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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Dec 10

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,085 head

▲ 337 vs last sale 748▼ 11 vs year ago 1,096 · −1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 113▼ 34 vs year ago 217 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 93▲ 52 vs year ago 112 · +46.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls and Replacement Cattle remained steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 10.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply higher.

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 $355.01/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −30.22 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$355.01

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$28.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.96

vs GA average

−22.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	357.41	1,949	54
Medium and Large 2	540	329.10	1,776	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.31/cwt here — about $173 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 sale59 hd

355.01

—

GA average13 barns · 405 hd

339.05

+15.96

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−22.95

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

−30.22

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	1,478	194.65	2,877	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,441	165.07	2,379	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	161.28	2,102	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	149.72	1,596	47

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,307	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,307	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,016	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,937	4thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	518.01/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,414	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	491.67/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,372	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	440.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,342	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	389.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,442	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	519.15/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,999	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	454.87/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,751	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	442.49/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,841	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	494.79/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,128	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	491.36/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,290	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	427.08/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,016	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	405.16/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,945	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	401.27/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,079	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	425.57/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,226	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	404.28/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,288	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	327.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,916	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	380.04/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,375	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	337.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,146	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	333.41/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,264	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	363.33/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,482	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	330.83/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,455	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,432	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	297.40/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,305	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	494.08/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,072	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	459.93/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,251	19
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	438.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,212	15
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	276	388.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,073	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	444.68/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,472	34
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	411.49/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,387	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	393.37/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,471	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	425.89/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,627	44
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	352.72/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,361	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	402.54/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,683	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	430.50/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,804	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	354.12/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,516	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	351.02/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,594	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	404.60/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,873	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	372.06/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,801	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	365.10/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,888	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	338.41/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,770	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	315.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,780	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	347.80/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,021	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	334.32/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,090	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	290.02/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,813	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	316.68/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,112	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	312.07/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,253	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,075	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	292.85/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,246	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	203	487.47/cwt	485.00–490.00	990	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	219	517.49/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,133	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	461.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,242	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	497.92/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,389	20
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	438.49/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,425	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	504.69/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,660	17
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	483.36/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,605	39
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	507.98/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,854	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	440.87/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,644	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	477.59/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,815	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	474.16/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,982	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	442.47/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,863	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	405.13/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,710	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	469.89/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,138	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	424.83/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,984	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	395.89/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,877	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	323.44/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,643	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	393.97/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,049	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	354.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,863	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	364.47/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,077	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	335.92/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,136	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	348.77/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,309	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	312.69/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,120	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	295.87/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,136	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	173.04/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,125	7
Bulls	—	—	1,446	189.72/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,743	10
Bulls	—	—	1,651	211.37/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,490	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	146.84/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,532	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	159.70/cwt	154.00–167.50	1,693	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	134.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,560	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	145.49/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,737	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	160.72/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,112	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	151.92/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,005	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	170.32/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,296	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	162.73/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,342	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	173.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,587	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	863	1,622.97/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,623	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	875	1,776.19/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,776	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	885	2,324.29/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,324	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	903	1,967.34/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	995	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,105	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,136	2,141.59/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,142	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,618.61/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,619	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	2,563.08/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,563	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,298.15/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,298	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,597.25/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,276.99/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,277	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 748Year ago 1,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 113Year ago 217

Replacement CattleReceipts 164Last week 93Year ago 112

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
15	250–300	276	430.00–440.00	438.97
11	300–350	337	390.00–420.00	411.49
6	350–400	374	380.00–400.00	393.37
2	400–450	418	395.00–410.00	402.54
16	450–500	484	365.00–390.00	372.06
3	500–550	523	330.00–345.00	338.41
2	550–600	565	310.00–320.00	315.13
5	600–650	625	280.00–310.00	290.02
2	700–750	728	280.00–290.00	285.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	217	480.00–520.00	494.08
19	250–300	272	450.00–480.00	459.93
34	300–350	331	430.00–455.00	444.68
44	350–400	382	410.00–440.00	425.89
33	400–450	419	420.00–450.00	430.50
16	450–500	463	395.00–425.00	404.60
30	500–550	517	355.00–375.00	365.10
24	550–600	581	335.00–355.00	347.80
28	600–650	625	320.00–340.00	334.32
21	650–700	667	310.00–320.00	316.68
21	700–750	722	295.00–315.00	312.07
15	750–800	767	280.00–297.50	292.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	380.00–400.00	388.89
4	350–400	386	340.00–370.00	352.72
6	400–450	428	340.00–370.00	354.12
5	450–500	454	350.00–355.00	351.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	219	500.00–520.00	517.49
7	250–300	269	450.00–480.00	461.69
39	300–350	332	470.00–485.00	483.36
25	350–400	380	455.00–485.00	477.59
10	400–450	421	435.00–455.00	442.47
11	450–500	467	410.00–440.00	424.83
5	500–550	526	350.00–370.00	354.14
2	650–700	678	305.00–320.00	312.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	279	485.00–510.00	497.92
17	300–350	329	490.00–515.00	504.69
8	350–400	365	490.00–520.00	507.98
28	400–450	418	465.00–495.00	474.16
3	450–500	455	450.00–480.00	469.89
11	500–550	520	375.00–405.00	393.97
2	550–600	570	350.00–380.00	364.47
15	600–650	636	330.00–360.00	335.92
5	650–700	662	330.00–360.00	348.77
5	700–750	722	280.00–310.00	295.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	485.00–490.00	487.47
6	300–350	325	430.00–450.00	438.49
5	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	440.87
5	400–450	422	395.00–420.00	405.13
26	450–500	474	385.00–405.00	395.89
3	500–550	508	310.00–330.00	323.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	279	485.00–500.00	491.67
3	300–350	305	420.00–450.00	440.00
2	350–400	385	450.00–460.00	454.87
9	400–450	416	435.00–460.00	442.49
15	450–500	472	420.00–440.00	427.08
8	500–550	518	400.00–410.00	401.27
15	600–650	635	330.00–350.00	337.97
5	650–700	679	320.00–337.50	333.41
2	750–800	775	290.00–305.00	297.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	380.00–400.00	389.86
3	450–500	480	400.00–415.00	405.16
2	550–600	585	320.00–335.00	327.56
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	510.00–540.00	518.01
12	350–400	385	500.00–530.00	519.15
26	400–450	430	470.00–500.00	494.79
7	450–500	466	475.00–495.00	491.36
18	500–550	523	415.00–435.00	425.57
8	550–600	566	385.00–415.00	404.28
33	600–650	625	360.00–392.50	380.04
6	650–700	683	350.00–370.00	363.33
3	700–750	742	330.00–332.50	330.83
2	750–800	760	320.00	320.00

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)	3	—	1,303	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,298.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,190	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,618.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,221	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,563.08

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)	5	—	1,136	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,141.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	—	995	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	955	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	885	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,324.29

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	863	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,622.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	903	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,967.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	875	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,776.19

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	—	1,130	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,276.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,446	185.00–199.00	189.72
7	—	1,228	160.00–180.00	173.04
12	—	1,651	200.00–216.00	211.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	170.00–180.00	173.05
3	—	1,320	145.00–157.00	151.92
7	—	1,439	159.00–167.00	162.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,060	154.00–167.50	159.70
7	—	1,156	130.00–139.00	134.94
23	—	1,043	140.00–153.00	146.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,194	140.00–154.00	145.49
21	—	1,314	157.00–164.00	160.72
17	—	1,348	165.00–177.00	170.32

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.