Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-04-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 16
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,467 head
▲ 360 vs last sale 1,107▲ 342 vs year ago 1,125 · +30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 79▲ 70 vs year ago 132 · +53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 102▲ 118 vs year ago 58 · +203.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.27/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −64.96 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$320.27
118 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.79
vs GA average
−0.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540323.361,74584
Medium and Large 2542319.291,73130
Medium and Large 3555262.501,4564thin
One grade step is worth $60.86/cwt here — about $288 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 sale118 hd
320.27
—
GA average16 barns · 644 hd
307.47
+12.79
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−0.91
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−64.96
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—Low1,620173.332,80825
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,517144.222,18710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,252143.931,801107
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,185120.421,4269thin

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)1,166$2,45422
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$2,2905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$2,23045
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,219$2,92244

Every lot

96 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,0291
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225524.89/cwt520.00–530.001,1812
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2222
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3283400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313411.07/cwt405.00–425.001,28713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,43710
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,6255
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409392.43/cwt385.00–397.001,60515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410360.12/cwt350.00–370.001,4762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416407.88/cwt400.00–415.001,69736
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460388.45/cwt385.00–400.001,78749
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483370.61/cwt370.00–375.001,7908
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3486348.49/cwt335.00–350.001,69410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523382.46/cwt372.00–389.002,00067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2546366.60/cwt362.00–370.002,0027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559370.95/cwt368.00–380.002,07416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593341.77/cwt340.00–345.002,0279
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630323.27/cwt320.00–329.002,03711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630305.12/cwt300.00–310.001,9222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637332.83/cwt329.00–345.002,12032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2684312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1348
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3728255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8563
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2737270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9903
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3236390.00/cwt390.00–390.009204
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0862
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3289357.66/cwt350.00–360.001,0348
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1302395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1936
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323333.72/cwt320.00–345.001,07823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326360.82/cwt350.00–370.001,17611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364346.09/cwt345.00–350.001,26036
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408357.53/cwt345.00–360.001,45912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427337.01/cwt330.00–342.001,43938
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471333.55/cwt331.00–337.001,57140
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476323.68/cwt320.00–327.001,54126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514330.20/cwt327.00–335.001,69750
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539324.16/cwt320.00–325.001,74725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558294.96/cwt285.00–300.001,6465
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577313.31/cwt310.00–320.001,80834
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613300.29/cwt290.00–302.001,8417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617274.35/cwt270.00–280.001,6937
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676275.55/cwt275.00–280.001,8639
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3681255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7375
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725267.50/cwt265.00–270.001,9392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213495.06/cwt490.00–500.001,0544
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220398.69/cwt390.00–410.008779
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2103
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3162
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3462
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361415.70/cwt415.00–420.001,5017
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5414
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5527
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430373.11/cwt370.00–380.001,60415
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433346.77/cwt340.00–360.001,5023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473345.92/cwt340.00–355.001,63615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7102
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483330.08/cwt325.00–335.001,5944
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2506330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6705
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512342.93/cwt337.00–355.001,75612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8403
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3588298.62/cwt297.00–305.001,7565
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8183
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665292.43/cwt287.00–297.001,9456
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2698275.86/cwt275.00–277.001,9267
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,422165.02/cwt158.00–172.002,34715
Bulls——1,820178.86/cwt174.00–186.003,2556
Bulls——2,063196.18/cwt192.00–201.004,0474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5151
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,178111.23/cwt107.00–115.001,3102
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190121.88/cwt117.00–125.001,4506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210129.33/cwt125.00–134.001,56510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212139.77/cwt135.00–145.001,69454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311152.56/cwt146.00–165.002,00043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516139.38/cwt135.00–142.002,1134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517147.44/cwt145.00–152.002,2376
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29942,337.92/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0411,666.75/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,478.86/head2,250.00–2,850.002,47928
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1942,629.08/head2,300.00–2,700.002,62918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2261,818.85/head1,400.00–2,150.001,81917
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38331,928.83/head1,850.00–2,000.001,9294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2572,607.41/head2,000.00–2,850.002,60718
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2583,360.52/head3,000.00–3,650.003,36122

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.