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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Oct 29

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

995 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 960▲ 1 vs year ago 994 · +0.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 288▲ 43 vs year ago 124 · +34.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 33▲ 17 vs year ago 83 · +20.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. All Feeder Cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.28/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.95 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$324.28

95 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.34

vs GA average

−50.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	328.61	1,763	86
Medium and Large 2	532	282.88	1,506	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.73/cwt here — about $257 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 sale95 hd

324.28

—

GA average13 barns · 423 hd

311.93

+12.34

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−50.61

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

−60.95

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.11, low $305.15, median $385.23 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	1,697	189.60	3,218	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	164.80	2,423	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	161.24	1,992	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	149.15	1,618	59

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)	1,155	$2,244	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,136	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$2,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,305	5

Every lot

93 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	529.57/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,218	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	427.94/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,361	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	403.44/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,311	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	406.71/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,513	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	413.76/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,796	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	388.13/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,688	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	354.04/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,699	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	397.81/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,925	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	376.10/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,929	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,815	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	363.06/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,077	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	360.73/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,193	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	320.97/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,192	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	249.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,953	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	256.86/cwt	247.50–260.00	2,327	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	212	483.23/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,024	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	379.11/cwt	370.00–390.00	853	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	239	445.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,066	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	374.17/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,044	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	289	351.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,015	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	996	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	366.17/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,146	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	336.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,087	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	306.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,019	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	359.53/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,352	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	336.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,284	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	357.84/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,481	66
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	323.33/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,423	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	277.60/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,230	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	346.01/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,633	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,466	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,318	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	287.57/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,487	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	330.95/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,747	71
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	273.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,540	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	317.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,832	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	309.99/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,906	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,074	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,945	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,058	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	459.32/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,011	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	482.50/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,230	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	437.04/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,176	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	398.05/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,095	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	428.79/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,334	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	374.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,196	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	404.34/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,322	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	386.04/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,409	25
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	414.82/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,585	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	381.78/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,626	45
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	345.74/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,497	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	348.25/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,619	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	376.28/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,791	33
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	352.18/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,867	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	338.43/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,814	35
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	342.14/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,957	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	314.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,833	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	319.67/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,956	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	247.22/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,533	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	293.14/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,838	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	309.27/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,038	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,913	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	262.32/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,883	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	249.96/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,920	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	243.33/cwt	220.00–250.00	2,046	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	181.48/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,947	6
Bulls	—	—	1,657	193.74/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,210	6
Bulls	—	—	2,038	201.54/cwt	201.00–202.00	4,107	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,375	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	146.00/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,565	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	157.20/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,756	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,116	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	164.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,036	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	154.10/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,906	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	163.00/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,143	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	148.08/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,962	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	171.28/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,734	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	900	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	2,688.35/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,688	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	773	1,326.05/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,326	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	911	2,260.26/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,260	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	945	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	980	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	990	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,128	2,144.29/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,144	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,164	2,190.61/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,191	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	2,592.39/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,592	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,447.07/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 995Last week 960Year ago 994

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 288Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 33Year ago 83

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle firm. All Feeder Cattle sold sharply lower.

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	212	480.00–490.00	483.23
8	250–300	279	370.00–385.00	374.17
20	300–350	313	355.00–370.00	366.17
31	350–400	376	350.00–380.00	359.53
66	400–450	414	340.00–367.50	357.84
25	450–500	472	330.00–360.00	346.01
71	500–550	528	320.00–345.00	330.95
15	550–600	577	300.00–330.00	317.54
15	600–650	615	300.00–320.00	309.99
2	700–750	703	295.00	295.00
3	800–850	823	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	440.00–450.00	445.90
9	250–300	289	350.00–360.00	351.06
12	300–350	323	325.00–350.00	336.64
22	350–400	382	320.00–340.00	336.18
3	400–450	440	310.00–330.00	323.33
6	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	309.91
6	500–550	517	280.00–310.00	287.57
3	550–600	563	270.00–280.00	273.49
3	750–800	778	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	370.00–390.00	379.11
4	250–300	293	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	333	300.00–310.00	306.14
2	400–450	443	260.00–295.00	277.60
2	450–500	475	275.00–280.00	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	520.00–540.00	529.57
10	300–350	318	420.00–440.00	427.94
9	350–400	372	400.00–410.00	406.71
9	400–450	435	370.00–400.00	388.13
6	450–500	480	340.00–370.00	354.04
7	500–550	526	340.00–350.00	344.97
5	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	334.99
2	750–800	782	240.00–260.00	249.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	403.44
2	350–400	355	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	434	380.00–430.00	413.76
23	450–500	484	385.00–402.50	397.81
6	500–550	513	370.00–390.00	376.10
18	550–600	572	355.00–375.00	363.06
27	600–650	608	340.00–365.00	360.73
6	650–700	683	310.00–330.00	320.97
4	900–950	906	247.50–260.00	256.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	420.00–455.00	437.04
12	300–350	327	390.00–420.00	404.34
25	350–400	365	375.00–395.00	386.04
7	400–450	433	330.00–350.00	345.74
12	450–500	465	330.00–360.00	348.25
35	500–550	536	320.00–342.50	338.43
16	550–600	582	300.00–325.00	314.99
3	600–650	627	270.00–310.00	293.14
3	650–700	679	280.00–285.00	281.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	450.00–470.00	459.32
5	250–300	275	370.00–410.00	398.05
4	300–350	319	370.00–380.00	374.94
2	600–650	620	230.00–265.00	247.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	475.00–490.00	482.50
12	300–350	311	425.00–430.00	428.79
15	350–400	382	400.00–440.00	414.82
45	400–450	426	365.00–395.00	381.78
33	450–500	476	365.00–390.00	376.28
9	500–550	530	350.00–360.00	352.18
11	550–600	572	330.00–350.00	342.14
18	600–650	612	316.00–340.00	319.67
14	650–700	659	300.00–315.00	309.27
2	700–750	718	255.00–270.00	262.32
4	750–800	768	245.00–260.00	249.96
6	800–850	841	220.00–250.00	243.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,138	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,688.35

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	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	1	—	900	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	1	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,164	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,190.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,128	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,144.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	773	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,326.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	911	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,260.26

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,592.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,657	189.00–199.00	193.74
6	—	1,624	176.00–186.00	181.48
2	—	2,038	201.00–202.00	201.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	146.00–150.00	148.08
3	—	1,315	162.00–165.00	163.00
6	—	1,596	168.00–173.00	171.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,072	140.00–151.00	146.00
23	—	1,117	152.00–165.00	157.20
6	—	1,026	130.00–138.00	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,237	148.00–159.00	154.10
28	—	1,237	160.00–169.00	164.63
8	—	1,226	170.00–175.00	172.60

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.