Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-07-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 16
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,004 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 1,194▲ 36 vs year ago 968 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 171▲ 119 vs year ago 116 · +102.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 78▲ 64 vs year ago 74 · +86.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.45/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −29.78 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$355.45
142 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+29.10
vs GA average
+16.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568362.312,060115
Medium and Large 2535329.081,76023
Medium and Large 3547309.941,6944thin
One grade step is worth $52.37/cwt here — about $366 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 sale142 hd
355.45
—
GA average14 barns · 752 hd
326.36
+29.10
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
+16.71
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−29.78
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—High1,589192.733,06223
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,442162.402,3429thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225159.331,952117
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,020143.761,46626

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)1,233$2,72529
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,242$2,5786
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$2,11012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$1,7502thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2281459.44/cwt455.00–460.001,2918
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5209
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383452.07/cwt430.00–462.001,73122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413433.18/cwt415.00–441.001,78924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3413367.45/cwt365.00–370.001,5182
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430401.77/cwt400.00–402.001,7288
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471395.04/cwt388.00–400.001,86127
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479372.14/cwt360.00–375.001,78314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,6282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522392.46/cwt391.00–399.002,04964
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572351.30/cwt340.00–355.002,0095
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575361.29/cwt358.00–370.002,07734
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,1381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1641358.78/cwt355.00–359.002,30036
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,33915
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719303.97/cwt302.00–305.002,1863
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1289436.62/cwt435.00–450.001,2628
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1604
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328398.85/cwt380.00–405.001,3089
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1348428.60/cwt420.00–430.001,4927
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376392.76/cwt380.00–427.001,47734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421394.21/cwt382.00–405.001,66027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422336.04/cwt330.00–340.001,41813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437368.50/cwt367.00–370.001,61010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478365.61/cwt361.00–380.001,74835
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486345.95/cwt335.00–350.001,68116
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510314.90/cwt310.00–320.001,6062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521362.40/cwt357.00–365.001,8889
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521331.13/cwt330.00–335.001,72517
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571338.97/cwt330.00–350.001,93625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added573369.50/cwt369.50–369.502,11781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574323.28/cwt317.00–328.001,8566
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583304.98/cwt300.00–310.001,7782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621320.14/cwt315.00–325.001,98811
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650301.00/cwt300.00–302.001,9572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0251
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220440.00/cwt440.00–440.009681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2424
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1339464.44/cwt445.00–475.001,57410
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339424.13/cwt400.00–430.001,43813
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384423.69/cwt422.00–430.001,62711
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3391350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3694
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421407.40/cwt390.00–425.001,71518
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4031
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477362.36/cwt355.00–370.001,72810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514349.77/cwt340.00–365.001,7988
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9076
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2592320.40/cwt320.00–322.001,8975
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1604320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9334
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687282.98/cwt282.00–287.001,9445
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1688300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418186.06/cwt180.00–191.002,6389
Bulls——1,539171.84/cwt168.00–176.002,6454
Bulls——1,762207.10/cwt200.00–220.003,64910
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%982151.93/cwt149.00–155.001,4927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033142.27/cwt135.00–147.001,47017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043127.77/cwt125.00–130.001,3332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181150.17/cwt145.00–153.001,77417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215158.69/cwt154.00–166.001,92885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330173.37/cwt168.00–179.002,30615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368166.44/cwt166.00–167.002,2774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501159.17/cwt153.00–164.002,3895
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39291,658.16/head1,450.00–1,850.001,6585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,842.82/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1932,128.09/head1,900.00–2,300.002,1282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2362,433.29/head2,000.00–2,700.002,4337
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,790.22/head2,300.00–3,150.002,79027
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2662,802.47/head2,500.00–3,000.002,8024
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502

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.