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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 17

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,103 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 1,225▼ 132 vs year ago 1,235 · −10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 204▲ 149 vs year ago 106 · +140.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 188▼ 37 vs year ago 78 · −47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers had limited comparable sales, steer calves mostly steady, bull calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows 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 $395.00/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −24.80 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$395.00

120 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

vs GA average

−9.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	400.62	2,087	23
Medium and Large 1	564	394.11	2,221	95
Medium and Large 3	518	372.54	1,930	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $157 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 sale120 hd

395.00

—

GA average16 barns · 636 hd

384.45

+10.55

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−9.64

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−24.80

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	1,671	196.63	3,286	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	177.94	3,010	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	165.74	2,127	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	148.50	1,704	31

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,431	$3,335	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,987	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,408	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,500	5

Every lot

68 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,351	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	488.29/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,572	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	438.69/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,794	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	418.71/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,746	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	408.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,907	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	419.73/cwt	410.00–421.00	2,136	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,930	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	400.62/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,087	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	385.93/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,242	72
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	371.25/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,250	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	362.01/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,292	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,378	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	423.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,185	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	437.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,395	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	413.00/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,359	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	458.22/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,567	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,553	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,394	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	425.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,547	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	371.35/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,526	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	401.21/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,653	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	416.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,753	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	388.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,817	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	360.95/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,700	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	334.97/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,581	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	328.32/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,697	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	356.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,892	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,041	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	337.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,890	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	333.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,034	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	317.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,947	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	284.58/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,912	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	788	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,206	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	261	520.87/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,359	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	497.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,552	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	451.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,455	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	446.66/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,648	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	461.19/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,711	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	439.44/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,841	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	413.26/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,814	32
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	396.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,852	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	353.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,655	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,761	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	380.33/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,974	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	366.20/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,915	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	346.46/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,016	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	328.81/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,927	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,990	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,912	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	291.17/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,965	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	187.37/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	196.01/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,152	5
Bulls	—	—	1,828	203.84/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,726	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	139.37/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,482	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	156.96/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,769	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	158.47/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,883	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	147.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,793	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	177.39/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,178	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	167.38/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,240	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,664	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	184.85/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,374	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	2,407.63/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,408	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	2,986.62/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,987	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,431	3,335.19/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,335	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	3,499.75/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500	5

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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,103Last week 1,225Year ago 1,235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 204Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 188Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	420.00–430.00	423.10
5	300–350	329	395.00–425.00	413.00
5	350–400	362	380.00–390.00	385.03
7	400–450	411	350.00–380.00	371.35
5	450–500	472	330.00–355.00	334.97
3	500–550	517	315.00–340.00	328.32
23	650–700	672	280.00–297.00	284.58
8	750–800	788	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	455.00–465.00	458.22
10	350–400	353	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	421	415.00–420.00	416.44
6	450–500	468	380.00–390.00	388.33
9	500–550	537	380.00	380.00
9	600–650	610	330.00–335.00	333.52
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	430.00–450.00	437.29
17	350–400	364	410.00–435.00	425.11
40	400–450	412	395.00–425.00	401.21
9	450–500	471	357.00–380.00	360.95
19	500–550	531	350.00–365.00	356.26
13	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	337.50
2	600–650	613	310.00–325.00	317.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	415.00–425.00	418.71
23	450–500	467	405.00–410.00	408.39
2	500–550	518	370.00–375.00	372.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	455.00	455.00
12	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
23	500–550	509	410.00–421.00	419.73
72	550–600	581	375.00–397.00	385.93
8	600–650	606	370.00–372.00	371.25
10	650–700	657	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	480.00–490.00	488.29
4	400–450	409	430.00–445.00	438.69
23	500–550	521	380.00–407.00	400.62
20	600–650	633	360.00–365.00	362.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	261	500.00–550.00	520.87
4	300–350	312	490.00–500.00	497.40
9	350–400	371	450.00–490.00	461.19
7	400–450	419	425.00–450.00	439.44
18	450–500	467	380.00–410.00	396.54
8	500–550	523	365.00–370.00	366.20
4	550–600	586	325.00–330.00	328.81
6	600–650	603	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	369	445.00–450.00	446.66
15	500–550	519	380.00–385.00	380.33
10	550–600	582	340.00–350.00	346.46
4	700–750	703	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	450.00–460.00	451.99
32	400–450	439	395.00–430.00	413.26
4	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	353.72
3	500–550	508	340.00–350.00	346.69
6	600–650	620	305.00–310.00	308.32
7	650–700	675	280.00–300.00	291.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	137.00–142.00	139.37
10	—	1,127	152.00–163.00	156.96
13	—	1,215	145.00–151.00	147.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	170.00–172.00	171.02
2	—	1,825	181.00–188.00	184.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,188	152.00–162.00	158.47
5	—	1,228	174.00–182.00	177.39
31	—	1,338	163.00–172.00	167.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	200.00–208.00	203.84
5	—	1,608	193.00–199.00	196.01
2	—	1,593	185.00–189.00	187.37

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,431	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,335.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,986.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,407.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,218	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,499.75

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.