Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-06-18

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 18
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
984 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 1,238▼ 337 vs year ago 1,321 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
258 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 311▲ 47 vs year ago 211 · +22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
135 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 186▼ 1 vs year ago 136 · −0.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves sharply lower, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower 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 $326.16/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.07 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$326.16
44 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.61
vs GA average
−7.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533328.531,75240
Medium and Large 2558310.001,7313thin
Medium and Large 3535280.001,4981thin
One grade step is worth $48.52/cwt here — about $254 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 sale44 hd
326.16
—
GA average14 barns · 671 hd
321.55
+4.61
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−7.95
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−59.07
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—Low1,746197.323,44521
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,653169.312,79923
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288162.492,093157
CowsLean 85-90%High963140.911,35722

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$2,47210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)986$2,13013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$2,55012

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1294449.24/cwt445.00–450.001,3216
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336426.67/cwt422.00–445.001,4346
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3463
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391416.19/cwt405.00–427.001,62719
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430406.88/cwt400.00–430.001,75026
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439385.08/cwt380.00–390.001,69112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471391.95/cwt380.00–400.001,84618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3487341.18/cwt337.00–350.001,6623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1501375.33/cwt372.00–377.001,8806
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514360.65/cwt350.00–365.001,8546
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3514324.57/cwt320.00–335.001,66810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8591
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560327.37/cwt320.00–335.001,8336
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566354.93/cwt347.00–360.002,00911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625330.78/cwt330.00–337.002,0679
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1651332.49/cwt325.00–335.002,1654
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3215355.00/cwt355.00–355.007631
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1242420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0163
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267379.91/cwt375.00–385.001,0143
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3288339.91/cwt330.00–350.009792
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313381.92/cwt380.00–390.001,1955
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2346365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2634
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376358.13/cwt350.00–370.001,34719
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378320.07/cwt310.00–330.001,2102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429361.72/cwt355.00–370.001,55237
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437339.28/cwt330.00–350.001,48315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437314.16/cwt300.00–325.001,3736
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466345.19/cwt341.00–360.001,60928
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488292.62/cwt285.00–300.001,4282
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2491332.72/cwt332.00–335.001,6344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523330.22/cwt325.00–337.001,72728
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557324.57/cwt320.00–330.001,80812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614308.05/cwt305.00–330.001,89112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674292.40/cwt280.00–302.001,97110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205430.00/cwt430.00–430.008821
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228460.55/cwt450.00–470.001,0502
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3299385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1517
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3302353.76/cwt350.00–355.001,0684
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,2728
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340397.68/cwt390.00–400.001,3524
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370398.61/cwt395.00–402.001,47520
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3382
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420387.79/cwt385.00–400.001,62911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3463320.27/cwt310.00–330.001,4832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631290.10/cwt280.00–300.001,8314
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1648324.59/cwt305.00–327.002,1039
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1701287.50/cwt287.00–290.002,0156
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3853220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8775
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,524187.67/cwt184.00–190.002,8606
Bulls——1,794196.06/cwt192.00–200.003,5179
Bulls——1,896208.86/cwt204.00–215.003,9606
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930150.82/cwt148.00–155.001,4035
Cows—Lean 85-90%968142.49/cwt137.00–147.001,37910
Cows—Lean 85-90%979131.56/cwt125.00–135.001,2887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155152.39/cwt149.00–154.001,7609
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259160.42/cwt155.00–165.002,020103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381169.24/cwt166.00–175.002,33745
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593165.08/cwt158.00–168.002,63011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,708173.18/cwt170.00–180.002,95812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38631,724.76/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39952,028.06/head1,650.00–2,200.002,0283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,662.52/head2,300.00–2,950.002,6637
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0922,477.01/head2,100.00–2,750.002,4777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29762,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39892,250.94/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2516

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.