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 class

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 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits 3.72 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.
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

What quality paid 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
491443395347median 441.8612/1702/2504/2206/1708/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $360.86, median $441.86 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 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 median33 sales
441.86
−3.72
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
BullsAverage1,538220.563,39210
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450437498.39/cwt480.00–510.002,17816
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420486.25/cwt460.00–495.002,04220
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500486469.04/cwt450.00–475.002,2805
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350333544.81/cwt540.00–550.001,8142
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5331
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650610410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5016
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350339511.25/cwt510.00–515.001,7334
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579420.83/cwt420.00–425.002,4376
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350334547.80/cwt540.00–565.001,83010
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471426.22/cwt400.00–435.002,00712
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0722
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450445432.95/cwt410.00–440.001,9277
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368518.01/cwt500.00–530.001,90610
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250237558.76/cwt555.00–560.001,3244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0762,248.14/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37912,114.85/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1154
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371462.08/cwt450.00–470.001,7145
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670304.85/cwt300.00–310.002,0422
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650623382.75/cwt370.00–395.002,3852
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300287540.23/cwt520.00–550.001,5503
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650623317.45/cwt305.00–330.001,9782
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3101
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400368420.97/cwt400.00–445.001,5493
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350319485.95/cwt470.00–510.001,5507
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600563350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9713
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385481.21/cwt450.00–490.001,8536
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3581
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550529409.51/cwt390.00–430.002,1667
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700662311.66/cwt310.00–315.002,0633
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350318450.08/cwt440.00–460.001,4312
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650630313.17/cwt300.00–320.001,9733
CowsBoner 80-85%1,264178.34/cwt171.00–183.002,25427
CowsLean 85-90%989155.96/cwt145.00–160.001,5424
CowsLean 85-90%1,064179.15/cwt175.00–182.001,9066
Bulls1,528222.18/cwt215.00–228.003,3956
Bulls1,560203.09/cwt198.00–207.003,1682
Bulls1,545233.17/cwt232.00–234.003,6022
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300283474.78/cwt450.00–500.001,3442
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440412.02/cwt410.00–420.001,8135
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315198.50/cwt194.00–206.002,61017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278189.21/cwt184.00–195.002,41851
CowsLean 85-90%1,089169.61/cwt163.00–174.001,84717
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522434.90/cwt425.00–445.002,27012
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300250640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800753382.25/cwt382.25–382.252,87866
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700690260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7941
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500468420.32/cwt400.00–440.001,9674
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500482386.98/cwt380.00–390.001,8658
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384567.72/cwt560.00–570.002,1804
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675357.44/cwt350.00–365.002,4132
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400356498.00/cwt490.00–500.001,7735
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481500.62/cwt495.00–515.002,40814
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627424.76/cwt420.00–425.002,66321
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569404.57/cwt400.00–425.002,30212
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1951
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8602
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5085
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614365.21/cwt360.00–370.002,24213
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572436.55/cwt430.00–442.002,49718
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350309600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8543
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423505.81/cwt500.00–510.002,1406
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620392.26/cwt375.00–400.002,4328
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510481.06/cwt455.00–485.002,4538
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462447.53/cwt440.00–455.002,06816
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2714
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450434452.06/cwt440.00–455.001,96212
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450407538.58/cwt530.00–540.002,1927
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1323,268.36/head2,900.00–3,950.003,2688
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528421.06/cwt415.00–430.002,22321
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450431474.17/cwt460.00–480.002,04417
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550507440.69/cwt435.00–450.002,2347
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474481.30/cwt465.00–490.002,28114
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2421
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400393517.24/cwt500.00–520.002,0337
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500458454.97/cwt450.00–460.002,0842
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540418.59/cwt410.00–420.002,2607

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.