Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-02-11

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Feb 11
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,529 head
▲ 908 vs last sale 621▲ 464 vs year ago 1,065 · +43.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 160▼ 90 vs year ago 212 · −42.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
195 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 127▲ 12 vs year ago 183 · +6.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady, all feeder classes sharply lower and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.16/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +1.93 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$387.16
65 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$93.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.82
vs GA average
−36.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521440.692,29411thin
Medium and Large 2540394.682,13233
Medium and Large 3540347.311,87521
One grade step is worth $93.37/cwt here — about $419 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 sale65 hd
387.16
—
GA average14 barns · 489 hd
392.99
−5.82
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−36.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
+1.93
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—Average1,713207.643,55724
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,533184.072,8218thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,317179.992,37166
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,122156.921,76011

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)1,036$2,84713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,80549
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,145$2,56811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)914$2,67214

Every lot

106 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220704.66/cwt700.00–710.001,5502
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3273596.46/cwt590.00–600.001,6283
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275628.42/cwt620.00–630.001,7286
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325548.16/cwt540.00–565.001,7829
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384567.96/cwt550.00–600.002,18117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413532.11/cwt525.00–540.002,19816
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428484.21/cwt480.00–485.002,0726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462522.24/cwt500.00–540.002,41318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462487.77/cwt485.00–495.002,25311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3493430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510447.53/cwt445.00–450.002,28214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516467.64/cwt465.00–475.002,41332
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574436.79/cwt435.00–440.002,50725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582420.06/cwt400.00–425.002,44513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582374.70/cwt372.00–380.002,1813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629412.91/cwt400.00–420.002,5975
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7264
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678389.92/cwt380.00–400.002,64410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3692346.65/cwt340.00–350.002,3993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2784336.70/cwt330.00–340.002,6403
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,78516
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2217600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3023
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3228565.16/cwt560.00–570.001,2892
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1248617.14/cwt615.00–625.001,53114
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1252601.27/cwt600.00–610.001,5158
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278491.44/cwt450.00–540.001,3664
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320530.95/cwt520.00–535.001,69913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334497.85/cwt475.00–515.001,66329
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3341460.00/cwt435.00–470.001,56911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373419.64/cwt400.00–440.001,5653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378477.52/cwt450.00–485.001,80519
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381502.01/cwt495.00–515.001,91324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3419419.58/cwt400.00–425.001,75810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426472.71/cwt460.00–495.002,01426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440443.51/cwt440.00–445.001,95110
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469456.87/cwt440.00–485.002,14345
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8883
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474433.52/cwt430.00–440.002,05518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3512374.85/cwt350.00–385.001,9198
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513443.06/cwt425.00–450.002,2739
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517409.82/cwt395.00–420.002,11920
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3557330.37/cwt315.00–350.001,84013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576371.38/cwt365.00–390.002,13913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3611320.84/cwt320.00–330.001,96012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613368.93/cwt365.00–370.002,26232
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1654353.75/cwt350.00–355.002,3144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685325.05/cwt320.00–335.002,2276
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3730270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1801317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213670.71/cwt670.00–675.001,4297
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1289610.77/cwt600.00–650.001,76523
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3308500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328600.99/cwt570.00–610.001,97117
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334545.46/cwt545.00–550.001,82210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359567.69/cwt550.00–590.002,03820
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372455.65/cwt450.00–485.001,6956
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387519.91/cwt505.00–540.002,01213
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411504.28/cwt500.00–510.002,0737
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429487.95/cwt475.00–495.002,0935
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430448.74/cwt425.00–455.001,9309
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457472.49/cwt465.00–485.002,15932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469398.33/cwt395.00–400.001,8683
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484441.40/cwt430.00–455.002,13615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3509383.69/cwt380.00–385.001,9534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515436.85/cwt425.00–440.002,2508
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516404.37/cwt400.00–420.002,0879
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562417.96/cwt395.00–430.002,3493
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565367.95/cwt360.00–370.002,0795
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578343.14/cwt330.00–350.001,9833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1606390.75/cwt380.00–392.002,36816
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663379.38/cwt370.00–381.002,51529
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678351.69/cwt330.00–365.002,3846
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708343.32/cwt340.00–350.002,4313
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453185.50/cwt180.00–190.002,6956
Bulls——1,772203.13/cwt193.00–214.003,59910
Bulls——1,834229.87/cwt218.00–241.004,2168
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003166.86/cwt164.00–170.001,6742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148154.71/cwt150.00–160.001,7769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196168.80/cwt165.00–170.002,01912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306178.18/cwt172.00–185.002,32739
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,386185.34/cwt178.00–189.002,5694
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440164.08/cwt162.00–166.002,3632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,444193.66/cwt189.00–204.002,79615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,918201.51/cwt200.00–203.003,8652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37932,471.32/head2,200.00–2,700.002,47110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28852,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5503,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0332,557.58/head2,200.00–2,850.002,55810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0483,811.92/head3,350.00–4,000.003,8123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0822,626.22/head2,250.00–2,800.002,62631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0962,450.54/head2,150.00–2,650.002,4518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1793,113.48/head2,850.00–3,700.003,11318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2772,881.85/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8823

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.