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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 24

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,439 head

▲ 336 vs last sale 1,103▲ 702 vs year ago 737 · +95.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 255▲ 25 vs year ago 104 · +24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 41▼ 16 vs year ago 168 · −9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher. feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady and replacement cows 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 $411.62/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −8.18 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.

Average price

$411.62

115 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$74.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.44

vs GA average

−5.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	414.87	2,223	104
Medium and Large 2	534	404.29	2,157	7thin
Medium and Large 3	558	339.98	1,895	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.89/cwt here — about $328 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale115 hd

411.62

—

GA average13 barns · 387 hd

386.18

+25.44

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−5.47

This barn, trailing median34 sales

419.80

−8.18

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	1,630	208.37	3,396	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	171.99	2,782	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	165.72	2,128	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	140.79	1,526	18

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)	1,195	$2,644	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,444	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,370	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	711	$1,530	12

Every lot

87 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	592.26/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,540	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	543.92/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,762	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,747	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	432.14/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,685	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	465.58/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,997	64
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	398.95/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,895	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	448.24/cwt	448.00–455.00	2,147	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	427.36/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,209	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	395.68/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,236	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	336.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,936	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	365.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,286	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	361.22/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,417	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	355.45/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,421	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,207	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,369	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,429	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	483.42/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,175	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	254	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,143	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	403.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,088	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	476.83/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,302	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	448.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,453	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	393.17/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,294	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	354	382.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,354	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	405.33/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,540	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,648	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	424	370.04/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,569	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	396.57/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,725	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	379.05/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,789	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	361.31/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,756	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,795	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	313.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,613	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	372.76/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,002	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,687	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	347.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,936	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	331.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,859	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,915	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	333.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,047	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	306.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,084	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	203	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	914	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,630	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	505.58/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,679	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	444.13/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,506	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	437.48/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,855	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	389.13/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,868	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	380.42/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,925	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	365.80/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,961	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,822	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	350.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,989	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	330.24/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,028	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,100	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	656	286.20/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,877	13
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,006	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	846	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,284	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,604	199.43/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,199	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	221.43/cwt	205.00–234.00	3,605	11
Bulls	—	—	1,660	181.40/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,011	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,450	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	145.49/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,587	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	168.85/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,121	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	158.15/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,021	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	179.71/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,548	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	173.26/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,767	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,492	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	177.22/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,924	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,103	2,101.81/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,102	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	3,058.96/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,059	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,195	2,643.72/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,644	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,258	2,227.15/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,227	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	711	1,530.36/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,530	12

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,439Last week 1,103Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 255Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 41Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
9	350–400	390	430.00–450.00	432.14
12	450–500	475	390.00–420.00	398.95
6	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	681	350.00–357.00	355.45
4	700–750	712	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	336.64
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	678	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	260	580.00–595.00	592.26
25	300–350	324	520.00–555.00	543.92
17	350–400	364	480.00	480.00
64	400–450	429	455.00–485.00	465.58
28	450–500	479	448.00–455.00	448.24
63	500–550	517	420.00–442.00	427.36
41	550–600	565	375.00–405.00	395.68
7	600–650	625	360.00–370.00	365.75
8	650–700	669	360.00–370.00	361.22
3	700–750	718	330.00	330.00
4	750–800	771	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	470.00–490.00	483.42
5	250–300	254	450.00	450.00
20	350–400	380	400.00–415.00	405.33
14	400–450	435	395.00–397.00	396.57
11	450–500	486	357.00–370.00	361.31
19	500–550	510	352.00	352.00
11	550–600	561	320.00–335.00	331.36
2	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.45
8	650–700	680	300.00–310.00	306.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	400.00–410.00	403.13
9	300–350	329	380.00–405.00	393.17
11	350–400	354	380.00–395.00	382.37
9	400–450	424	360.00–375.00	370.04
3	500–550	515	310.00–315.00	313.30
2	550–600	553	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
3	250–300	273	470.00–490.00	476.83
7	300–350	324	440.00–470.00	448.43
4	400–450	412	400.00	400.00
26	450–500	472	375.00–395.00	379.05
11	500–550	537	365.00–380.00	372.76
16	550–600	557	340.00–360.00	347.64
16	600–650	614	330.00–335.00	333.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
9	300–350	339	440.00–460.00	444.13
2	400–450	408	420.00	420.00
19	450–500	480	380.00–395.00	389.13
6	500–550	536	365.00–370.00	365.80
2	550–600	565	320.00–325.00	322.54
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
6	800–850	846	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	330.00	330.00
13	650–700	656	285.00–300.00	286.20
2	700–750	710	280.00–285.00	282.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	291	560.00	560.00
11	300–350	332	490.00–545.00	505.58
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
12	400–450	424	430.00–460.00	437.48
12	500–550	506	380.00–385.00	380.42
4	550–600	568	340.00–360.00	350.11
9	600–650	614	325.00–337.00	330.24
8	650–700	655	320.00–325.00	320.62

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	—	1,270	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,166	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,058.96

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,103	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,101.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,643.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,258	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,227.15

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	12	—	711	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,530.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	130.00–140.00	134.92
10	—	1,091	142.00–152.00	145.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,597	171.00–174.00	173.26
2	—	1,620	150.00–157.00	153.80
5	—	1,650	176.00–178.00	177.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	176.00–185.00	179.71
24	—	1,256	164.00–175.00	168.85
21	—	1,278	153.00–164.00	158.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	179.00–185.00	181.40
4	—	1,604	190.00–202.00	199.43
11	—	1,628	205.00–234.00	221.43

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.