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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 8

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,314 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 1,270▲ 657 vs year ago 657 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

163 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 289▲ 58 vs year ago 105 · +55.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 179▲ 66 vs year ago 133 · +49.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $348.45/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −49.38 against this barn's trailing median of $397.84.

Average price

$348.45

32 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$57.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	367.58	2,088	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	348.46	1,946	29
Medium and Large 3	525	310.00	1,628	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.58/cwt here — about $460 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 sale32 hd

348.45

—

GA average14 barns · 482 hd

339.61

+8.84

This barn, trailing median34 sales

397.84

−49.38

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $434.67, low $303.99, median $397.84 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	1,681	198.50	3,337	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	162.95	2,433	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	156.78	1,907	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	140.67	1,489	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)	1,266	$3,063	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,764	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,075	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,561	56

Every lot

98 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,457	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	452.63/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,720	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	449.77/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,840	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	434.17/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,863	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	421.38/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,052	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	393.41/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,947	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	419.79/cwt	417.00–427.00	2,170	55
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	376.60/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,988	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	398.03/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,106	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	364.69/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,013	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	377.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,201	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	596	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,967	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	373.17/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,265	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	353.45/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,195	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	646	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,003	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	334.85/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,243	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,481	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,439	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	321.87/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,317	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,359	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	510.04/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,188	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	436.47/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,213	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	480.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,409	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	470.94/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,521	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	406.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,330	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,368	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	427.20/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,653	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	382.97/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,509	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,360	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	411.89/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,705	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	363.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,599	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	390.37/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,823	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	306.96/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,440	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	349.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,687	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	341.75/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,774	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,012	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,621	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,985	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	307.81/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,764	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	337.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,955	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	333.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,083	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	317.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,116	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	355.96/cwt	344.00–370.00	2,392	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	262.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,042	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	506.58/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,231	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	415.19/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,121	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	551.62/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,528	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	512.03/cwt	468.00–520.00	1,603	25
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	439.16/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,410	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	462.56/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,730	41
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	388.47/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,480	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	423.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,817	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	355.32/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,624	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	381.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,815	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	345.53/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,828	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	367.58/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,088	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,009	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,108	21
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	717	274.14/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,966	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,357	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	185.29/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,740	5
Bulls	—	—	1,776	197.69/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	212.51/cwt	205.00–220.00	3,800	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	155.51/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,591	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	144.66/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,500	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	127.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,419	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	149.78/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,806	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	158.54/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,926	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	166.78/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,138	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,325	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,655	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,063	2,074.61/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,075	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,162	2,415.39/head	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,415	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,168	2,392.12/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,392	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,169.28/head	2,950.00–3,550.00	3,169	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	3,386.97/head	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,387	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	788	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	3,055.34/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,055	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,379	3,944.22/head	3,200.00–4,950.00	3,944	34

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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 1,270Year ago 657

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 289Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 179Year ago 133

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	1,063	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,074.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,168	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,392.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,162	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,415.39

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,318	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,386.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,180	2,950.00–3,550.00	3,169.28

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	20	—	1,190	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,055.34

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	—	788	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	34	—	1,379	3,200.00–4,950.00	3,944.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
11	350–400	380	450.00–455.00	452.63
12	400–450	429	425.00–435.00	434.17
3	450–500	495	380.00–400.00	393.41
19	500–550	529	390.00–405.00	398.03
17	550–600	552	360.00–365.00	364.69
17	600–650	621	350.00–362.00	353.45
6	650–700	670	330.00–345.00	334.85
10	700–750	720	310.00–330.00	321.87
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
16	500–550	528	370.00–380.00	376.60
7	550–600	596	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	646	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
15	400–450	409	440.00–460.00	449.77
4	450–500	487	410.00–425.00	421.38
55	500–550	517	417.00–427.00	419.79
8	550–600	583	370.00–380.00	377.52
7	600–650	607	372.00–380.00	373.17
6	650–700	699	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	703	347.00	347.00
5	800–850	822	287.00	287.00
4	850–900	870	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	430.00–440.00	436.47
3	300–350	327	400.00–420.00	406.83
13	350–400	394	380.00–400.00	382.97
3	400–450	440	350.00–370.00	363.33
3	450–500	482	340.00–355.00	349.91
17	500–550	519	340.00–350.00	341.75
21	550–600	579	330.00–340.00	337.63
5	600–650	624	325.00–340.00	333.89
8	650–700	667	310.00–320.00	317.24
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	778	255.00–270.00	262.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	350.00–370.00	360.00
5	400–450	412	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	469	300.00–330.00	306.96
2	500–550	523	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	573	275.00–320.00	307.81
3	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	233	500.00–580.00	510.04
10	250–300	293	480.00–490.00	480.97
20	300–350	323	470.00–475.00	470.94
11	350–400	387	420.00–430.00	427.20
15	400–450	414	400.00–425.00	411.89
23	450–500	467	387.00–400.00	390.37
14	500–550	520	387.00	387.00
9	550–600	567	350.00	350.00
34	650–700	672	344.00–370.00	355.96
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	500.00–520.00	506.58
6	300–350	321	430.00–455.00	439.16
5	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
10	500–550	529	340.00–355.00	345.53
19	550–600	574	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	410.00–420.00	415.19
3	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	381	380.00–400.00	388.47
17	450–500	457	350.00–357.00	355.32
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
5	700–750	717	250.00–280.00	274.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
12	250–300	277	550.00–570.00	551.62
25	300–350	313	468.00–520.00	512.03
41	350–400	374	450.00–490.00	462.56
22	400–450	429	420.00–435.00	423.50
30	450–500	476	380.00–395.00	381.37
2	550–600	568	365.00–370.00	367.58
21	700–750	705	299.00	299.00
13	850–900	857	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,206	145.00–153.00	149.78
5	—	1,282	166.00–168.00	166.78
59	—	1,215	153.00–165.00	158.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,117	125.00–131.00	127.07
2	—	1,023	152.00–159.00	155.51
13	—	1,037	139.00–150.00	144.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,445	160.00–162.00	160.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,776	195.00–199.00	197.69
5	—	1,479	180.00–190.00	185.29
5	—	1,788	205.00–220.00	212.51

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.