Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.04/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −85.75 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$316.04

75 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$38.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.49

vs GA average

−5.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	323.86	1,756	49
Medium and Large 2	559	302.66	1,692	24
Medium and Large 3	520	284.90	1,481	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.96/cwt here — about $275 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 sale75 hd

316.04

—

GA average14 barns · 315 hd

304.54

+11.49

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−5.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−85.75

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	1,746	187.42	3,272	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	141.63	1,723	150
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	141.48	2,237	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	130.94	1,417	10

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)	1,130	$2,307	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,124	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,868	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,630	40

Every lot, as filed

107 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	700–750	716	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	321.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	282.96/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,729	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	317.52/cwt	307.00–324.00	1,816	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	260.65/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	484.15/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,051	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	316.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	250.99/cwt	244.00–255.00	2,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	371.13/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	273.95/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	347.33/cwt	341.00–353.00	1,601	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	412.52/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,411	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	288.08/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,703	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	384.69/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,973	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	465.49/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,694	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	328.25/cwt	326.00–332.00	2,015	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	390.90/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,837	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	257.12/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,100	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	351.32/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	431.61/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	826	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	2,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	356.18/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	297.44/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	375.53/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,851	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,093	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.65/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,959	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	359.45/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,905	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	397.29/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,692	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,249	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	424.59/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,197	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	263.51/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	268.17/cwt	268.00–270.00	2,132	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,134	35
Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	913	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	316.76/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	478.16/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,301	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	391.86/cwt	389.00–395.00	1,685	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	305.98/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	133.73/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,567	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	140.06/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,395	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	141.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,237	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	150.17/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,885	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	142.23/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,737	120
Bulls	—	—	1,516	175.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,662	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	195.18/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,783	8
Bulls	—	—	1,690	186.08/cwt	182.00–190.00	3,145	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,021	1,881.98/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,882	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,163	1,777.20/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,056	1,930.73/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,931	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,510.26/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,510	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,543.00/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,543	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	2,273.93/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,274	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,165.94/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,166	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	826	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	746	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	396	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	737	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	242.04/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	382.79/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	370.03/cwt	367.00–372.00	1,380	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	365.75/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	236	415.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	331.64/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,585	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	326.93/cwt	317.00–342.00	1,726	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	395.95/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	343.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,458	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,676	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	344.50/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,785	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	383.51/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,626	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	433.07/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,169	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	435.13/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,419	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	416.55/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	331.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	396.19/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,879	7

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,485Last week 1,452Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 243Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 123Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	400.00–420.00	415.93
6	250–300	293	375.00	375.00
11	300–350	322	362.00–380.00	365.75
5	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	321.94
6	450–500	478	315.00–320.00	316.59
2	500–550	520	280.00–290.00	284.90
4	650–700	669	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	716	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	217	480.00–490.00	484.15
9	250–300	291	430.00–445.00	431.61
14	300–350	342	395.00–417.00	412.52
12	350–400	384	380.00–395.00	382.79
13	400–450	413	370.00–385.00	371.13
64	450–500	461	341.00–353.00	347.33
33	500–550	528	317.00–342.00	326.93
16	550–600	572	307.00–324.00	317.52
55	600–650	611	274.00–297.00	282.96
5	650–700	673	270.00–290.00	273.95
7	750–800	761	254.00	254.00
14	800–850	833	244.00–255.00	250.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	440.00	440.00
6	250–300	271	425.00	425.00
23	350–400	373	367.00–372.00	370.03
31	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	343.05
23	450–500	478	320.00–337.00	331.64
13	500–550	532	315.00	315.00
11	550–600	591	287.00–290.00	288.08
1	600–650	645	262.00	262.00
3	650–700	687	260.00–262.00	260.65
7	700–750	738	256.00–260.00	257.12
5	750–800	770	240.00–245.00	242.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	282	410.00–430.00	424.59
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	459	340.00–357.00	351.32
5	500–550	543	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	563	285.00–295.00	289.98
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	713	260.00–267.00	263.51
5	900–950	913	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
30	350–400	364	440.00–475.00	465.49
3	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
21	450–500	470	380.00–397.00	390.90
37	500–550	513	370.00–392.00	384.69
5	550–600	564	355.00–357.00	356.18
15	600–650	614	326.00–332.00	328.25
23	650–700	673	311.00	311.00
35	700–750	716	298.00	298.00
1	800–850	805	280.00	280.00
14	950–1000	978	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
13	400–450	426	385.00–405.00	397.29
18	450–500	493	370.00–377.00	375.53
26	500–550	530	350.00–365.00	359.45
22	550–600	575	335.00–348.00	340.65
11	600–650	639	312.00–322.00	316.76
2	650–700	675	290.00–305.00	297.44
18	700–750	737	285.00	285.00
11	750–800	795	268.00–270.00	268.17
4	800–850	826	250.00–255.00	251.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
19	250–300	272	465.00–490.00	478.16
20	300–350	326	430.00–445.00	435.13
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
26	400–450	430	389.00–395.00	391.86
18	500–550	518	340.00–350.00	344.50
7	600–650	603	300.00–307.00	305.98
4	650–700	673	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	327	395.00–400.00	396.19
11	350–400	396	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	737	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	450.00	450.00
16	250–300	270	430.00–435.00	433.07
3	300–350	328	410.00–420.00	416.55
5	350–400	394	395.00–400.00	395.95
20	400–450	424	382.00–385.00	383.51
8	500–550	536	330.00–335.00	331.81
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
7	600–650	637	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	770	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,172	125.00–135.00	133.73
10	—	1,255	148.00–155.00	150.17
120	—	1,221	137.00–147.00	142.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	120.00	120.00
2	—	953	139.00–141.00	140.06
7	—	1,074	125.00–135.00	129.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	140.00–144.00	141.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	170.00–177.00	175.59
8	—	1,938	193.00–199.00	195.18
11	—	1,690	182.00–190.00	186.08

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)	5	—	1,021	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,881.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,777.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,056	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,930.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,510.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,190	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,543.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,051	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,273.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,130	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,165.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	826	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	746	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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