Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-07-30

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 30
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
681 head
▼ 464 vs last sale 1,145▼ 315 vs year ago 996 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 154▲ 47 vs year ago 92 · +51.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 202▲ 8 vs year ago 97 · +8.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.93/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.29 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$328.93
47 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.70
vs GA average
−18.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521336.591,75319thin
Medium and Large 2539327.191,76425
Medium and Large 3530294.961,5643thin
One grade step is worth $41.63/cwt here — about $189 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 sale47 hd
328.93
—
GA average12 barns · 290 hd
319.24
+9.70
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−18.57
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−56.29
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—High1,579201.473,18019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,610174.002,8011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172166.621,95281
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,035149.691,54921

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)1,007$2,4595
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$2,36724
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)941$2,11626
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,8002thin

Every lot

95 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,5871
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273557.43/cwt555.00–560.001,5222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319496.49/cwt490.00–530.001,58410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374469.27/cwt455.00–480.001,75510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375430.40/cwt420.00–440.001,6142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414433.64/cwt420.00–445.001,7954
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415380.36/cwt370.00–390.001,5782
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418409.04/cwt400.00–415.001,71011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478394.66/cwt390.00–395.001,88614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2497385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9137
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3507336.69/cwt335.00–340.001,7073
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510388.02/cwt370.00–390.001,97910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561365.68/cwt365.00–367.002,0516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1728
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,24912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,27617
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1841288.63/cwt282.00–289.002,42719
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1217540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1722
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281414.12/cwt410.00–420.001,1646
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283479.76/cwt455.00–495.001,35810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310437.13/cwt420.00–485.001,35519
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320345.23/cwt340.00–350.001,1052
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338400.03/cwt390.00–410.001,3529
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377371.50/cwt365.00–380.001,4013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379413.73/cwt395.00–430.001,56817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410395.71/cwt380.00–402.001,62225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427363.02/cwt350.00–370.001,5505
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473335.62/cwt330.00–340.001,58715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475360.71/cwt354.00–375.001,71326
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511339.33/cwt335.00–342.001,73416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513302.44/cwt300.00–305.001,5522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531329.75/cwt325.00–330.001,75120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572316.94/cwt310.00–320.001,8135
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,8453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621326.84/cwt320.00–335.002,0308
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3203
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225380.00/cwt380.00–380.008552
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2227474.71/cwt465.00–480.001,0783
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272534.74/cwt505.00–580.001,45413
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280460.00/cwt450.00–470.001,2882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318394.96/cwt380.00–420.001,2564
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320491.72/cwt480.00–520.001,57414
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3358356.79/cwt350.00–370.001,2773
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381443.95/cwt430.00–470.001,6917
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428413.69/cwt395.00–427.001,77122
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428373.79/cwt370.00–390.001,6005
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5372
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464353.72/cwt350.00–365.001,6414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468371.66/cwt370.00–380.001,7396
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,7802
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531319.98/cwt310.00–322.001,6997
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540331.68/cwt330.00–335.001,7913
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563314.93/cwt310.00–320.001,7732
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577327.95/cwt327.00–330.001,8923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1598352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1056
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3612273.35/cwt270.00–280.001,6733
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632306.66/cwt300.00–310.001,93812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668292.58/cwt285.00–300.001,9542
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7402
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9371
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3785245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498181.42/cwt175.00–185.002,7183
Bulls——1,570196.69/cwt188.00–200.003,0887
Bulls——1,612211.87/cwt203.00–221.003,4159
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031150.50/cwt147.00–155.001,55214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035143.92/cwt140.00–145.001,4905
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060158.47/cwt158.00–159.001,6802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159167.28/cwt163.00–174.001,93937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162156.98/cwt150.00–162.001,82426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211179.17/cwt175.00–187.002,17018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,8011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39171,946.36/head1,700.00–2,250.001,94615
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39552,260.21/head1,750.00–2,500.002,2603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29732,347.92/head2,300.00–2,450.002,34811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39742,110.22/head1,700.00–2,400.002,11014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,727.19/head2,500.00–3,000.002,72710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,756.68/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7572
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002

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.