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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 9

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,194 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 1,013▼ 184 vs year ago 1,378 · −13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 239▼ 8 vs year ago 179 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 116▲ 21 vs year ago 57 · +36.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.35/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.45 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$358.35

106 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$51.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs GA average

−20.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	365.35	2,049	91
Medium and Large 2	565	330.00	1,865	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	313.73	1,740	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $309 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 sale106 hd

358.35

—

GA average13 barns · 306 hd

350.54

+7.82

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−20.78

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−61.45

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,561	206.41	3,222	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	168.32	2,204	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	166.78	2,590	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	145.92	1,581	24

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,676	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,179	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,887	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

82 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	494.37/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,463	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	460.57/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,432	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	378.25/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,407	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	432.60/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,631	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	418.03/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,760	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	396.09/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,877	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,621	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	376.44/cwt	374.00–387.00	2,033	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	357.40/cwt	353.00–367.00	2,059	53
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	316.93/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,845	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	350.39/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,232	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,198	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	294.01/cwt	292.00–297.00	2,226	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	820	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	437.12/cwt	435.00–450.00	940	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	430.76/cwt	427.00–445.00	1,228	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	410.58/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,318	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	384.00/cwt	370.00–388.00	1,467	42
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	380.04/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,608	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	335.25/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,438	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	354.17/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,537	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	454	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,680	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	344.38/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,625	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	333.92/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,620	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,488	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	334.25/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,718	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	325.86/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,711	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,897	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	315.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,824	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,763	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	310.47/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,928	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	260.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,646	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,187	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	213	450.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	960	11
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,089	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	484.98/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,387	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	429.17/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,605	40
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	396.31/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,502	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	398.20/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,692	30
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.15/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,721	32
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	338.28/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,614	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,565	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	346.07/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,779	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	322.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,689	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	326.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,847	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	313.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,817	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,140	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	199.98/cwt	191.00–206.00	3,070	11
Bulls	—	—	1,618	217.56/cwt	206.00–239.00	3,520	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,376	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,345	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	147.87/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,698	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	158.91/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,977	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	168.93/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,162	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,482	180.91/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,681	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	165.01/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,483	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	173.73/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,698	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,584	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	725	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	963	1,639.41/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,639	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	977	1,880.86/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,881	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	2,675.09/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,675	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,850.71/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,851	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	2,299.73/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,300	3

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Wed Jul 9, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 1,013Year ago 1,378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 239Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 116Year ago 57

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,244	153.00–163.00	158.91
18	—	1,482	175.00–190.00	180.91
45	—	1,280	164.00–175.00	168.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,148	142.00–152.00	147.87
6	—	978	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	885	155.00–156.00	155.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	163.00–169.00	165.01
2	—	1,625	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,553	172.00–177.00	173.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	206.00–239.00	217.56
11	—	1,535	191.00–206.00	199.98
1	—	1,390	188.00	188.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	338	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
13	400–450	434	349.00–360.00	354.17
13	450–500	485	330.00–335.00	333.92
13	500–550	525	322.00–330.00	325.86
31	550–600	579	310.00–325.00	315.04
2	600–650	608	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	700	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	215	435.00–450.00	437.12
9	250–300	285	427.00–445.00	430.76
19	300–350	321	390.00–425.00	410.58
42	350–400	382	370.00–388.00	384.00
24	400–450	423	370.00–387.00	380.04
28	450–500	472	340.00–362.00	344.38
18	500–550	514	330.00–336.00	334.25
14	550–600	563	337.00	337.00
22	600–650	621	310.00–311.00	310.47
6	700–750	749	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	454	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	429	320.00–345.00	335.25
2	450–500	488	300.00–310.00	304.97
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	633	250.00–270.00	260.04
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	296	485.00–495.00	494.37
9	300–350	311	450.00–500.00	460.57
10	350–400	377	420.00–440.00	432.60
52	400–450	421	410.00–445.00	418.03
52	450–500	474	390.00–415.00	396.09
38	500–550	540	374.00–387.00	376.44
53	550–600	576	353.00–367.00	357.40
44	600–650	637	340.00–357.00	350.39
8	650–700	666	330.00	330.00
5	750–800	757	292.00–297.00	294.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
10	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	378.25
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	523	310.00	310.00
7	550–600	582	310.00–322.00	316.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	495.00	495.00
13	250–300	286	480.00–490.00	484.98
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
40	350–400	374	415.00–440.00	429.17
30	400–450	425	385.00–420.00	398.20
32	450–500	465	362.00–380.00	370.15
5	500–550	514	335.00–355.00	346.07
5	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	326.96
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	738	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	213	450.00–455.00	450.48
11	350–400	379	375.00–400.00	396.31
13	450–500	477	330.00–355.00	338.28
10	500–550	524	315.00–330.00	322.35
4	550–600	579	310.00–320.00	313.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	513	300.00–310.00	305.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,299.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,119	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,675.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,850.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	963	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,639.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	977	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,880.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,800.00	1,800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.