Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.96/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.83 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$262.96

26 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$35.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs GA average

−42.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	276.46	1,446	15thin
Medium and Large 2	537	255.00	1,369	3thin
Medium and Large 3	528	240.61	1,270	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.85/cwt here — about $176 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

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 sale26 hd

262.96

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

260.20

+2.75

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−42.28

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−138.83

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,756	162.55	2,855	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	146.31	2,165	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	143.22	1,892	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	118.84	1,348	12

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$2,057	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$1,681	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,437	20

Every lot, as filed

93 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	353.23/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	304.62/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,136	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	225.86/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	336.59/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,592	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	298.57/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	295.02/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,260	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	312.52/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,131	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	271.40/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,281	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	268.69/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	276.62/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	277.62/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	256.22/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,622	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	554	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	306.20/cwt	300.00–315.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	259.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	276.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	384.84/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	441.72/cwt	440.00–445.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	360.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,385	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	321.14/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	323.31/cwt	310.00–328.00	1,655	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	303.53/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	302.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	151.31/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,209	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	141.31/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,120	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	120.81/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,341	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	143.07/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,797	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	126.98/cwt	118.00–134.00	1,669	18
Bulls	—	—	1,884	180.26/cwt	171.00–189.00	3,396	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	156.94/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	156.20/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,249	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,305	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,599	148.82/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,380	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,781.88/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,782	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	860	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,926.00/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,926	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,869.91/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,870	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	1,454.99/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,236.66/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,237	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,018	1,818.17/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,818	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	315.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	361.73/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	366.47/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	394.61/cwt	390.00–400.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	349.80/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	263.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	245.98/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	396.45/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	301.21/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,575	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	328.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,421	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	363.62/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,345	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	354.50/cwt	350.00–360.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	277.66/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,436	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	302.49/cwt	295.00–310.00	974	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	285.56/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,348	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	242.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,261	7

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

Wed Jan 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 1,116Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 183Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 86Year ago 52

No trends due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	373	350.00–365.00	353.23
5	400–450	405	342.00	342.00
7	450–500	466	320.00–322.00	321.14
2	500–550	540	300.00–307.00	303.53
4	550–600	581	287.00	287.00
11	650–700	681	250.00	250.00
5	700–750	747	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	362	310.00–325.00	312.52
5	450–500	483	300.00–310.00	302.94
5	550–600	554	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	440.00–445.00	441.72
6	350–400	365	375.00–387.00	384.84
13	400–450	418	350.00–370.00	360.17
27	450–500	473	330.00–345.00	336.59
17	500–550	512	310.00–328.00	323.31
7	550–600	566	295.00–305.00	298.57
3	600–650	602	270.00–280.00	276.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	342	315.00	315.00
42	350–400	373	295.00–310.00	304.62
3	400–450	437	275.00–280.00	276.62
21	450–500	472	265.00–275.00	271.40
3	500–550	537	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	623	222.00–230.00	225.86
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
5	250–300	283	300.00–315.00	306.20
12	300–350	322	295.00–310.00	302.49
4	350–400	368	270.00–290.00	277.62
2	400–450	440	250.00–270.00	259.89
2	450–500	460	250.00–260.00	255.00
7	500–550	521	240.00–245.00	242.13
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	222	350.00–360.00	354.50
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	303	340.00	340.00
23	400–450	427	287.00–297.00	295.02
12	450–500	472	277.00–290.00	285.56
13	500–550	517	270.00–282.00	277.66
2	550–600	563	260.00–277.00	268.69
14	600–650	633	250.00–258.00	256.22
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	390.00–400.00	394.61
3	250–300	270	385.00–415.00	396.45
6	300–350	308	370.00	370.00
33	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	363.62
3	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	366.47
9	450–500	467	315.00–320.00	315.54
8	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	301.21
1	600–650	600	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	278	330.00–350.00	340.00
2	300–350	333	330.00–335.00	332.52
2	400–450	435	310.00–315.00	312.44
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	710	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
5	250–300	269	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	328	360.00–365.00	361.73
4	350–400	374	340.00–355.00	349.80
10	400–450	433	325.00–335.00	328.27
1	450–500	480	312.00	312.00
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	580	260.00–270.00	263.30
2	600–650	633	242.00–250.00	245.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	150.00–154.00	151.31
5	—	1,500	136.00–146.00	141.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,110	117.00–125.00	120.81
4	—	1,169	110.00–115.00	111.61
1	—	1,170	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,256	138.00–150.00	143.07
18	—	1,314	118.00–134.00	126.98
23	—	1,440	151.00–160.00	156.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,884	171.00–189.00	180.26
6	—	1,755	152.00–165.00	156.94
4	—	1,599	145.00–152.00	148.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,232	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,781.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,926.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	872	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,454.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,818.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,072	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,869.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,129	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,236.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,700.00	1,700.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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