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 class

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 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits 3.57 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.
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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
435393350307median 401.7912/1702/2504/2206/1708/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.20, low $321.40, median $401.79 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median33 sales
401.79
−3.57
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,732207.703,59712
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220575.00/cwt570.00–580.001,2652
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719324.80/cwt320.00–327.002,3354
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450413403.47/cwt395.00–410.001,66615
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400384510.03/cwt500.00–520.001,9594
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335548.67/cwt540.00–560.001,8388
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300283575.04/cwt570.00–580.001,6272
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9361
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2801
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,4031
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5083
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350329464.75/cwt450.00–470.001,5294
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300288560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6132
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583371.97/cwt370.00–380.002,1695
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373453.52/cwt450.00–470.001,69211
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400350470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6451
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450413462.12/cwt450.00–475.001,9092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0912,650.50/head2,500.00–3,000.002,6515
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265505.57/cwt490.00–520.001,3402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1882,914.95/head2,500.00–3,400.002,9154
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476395.82/cwt380.00–410.001,8845
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2284
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750735307.48/cwt305.00–310.002,2602
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500484428.36/cwt425.00–430.002,0733
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800780297.16/cwt280.00–315.002,3182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550518380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9686
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39852,927.54/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9282
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375407.80/cwt400.00–430.001,5294
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5981
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450418370.42/cwt360.00–380.001,5482
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600573325.07/cwt310.00–340.001,8632
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,890198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,7421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,608182.91/cwt180.00–189.002,9416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328172.19/cwt168.00–174.002,2876
CowsBoner 80-85%1,336184.12/cwt179.00–189.002,46038
Bulls1,793211.25/cwt209.00–218.003,7884
Bulls1,645201.41/cwt197.00–206.003,3136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,422192.30/cwt190.00–200.002,73513
Bulls1,870219.45/cwt219.00–220.004,1042
CowsLean 85-90%1,069165.56/cwt160.00–170.001,7707
CowsLean 85-90%1,049146.65/cwt140.00–155.001,5389
CowsLean 85-90%1,160172.69/cwt171.00–174.002,0034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,675175.63/cwt174.00–179.002,9424
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300268450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2062
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300285520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4821
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400392450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7643
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500473409.52/cwt400.00–420.001,9372
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,9512
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5811
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4261
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6831
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400363544.48/cwt530.00–560.001,9762
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625387.22/cwt380.00–400.002,42017
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450418496.61/cwt495.00–500.002,0763
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515406.67/cwt380.00–420.002,0949
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5961
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600555391.26/cwt380.00–400.002,1714
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472479.21/cwt450.00–495.002,26213
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350325560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,8201
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350312495.78/cwt480.00–500.001,54712
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600558425.56/cwt405.00–440.002,3758
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380556.56/cwt540.00–580.002,11519
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450424436.37/cwt425.00–440.001,85014
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400364482.29/cwt475.00–490.001,75612
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700666370.97/cwt365.00–385.002,4714
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1353,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527443.98/cwt432.00–450.002,34012
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513427.48/cwt420.00–440.002,1936
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350347573.31/cwt570.00–580.001,9893
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468446.48/cwt435.00–455.002,0903
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430493.89/cwt475.00–505.002,12416
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550536410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,19812
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483419.69/cwt415.00–430.002,02725
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2213,327.63/head3,000.00–3,600.003,32821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6053,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,987.20/head2,700.00–3,350.002,9875

How this sale compares

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.