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Ashburn

Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Dec 17

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

753 head

▼ 332 vs last sale 1,085▼ 363 vs year ago 1,116 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 183▼ 22 vs year ago 183 · −12.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

156 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 164▲ 70 vs year ago 86 · +81.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 5.00 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 $355.40/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −29.82 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.

Average price

$355.40

43 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$58.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.28

vs GA average

−34.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	382.18	1,978	20
Medium and Large 2	561	342.91	1,924	10thin
Medium and Large 3	526	323.82	1,703	13thin

One grade step is worth $58.36/cwt here — about $274 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 sale43 hd

355.40

—

GA average14 barns · 468 hd

343.13

+12.28

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−34.51

This barn, trailing median34 sales

385.23

−29.82

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	1,488	197.94	2,945	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	167.27	2,295	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	163.22	1,995	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	153.75	1,654	37

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)	1,162	$2,661	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,180	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,869	4thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	514.72/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,364	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	555.36/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,499	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	445.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,247	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	489.73/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,567	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	522.17/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,723	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	501.71/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,816	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	486.47/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,834	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	483.60/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,104	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,270	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	432.89/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,078	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	458.77/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,326	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	377.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,918	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	416.92/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,214	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	360.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,980	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	330.14/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,898	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	382.02/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,319	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	343.00/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,161	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,322	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	323.27/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,648	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	208	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	832	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	222	442.70/cwt	440.00–460.00	983	8
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	500.11/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,185	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	410.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,120	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	457.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,285	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	491.17/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,390	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	455.47/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,439	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	409.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,299	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	453.66/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,674	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	419.53/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,569	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,406	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	411.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,687	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	365.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,536	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	431.61/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,843	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	406.55/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,923	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	386.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,857	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	337.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,638	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	384.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,963	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	323.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,703	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	346.18/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,859	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	366.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,053	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	339.64/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,987	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,104	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,823	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	293.10/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,964	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	325.29/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,209	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	258.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,757	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	208	533.44/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,110	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	227	488.70/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,109	8
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	570.84/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,387	11
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	552.09/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,524	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,268	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	292	504.03/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,472	15
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	316	435.28/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,375	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	509.63/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,682	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	487.40/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,628	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	516.12/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,910	25
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	450.46/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,685	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	482.31/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,809	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	473.80/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,014	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,909	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	424.83/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,827	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	437.97/cwt	415.00–447.50	2,019	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	400.80/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,936	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	372.72/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,938	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	400.71/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,116	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	376.41/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,176	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	351.90/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,041	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	276.65/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,721	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,293	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,237	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	312.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,223	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	285.19/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,224	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	173.82/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	194.34/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,837	9
Bulls	—	—	1,549	206.91/cwt	201.00–217.00	3,205	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	135.84/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,327	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	146.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,549	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	162.02/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,795	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	148.13/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,714	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	160.17/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,930	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	169.79/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,127	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	175.47/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,355	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	165.07/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,288	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	148.45/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,101	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	755	1,762.58/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	763	1,901.42/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,901	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	2,120.78/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,121	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,198	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	2,959.27/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,959	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	2,628.75/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,629	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	800	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,165	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	2,938.87/head	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,939	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 1,085Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 183Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 164Year ago 86

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	222	440.00–460.00	442.70
6	250–300	281	445.00–470.00	457.27
5	300–350	317	400.00–420.00	409.87
9	350–400	374	400.00–435.00	419.53
7	400–450	410	400.00–420.00	411.45
10	450–500	481	380.00–390.00	386.04
5	500–550	537	330.00–355.00	346.18
5	550–600	585	330.00–342.50	339.64
2	600–650	618	295.00	295.00
10	650–700	670	290.00–310.00	293.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	273	400.00–420.00	410.28
4	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	374.87
7	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	365.73
5	450–500	486	330.00–340.00	337.07
13	500–550	526	310.00–325.00	323.82
3	650–700	680	250.00–265.00	258.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	237	490.00–510.00	500.11
11	250–300	283	475.00–510.00	491.17
10	300–350	316	440.00–470.00	455.47
31	350–400	369	440.00–470.00	453.66
33	400–450	427	425.00–455.00	431.61
21	450–500	473	406.00–410.00	406.55
17	500–550	510	370.00–390.00	384.93
3	550–600	560	350.00–375.00	366.60
2	600–650	610	340.00–350.00	344.96
14	650–700	679	305.00–332.00	325.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	530.00–540.00	533.44
15	250–300	292	490.00–520.00	504.03
4	300–350	334	475.00–495.00	487.40
8	350–400	375	465.00–495.00	482.31
4	400–450	429	445.00	445.00
14	450–500	461	415.00–447.50	437.97
4	500–550	520	360.00–390.00	372.72
5	550–600	580	340.00–360.00	351.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	227	480.00–500.00	488.70
2	250–300	285	440.00–450.00	444.91
12	300–350	316	420.00–460.00	435.28
11	350–400	374	420.00–460.00	450.46
3	400–450	430	415.00–430.00	424.83
6	450–500	483	385.00–410.00	400.80
2	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	622	270.00–280.00	276.65
2	700–750	740	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	243	560.00–580.00	570.84
7	250–300	276	525.00–560.00	552.09
12	300–350	330	500.00–525.00	509.63
25	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	516.12
16	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	473.80
3	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
22	500–550	528	395.00–425.00	400.71
12	550–600	578	370.00–395.00	376.41
4	600–650	637	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	683	325.00–330.00	327.47
11	700–750	712	300.00–320.00	312.26
2	750–800	780	270.00–300.00	285.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	510.00–520.00	514.72
7	300–350	320	460.00–500.00	489.73
5	350–400	377	460.00–495.00	486.47
2	450–500	480	420.00–445.00	432.89
5	500–550	531	415.00–420.00	416.92
3	550–600	550	350.00–380.00	360.00
10	600–650	630	330.00–357.50	343.00
2	650–700	673	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	440.00–450.00	445.18
2	500–550	508	370.00–385.00	377.54
5	550–600	575	320.00–340.00	330.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	540.00–560.00	555.36
3	300–350	330	505.00–540.00	522.17
3	350–400	362	500.00–505.00	501.71
7	400–450	435	475.00–490.00	483.60
10	450–500	454	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	507	440.00–465.00	458.77
5	600–650	607	380.00–385.00	382.02
16	800–850	819	318.00–325.00	323.27

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,120.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,762.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	763	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,901.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	8	—	1,291	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,959.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,323	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,628.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	800	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	2	—	1,168	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,938.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,055	140.00–154.00	146.86
3	—	977	135.00–137.50	135.84
19	—	1,108	155.00–170.00	162.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	159.00–168.00	165.07
2	—	1,415	148.00–149.00	148.45
7	—	1,342	170.00–184.00	175.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	138.00–152.00	148.13
24	—	1,253	165.00–175.00	169.79
17	—	1,205	155.00–164.00	160.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,460	190.00–197.50	194.34
2	—	1,338	160.00–184.00	173.82
9	—	1,549	201.00–217.00	206.91

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.