Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-06-03

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 3
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
926 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 676▼ 641 vs year ago 1,567 · −40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 74▼ 107 vs year ago 241 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 69▼ 5 vs year ago 147 · −3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply lower 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 $369.76/cwt on 83 head, down $30.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −15.47 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$369.76
▼ 30.39 vs prior sale
83 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,995
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.47
vs GA average
−35.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536375.552,01273
Medium and Large 2574336.981,9365thin
Medium and Large 3559318.001,7785thin
One grade step is worth $57.55/cwt here — about $234 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 sale83 hd
369.76
—
GA average13 barns · 425 hd
369.29
+0.47
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−35.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−15.47
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—High1,664212.603,53911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248180.582,25453
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,421178.172,53210
CowsLean 85-90%High1,037152.531,58228

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)1,239$3,32411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$3,2469
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$3,2376
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$3,36220

Every lot

110 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255625.00/cwt620.00–630.001,5942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,5963
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367504.84/cwt500.00–510.001,85319
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384469.91/cwt460.00–480.001,8046
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419455.91/cwt450.00–470.001,91010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432496.22/cwt490.00–515.002,14416
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3437418.36/cwt410.00–420.001,8286
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466411.30/cwt400.00–415.001,9174
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482463.13/cwt455.00–465.002,23227
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516395.93/cwt390.00–400.002,04310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524440.96/cwt430.00–462.002,31136
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573382.94/cwt380.00–385.002,1945
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587394.73/cwt390.00–410.002,3174
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615364.88/cwt360.00–370.002,2442
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617381.92/cwt375.00–387.002,35628
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2696345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724332.81/cwt332.00–340.002,41010
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725330.77/cwt320.00–332.002,39810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3726278.03/cwt270.00–280.002,0185
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2102
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225545.33/cwt530.00–560.001,2272
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3238489.96/cwt480.00–510.001,1667
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2264467.06/cwt450.00–480.001,2339
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1286515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4735
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3292419.94/cwt410.00–430.001,2263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313418.56/cwt400.00–440.001,3106
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320359.90/cwt340.00–380.001,1523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321453.22/cwt450.00–470.001,4556
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373421.51/cwt400.00–440.001,57220
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382464.08/cwt445.00–470.001,77314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408352.55/cwt350.00–360.001,4384
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414425.71/cwt410.00–435.001,76213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426397.48/cwt370.00–405.001,69310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468402.25/cwt380.00–420.001,88332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515386.67/cwt370.00–410.001,99145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569357.68/cwt345.00–385.002,03528
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8244
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588336.23/cwt330.00–340.001,9774
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630329.57/cwt325.00–340.002,07626
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633292.59/cwt285.00–300.001,8522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9655
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3681287.94/cwt280.00–290.001,9617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1534
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2211590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2454
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215554.65/cwt540.00–570.001,1922
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4573
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2257540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3883
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3781
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285576.20/cwt570.00–590.001,6423
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317565.13/cwt550.00–590.001,79111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333514.89/cwt500.00–530.001,7152
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335456.95/cwt440.00–495.001,5313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362498.24/cwt490.00–500.001,80411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8571
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430458.63/cwt440.00–495.001,97223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3432381.64/cwt380.00–385.001,6493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462406.15/cwt390.00–425.001,8768
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463441.35/cwt430.00–455.002,04310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524393.29/cwt385.00–405.002,0619
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536359.97/cwt350.00–375.001,9299
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3541330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7858
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556389.97/cwt380.00–400.002,1687
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578352.06/cwt350.00–360.002,0355
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582321.68/cwt320.00–325.001,8723
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620339.37/cwt335.00–345.002,1049
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685327.43/cwt325.00–340.002,2436
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3698310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1642
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727323.42/cwt320.00–330.002,3513
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3561
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,511200.68/cwt194.00–205.003,0324
Bulls——1,599212.40/cwt209.00–216.003,3965
Bulls——2,135236.94/cwt235.00–239.005,0592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%987142.33/cwt140.00–145.001,4059
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049151.91/cwt147.00–158.001,59413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088169.15/cwt165.00–172.001,8406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151173.07/cwt170.00–177.001,99218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286182.89/cwt178.00–188.002,35229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323167.51/cwt165.00–175.002,2164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,356191.94/cwt190.00–195.002,6036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487185.27/cwt184.00–189.002,7556
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3292,932.17/head2,550.00–3,250.002,9328
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5964,235.20/head4,000.00–4,700.004,2358
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29913,444.50/head2,900.00–3,700.003,4455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1352,753.08/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2202,901.84/head2,650.00–3,000.002,9025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,676.19/head3,300.00–3,950.003,6764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2783,537.80/head3,000.00–3,950.003,5388

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.