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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,535 head

▲ 854 vs last sale 681▲ 1,061 vs year ago 474 · +223.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 139▲ 44 vs year ago 139 · +31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 105▲ 199 vs year ago 67 · +297.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher,. bull calves steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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 $371.34/cwt on 276 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.46 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$371.34

276 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$388

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

$59.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs GA average

−18.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	388.09	2,209	171
Medium and Large 2	573	353.62	2,026	65
Medium and Large 3	554	328.52	1,820	40

One grade step is worth $59.57/cwt here — about $388 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 sale276 hd

371.34

—

GA average14 barns · 767 hd

363.79

+7.55

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−18.68

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−48.46

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	—	Low	1,571	202.31	3,177	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	172.50	2,475	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	168.83	2,115	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	152.22	1,596	29

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)	1,164	$2,664	31
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,564	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$2,322	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	974	$2,856	12

Every lot

97 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	589.43/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,285	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	540.00/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,458	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,539	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	468.35/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,606	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	481.82/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,841	48
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	390.36/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,620	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	337.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,405	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	439.90/cwt	426.00–470.00	1,887	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,578	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	397.01/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,882	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	380.56/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,838	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,811	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	321.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,712	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	387.26/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,087	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	367.30/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,075	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	336.70/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,956	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	392.50/cwt	391.00–395.00	2,284	107
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	352.60/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,059	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	327.59/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,074	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	347.82/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,205	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,275	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	310.40/cwt	290.00–317.00	2,101	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	320.25/cwt	319.00–327.00	2,331	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	207	510.97/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,058	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	467.09/cwt	457.00–477.00	1,341	30
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,312	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	334	464.52/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,551	51
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	427.60/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,458	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	391.97/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,454	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	435.17/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,632	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	348.26/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,320	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	394.36/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,656	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,424	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	368.43/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,573	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	358.30/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,716	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	341.19/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,638	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	354.29/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,853	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	317.76/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,675	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	331.37/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,750	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	343.25/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,936	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	319.40/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,881	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	305.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,807	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	314.61/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,907	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	325.84/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,033	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,865	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	564.85/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,243	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	539.78/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,393	26
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,377	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	495.20/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,644	40
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	456.10/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,742	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	423.00/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,713	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	380.49/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,609	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	348.96/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,535	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	351.98/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,704	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,699	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	330.99/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,797	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,947	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	188.61/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,625	8
Bulls	—	—	1,655	213.44/cwt	207.00–220.00	3,532	10
Bulls	—	—	1,668	202.04/cwt	198.00–206.00	3,370	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	154.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,583	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	161.08/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,691	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,546	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	169.64/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,081	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	160.81/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,980	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,443	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	180.58/cwt	177.00–187.00	2,501	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,498	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	850	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	915	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	2,893.05/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,893	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,574.24/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,574	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	2,103.51/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,104	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	2,818.48/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,818	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,108	2,297.25/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,297	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,913.63/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,914	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,173	2,430.29/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,430	16

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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,535Last week 681Year ago 474

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 139Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 266Last week 105Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	207	490.00–540.00	510.97
30	250–300	287	457.00–477.00	467.09
10	300–350	341	420.00–450.00	427.60
43	350–400	375	410.00–445.00	435.17
30	400–450	420	380.00–415.00	394.36
40	450–500	479	355.00–370.00	358.30
49	500–550	523	345.00–360.00	354.29
29	550–600	564	332.00–347.00	343.25
7	600–650	624	325.00–327.00	325.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	328	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	371	390.00–400.00	391.97
11	400–450	427	360.00–375.00	368.43
2	450–500	480	335.00–347.00	341.19
18	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	331.37
30	550–600	589	315.00–325.00	319.40
13	600–650	606	310.00–315.00	314.61
5	700–750	746	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	300–350	334	460.00–465.00	464.52
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
12	350–400	379	337.00–360.00	348.26
3	400–450	425	330.00–340.00	334.98
7	500–550	527	312.00–320.00	317.76
16	550–600	592	290.00–310.00	305.30
2	650–700	685	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	580.00–600.00	589.43
4	250–300	270	535.00–545.00	540.00
3	300–350	343	465.00–470.00	468.35
48	350–400	382	455.00–485.00	481.82
22	400–450	429	426.00–470.00	439.90
47	450–500	474	390.00–410.00	397.01
43	500–550	539	380.00–389.00	387.26
21	550–600	565	360.00–370.00	367.30
54	600–650	634	340.00–360.00	347.82
10	650–700	675	337.00	337.00
31	700–750	728	319.00–327.00	320.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
107	550–600	582	391.00–395.00	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	417	330.00–350.00	337.04
6	450–500	464	340.00	340.00
22	500–550	532	320.00–340.00	321.82
18	550–600	581	327.00–340.00	336.70
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	677	290.00–317.00	310.40
4	700–750	700	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	415	380.00–420.00	390.36
10	450–500	483	375.00–385.00	380.56
9	500–550	503	360.00	360.00
56	550–600	584	345.00–359.00	352.60
5	600–650	633	327.00–330.00	327.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	520.00–600.00	564.85
26	250–300	258	520.00–550.00	539.78
40	300–350	332	460.00–515.00	495.20
21	350–400	382	440.00–465.00	456.10
14	400–450	405	400.00–427.00	423.00
2	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	618	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
6	700–750	725	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
6	300–350	313	440.00	440.00
9	400–450	423	370.00–387.00	380.49
5	450–500	484	350.00–355.00	351.98
5	500–550	543	330.00–335.00	330.99
2	550–600	550	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	330.00–355.00	348.96
10	500–550	531	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

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	—	915	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,893.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	850	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	15	—	935	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,103.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,108	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,297.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,173	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,430.29

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)	13	—	925	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,574.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,104	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,818.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,155	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,913.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,231	155.00–164.00	160.81
61	—	1,227	165.00–177.00	169.64
17	—	1,385	177.00–187.00	180.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	159.00–164.00	161.08
21	—	1,027	150.00–158.00	154.10
4	—	1,158	130.00–137.00	133.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,505	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,392	182.00–193.00	188.61
10	—	1,655	207.00–220.00	213.44
6	—	1,668	198.00–206.00	202.04

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.