Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-11-05

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 5
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,036 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 995▲ 342 vs year ago 694 · +49.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 167▲ 102 vs year ago 101 · +101.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 100▲ 60 vs year ago 66 · +90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Classes steady to 2.00 higher. Bull Calves and Steer Calves 10.00 - 12.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 - 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.12/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −66.11 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$319.12
63 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.01
vs GA average
−46.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552324.611,79352
Medium and Large 2559293.171,63911thin
One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about $153 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 sale63 hd
319.12
—
GA average15 barns · 554 hd
319.11
+0.01
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−46.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−66.11
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
435387339291median 385.2303/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,669191.203,19127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,488160.332,38613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,226159.531,95655
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,063148.011,57357

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$2,3635
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,064$1,97916
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$1,9274thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$2,2996

Every lot

95 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1962
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313487.38/cwt460.00–490.001,52511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2316447.15/cwt440.00–455.001,4135
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3319398.80/cwt390.00–400.001,2729
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380408.06/cwt390.00–420.001,5518
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383351.20/cwt340.00–370.001,3459
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390467.40/cwt445.00–475.001,82366
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430388.57/cwt340.00–425.001,6713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431450.71/cwt430.00–465.001,94313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440368.43/cwt355.00–380.001,6213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473394.47/cwt370.00–410.001,86619
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488333.70/cwt330.00–350.001,62816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1489426.98/cwt422.50–455.002,08840
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,02212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539331.35/cwt330.00–340.001,7867
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559331.65/cwt325.00–350.001,85419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564361.24/cwt360.00–362.502,0376
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3588310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8235
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613318.26/cwt300.00–330.001,9515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1641342.10/cwt340.00–342.502,1936
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,2666
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,29910
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1794290.92/cwt290.00–291.002,31012
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818281.79/cwt250.00–290.002,3055
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225509.70/cwt490.00–530.001,1473
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240383.33/cwt380.00–390.009203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265364.91/cwt350.00–370.009674
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288404.11/cwt385.00–410.001,16414
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3288337.57/cwt330.00–345.009722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318383.49/cwt370.00–400.001,21915
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318347.43/cwt340.00–350.001,1056
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,0074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375406.41/cwt360.00–414.001,52445
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382330.12/cwt310.00–340.001,2617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388371.00/cwt350.00–380.001,43912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417366.11/cwt350.00–380.001,52724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433318.15/cwt310.00–340.001,3788
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472321.65/cwt310.00–335.001,5186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475348.94/cwt338.00–366.001,65748
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521328.63/cwt320.00–350.001,71223
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533293.75/cwt280.00–310.001,5665
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577321.42/cwt310.00–340.001,85529
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581292.68/cwt270.00–305.001,7006
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626317.20/cwt310.00–320.001,98625
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661317.24/cwt300.00–325.002,09713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230482.25/cwt450.00–500.001,1093
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0323
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1993
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2276440.00/cwt430.00–450.001,2147
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314407.63/cwt400.00–420.001,2809
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319435.64/cwt430.00–450.001,39015
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2582
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368443.63/cwt420.00–455.001,6334
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377395.67/cwt370.00–410.001,49218
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416384.58/cwt375.00–410.001,60017
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417365.12/cwt350.00–370.001,52310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467380.10/cwt370.00–400.001,7756
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479347.22/cwt330.00–360.001,66313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3498310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,54413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520350.07/cwt345.00–360.001,8207
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540331.28/cwt320.00–340.001,78916
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560333.31/cwt330.00–350.001,8679
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2584316.67/cwt312.50–325.001,84910
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620327.32/cwt320.00–335.002,0292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630240.24/cwt230.00–250.001,5142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2636300.38/cwt270.00–310.001,9108
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,05811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724274.23/cwt260.00–285.001,9857
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9223
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,456173.71/cwt165.00–187.002,52911
Bulls——1,794207.78/cwt201.00–225.003,72810
Bulls——1,851195.62/cwt190.00–199.003,6216
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031134.88/cwt130.00–139.001,39115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055146.84/cwt140.00–152.501,54921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094158.57/cwt154.00–167.001,73521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185173.37/cwt172.50–174.002,0542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,219163.31/cwt160.00–169.001,99129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238153.81/cwt145.00–159.001,90424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,426153.12/cwt149.00–155.002,1835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,471159.97/cwt157.00–162.002,3535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620172.95/cwt170.00–176.002,8023
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0801,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,514.87/head2,100.00–2,750.002,5153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38061,369.07/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3694
Bred Cows—Small 2-38101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small 1-28502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Small 2-38681,752.88/head1,450.00–2,000.001,7533
Bred Cows—Small 1-29552,301.57/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1481,804.36/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,393.52/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3946
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,782.22/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7822

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.