Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.52/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −125.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$276.52

83 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,508

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$43.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs GA average

−27.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	288.14	1,570	47
Medium and Large 2	546	262.31	1,432	34
Medium and Large 3	545	245.00	1,335	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.14/cwt here — about $234 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 sale83 hd

276.52

—

GA average16 barns · 539 hd

267.31

+9.21

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−27.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−125.27

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	1,659	176.58	2,930	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	134.92	1,652	130
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,688	133.95	2,261	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	122.93	1,332	28

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)	1,082	$1,745	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,607	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,422	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$1,456	30

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	258.99/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	332.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	304.96/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,436	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	265.83/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	253.86/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,485	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	347.72/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	272.57/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	328.49/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	406.13/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	371.14/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,525	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	348.03/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,625	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	311.11/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,764	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	277.84/cwt	276.00–282.00	1,898	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	347.06/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,534	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	314.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,939	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,986	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	292.98/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	371.94/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	290.22/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	366.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	319.45/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,543	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	357.89/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	136.10/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,645	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	127.93/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,581	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	113.04/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	129.97/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,453	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	123.50/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,352	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	137.19/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,399	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	147.95/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,866	16
Bulls	—	—	1,533	187.21/cwt	179.00–196.00	2,870	8
Bulls	—	—	1,831	175.85/cwt	168.00–178.00	3,220	7
Bulls	—	—	1,621	160.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,603	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,976.01/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,976	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	1,514.45/head	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,514	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,180.41/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,034	1,527.88/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,528	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	1,362.72/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,363	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	793	1,227.82/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,228	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	1,715.85/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,716	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	328.32/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,399	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	408.29/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,298	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,153	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	302.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	425.39/cwt	420.00–430.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	359.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,494	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,533	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	272.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	260.30/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,754	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	380.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	343.98/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	358.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	326.32/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,384	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	293.44/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,244	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	386.95/cwt	380.00–395.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	269.82/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,379	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,673	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	287.70/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,516	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	274.19/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,286	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	4

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,204Last week 738Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 156Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 104Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher, all feeder classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	300.00–310.00	302.59
2	350–400	370	270.00–275.00	272.57
7	400–450	416	257.00–270.00	258.99
6	450–500	474	257.00–270.00	265.83
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	625	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	650	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
6	250–300	289	340.00–350.00	347.72
2	300–350	330	330.00–335.00	332.61
4	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
13	400–450	424	275.00–305.00	293.44
25	450–500	469	273.00–285.00	274.19
18	500–550	511	267.00–270.00	269.82
16	550–600	585	252.00–255.00	253.86
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	380.00–395.00	386.95
9	250–300	282	380.00–385.00	380.54
4	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	358.76
4	350–400	368	335.00–350.00	343.98
78	400–450	424	310.00–330.00	326.32
16	450–500	471	290.00–307.00	304.96
31	500–550	527	282.00–292.00	287.70
16	550–600	579	289.00	289.00
15	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
20	650–700	674	252.00–264.00	260.30
2	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	525	290.00–295.00	292.98
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	613	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	393	390.00–410.00	406.13
23	400–450	411	365.00–372.00	371.14
13	450–500	467	340.00–357.00	348.03
8	500–550	517	327.00–330.00	328.49
11	550–600	567	302.00–327.00	311.11
39	600–650	616	300.00–325.00	314.76
16	650–700	683	276.00–282.00	277.84
4	700–750	725	265.00	265.00
28	750–800	755	263.00	263.00
2	800–850	823	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	365.00–380.00	371.94
14	400–450	442	335.00–349.00	347.06
2	450–500	458	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	618	287.00–292.00	290.22
8	650–700	683	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	445.00	445.00
8	250–300	262	440.00	440.00
22	300–350	318	400.00–420.00	408.29
7	350–400	381	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	426	365.00–370.00	366.01
19	450–500	483	315.00–330.00	319.45
4	500–550	528	304.00	304.00
3	600–650	608	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	808	200.00–205.00	202.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	420.00–430.00	425.39
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
8	350–400	373	350.00–360.00	357.89
10	400–450	416	350.00–360.00	359.03
10	550–600	572	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
12	400–450	426	320.00–335.00	328.32
5	450–500	464	270.00–280.00	272.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,209	132.00–143.00	136.10
42	—	1,236	123.00–131.00	127.93
16	—	1,261	144.00–155.00	147.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	110.00–117.00	113.04
4	—	1,118	129.00–131.00	129.97
20	—	1,095	118.00–127.00	123.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	121.00	121.00
4	—	1,749	133.00–141.00	137.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,533	179.00–196.00	187.21
7	—	1,831	168.00–178.00	175.85
5	—	1,621	155.00–165.00	160.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,115	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,976.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,178	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,180.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,051	1,175.00–1,650.00	1,514.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,034	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,527.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	862	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,362.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	793	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,227.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,198	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,715.85

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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