Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-06-25

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 25
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,013 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 984▼ 137 vs year ago 1,150 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 258▲ 16 vs year ago 223 · +7.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 135▲ 58 vs year ago 58 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $363.89/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.91 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.
Average price
$363.89
79 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.03
vs GA average
−5.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514372.351,91435
Medium and Large 2559358.132,00140
Medium and Large 3514347.451,7864thin
One grade step is worth $24.90/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale79 hd
363.89
—
GA average13 barns · 280 hd
352.87
+11.03
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−5.69
This barn, trailing median34 sales
419.80
−55.91
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
491437383329median 419.8003/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,438194.242,79319
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,640174.402,8597thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,260168.662,126140
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,010149.011,50512

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)1,220$2,7252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,49014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$2,2852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,9256

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3228410.33/cwt400.00–420.009362
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3253406.58/cwt400.00–420.001,0293
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278465.00/cwt450.00–475.001,2936
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325434.69/cwt430.00–440.001,4132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325396.56/cwt390.00–400.001,2893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2336425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4284
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359432.34/cwt410.00–434.001,55228
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365403.31/cwt400.00–405.001,4726
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419389.39/cwt380.00–392.001,63216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435416.16/cwt400.00–420.001,81051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3467348.39/cwt345.00–350.001,6273
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478374.33/cwt370.00–380.001,78919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482385.89/cwt382.00–392.001,86022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505374.26/cwt369.00–386.001,89030
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3514347.45/cwt340.00–350.001,7864
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543366.76/cwt365.00–367.001,99225
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569360.91/cwt355.00–365.002,0545
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585343.75/cwt339.00–351.002,01115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9973
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620338.45/cwt332.00–345.002,0982
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669337.64/cwt333.00–343.002,25917
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210365.00/cwt365.00–365.007671
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228407.47/cwt405.00–410.009292
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0332
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283339.73/cwt330.00–350.009612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305347.54/cwt345.00–350.001,0602
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333393.63/cwt385.00–415.001,31114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365397.72/cwt395.00–398.001,45232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375339.53/cwt330.00–355.001,2738
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384369.52/cwt362.00–380.001,41917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426328.54/cwt320.00–337.001,4007
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435367.05/cwt360.00–370.001,59737
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457308.25/cwt295.00–320.001,4093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460360.03/cwt350.00–367.001,65639
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470338.20/cwt335.00–345.001,59023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526333.89/cwt330.00–337.001,75620
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528315.02/cwt310.00–320.001,6632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585320.79/cwt320.00–322.001,87710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625311.35/cwt310.00–312.001,9463
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665295.30/cwt292.00–302.001,9649
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1802240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4467
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2394382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,5055
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1404396.65/cwt395.00–405.001,6026
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3457318.28/cwt315.00–325.001,4553
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479364.19/cwt362.00–375.001,74417
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2494330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529337.89/cwt335.00–350.001,7875
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537331.02/cwt330.00–332.001,77810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562326.71/cwt320.00–330.001,8363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2598310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8544
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8605
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6923
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,251180.26/cwt175.00–182.002,2555
Bulls——1,427194.75/cwt190.00–199.002,7799
Bulls——1,645207.30/cwt201.00–213.003,4105
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%966143.08/cwt140.00–150.001,3825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023155.96/cwt152.00–161.001,5956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130156.02/cwt150.00–161.001,76328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202167.47/cwt162.00–173.002,01364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,414177.63/cwt172.00–188.002,51248
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613176.74/cwt176.00–178.002,8514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675171.27/cwt170.00–172.002,8693
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,924.89/head2,600.00–3,050.002,9256
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39381,651.60/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,284.97/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,718.30/head2,300.00–3,000.002,71811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,724.69/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7252

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.