Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-06-11

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 11
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,238 head
▼ 329 vs last sale 1,567▲ 234 vs year ago 1,004 · +23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 241▲ 193 vs year ago 118 · +163.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
186 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 147▲ 143 vs year ago 43 · +332.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves sharply higher, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher 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 $335.85/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −49.38 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$335.85
96 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$35
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.55
vs GA average
−5.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543336.611,82994
Medium and Large 2598300.001,7942thin
One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $35 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 sale96 hd
335.85
—
GA average13 barns · 447 hd
320.30
+15.55
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−5.07
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−49.38
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—High1,619189.563,06926
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,348160.872,168164
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,599160.352,56415
CowsLean 85-90%High1,080144.381,56036

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)1,226$2,66218
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,256$2,60267
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$2,3968
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$2,2524thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307466.58/cwt450.00–475.001,4323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370410.54/cwt400.00–420.001,5192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371434.34/cwt425.00–440.001,61126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416435.99/cwt425.00–442.001,81422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436417.73/cwt400.00–420.001,8219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8293
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476400.70/cwt392.00–412.001,90773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525381.53/cwt370.00–397.002,00318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562367.75/cwt362.00–370.002,06718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591351.66/cwt350.00–355.002,07812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617333.81/cwt327.00–335.002,0607
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618349.00/cwt336.00–367.002,15771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672327.50/cwt327.00–330.002,2016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713314.16/cwt302.00–315.002,24021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2223410.56/cwt400.00–420.009162
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1253425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0753
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311384.31/cwt380.00–385.001,1958
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330360.08/cwt350.00–370.001,1886
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334391.35/cwt387.00–400.001,30716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376391.06/cwt390.00–395.001,4709
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383380.35/cwt370.00–382.001,45718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424372.74/cwt365.00–385.001,58039
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429358.99/cwt355.00–360.001,5405
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3436327.45/cwt320.00–330.001,4284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465357.05/cwt350.00–370.001,66028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478343.74/cwt330.00–349.001,64322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517340.42/cwt335.00–345.001,76048
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571332.63/cwt325.00–337.001,89946
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2598300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625277.26/cwt270.00–285.001,7332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628312.66/cwt310.00–320.001,96437
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729269.03/cwt265.00–270.001,9615
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009791
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1761
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2259430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1145
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280466.79/cwt450.00–480.001,3073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340452.23/cwt440.00–455.001,5389
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367425.82/cwt425.00–430.001,56318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430395.16/cwt392.00–415.001,69934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436365.96/cwt365.00–370.001,5965
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482364.14/cwt360.00–380.001,7558
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2491357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7535
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511343.35/cwt340.00–355.001,75512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533332.90/cwt330.00–335.001,7748
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8928
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578304.98/cwt300.00–310.001,7632
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0494
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,587180.29/cwt169.00–186.002,86111
Bulls——1,616194.86/cwt187.00–199.003,14913
Bulls——1,813206.05/cwt201.00–210.003,7362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%989135.95/cwt135.00–137.001,3457
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072143.88/cwt139.00–148.001,54219
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160151.22/cwt149.00–156.001,75410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210150.18/cwt147.00–153.001,81718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335159.82/cwt154.00–165.002,134109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,452169.18/cwt166.00–179.002,45637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,584158.48/cwt155.00–161.002,5109
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,682165.58/cwt162.00–169.002,7855
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0151,944.83/head1,600.00–2,200.001,9453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0562,064.91/head1,500.00–2,350.002,0659
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1182,231.54/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,667.13/head2,350.00–3,050.002,6675
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,716.18/head2,500.00–3,150.002,71616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,684.82/head2,400.00–3,000.002,68558
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1682,251.61/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2524

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.