Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-09-16

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 16
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
843 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 791▼ 260 vs year ago 1,103 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 66▼ 167 vs year ago 255 · −65.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 133▲ 87 vs year ago 41 · +212.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Heifers and Steer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.86/cwt on 90 head, down $2.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −68.37 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$316.86
▼ 2.22 vs prior sale
90 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs GA average
−37.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568323.961,84071
Medium and Large 2560290.291,62619thin
One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about $214 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 sale90 hd
316.86
—
GA average14 barns · 485 hd
321.11
−4.25
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−37.45
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−68.37
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—Low1,452180.712,62410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,262149.531,88630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,365148.292,0244thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,099137.691,51318

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,292$2,6528
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,33512
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,69911

Every lot

87 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280480.36/cwt470.00–490.001,3452
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3283
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315486.99/cwt470.00–500.001,5344
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3336417.54/cwt400.00–430.001,4038
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2344443.90/cwt440.00–460.001,52715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368412.01/cwt400.00–425.001,5166
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374448.45/cwt445.00–460.001,67713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406411.39/cwt405.00–430.001,6707
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428389.20/cwt375.00–400.001,6668
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433345.09/cwt340.00–350.001,4942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460430.68/cwt400.00–432.501,98118
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3478320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484381.58/cwt375.00–390.001,84735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523371.36/cwt360.00–390.001,94215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529338.79/cwt330.00–355.001,7924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563284.91/cwt270.00–300.001,6043
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565312.31/cwt310.00–325.001,76511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578353.85/cwt345.00–365.002,04519
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619340.59/cwt330.00–345.002,10825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635305.38/cwt295.00–307.501,9396
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667328.38/cwt325.00–335.002,1903
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680311.22/cwt310.00–315.002,1164
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716317.29/cwt312.50–320.002,27217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1702
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274399.88/cwt390.00–410.001,0966
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1291425.03/cwt420.00–430.001,23711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2942
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332392.91/cwt380.00–400.001,30413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390399.74/cwt390.00–420.001,55920
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393374.56/cwt360.00–385.001,47218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,2552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421362.68/cwt350.00–380.001,52728
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438328.35/cwt320.00–335.001,4383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481341.06/cwt327.50–357.501,64068
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2494320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520282.28/cwt275.00–300.001,4684
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527326.20/cwt310.00–335.001,71917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571292.43/cwt275.00–300.001,67015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581323.26/cwt312.50–331.001,87854
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621286.29/cwt280.00–295.001,7784
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670288.08/cwt270.00–305.001,9303
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1692338.45/cwt310.00–345.002,3429
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730260.00/cwt250.00–270.001,8982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733309.90/cwt300.00–320.002,2722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2208494.82/cwt490.00–500.001,0292
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270483.89/cwt470.00–500.001,3072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318410.05/cwt400.00–415.001,3045
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318384.41/cwt370.00–400.001,2222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328430.11/cwt425.00–435.001,4112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371362.26/cwt340.00–380.001,3444
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375400.17/cwt390.00–410.001,5014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383432.83/cwt430.00–450.001,65821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424369.84/cwt350.00–380.001,5686
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430404.92/cwt385.00–415.001,74110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471383.62/cwt360.00–390.001,80719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476339.16/cwt325.00–355.001,6145
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529349.00/cwt340.00–365.001,84615
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538317.51/cwt315.00–320.001,7082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564333.92/cwt325.00–350.001,8839
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579305.89/cwt300.00–320.001,77111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628276.68/cwt270.00–280.001,7383
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631296.21/cwt290.00–300.001,8694
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670294.13/cwt280.00–297.501,9716
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,273173.98/cwt165.00–184.002,2156
Bulls——1,721190.81/cwt185.00–199.003,2844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089142.00/cwt136.00–150.001,54613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124126.49/cwt120.00–134.001,4225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188142.30/cwt132.00–145.001,69111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286151.38/cwt149.00–154.001,94712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335157.71/cwt155.00–160.002,1057
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365148.29/cwt145.00–150.002,0244
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29062,524.76/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5254
Bred Cows—Small 2-39551,927.62/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9282
Bred Cows—Small 1-29852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2232,215.75/head2,000.00–2,350.002,2164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2932,251.21/head2,150.00–2,350.002,2513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3682,903.11/head2,650.00–3,400.002,9034
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28652,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-39281,950.27/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2283,503.97/head3,350.00–3,650.003,5042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2833,094.83/head2,500.00–3,650.003,0954

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.