Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sharply lower, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested.. Steer, heifer, bull calves lightly tested and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.53/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −82.33 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$359.53

74 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$62.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.23

vs GA average

+5.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	380.05	1,995	40
Medium and Large 2	564	337.79	1,905	30
Medium and Large 3	558	317.45	1,770	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.60/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale74 hd

359.53

—

GA average12 barns · 243 hd

343.30

+16.23

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+5.23

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−82.33

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	1,664	170.54	2,838	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	147.66	2,210	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	142.74	1,776	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	123.37	1,285	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,421	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,056	$2,239	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,932	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,326	$2,943	20

Every lot, as filed

110 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	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	329.16/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,945	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	409.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,519	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	248.66/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	273.37/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	396.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,661	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	869	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	356.17/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,475	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	268.34/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	334.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,567	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	398.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	341.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,269	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	356.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,316	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	742	245.40/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	354.16/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	636	300.10/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	816	230.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	303.45/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	346.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	334.62/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,055	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.67/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,149	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	287.37/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	378.97/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,986	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	402.86/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	388.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,646	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	394.38/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,905	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	318.03/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	374.62/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,832	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	337.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	346.05/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	389.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	293.81/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,783	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	144.30/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,042	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	151.01/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,383	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	133.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,572	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	149.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,982	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	142.67/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,753	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	113.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	124.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,180	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	161.82/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,801	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	175.63/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,670	5
Bulls	—	—	2,115	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,807	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,322.06/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,322	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,391	2,648.43/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,648	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	3,138.56/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,139	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	886	1,638.65/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,639	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,402.15/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,421.11/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	410.02/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	332.97/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,408	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	232	385.66/cwt	370.00–390.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	828	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	353.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	262.18/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	296.14/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	385.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	313.91/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	320.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,543	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	338.30/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,099	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	284.82/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	316.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,347	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	331.68/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,430	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	330.51/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,732	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	377.17/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	395.08/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,474	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	354.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	407.60/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,107Last week 1,485Year ago 1,368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 204Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 176Year ago 133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	390.00–400.00	398.00
2	300–350	348	370.00	370.00
25	350–400	369	350.00–370.00	356.69
20	400–450	431	325.00–342.00	331.68
19	450–500	481	310.00–325.00	320.85
7	500–550	527	317.00	317.00
17	550–600	584	295.00–300.00	296.14
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	769	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	435.00	435.00
9	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	385.37
18	400–450	414	352.00–365.00	356.17
25	450–500	468	330.00–340.00	334.77
19	500–550	524	320.00–342.00	330.51
15	550–600	564	305.00–320.00	313.91
5	600–650	607	297.00	297.00
6	650–700	659	265.00–275.00	268.34
9	700–750	714	260.00–265.00	262.18
5	750–800	763	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	232	370.00–390.00	385.66
6	250–300	281	350.00–365.00	353.86
13	300–350	325	330.00–350.00	338.30
18	350–400	372	330.00–345.00	341.23
11	400–450	426	310.00–320.00	316.24
3	450–500	467	280.00–295.00	284.82
6	500–550	526	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
10	700–750	742	240.00–247.00	245.40
2	800–850	828	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	308	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	455	345.00–350.00	346.42
2	500–550	520	320.00–340.00	329.90
2	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
5	600–650	636	290.00–305.00	300.10
3	650–700	665	265.00–280.00	273.37
2	750–800	775	240.00–257.00	248.66
7	800–850	816	220.00–235.00	230.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	315	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	371	400.00–415.00	409.46
19	400–450	424	380.00–390.00	388.09
13	450–500	489	370.00–375.00	374.62
10	500–550	510	350.00–360.00	355.06
20	550–600	591	320.00–331.00	329.16
4	600–650	612	315.00–322.00	318.03
2	650–700	660	297.00–310.00	303.45
6	700–750	719	280.00–295.00	287.37
4	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
7	800–850	818	260.00	260.00
4	850–900	869	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	352	417.00	417.00
16	400–450	419	395.00–400.00	396.50
21	450–500	483	385.00–397.00	394.38
28	500–550	524	375.00–382.00	378.97
5	550–600	564	345.00–357.00	354.16
26	600–650	614	330.00–336.00	334.62
24	650–700	660	325.00–326.00	325.67
7	700–750	703	311.00	311.00
7	750–800	763	280.00	280.00
8	800–850	824	265.00	265.00
5	850–900	871	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	402.00–405.00	402.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
6	350–400	355	405.00–415.00	410.02
14	400–450	431	385.00–390.00	389.30
12	450–500	477	350.00–365.00	354.21
9	500–550	518	340.00–355.00	346.05
6	550–600	578	335.00–350.00	337.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	328	405.00–410.00	407.60
17	350–400	373	385.00–402.00	395.08
4	400–450	424	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	488	330.00–335.00	332.49
3	500–550	523	317.00	317.00
3	550–600	572	310.00	310.00
11	600–650	607	282.00–300.00	293.81
2	650–700	663	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
7	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	379	365.00–380.00	377.17
13	400–450	423	320.00–350.00	332.97
7	450–500	491	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	514	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	623	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	695	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	144.00–145.00	144.30
3	—	1,578	148.00–157.00	151.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,177	129.00–136.00	133.58
15	—	1,325	148.00–154.00	149.62
32	—	1,229	137.00–147.00	142.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,247	110.00–115.00	113.46
4	—	944	120.00–130.00	124.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	155.00–167.00	161.82
5	—	1,520	173.00–179.00	175.63
1	—	2,115	180.00	180.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,322.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,421.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	886	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,638.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,391	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,648.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,283	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,138.56

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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