Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers had limited comparable sales from week before, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves 5.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.98/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −106.88 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$334.98

53 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$31.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

vs GA average

−14.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	353.20	1,895	15thin
Medium and Large 2	555	330.58	1,834	26
Medium and Large 3	565	321.73	1,816	12thin

One grade step is worth $31.47/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $360.86, median $441.86 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 sale53 hd

334.98

—

GA average12 barns · 236 hd

326.87

+8.11

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−14.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−106.88

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	1,612	195.53	3,152	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	158.46	1,875	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	150.25	2,343	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	136.68	1,440	53

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,029	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,518	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	500–550	531	294.22/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	329.10/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	360.87/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	278.82/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	298.44/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	381.87/cwt	375.00–387.00	1,592	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	323.50/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	346.50/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,812	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,029.19/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	308.40/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	335.60/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	368.20/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,727	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	417.46/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	340.81/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,271	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	362.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	305.76/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	364.13/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	281.63/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	318.36/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	379.53/cwt	379.00–385.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	282.64/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	355.13/cwt	350.00–365.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	298.99/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	420.09/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,113	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	146.91/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,767	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	123.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,132	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	143.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,565	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	135.66/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,472	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	148.83/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,319	9
Bulls	—	—	1,540	196.38/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	296.43/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,364	7
Bulls	—	—	1,921	214.03/cwt	209.00–218.00	4,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	186.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,858	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	168.35/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,079	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	155.59/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,743	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	274.56/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	346.89/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	350.45/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	333.98/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	312.98/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	373.30/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,195	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	341.38/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,386	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	319.93/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,494	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	390.41/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,648	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	284.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	305.66/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,923	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	365.33/cwt	365.00–366.00	1,867	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,518.11/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	372.33/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	368.08/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,314	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	353.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,345	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	278.22/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	296.67/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	434.38/cwt	430.00–447.00	1,442	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	408.75/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,492	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 991Last week 1,095Year ago 797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 210Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 132Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	350.00–365.00	355.13
7	300–350	338	360.00–370.00	364.13
15	350–400	380	350.00–360.00	353.96
5	400–450	420	330.00–337.00	335.60
12	450–500	489	302.00–312.00	305.76
4	500–550	531	287.00–300.00	294.22
7	550–600	571	277.00–290.00	282.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	385.00–390.00	387.52
12	300–350	320	372.00–385.00	373.30
12	350–400	357	365.00–370.00	368.08
19	400–450	406	340.00–350.00	341.38
20	450–500	467	315.00–322.00	319.93
8	500–550	509	307.00–315.00	308.40
6	550–600	553	295.00–297.00	296.67
2	750–800	768	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	345.00–355.00	346.89
6	350–400	373	340.00–345.00	340.81
6	400–450	426	310.00–320.00	318.36
7	450–500	460	295.00–297.00	296.43
11	550–600	578	274.00–277.00	274.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	405.00–410.00	408.75
14	400–450	417	375.00–387.00	381.87
6	450–500	469	355.00–365.00	360.87
10	500–550	524	327.00–330.00	329.10
2	550–600	580	295.00–302.00	298.44
11	600–650	622	275.00–280.00	278.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	415.00–425.00	420.09
11	400–450	433	360.00–370.00	362.87
2	450–500	465	340.00–350.00	345.05
4	500–550	519	297.00–305.00	298.99
3	550–600	573	280.00–285.00	281.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	422	390.00–395.00	390.41
4	600–650	625	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	417.00–420.00	417.46
36	450–500	469	360.00–370.00	368.20
8	500–550	523	346.00–350.00	346.50
18	550–600	569	320.00–327.00	323.50
4	700–750	718	270.00–285.00	278.82
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	435	379.00–385.00	379.53
17	450–500	481	345.00–355.00	350.45
5	500–550	522	330.00–335.00	333.98
7	550–600	595	310.00–317.00	312.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	332	430.00–447.00	434.38
9	450–500	464	372.00–375.00	372.33
9	500–550	511	365.00–366.00	365.33
6	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
20	600–650	629	300.00–311.00	305.66
4	650–700	667	280.00–290.00	284.94

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,029.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,518.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,203	143.00–150.00	146.91
28	—	1,235	164.00–174.00	168.35
28	—	1,120	151.00–161.00	155.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	913	120.00–129.00	123.95
21	—	1,088	140.00–149.00	143.81
22	—	1,085	130.00–140.00	135.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,558	145.00–153.00	148.83
1	—	1,575	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,540	193.00–199.00	196.38
4	—	1,921	209.00–218.00	214.03
9	—	1,531	180.00–190.00	186.65

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

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