Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-07-08

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 8
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
842 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 927▼ 352 vs year ago 1,194 · −29.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 266▼ 19 vs year ago 171 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 157▲ 11 vs year ago 78 · +14.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week for the 4th of July holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $438.14/cwt on 47 head, down $9.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +18.35 against this barn's trailing median of $419.80.
Average price
$438.14
▼ 9.03 vs prior sale
47 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,394
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs GA average
−21.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553450.252,49026
Medium and Large 2540431.522,33113thin
Medium and Large 3535409.572,1908thin
One grade step is worth $40.67/cwt here — about $299 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 sale47 hd
438.14
—
GA average13 barns · 279 hd
437.81
+0.33
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−21.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
419.80
+18.35
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
491437383329median 419.8003/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $343.34, median $419.80 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—Average1,538220.563,39210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,281187.782,40595
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069169.711,81427

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)1,113$2,92812
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)791$2,1154thin

Every lot

83 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,0832
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333544.81/cwt540.00–550.001,8142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368518.01/cwt500.00–530.001,90610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384567.72/cwt560.00–570.002,1804
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385481.21/cwt450.00–490.001,8536
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407538.58/cwt530.00–540.002,1927
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437498.39/cwt480.00–510.002,17816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481500.62/cwt495.00–515.002,40814
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486469.04/cwt450.00–475.002,2805
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507440.69/cwt435.00–450.002,2347
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510481.06/cwt455.00–485.002,4538
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3529409.51/cwt390.00–430.002,1667
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572436.55/cwt430.00–442.002,49718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579420.83/cwt420.00–425.002,4376
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623382.75/cwt370.00–395.002,3852
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627424.76/cwt420.00–425.002,66321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5085
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added753382.25/cwt382.25–382.252,87866
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283474.78/cwt450.00–500.001,3442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1309600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318450.08/cwt440.00–460.001,4312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2339511.25/cwt510.00–515.001,7334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356498.00/cwt490.00–500.001,7735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368420.97/cwt400.00–445.001,5493
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371462.08/cwt450.00–470.001,7145
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431474.17/cwt460.00–480.002,04417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434452.06/cwt440.00–455.001,96212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440412.02/cwt410.00–420.001,8135
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462447.53/cwt440.00–455.002,06816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471426.22/cwt400.00–435.002,00712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482386.98/cwt380.00–390.001,8658
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528421.06/cwt415.00–430.002,22321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614365.21/cwt360.00–370.002,24213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630313.17/cwt300.00–320.001,9733
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670304.85/cwt300.00–310.002,0422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3237558.76/cwt555.00–560.001,3244
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3287540.23/cwt520.00–550.001,5503
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3319485.95/cwt470.00–510.001,5507
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334547.80/cwt540.00–565.001,83010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393517.24/cwt500.00–520.002,0337
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420486.25/cwt460.00–495.002,04220
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423505.81/cwt500.00–510.002,1406
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445432.95/cwt410.00–440.001,9277
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458454.97/cwt450.00–460.002,0842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468420.32/cwt400.00–440.001,9674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474481.30/cwt465.00–490.002,28114
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522434.90/cwt425.00–445.002,27012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540418.59/cwt410.00–420.002,2607
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569404.57/cwt400.00–425.002,30212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2421
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620392.26/cwt375.00–400.002,4328
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623317.45/cwt305.00–330.001,9782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3662311.66/cwt310.00–315.002,0633
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675357.44/cwt350.00–365.002,4132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528222.18/cwt215.00–228.003,3956
Bulls——1,545233.17/cwt232.00–234.003,6022
Bulls——1,560203.09/cwt198.00–207.003,1682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%989155.96/cwt145.00–160.001,5424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064179.15/cwt175.00–182.001,9066
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089169.61/cwt163.00–174.001,84717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264178.34/cwt171.00–183.002,25427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278189.21/cwt184.00–195.002,41851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315198.50/cwt194.00–206.002,61017
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37912,114.85/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0762,248.14/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1323,268.36/head2,900.00–3,950.003,2688

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.