Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, slaughter bulls, bull and heifer calves sharply higher, steer calves, feeder steers, heifers , bulls lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.16/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −117.93 against this barn's trailing median of $402.08.

Average price

$284.16

48 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$30.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.19

vs GA average

−13.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	290.45	1,588	28
Medium and Large 2	538	280.39	1,508	15thin
Medium and Large 3	540	260.22	1,406	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.23/cwt here — about $183 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.20, low $348.95, median $402.08 across 32 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

284.16

—

GA average15 barns · 405 hd

270.97

+13.19

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−13.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

402.08

−117.93

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	1,755	200.67	3,522	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	158.81	2,026	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	156.41	2,387	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	135.63	1,447	30

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,153	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	780	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,238	20

Every lot, as filed

79 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	300–350	340	345.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,176	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	302.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	250.31/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	326.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,270	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	264.08/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,389	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	310.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	250.04/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	321.11/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,387	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	306.89/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,421	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	209.48/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	236.42/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	329.66/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,315	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	241	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	280.39/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,508	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	346.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	251.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	278.48/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	364.63/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	326.73/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	344.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	329.58/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,575	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	744	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	229	378.62/cwt	375.00–400.00	867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	332.38/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	160.04/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,081	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	135.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,447	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	152.55/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,247	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	148.91/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,741	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	168.51/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,266	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	150.19/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,625	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	121.35/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,273	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	209.33/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	195.34/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,448	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,067	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,089	1,896.25/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,896	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	2,152.71/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,153	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	236	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	991	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	390.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,235	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	385.87/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	335.48/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,412	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	353.42/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,509	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	280.64/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	307.89/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,462	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	408.81/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	292.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	326.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	359.67/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,003	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	343.93/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,286	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	292.08/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,557	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,125	2

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 1,065Year ago 1,348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 212Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 183Year ago 94

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, slaughter bulls, bull and heifer calves sharply higher, steer calves, feeder steers, heifers , bulls lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	490.00	490.00
9	250–300	279	350.00–365.00	359.67
11	300–350	340	345.00–355.00	345.90
13	350–400	374	335.00–350.00	343.93
13	400–450	432	315.00–325.00	321.11
12	450–500	463	297.00–310.00	306.89
19	500–550	533	285.00–300.00	292.08
9	550–600	576	287.00	287.00
22	600–650	622	260.00–266.00	264.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	241	375.00	375.00
6	300–350	327	325.00–332.00	329.66
12	350–400	389	315.00–330.00	326.35
4	400–450	438	300.00–310.00	302.54
8	450–500	479	285.00–295.00	289.95
15	500–550	538	280.00–282.00	280.39
7	600–650	626	245.00–252.00	250.31
1	700–750	705	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
3	250–300	280	300.00–320.00	310.12
4	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	378	295.00–300.00	297.52
3	500–550	505	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	593	240.00–260.00	250.04
7	600–650	629	235.00–240.00	236.42
2	750–800	775	207.00–212.00	209.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	388	340.00–350.00	344.90
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	407.00	407.00
4	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	401	362.00–375.00	364.63
13	450–500	480	340.00–360.00	346.74
15	600–650	627	295.00	295.00
4	650–700	658	275.00–285.00	278.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	441	347.00	347.00
7	500–550	525	325.00–327.00	326.73
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	780	250.00–255.00	251.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	316	385.00–400.00	390.76
6	350–400	375	385.00–390.00	385.87
16	400–450	427	350.00–357.00	353.42
14	450–500	478	324.00–345.00	329.58
9	500–550	511	320.00–330.00	326.88
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	229	375.00–400.00	378.62
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	378	330.00–335.00	332.38
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	744	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	236	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	269	405.00–410.00	408.81
14	400–450	421	330.00–345.00	335.48
9	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	307.89
2	500–550	515	285.00–300.00	292.57
5	550–600	592	275.00–282.00	280.64
8	650–700	686	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,300	155.00–165.00	160.04
15	—	1,169	144.00–153.00	148.91
11	—	1,345	166.00–174.00	168.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,068	130.00–140.00	135.51
7	—	1,082	142.00–154.00	150.19
7	—	1,049	115.00–127.00	121.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	149.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	1,685	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,765	205.00–214.00	209.33
3	—	1,765	193.00–197.00	195.34
1	—	1,685	182.00	182.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,087	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,152.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,089	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,896.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,322	2,750.00	2,750.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle