Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-11-19

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Nov 19
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
894 head
▲ 336 vs last sale 558▲ 190 vs year ago 704 · +27.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 145▲ 11 vs year ago 140 · +7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 145▲ 54 vs year ago 122 · +44.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Steers and Steer Calves steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bull Calves and Heifer calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.73/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.50 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$336.73
76 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.57
vs GA average
−20.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539345.991,86462
Medium and Large 2556317.091,7627thin
Medium and Large 3557274.351,5297thin
One grade step is worth $71.64/cwt here — about $335 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 sale76 hd
336.73
—
GA average15 barns · 550 hd
324.16
+12.57
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−20.16
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−48.50
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—Low1,698189.203,21328
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,274154.831,97239
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,382152.002,10018
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,088144.121,56938

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)1,164$2,46918
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$2,39031
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$2,0833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$2,4673thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288439.54/cwt430.00–460.001,2663
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323467.79/cwt460.00–475.001,5112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377429.47/cwt410.00–435.001,61912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413440.83/cwt420.00–450.001,8218
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443376.24/cwt370.00–390.001,6674
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470387.37/cwt370.00–400.001,8214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481430.96/cwt425.00–435.002,07315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515337.35/cwt330.00–345.001,7372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525356.65/cwt350.00–365.001,8723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528413.50/cwt380.00–420.002,1836
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3557315.12/cwt310.00–325.001,7553
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,1802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573367.26/cwt350.00–375.002,10411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626326.02/cwt310.00–340.002,0414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668337.53/cwt330.00–345.002,2552
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2719294.46/cwt290.00–300.002,1179
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728312.47/cwt310.00–315.002,2752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267435.17/cwt425.00–445.001,1627
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2267396.10/cwt380.00–400.001,0585
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324411.09/cwt400.00–440.001,33229
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334389.38/cwt370.00–395.001,3014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360345.55/cwt330.00–350.001,24420
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360305.14/cwt300.00–310.001,0992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382381.29/cwt365.00–385.001,45739
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415371.54/cwt365.00–385.001,54248
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422306.07/cwt300.00–310.001,2925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424334.99/cwt330.00–350.001,4207
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475362.74/cwt350.00–385.001,72348
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478277.78/cwt270.00–300.001,3287
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493326.42/cwt325.00–345.001,60914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522347.30/cwt340.00–360.001,81340
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538316.75/cwt310.00–330.001,7043
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568272.09/cwt260.00–295.001,5455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569343.61/cwt335.00–360.001,95522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569317.34/cwt300.00–330.001,8064
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629296.01/cwt280.00–305.001,86214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633321.27/cwt320.00–325.002,03415
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661305.32/cwt300.00–315.002,01817
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705292.52/cwt290.00–295.002,0622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759290.41/cwt280.00–292.502,2046
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1807275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2195
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2226499.73/cwt490.00–530.001,1295
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233605.89/cwt590.00–640.001,4125
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279488.76/cwt470.00–500.001,3645
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2291448.29/cwt440.00–450.001,30517
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321472.33/cwt460.00–495.001,51615
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335427.83/cwt420.00–455.001,43315
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372424.04/cwt400.00–432.501,57725
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379444.51/cwt440.00–450.001,68512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385361.39/cwt350.00–380.001,3917
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418424.30/cwt400.00–440.001,77412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431377.91/cwt365.00–390.001,62913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472416.83/cwt405.00–425.001,9675
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473389.19/cwt375.00–395.001,84128
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3487332.10/cwt330.00–350.001,61712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1507388.95/cwt375.00–400.001,9725
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513323.98/cwt300.00–330.001,6625
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543362.27/cwt345.00–365.001,9679
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569353.70/cwt340.00–380.002,01313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578327.47/cwt320.00–335.001,8932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625333.62/cwt325.00–342.502,08511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625305.04/cwt295.00–310.001,9073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660318.37/cwt310.00–325.002,1016
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710304.89/cwt295.00–310.002,1653
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768284.98/cwt280.00–290.002,1892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568173.78/cwt164.00–187.002,72511
Bulls——1,724192.77/cwt188.00–198.003,3239
Bulls——1,848206.38/cwt200.00–213.003,8148
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084143.33/cwt139.00–150.001,55417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092157.86/cwt153.00–167.001,7249
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092134.94/cwt130.00–137.501,47412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253150.01/cwt144.00–157.001,88023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282159.55/cwt158.00–162.002,04510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338165.45/cwt164.00–167.002,2146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,374149.44/cwt145.00–154.002,05314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409160.98/cwt160.00–162.002,2684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38751,834.48/head1,650.00–2,050.001,8343
Bred Cows—Small 1-29232,308.40/head2,100.00–2,450.002,3084
Bred Cows—Small 1-29402,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Small 2-39482,048.02/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1332,101.99/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1402,173.68/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1592,551.48/head2,350.00–2,800.002,55119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1992,580.97/head2,350.00–2,850.002,58114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.