Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-05-27

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 27
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
676 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 799▼ 372 vs year ago 1,048 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 195▼ 33 vs year ago 107 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 257▼ 20 vs year ago 89 · −22.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 9.00 higher, all feeder classes unevenly steady 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 $400.15/cwt on 79 head, down $9.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 34 comparable sales and sits +14.92 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$400.15
▼ 9.10 vs prior sale
79 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,190
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$98.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.80
vs GA average
−7.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533420.352,23947
Medium and Large 2571375.522,14329
Medium and Large 3549321.751,7653thin
One grade step is worth $98.60/cwt here — about $474 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale79 hd
400.15
—
GA average11 barns · 333 hd
384.35
+15.80
National average128 barns · 4,974 hd
407.44
−7.29
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
+14.92
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—Low1,724216.003,72510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,306185.272,42046
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,375178.002,4481thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,097151.981,66812

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)1,345$4,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,117$2,7538
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,189$3,56118

Every lot

94 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3245540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3231
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283570.44/cwt560.00–580.001,6142
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,0591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,9321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,2243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425514.43/cwt500.00–520.002,18613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0352
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476491.63/cwt470.00–510.002,34033
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478453.34/cwt450.00–460.002,1673
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,2444
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523413.88/cwt395.00–430.002,1655
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1548455.83/cwt455.00–460.002,49818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3562416.18/cwt410.00–420.002,3398
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563450.64/cwt440.00–455.002,53724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608420.96/cwt410.00–425.002,55910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5356
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3678361.76/cwt350.00–375.002,4533
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2732355.04/cwt350.00–360.002,5995
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3740330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3256456.10/cwt440.00–460.001,1685
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328444.89/cwt440.00–450.001,4592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332486.64/cwt480.00–500.001,6167
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380476.14/cwt470.00–490.001,8093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380446.21/cwt430.00–450.001,6965
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7602
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414472.78/cwt455.00–500.001,95722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428417.46/cwt410.00–425.001,78710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464425.73/cwt410.00–430.001,9755
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472461.13/cwt460.00–465.002,17717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0556
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517423.21/cwt415.00–427.002,18827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538373.46/cwt365.00–390.002,00910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554416.50/cwt410.00–420.002,30720
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558320.13/cwt310.00–330.001,7862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588376.60/cwt360.00–410.002,21419
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2537
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683335.99/cwt325.00–337.002,29512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3276
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270630.49/cwt620.00–650.001,7025
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2279580.14/cwt560.00–610.001,6196
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3282536.21/cwt520.00–550.001,5123
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310475.40/cwt450.00–500.001,4742
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335590.03/cwt580.00–595.001,9775
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339569.94/cwt560.00–580.001,9327
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372546.86/cwt540.00–550.002,0343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373439.66/cwt430.00–450.001,6402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390514.80/cwt495.00–530.002,00813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426428.00/cwt420.00–430.001,8235
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,93511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477439.08/cwt425.00–450.002,0947
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488398.12/cwt370.00–420.001,9439
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527426.23/cwt420.00–430.002,2468
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530367.58/cwt340.00–380.001,9484
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3413
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4821
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2681345.62/cwt340.00–355.002,3549
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548206.19/cwt205.00–207.003,1922
Bulls——1,636212.44/cwt209.00–218.003,4764
Bulls——1,901224.47/cwt222.00–228.004,2674
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996139.42/cwt132.00–145.001,3895
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180155.74/cwt152.00–159.001,8385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254185.74/cwt180.00–190.002,32920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335174.04/cwt170.00–178.002,32313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358195.77/cwt192.00–201.002,65913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0572,432.81/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,945.19/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3454,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1663,467.47/head3,350.00–3,750.003,4678
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2764,043.98/head3,900.00–4,300.004,0448

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.