Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls steady, steer, heifer, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.79/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −94.07 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$347.79

61 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$48.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.17

vs GA average

−9.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	363.30	1,945	14thin
Medium and Large 2	557	344.42	1,920	45
Medium and Large 3	568	315.00	1,789	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.30/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale61 hd

347.79

—

GA average16 barns · 326 hd

346.62

+1.17

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−9.37

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−94.07

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	1,799	198.67	3,574	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	152.45	2,172	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	151.97	1,859	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	137.85	1,375	23

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)	1,144	$2,074	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,927	11

Every lot, as filed

92 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	400–450	435	360.18/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,567	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	398.06/cwt	387.00–402.00	1,513	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	467.61/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,473	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	698	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.48/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,514	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	311.04/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,645	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	378.03/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,437	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	321.89/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,070	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	308.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	282.15/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,012	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	405.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	371.71/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	386.30/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	389.91/cwt	382.00–405.00	1,805	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	431.40/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,562	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.61/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,988	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	435.26/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	353.58/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,892	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	331.88/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,951	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	413.43/cwt	406.00–435.00	1,794	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	293.63/cwt	292.00–294.00	2,135	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,137	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	407.64/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	375.57/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,806	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	391.88/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	461.27/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	323.22/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,836	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,548	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	137.20/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,380	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	158.19/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,317	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	152.84/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,829	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	142.39/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,677	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	146.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,030	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	163.47/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,233	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,375	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	199.17/cwt	190.00–206.00	3,603	10
Bulls	—	—	1,682	184.43/cwt	177.00–187.00	3,102	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	212.09/cwt	205.00–223.00	4,030	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,194.05/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,194	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	1,704.31/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,704	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	1,885.15/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,885	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,167.94/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	379.06/cwt	377.00–382.00	1,584	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	285.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	398.39/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,681	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	328.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	300.16/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	412.32/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	999	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	450.99/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	347.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	354.33/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	365.10/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	294	373.01/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	308.85/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	339.46/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,813	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	334.78/cwt	322.00–341.00	1,748	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	383.99/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,605	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	285.89/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,661	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	313.39/cwt	302.00–318.00	1,774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	230.65/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	345.12/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	275.85/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	262.53/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,378Last week 1,007Year ago 1,210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 133Year ago 311

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 62Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	343	400.00	400.00
27	350–400	380	370.00–385.00	378.03
33	400–450	435	340.00–366.00	360.18
25	450–500	480	310.00–332.00	315.48
72	500–550	529	300.00–317.00	311.04
13	550–600	581	280.00–297.00	285.89
3	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	727	230.00–232.00	230.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
5	250–300	294	370.00–385.00	373.01
6	300–350	325	350.00–380.00	365.10
2	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	325.13
4	400–450	432	300.00–325.00	308.86
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	300	415.00	415.00
50	350–400	380	387.00–402.00	398.06
17	400–450	418	382.00–395.00	383.99
13	450–500	468	342.00–350.00	345.12
36	500–550	522	322.00–341.00	334.78
13	550–600	566	302.00–318.00	313.39
6	600–650	643	270.00–277.00	275.85
12	650–700	669	260.00–267.00	262.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	315	460.00–480.00	467.61
14	350–400	362	430.00–440.00	431.40
39	400–450	434	406.00–435.00	413.43
26	450–500	463	382.00–405.00	389.91
6	500–550	512	365.00–375.00	371.71
8	550–600	553	357.00	357.00
13	600–650	643	320.00–333.00	321.89
22	700–750	727	292.00–294.00	293.63
4	900–950	914	237.00	237.00
2	950–1000	983	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	407.64
5	350–400	369	385.00–395.00	391.88
2	400–450	430	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	568	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	623	295.00	295.00
8	650–700	698	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	432.00–440.00	435.26
2	350–400	375	400.00–410.00	405.07
11	400–450	418	382.00–390.00	386.30
31	450–500	481	362.00–377.00	375.57
26	500–550	535	350.00–357.00	353.58
19	550–600	588	330.00–334.00	331.88
31	600–650	630	307.00–317.00	315.61
37	700–750	713	280.00–285.00	282.15
10	750–800	766	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	282	445.00–495.00	461.27
3	300–350	318	435.00–480.00	450.99
18	350–400	373	410.00–420.00	415.00
12	400–450	422	395.00–410.00	398.39
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
18	500–550	534	337.00–342.00	339.46
19	550–600	568	322.00–330.00	323.22
4	600–650	622	292.00–307.00	300.16
14	650–700	668	280.00–290.00	285.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	366	340.00–350.00	347.47
5	550–600	550	277.00	277.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	222	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	340	410.00–420.00	412.32
18	400–450	418	377.00–382.00	379.06
6	450–500	488	340.00–357.00	354.33
3	500–550	517	325.00–335.00	328.23
5	550–600	577	300.00–315.00	308.85
1	750–800	750	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,006	130.00–141.00	137.20
1	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
4	—	955	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	155.00–161.00	158.19
4	—	1,384	145.00–148.00	146.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,197	147.00–159.00	152.84
38	—	1,178	134.00–146.00	142.39
26	—	1,366	159.00–170.00	163.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,809	190.00–206.00	199.17
6	—	1,682	177.00–187.00	184.43
6	—	1,900	205.00–223.00	212.09

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,176	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,194.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,143	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,167.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	985	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,704.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,885.15

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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