Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-04-23

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Apr 23
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,181 head
▼ 286 vs last sale 1,467▲ 430 vs year ago 751 · +57.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 202▼ 12 vs year ago 144 · −8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
169 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 176▲ 62 vs year ago 107 · +57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.02/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.20 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$328.02
103 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.44
vs GA average
−1.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534336.241,79477
Medium and Large 2558312.691,74621
Medium and Large 3551265.881,4645thin
One grade step is worth $70.36/cwt here — about $330 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 sale103 hd
328.02
—
GA average14 barns · 395 hd
310.59
+17.44
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−1.93
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−57.20
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—Low1,742180.983,15316
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,281141.811,81772
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,654138.732,2959thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,207121.481,46715

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,236$3,09921
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$3,09713
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$2,9176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,222$2,98068

Every lot

98 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 1220480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0562
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268467.34/cwt450.00–485.001,2522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313439.80/cwt435.00–445.001,3772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4324
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3339402.99/cwt400.00–410.001,36613
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3357358.52/cwt350.00–375.001,2803
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370429.38/cwt425.00–430.001,5898
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383403.17/cwt395.00–415.001,5448
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7095
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5886
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3446345.01/cwt340.00–350.001,5394
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467368.26/cwt362.00–375.001,72025
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482385.72/cwt385.00–390.001,8597
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3516306.78/cwt300.00–320.001,5839
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537368.08/cwt367.00–375.001,9777
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539356.12/cwt355.00–365.001,9199
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558362.22/cwt360.00–365.002,0219
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568352.65/cwt350.00–355.002,00311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3593300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7794
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606337.91/cwt330.00–339.002,04834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0326
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,15510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683304.47/cwt302.00–305.002,08017
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1446
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738285.35/cwt285.00–290.002,10627
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225429.11/cwt420.00–440.009652
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230395.00/cwt395.00–395.009091
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3281345.00/cwt345.00–345.0096910
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3308330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0165
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320391.12/cwt380.00–400.001,25217
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345357.11/cwt355.00–370.001,2327
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365380.56/cwt365.00–400.001,38918
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383342.93/cwt340.00–350.001,3135
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427354.47/cwt347.00–360.001,51415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430380.86/cwt380.00–385.001,63828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434337.53/cwt335.00–340.001,46519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455329.17/cwt320.00–340.001,49817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3466305.71/cwt300.00–310.001,4257
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486349.52/cwt345.00–365.001,69921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520341.87/cwt335.00–344.001,77847
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537318.07/cwt312.00–325.001,7087
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538273.25/cwt270.00–280.001,4703
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555327.42/cwt322.00–330.001,81730
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,76414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570254.82/cwt250.00–260.001,4522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1606328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,9887
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622280.96/cwt265.00–290.001,7488
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3638245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5639
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685264.27/cwt257.00–270.001,81023
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713251.43/cwt250.00–260.001,7937
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3775237.45/cwt230.00–245.001,8402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218469.96/cwt460.00–480.001,0256
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3238390.32/cwt380.00–400.009292
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2264430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1359
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3281391.15/cwt390.00–395.001,09916
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3802
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337406.79/cwt400.00–410.001,3713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380385.78/cwt370.00–400.001,46617
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3387334.20/cwt330.00–335.001,2936
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427394.94/cwt385.00–410.001,6863
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435331.08/cwt330.00–335.001,4409
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436371.36/cwt370.00–372.001,61912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471347.65/cwt340.00–355.001,63716
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475331.68/cwt330.00–335.001,5753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519330.52/cwt320.00–340.001,71519
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5263
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1549370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573317.98/cwt307.00–327.001,82211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8382
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2641280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7954
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,510169.04/cwt162.00–174.002,5535
Bulls——1,806191.20/cwt189.00–198.003,4536
Bulls——1,898180.66/cwt175.00–186.003,4295
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080115.32/cwt110.00–120.001,2456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236134.80/cwt127.00–138.001,66621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289143.06/cwt139.00–149.001,84443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,292125.59/cwt122.00–130.001,6239
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357153.53/cwt150.00–158.002,0838
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625137.96/cwt137.00–139.002,2422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640132.67/cwt125.00–136.002,1764
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,692147.31/cwt145.00–149.002,4923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0842,294.65/head1,800.00–2,550.002,2955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1152,534.57/head2,450.00–2,700.002,5355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1963,448.51/head3,050.00–3,700.003,4498
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2522,917.21/head2,500.00–3,300.002,9176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2833,350.94/head2,800.00–3,650.003,35116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39352,026.34/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0264
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,479.97/head3,000.00–3,750.003,48038
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2582,395.33/head2,000.00–2,700.002,39526

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.