Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to inclement weather last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.57/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −126.22 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$275.57

59 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$40.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs GA average

−29.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	294.76	1,584	20
Medium and Large 2	538	270.35	1,453	28
Medium and Large 3	556	253.93	1,411	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.83/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale59 hd

275.57

—

GA average15 barns · 596 hd

270.02

+5.55

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−29.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−126.22

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	—	Low	1,930	186.36	3,596	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	144.90	1,788	126
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	138.53	2,126	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	124.39	1,278	13

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)	1,333	$2,155	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,987	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,566	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,085	6

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1	350–400	371	341.66/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,268	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	255.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	273.95/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,285	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	339.76/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,556	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	391.66/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	297.47/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	270.15/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,945	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	381.59/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	249	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	337.08/cwt	332.00–339.00	1,756	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	427.44/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	331.16/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	228.78/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	348.75/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,004	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	273.71/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,415	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,490	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	262.53/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	291.01/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	356.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,107	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	255.24/cwt	253.00–258.00	2,055	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	324.81/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	472.50/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	482.65/cwt	470.00–495.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	288.35/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,915	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	353.58/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,517	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	439.11/cwt	420.00–450.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	357.20/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	261.48/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	246.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	411.69/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	406.16/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,365	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	310.38/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	279.39/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	326.59/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	354.83/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	478.13/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	222	413.57/cwt	405.00–420.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,505	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,801	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	143.68/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,737	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	134.99/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,540	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	139.31/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,710	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	154.81/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,102	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,008	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	123.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,257	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	142.88/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,240	6
Bulls	—	—	1,736	166.23/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,886	5
Bulls	—	—	2,057	198.49/cwt	193.00–212.00	4,083	7
Bulls	—	—	1,939	188.32/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,652	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,566.46/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,566	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	2,085.31/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,085	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	1,620.61/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,621	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	2,369.25/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,369	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,280.41/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,280	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,378	1,905.34/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,905	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	644	266.76/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	389.54/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,340	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	388.40/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,596	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	340.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	383.29/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	273.71/cwt	268.00–279.00	1,675	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	246.55/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	634	223.67/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,418	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	304.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,321	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	331.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,237	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	279.04/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	303.87/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,440	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,166	6

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 1,204Year ago 1,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 245Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 96Year ago 102

No trends due to inclement weather last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
21	300–350	311	350.00–375.00	356.03
60	350–400	371	337.00–350.00	341.66
6	400–450	431	340.00	340.00
24	450–500	474	295.00–310.00	303.87
15	500–550	523	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	580	275.00–280.00	279.04
19	600–650	612	268.00–279.00	273.71
8	650–700	659	260.00–270.00	262.53
7	700–750	727	246.00–250.00	246.55
3	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	238	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	329	330.00–335.00	331.16
6	350–400	389	295.00–310.00	297.47
17	400–450	434	300.00–305.00	304.44
13	450–500	469	265.00–280.00	273.95
2	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	245.07
9	550–600	563	250.00–260.00	255.90
14	600–650	634	217.00–230.00	223.67
4	650–700	669	225.00–230.00	228.78
3	700–750	713	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	249	380.00	380.00
14	250–300	288	347.00–355.00	348.75
3	300–350	328	345.00	345.00
10	350–400	373	330.00–335.00	331.55
2	400–450	428	310.00–315.00	312.46
7	450–500	473	285.00–292.00	291.01
14	500–550	517	270.00–280.00	273.71
14	550–600	558	267.00	267.00
10	650–700	668	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	705	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	753	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	344	380.00–395.00	389.54
3	350–400	360	380.00–385.00	383.29
6	400–450	443	355.00	355.00
21	450–500	458	330.00–342.00	339.76
2	500–550	525	317.00	317.00
9	550–600	556	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	632	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	405.00–420.00	413.57
3	250–300	282	380.00–405.00	391.66
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	418	330.00–335.00	331.65
2	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	314.92
1	550–600	570	282.00	282.00
8	600–650	644	265.00–267.00	266.76
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	728	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	460.00–490.00	478.13
6	250–300	268	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
24	400–450	411	370.00–395.00	388.40
4	450–500	454	357.00	357.00
2	500–550	510	335.00–345.00	340.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	470.00–495.00	482.65
2	250–300	265	465.00–480.00	472.50
2	300–350	338	425.00–430.00	427.44
3	350–400	365	390.00–400.00	395.05
6	400–450	413	375.00–395.00	381.59
7	450–500	473	345.00–350.00	347.57
29	500–550	521	332.00–339.00	337.08
7	550–600	584	307.00–315.00	310.38
6	600–650	647	290.00	290.00
16	650–700	664	282.00–292.00	288.35
33	700–750	720	269.00–271.00	270.15
4	750–800	761	260.00–262.00	261.48
9	800–850	805	253.00–258.00	255.24
3	850–900	893	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	345.00–370.00	354.83
2	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	357.20
9	400–450	434	325.00–340.00	326.59
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	537	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	420.00–450.00	439.11
3	250–300	267	400.00–420.00	411.69
18	300–350	336	395.00–415.00	406.16
7	350–400	361	385.00	385.00
19	400–450	429	350.00–367.00	353.58
2	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	324.81
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	665	277.00–280.00	279.39
4	750–800	760	245.00–250.00	246.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	149.00	149.00
3	—	1,353	125.00–127.00	126.35
6	—	1,568	139.00–148.00	142.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,209	139.00–149.00	143.68
22	—	1,141	130.00–139.00	134.99
31	—	1,358	150.00–162.00	154.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	139.00–140.00	139.31
2	—	940	105.00–110.00	107.23
8	—	1,021	120.00–130.00	123.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,736	160.00–171.00	166.23
7	—	2,057	193.00–212.00	198.49
8	—	1,939	184.00–192.00	188.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,566.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,195	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,620.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,378	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,905.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,294	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,369.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,280.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,085.31

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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