Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-09-23

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Sep 23
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,044 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 843▼ 395 vs year ago 1,439 · −27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 88▼ 10 vs year ago 129 · −7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 128▲ 58 vs year ago 152 · +38.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.02/cwt on 91 head, up $13.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −55.21 against this barn's trailing median of $385.23.
Average price
$330.02
▲ 13.16 vs prior sale
91 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,791
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.50
vs GA average
−26.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544333.851,81872
Medium and Large 2533330.001,7596thin
Medium and Large 3538308.831,66213thin
One grade step is worth $25.02/cwt here — about $156 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 sale91 hd
330.02
—
GA average14 barns · 456 hd
324.52
+5.50
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−26.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
385.23
−55.21
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—High1,586179.602,84919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,381145.032,0034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,303141.871,84938
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029128.421,32113

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$2,8863thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,61816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$2,48433
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$3,28814

Every lot

95 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2263490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7106
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3413387.08/cwt385.00–395.001,5995
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9056
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482394.01/cwt387.00–405.001,89919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3496378.36/cwt370.00–380.001,8779
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2541365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9754
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563347.90/cwt340.00–350.001,9595
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570360.10/cwt350.00–367.002,05340
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1765
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3638290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8502
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683334.25/cwt325.00–342.002,28319
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715322.34/cwt320.00–325.002,3056
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,3305
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2313
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235452.69/cwt450.00–480.001,06410
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3266425.21/cwt410.00–430.001,1314
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293451.22/cwt440.00–455.001,3224
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312418.28/cwt400.00–420.001,30517
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327359.12/cwt350.00–375.001,1746
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371403.26/cwt395.00–410.001,49640
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3381355.87/cwt350.00–370.001,35610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,50511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413379.92/cwt375.00–385.001,56929
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422343.12/cwt330.00–350.001,4483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459366.95/cwt360.00–370.001,68417
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3477325.89/cwt310.00–330.001,5545
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483340.92/cwt340.00–355.001,64731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517340.98/cwt337.00–347.001,76330
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7596
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538308.83/cwt290.00–315.001,66213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564328.75/cwt322.00–340.001,85442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621310.64/cwt300.00–330.001,92915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633285.10/cwt280.00–290.001,8052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668288.58/cwt287.00–295.001,9289
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675259.00/cwt250.00–265.001,7485
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2709279.05/cwt270.00–285.001,9785
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1118
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1777310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210560.00/cwt550.00–570.001,1762
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240492.04/cwt490.00–500.001,1815
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2252493.31/cwt490.00–500.001,2433
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263457.53/cwt450.00–470.001,2038
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329412.53/cwt400.00–420.001,35711
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337478.17/cwt470.00–495.001,6113
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345434.00/cwt430.00–450.001,4975
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,60220
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373391.71/cwt370.00–400.001,4614
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380430.79/cwt425.00–435.001,63712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418423.73/cwt420.00–425.001,77112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428396.70/cwt390.00–410.001,69813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3441347.97/cwt345.00–350.001,5355
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,81710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483375.81/cwt370.00–390.001,81522
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485350.88/cwt330.00–360.001,7026
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513348.00/cwt345.00–355.001,78518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520315.58/cwt300.00–330.001,6412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563292.57/cwt285.00–300.001,6476
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585324.91/cwt310.00–330.001,9014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637286.62/cwt285.00–290.001,82612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1641305.26/cwt303.00–330.001,95724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9343
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8131
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,10414
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,514171.01/cwt165.00–176.002,5899
Bulls——1,571181.59/cwt178.00–187.002,8537
Bulls——1,840200.73/cwt192.00–205.003,6933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%997128.90/cwt125.00–132.001,28510
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063121.20/cwt120.00–122.001,2882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284143.36/cwt137.00–150.001,84129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343148.71/cwt145.00–151.001,9973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358154.06/cwt153.00–155.002,0922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,367132.20/cwt125.00–135.001,8077
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,0031
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3303,288.16/head2,900.00–3,750.003,28814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39512,191.70/head1,800.00–2,650.002,19223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0152,553.45/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0512,311.34/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1223,155.26/head2,700.00–3,900.003,15510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2043,012.16/head2,700.00–3,700.003,0127
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3903,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501

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.