	378.97/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,986	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	354.16/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,997	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	329.16/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,945	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	318.03/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,946	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	334.62/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,055	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	300.10/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,909	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	325.67/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,149	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	303.45/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,003	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	273.37/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,818	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,186	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,066	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,136	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	248.66/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,927	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	816	230.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,881	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,127	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,184	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	869	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,216	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,212	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	232	385.66/cwt	370.00–390.00	895	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	398.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,055	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	281	353.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	994	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	338.30/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,099	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	348	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,288	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	356.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,316	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	385.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,434	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	341.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,269	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	356.17/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,475	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	426	316.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,347	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	331.68/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,430	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	284.82/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,330	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	334.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,567	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	320.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,543	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	330.51/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,732	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,447	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,671	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	313.91/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,770	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	296.14/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,729	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,803	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	268.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,768	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	262.18/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,872	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	742	245.40/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,821	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,946	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,884	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	828	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,904	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	407.60/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,337	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	410.02/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,456	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	395.08/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,474	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	377.17/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,429	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	332.97/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,408	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,569	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	389.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,678	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	354.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,690	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,623	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,542	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	346.05/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,793	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,658	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,773	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	337.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,950	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	293.81/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,783	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,651	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,823	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	175.63/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,670	5
Bulls	—	—	1,731	161.82/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,801	4
Bulls	—	—	2,115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,807	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,180	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	133.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,572	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	142.67/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,753	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	113.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,415	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	149.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,982	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	144.30/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,042	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	151.01/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,383	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	886	1,638.65/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,639	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,322.06/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,322	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,402.15/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,421.11/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,421	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	3,138.56/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,139	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,391	2,648.43/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,648	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,107Last week 1,485Year ago 1,368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 204Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 176Year ago 133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	390.00–400.00	398.00
2	300–350	348	370.00	370.00
25	350–400	369	350.00–370.00	356.69
20	400–450	431	325.00–342.00	331.68
19	450–500	481	310.00–325.00	320.85
7	500–550	527	317.00	317.00
17	550–600	584	295.00–300.00	296.14
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	769	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	435.00	435.00
9	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	385.37
18	400–450	414	352.00–365.00	356.17
25	450–500	468	330.00–340.00	334.77
19	500–550	524	320.00–342.00	330.51
15	550–600	564	305.00–320.00	313.91
5	600–650	607	297.00	297.00
6	650–700	659	265.00–275.00	268.34
9	700–750	714	260.00–265.00	262.18
5	750–800	763	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	232	370.00–390.00	385.66
6	250–300	281	350.00–365.00	353.86
13	300–350	325	330.00–350.00	338.30
18	350–400	372	330.00–345.00	341.23
11	400–450	426	310.00–320.00	316.24
3	450–500	467	280.00–295.00	284.82
6	500–550	526	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
10	700–750	742	240.00–247.00	245.40
2	800–850	828	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	308	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	455	345.00–350.00	346.42
2	500–550	520	320.00–340.00	329.90
2	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
5	600–650	636	290.00–305.00	300.10
3	650–700	665	265.00–280.00	273.37
2	750–800	775	240.00–257.00	248.66
7	800–850	816	220.00–235.00	230.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	371	400.00–415.00	409.46
19	400–450	424	380.00–390.00	388.09
13	450–500	489	370.00–375.00	374.62
10	500–550	510	350.00–360.00	355.06
20	550–600	591	320.00–331.00	329.16
4	600–650	612	315.00–322.00	318.03
2	650–700	660	297.00–310.00	303.45
6	700–750	719	280.00–295.00	287.37
4	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
7	800–850	818	260.00	260.00
4	850–900	869	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	352	417.00	417.00
16	400–450	419	395.00–400.00	396.50
21	450–500	483	385.00–397.00	394.38
28	500–550	524	375.00–382.00	378.97
5	550–600	564	345.00–357.00	354.16
26	600–650	614	330.00–336.00	334.62
24	650–700	660	325.00–326.00	325.67
7	700–750	703	311.00	311.00
7	750–800	763	280.00	280.00
8	800–850	824	265.00	265.00
5	850–900	871	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	402.00–405.00	402.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	355	405.00–415.00	410.02
14	400–450	431	385.00–390.00	389.30
12	450–500	477	350.00–365.00	354.21
9	500–550	518	340.00–355.00	346.05
6	550–600	578	335.00–350.00	337.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	328	405.00–410.00	407.60
17	350–400	373	385.00–402.00	395.08
4	400–450	424	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	488	330.00–335.00	332.49
3	500–550	523	317.00	317.00
3	550–600	572	310.00	310.00
11	600–650	607	282.00–300.00	293.81
2	650–700	663	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
7	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	379	365.00–380.00	377.17
13	400–450	423	320.00–350.00	332.97
7	450–500	491	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	514	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	623	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	144.00–145.00	144.30
3	—	1,578	148.00–157.00	151.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,177	129.00–136.00	133.58
15	—	1,325	148.00–154.00	149.62
32	—	1,229	137.00–147.00	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,247	110.00–115.00	113.46
4	—	944	120.00–130.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	155.00–167.00	161.82
5	—	1,520	173.00–179.00	175.63
1	—	2,115	180.00	180.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,322.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,421.11

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	886	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,638.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	8	—	1,391	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,648.43

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	12	—	1,283	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,138.56

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.