Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-01-21

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jan 21
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
853 head
▼ 384 vs last sale 1,237▲ 853 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 158▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 183▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers steady to 10 .00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady,

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.47/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +1.25 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$386.47
61 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,057
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$78.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.82
vs GA average
−24.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523396.802,07548
Medium and Large 2576357.452,06010thin
Medium and Large 3538318.041,7123thin
One grade step is worth $78.76/cwt here — about $362 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 sale61 hd
386.47
—
GA average13 barns · 298 hd
369.65
+16.82
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−24.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
+1.25
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—High1,681207.513,48920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,591183.712,9227thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258173.002,17785
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125154.001,73314

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,161$2,69620
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,270$2,4653thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$3,51320

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258686.84/cwt680.00–700.001,7723
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2309566.85/cwt550.00–570.001,7527
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6152
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380555.00/cwt545.00–585.002,10910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382522.53/cwt515.00–527.001,99623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421522.00/cwt500.00–550.002,19819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471501.86/cwt480.00–510.002,36421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2135
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515477.10/cwt465.00–485.002,4579
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565466.96/cwt465.00–475.002,6385
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626406.12/cwt395.00–420.002,54226
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3872
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,8171
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,3941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2792325.29/cwt320.00–327.002,5764
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4701
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3248460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1413
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4357
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315453.44/cwt450.00–460.001,4283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326497.46/cwt490.00–530.001,62216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368482.50/cwt470.00–510.001,77631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368452.38/cwt450.00–460.001,6654
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373404.97/cwt400.00–410.001,5112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413422.82/cwt405.00–440.001,7462
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419475.01/cwt465.00–490.001,99015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458355.04/cwt345.00–370.001,6263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466439.87/cwt425.00–450.002,05011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482400.17/cwt390.00–415.001,9297
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514400.43/cwt390.00–425.002,05840
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515327.06/cwt305.00–350.001,6842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567378.64/cwt370.00–395.002,1478
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582355.50/cwt350.00–365.002,0699
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607362.15/cwt350.00–365.002,19814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3628293.26/cwt280.00–300.001,8423
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636327.44/cwt325.00–330.002,0839
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3677286.83/cwt280.00–305.001,9425
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681344.24/cwt340.00–345.002,34422
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1694
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8753
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,3731
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6242
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1289597.69/cwt595.00–620.001,7279
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305595.08/cwt575.00–620.001,8153
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2307531.28/cwt525.00–560.001,6316
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3317496.58/cwt490.00–500.001,5743
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375552.00/cwt540.00–560.002,0705
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427497.20/cwt490.00–515.002,12316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441462.73/cwt450.00–470.002,04111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464476.36/cwt450.00–510.002,2106
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518436.07/cwt430.00–445.002,25922
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524415.13/cwt400.00–425.002,17534
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565404.22/cwt390.00–410.002,2846
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622377.34/cwt365.00–390.002,3478
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3624315.84/cwt295.00–325.001,9715
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2304
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1684347.78/cwt345.00–360.002,3797
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2771
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3750305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,472189.33/cwt182.00–198.002,7876
Bulls——1,692209.05/cwt199.00–219.003,53710
Bulls——1,968230.95/cwt224.00–238.004,5454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096152.53/cwt147.00–158.001,6726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141162.55/cwt159.00–168.001,8556
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165132.79/cwt130.00–135.001,5472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217161.95/cwt158.00–165.001,97122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227173.74/cwt167.00–181.002,13246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,397185.32/cwt182.00–193.002,58917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,6722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,721189.25/cwt188.00–190.003,2574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1763,592.63/head3,100.00–3,950.003,59318
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0732,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1432,198.03/head1,900.00–2,500.002,1982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,914.57/head2,800.00–3,300.002,9159
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1742,517.02/head2,150.00–2,700.002,51711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.