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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Aug 20

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,106 head

▼ 772 vs last sale 1,878▼ 109 vs year ago 1,215 · −9.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 181▼ 13 vs year ago 225 · −5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

137 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 188▼ 68 vs year ago 205 · −33.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, all feeder classes sharply higher.

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 $386.10/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −33.69 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$386.10

71 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$45.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.33

vs GA average

−13.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	392.34	2,066	58
Medium and Large 2	540	371.23	2,005	6thin
Medium and Large 3	537	347.14	1,863	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.20/cwt here — about $203 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 sale71 hd

386.10

—

GA average14 barns · 522 hd

373.77

+12.33

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−13.79

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−33.69

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	—	Average	1,570	193.96	3,046	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,602	171.12	2,741	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	162.69	2,038	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	145.67	1,547	21

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)	1,206	$2,410	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,282	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,068	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,545	6

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	504.55/cwt	495.00–526.00	1,690	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	459.65/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,737	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	404	371.98/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,503	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	451.87/cwt	432.00–475.00	1,907	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	405.60/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,764	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	424.62/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,966	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	394.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,935	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	341.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,675	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	395.37/cwt	380.00–408.00	2,048	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	373.47/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,998	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	379.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,136	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,385	81
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	361.94/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,277	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	657	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,201	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	343.86/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,441	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,457	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,003	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,508	6
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,066	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,772	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	459.00/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,308	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	452.01/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,478	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	397.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,470	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	413.89/cwt	402.00–440.00	1,581	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	403.33/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,686	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	335.50/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,570	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	380.01/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,851	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	358.93/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,770	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	328.67/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,722	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	359.37/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,887	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	312.70/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,660	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	321.78/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,902	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	309.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,934	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,106	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	299.25/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,071	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,833	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,140	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	509.57/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,366	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	498.64/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,660	18
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	469.90/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,823	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	448.29/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,856	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	410.42/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,896	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	338.39/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,597	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	378.99/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,846	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	346.95/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,842	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,786	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	341.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,931	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,854	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,117	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,169	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	197.49/cwt	193.00–203.00	3,028	9
Bulls	—	—	1,587	187.54/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,976	9
Bulls	—	—	1,663	206.98/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,442	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	146.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,546	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	153.92/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,636	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	129.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,419	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	152.62/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,841	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	163.90/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,059	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	171.64/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,243	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	177.31/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,787	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	166.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,699	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,686	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	1,952.44/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	2,136.71/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,137	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,184	2,174.73/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,175	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	2,620.83/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,621	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	2,740.53/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,741	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,108	2,142.78/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,143	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,106Last week 1,878Year ago 1,215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 181Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 188Year ago 205

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, all feeder classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	268	500.00–520.00	509.57
18	300–350	333	485.00–500.00	498.64
2	350–400	388	455.00–485.00	469.90
17	400–450	414	425.00–465.00	448.29
14	450–500	462	407.00–420.00	410.42
3	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	683	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	487	370.00–400.00	378.99
12	500–550	531	340.00–352.00	346.95
10	550–600	565	335.00–345.00	341.70
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	748	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–355.00	338.39
12	500–550	533	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	608	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	402.00–420.00	405.60
21	450–500	490	390.00–410.00	394.82
5	500–550	535	367.00–375.00	373.47
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	783	290.00	290.00
6	1000–1050	1,003	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	600–650	610	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	404	370.00–375.00	371.98
8	450–500	491	340.00–350.00	341.20
6	500–550	527	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
10	650–700	657	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	335	495.00–526.00	504.55
12	350–400	378	450.00–490.00	459.65
28	400–450	422	432.00–475.00	451.87
16	450–500	463	420.00–465.00	424.62
47	500–550	518	380.00–408.00	395.37
11	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	379.42
29	600–650	629	350.00–367.00	361.94
7	700–750	710	337.00–345.00	343.86
2	800–850	833	295.00	295.00
5	900–950	910	285.00	285.00
6	1050–1100	1,066	260.00	260.00

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	275	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	370	395.00–400.00	397.43
21	450–500	493	350.00–367.00	358.93
20	500–550	524	326.00–335.00	328.67
19	550–600	591	310.00–326.00	321.78
8	600–650	625	300.00–315.00	309.39
4	650–700	692	297.00–300.00	299.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	445.00–470.00	459.00
15	300–350	327	445.00–455.00	452.01
10	350–400	382	402.00–440.00	413.89
45	400–450	418	395.00–445.00	403.33
54	450–500	487	370.00–395.00	380.01
7	500–550	525	355.00–370.00	359.37
2	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	675	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	332.00–340.00	335.50
9	500–550	531	295.00–320.00	312.70
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	790	232.00	232.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,236	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,740.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,194	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,620.83

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,184	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,174.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,115	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,136.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,142.78

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	2	—	1,600	3,350.00	3,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,256	158.00–169.00	163.90
24	—	1,206	147.00–157.00	152.62
16	—	1,307	170.00–177.00	171.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,058	140.00–150.00	146.13
2	—	1,095	125.00–135.00	129.63
3	—	1,063	152.00–157.00	153.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,572	172.00–182.00	177.31
7	—	1,618	160.00–170.00	166.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	193.00–203.00	197.49
9	—	1,587	183.00–190.00	187.54
2	—	1,663	205.00–210.00	206.98

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.