Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-06-24

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jun 24
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
927 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 855▼ 86 vs year ago 1,013 · −8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 159▲ 27 vs year ago 239 · +11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 91▲ 41 vs year ago 116 · +35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower, all feeder classes sharply higher and replacement cows unevenly steady. This market will not be covered next week due to July 4th holiday. Coverage will resume on 07/08/2026.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $421.38/cwt on 44 head, up $14.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +23.55 against this barn's trailing median of $397.84.
Average price
$421.38
▲ 14.15 vs prior sale
44 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$388
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$107.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.93
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535427.982,29233
Medium and Large 2537409.742,20010thin
Medium and Large 3595320.001,9041thin
One grade step is worth $107.98/cwt here — about $388 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 sale44 hd
421.38
—
GA average13 barns · 295 hd
392.45
+28.93
This barn, trailing median34 sales
397.84
+23.55
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
449396343290median 397.8403/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $434.67, low $303.99, median $397.84 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—Average1,764218.493,85420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,582180.102,85017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,289178.622,302165
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,084158.171,71530

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)1,213$2,99211
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,213$2,8002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,8112thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$3,22916

Every lot

99 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1213692.94/cwt660.00–730.001,4762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324603.90/cwt590.00–630.001,9575
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371570.82/cwt550.00–585.002,11810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385510.06/cwt500.00–515.001,9646
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3388467.45/cwt465.00–470.001,8142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429502.12/cwt500.00–510.002,15422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435473.83/cwt470.00–485.002,0614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465422.55/cwt420.00–425.001,9652
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1391
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471487.84/cwt480.00–500.002,29813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519457.08/cwt455.00–460.002,3725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3519402.79/cwt385.00–420.002,09013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535472.68/cwt465.00–480.002,52923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567447.23/cwt440.00–460.002,53627
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4885
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3612385.06/cwt350.00–390.002,3578
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618436.16/cwt435.00–440.002,6959
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633405.68/cwt405.00–410.002,5687
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655406.69/cwt400.00–410.002,6643
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3688360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2689376.96/cwt375.00–385.002,59710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2931
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276535.43/cwt530.00–550.001,4789
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286498.82/cwt490.00–510.001,4274
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2314466.11/cwt450.00–470.001,4645
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326499.12/cwt490.00–515.001,62720
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2354458.58/cwt450.00–460.001,62311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370417.92/cwt380.00–430.001,54610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373486.64/cwt470.00–520.001,81523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3411370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421460.95/cwt440.00–480.001,94133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433416.69/cwt410.00–420.001,8043
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460335.33/cwt320.00–350.001,5432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469454.37/cwt435.00–470.002,13112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489420.69/cwt410.00–430.002,0578
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509422.77/cwt410.00–430.002,15213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575414.42/cwt400.00–430.002,3839
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0033
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1699330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3074
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,55413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,3602
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2547
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2237620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4693
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3279551.82/cwt540.00–570.001,5406
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,7081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285598.21/cwt590.00–600.001,7055
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320476.17/cwt450.00–500.001,5242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338537.75/cwt530.00–550.001,8189
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340593.63/cwt580.00–600.002,0186
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355560.84/cwt550.00–570.001,99111
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385462.46/cwt445.00–470.001,78014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2394505.43/cwt490.00–520.001,99110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410460.67/cwt460.00–465.001,8898
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435495.41/cwt480.00–510.002,15526
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3467400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8684
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474468.33/cwt450.00–485.002,22017
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492427.93/cwt420.00–440.002,1055
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518441.85/cwt440.00–445.002,28921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537409.74/cwt400.00–430.002,20010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566403.72/cwt400.00–410.002,28512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9041
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613383.16/cwt375.00–400.002,34914
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671360.16/cwt350.00–375.002,4177
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3684277.88/cwt275.00–310.001,90112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722346.27/cwt345.00–350.002,5004
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,659216.85/cwt213.00–220.003,5987
Bulls——1,790208.11/cwt195.00–214.003,7257
Bulls——1,856232.50/cwt226.00–244.004,3156
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076171.26/cwt169.00–174.001,8436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083159.65/cwt155.00–166.001,72915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091146.97/cwt140.00–150.001,6039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258178.37/cwt174.00–184.002,24481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286169.09/cwt162.00–172.002,17444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355189.62/cwt185.00–196.002,56940
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560197.95/cwt193.00–203.003,0882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,574181.60/cwt177.00–186.002,8589
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602171.90/cwt168.00–175.002,7546
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0701,811.45/head1,600.00–2,100.001,8112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2052,460.55/head1,600.00–2,900.002,4616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2223,628.64/head3,200.00–4,100.003,6295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27933,288.64/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0923,469.01/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4696
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0922,950.00/head2,750.00–3,100.002,9506

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.