Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-06-10

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 10
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▼ 344 vs last sale 926▼ 656 vs year ago 1,238 · −53.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 134▼ 201 vs year ago 311 · −64.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
158 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 142▼ 28 vs year ago 186 · −15.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady, all feeder classes sharply 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 $398.22/cwt on 14 head, up $28.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +12.99 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$398.22
▲ 28.46 vs prior sale
14 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.18
vs GA average
−2.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527401.932,11913thin
Medium and Large 3565350.001,9781thin
One grade step is worth $51.93/cwt here — about $142 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 sale14 hd
398.22
—
GA average14 barns · 282 hd
370.03
+28.18
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−2.30
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
+12.99
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—Average1,732207.703,59712
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,355184.732,50357
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,658181.633,01211
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,078158.481,70920

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)1,196$3,19726
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,192$3,1023thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,107$2,8066
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$3,2606

Every lot

91 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4031
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6321
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380556.56/cwt540.00–580.002,11519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413462.12/cwt450.00–475.001,9092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418496.61/cwt495.00–500.002,0763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472479.21/cwt450.00–495.002,26213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473409.52/cwt400.00–420.001,9372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9686
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527443.98/cwt432.00–450.002,34012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625387.22/cwt380.00–400.002,42017
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6831
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220575.00/cwt570.00–580.001,2652
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265505.57/cwt490.00–520.001,3402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312495.78/cwt480.00–500.001,54712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329464.75/cwt450.00–470.001,5294
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364482.29/cwt475.00–490.001,75612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373453.52/cwt450.00–470.001,69211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375407.80/cwt400.00–430.001,5294
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413403.47/cwt395.00–410.001,66615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418370.42/cwt360.00–380.001,5482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424436.37/cwt425.00–440.001,85014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476395.82/cwt380.00–410.001,8845
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483419.69/cwt415.00–430.002,02725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515406.67/cwt380.00–420.002,0949
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555391.26/cwt380.00–400.002,1714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,9512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2284
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719324.80/cwt320.00–327.002,3354
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735307.48/cwt305.00–310.002,2602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5811
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283575.04/cwt570.00–580.001,6272
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335548.67/cwt540.00–560.001,8388
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1347573.31/cwt570.00–580.001,9893
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363544.48/cwt530.00–560.001,9762
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384510.03/cwt500.00–520.001,9594
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3392450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7643
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430493.89/cwt475.00–505.002,12416
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468446.48/cwt435.00–455.002,0903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484428.36/cwt425.00–430.002,0733
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513427.48/cwt420.00–440.002,1936
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,19812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558425.56/cwt405.00–440.002,3758
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573325.07/cwt310.00–340.001,8632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583371.97/cwt370.00–380.002,1695
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666370.97/cwt365.00–385.002,4714
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5961
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780297.16/cwt280.00–315.002,3182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645201.41/cwt197.00–206.003,3136
Bulls——1,793211.25/cwt209.00–218.003,7884
Bulls——1,870219.45/cwt219.00–220.004,1042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049146.65/cwt140.00–155.001,5389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069165.56/cwt160.00–170.001,7707
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160172.69/cwt171.00–174.002,0034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328172.19/cwt168.00–174.002,2876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336184.12/cwt179.00–189.002,46038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,422192.30/cwt190.00–200.002,73513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608182.91/cwt180.00–189.002,9416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,675175.63/cwt174.00–179.002,9424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,890198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,7421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39852,927.54/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0912,650.50/head2,500.00–3,000.002,6515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,987.20/head2,700.00–3,350.002,9875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2213,327.63/head3,000.00–3,600.003,32821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6053,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1882,914.95/head2,500.00–3,400.002,9154

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.