Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 8.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. Steer, heifer and bull calves sharply lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.35/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −139.44 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$262.35

48 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$51.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs GA average

−34.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	269.45	1,500	32
Medium and Large 2	542	255.04	1,382	13thin
Medium and Large 3	562	218.29	1,227	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.16/cwt here — about $273 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 sale48 hd

262.35

—

GA average15 barns · 381 hd

254.96

+7.39

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−34.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−139.44

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	—	Average	1,630	172.56	2,813	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	146.18	1,762	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,626	142.73	2,320	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	125.17	1,298	27

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)	1,085	$2,023	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,751	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,814	14

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	550–600	569	316.57/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	320.84/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,036	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	352.72/cwt	340.00–370.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	283.97/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	299.97/cwt	285.00–310.00	954	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	353.62/cwt	350.00–370.00	923	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	283.17/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	315.25/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,154	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	255.67/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	303.40/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,292	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	257.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,370	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	206	434.70/cwt	415.00–445.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	646	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	218.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	287.90/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,273	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	334.12/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,617	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	325.93/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,692	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	310.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,301	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	361.21/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	412.01/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,323	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	290.41/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,586	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	370.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,178	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	302.09/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,040	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	135.38/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,561	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	115.14/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,257	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	134.47/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,118	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	145.05/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,451	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	145.60/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,702	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	134.32/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,370	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	124.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,276	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	158.60/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,094	31
Bulls	—	—	1,646	173.61/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,858	8
Bulls	—	—	1,496	161.08/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,410	8
Bulls	—	—	1,766	184.48/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,258	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	1,709.66/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,710	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,006.68/head	1,725.00–2,400.00	2,007	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,052	1,464.27/head	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,464	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,206.33/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,206	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,141	1,770.04/head	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,770	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	868	1,520.03/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	325.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,375	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	341.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	424.14/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	391.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	370.18/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,407	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	465.68/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,201	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	305.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	346.32/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,292	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	315.00/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,629	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	318.84/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,483	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	318.75/cwt	317.00–335.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	266.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	261.84/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,495	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	292.17/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,356	44

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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,065Last week 1,334Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 245Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 158Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	455.00	455.00
8	350–400	369	380.00	380.00
32	450–500	484	330.00–335.00	334.12
34	500–550	519	320.00–335.00	325.93
9	550–600	569	295.00–327.00	316.57
5	600–650	610	282.00–292.00	287.90
6	700–750	705	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	405.00–420.00	412.01
14	300–350	344	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	384	355.00–365.00	361.21
21	400–450	401	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	375.00	375.00
12	400–450	419	310.00–315.00	310.41
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	206	415.00–445.00	434.70
12	250–300	261	350.00–370.00	353.62
40	300–350	323	315.00–327.00	320.84
29	350–400	366	295.00–322.00	315.25
63	400–450	426	290.00–313.00	303.40
44	450–500	464	280.00–305.00	292.17
11	500–550	529	272.00–295.00	283.97
21	550–600	571	255.00–269.00	261.84
3	600–650	610	250.00–265.00	255.67
12	650–700	693	242.00	242.00
5	700–750	705	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	340.00–370.00	352.72
10	250–300	298	317.00–335.00	318.75
33	300–350	318	285.00–310.00	299.97
6	350–400	387	270.00–287.00	283.17
3	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	490	260.00–270.00	266.67
10	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	257.07
3	550–600	572	245.00–250.00	248.28
2	750–800	783	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
4	250–300	250	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	410	235.00–255.00	245.00
3	550–600	562	215.00–220.00	218.29
2	600–650	646	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
6	250–300	298	390.00–400.00	391.65
29	300–350	318	370.00–380.00	370.55
32	350–400	373	330.00–360.00	346.32
3	400–450	428	300.00–315.00	305.19
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
12	500–550	546	290.00–295.00	290.41
2	700–750	738	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
5	250–300	281	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	328	335.00–350.00	341.83
4	350–400	371	295.00–320.00	302.09
7	400–450	414	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	488	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	450.00–470.00	465.68
6	250–300	270	420.00–425.00	424.14
28	350–400	380	370.00–375.00	370.18
25	400–450	422	320.00–335.00	325.72
31	450–500	465	310.00–325.00	318.84
17	500–550	517	312.00–317.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	630	262.00–265.00	263.48
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,153	129.00–139.00	135.38
50	—	1,169	140.00–152.00	145.60
31	—	1,320	153.00–166.00	158.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,092	112.00–118.00	115.14
7	—	1,020	130.00–137.00	134.32
15	—	1,027	120.00–129.00	124.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	130.00–138.00	134.47
4	—	1,690	142.00–149.00	145.05
1	—	1,470	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	169.00–177.00	173.61
8	—	1,496	155.00–167.00	161.08
7	—	1,766	180.00–187.00	184.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,050	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,709.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,052	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,464.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,134	1,725.00–2,400.00	2,006.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,106	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,206.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	2,575.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,141	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,770.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	868	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,520.03

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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Slaughter Cattle

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