Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower,all feeder classes sharply higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.61/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.18 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$316.61

63 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$64.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.04

vs GA average

+1.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	326.38	1,729	38
Medium and Large 2	545	307.22	1,675	22
Medium and Large 3	567	261.67	1,483	3thin

One grade step is worth $64.72/cwt here — about $246 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

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 sale63 hd

316.61

—

GA average15 barns · 270 hd

290.57

+26.04

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

+1.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−85.18

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	1,757	187.46	3,293	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	160.03	2,050	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	153.25	2,269	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	131.19	1,403	16

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)	1,122	$1,863	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	949	$1,660	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,527	$3,477	10

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 3	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	384.97/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,829	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	375.96/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,947	38
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	312.88/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	439.80/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	264.07/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	870	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	308.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,310	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	287.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	342.46/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,661	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	274.70/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,728	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	412.33/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	418.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	804	252.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	350.77/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,908	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	374.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,564	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	368.22/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	326.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,982	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	292.66/cwt	285.00–298.00	2,002	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	371.00/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,085	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	312.07/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,057	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	277.61/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	389.22/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,783	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	421.67/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	295.06/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	357.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,353	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	171.30/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,199	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	121.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,418	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	148.89/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,819	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	132.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,363	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	153.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,175	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	165.32/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,882	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	164.34/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,182	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	139.42/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	175.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,679	4
Bulls	—	—	1,996	200.97/cwt	197.00–208.00	4,011	4
Bulls	—	—	1,744	186.34/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,527	3,477.12/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,477	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	939	1,620.16/head	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,620	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,994.34/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,994	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,168	1,731.24/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	368.71/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	287.42/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	348.64/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,799	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	412.40/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	340.90/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,428	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	317.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,518	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	266.00/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	253.47/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	240.15/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	331.14/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,695	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	386.63/cwt	383.00–405.00	1,492	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	417.58/cwt	415.00–420.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	397.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,348	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	319.09/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	382.70/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,607	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	272.30/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	237.98/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	311.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	364.55/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	396.79/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	431.94/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,460	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,201	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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 991Year ago 1,053

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 345Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 22Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower,all feeder classes sharply higher and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	343	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	373	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	308.26
3	450–500	472	260.00–280.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	595	255.00–260.00	257.50
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	312	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
18	400–450	419	335.00–350.00	340.90
19	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	317.65
17	500–550	536	285.00–320.00	312.88
5	550–600	577	280.00–295.00	287.97
7	600–650	638	260.00–267.00	264.07
7	700–750	723	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	339	395.00–400.00	397.54
34	350–400	386	383.00–405.00	386.63
20	400–450	420	355.00–400.00	382.70
61	450–500	485	325.00–350.00	342.46
23	500–550	512	325.00–348.00	331.14
15	550–600	557	305.00–330.00	319.09
18	600–650	629	270.00–292.00	274.70
4	650–700	688	255.00–272.00	266.00
2	700–750	730	252.00–255.00	253.47
6	750–800	773	237.00–245.00	240.15
3	800–850	828	237.00	237.00
3	850–900	890	225.00	225.00
5	900–950	920	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	370.00–375.00	372.57
2	350–400	365	350.00–385.00	368.22
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	493	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	700–750	735	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	775	240.00–250.00	244.87
1	850–900	870	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	455.00	455.00
3	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
6	300–350	339	452.00	452.00
12	350–400	381	435.00–449.00	439.80
16	400–450	409	410.00–425.00	412.33
38	450–500	475	377.00–400.00	384.97
38	500–550	518	370.00–379.00	375.96
4	550–600	570	342.00	342.00
23	600–650	608	320.00–335.00	326.05
17	650–700	659	305.00–313.00	312.07
3	700–750	723	285.00–290.00	286.64
22	750–800	758	275.00	275.00
4	800–850	820	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
11	350–400	381	400.00–430.00	418.82
12	400–450	417	370.00–400.00	374.95
14	450–500	490	370.00–372.00	371.00
19	500–550	544	350.00–360.00	350.77
2	550–600	568	330.00–335.00	332.49
16	650–700	684	285.00–298.00	292.66
5	700–750	727	277.00–280.00	277.61
5	800–850	804	250.00–260.00	252.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	273	440.00	440.00
10	300–350	338	420.00–445.00	431.94
6	350–400	375	420.00–425.00	421.67
8	400–450	428	395.00–405.00	396.79
14	450–500	458	385.00–395.00	389.22
18	500–550	516	340.00–355.00	348.64
2	550–600	575	335.00–340.00	337.54
4	650–700	668	280.00–290.00	287.42
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	415.00–420.00	417.58
2	250–300	260	410.00–415.00	412.40
6	300–350	321	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	479	360.00–375.00	368.71
2	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	324.86
3	550–600	567	310.00–315.00	311.63
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	682	267.00–275.00	272.30
3	800–850	808	235.00–242.00	237.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	330	350.00–380.00	364.55
2	350–400	378	350.00–365.00	357.85
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	583	290.00–300.00	295.06
1	750–800	765	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,284	168.00–178.00	171.30
23	—	1,222	141.00–155.00	148.89
28	—	1,328	160.00–169.00	164.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,163	115.00–125.00	121.95
2	—	1,088	140.00–145.00	142.51
10	—	1,028	129.00–135.00	132.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	150.00–158.00	153.91
3	—	1,743	165.00–166.00	165.32
3	—	1,398	135.00–144.00	139.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	170.00–180.00	175.08
4	—	1,996	197.00–208.00	200.97
4	—	1,744	185.00–189.00	186.34

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	—	1,185	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,994.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	939	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,620.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,731.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,527	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,477.12

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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