Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.27/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −81.52 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$320.27

118 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$60.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.79

vs GA average

−0.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	323.36	1,745	84
Medium and Large 2	542	319.29	1,731	30
Medium and Large 3	555	262.50	1,456	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.86/cwt here — about $288 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

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 sale118 hd

320.27

—

GA average16 barns · 644 hd

307.47

+12.79

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−0.91

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−81.52

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	1,620	173.33	2,808	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	144.22	2,187	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	143.93	1,801	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	120.42	1,426	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,454	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$2,290	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,230	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,922	44

Every lot, as filed

96 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	200–250	236	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	337.01/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,439	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	289	357.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	360.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,176	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	274.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	346.09/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,260	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	294.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	324.16/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,747	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	313.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,808	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	323.68/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,541	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	341.77/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	382.46/cwt	372.00–389.00	2,000	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	388.45/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,787	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	330.20/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,697	50
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	305.12/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	392.43/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	360.12/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	366.60/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	411.07/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,287	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	323.27/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,037	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	348.49/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	407.88/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,697	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	332.83/cwt	329.00–345.00	2,120	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,437	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	524.89/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	370.95/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,074	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	370.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	373.11/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,604	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	275.86/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	292.43/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	495.06/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	415.70/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,501	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	111.23/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	121.88/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,450	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	139.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,113	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	147.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,237	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	129.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,565	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	152.56/cwt	146.00–165.00	2,000	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	139.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,694	54
Bulls	—	—	1,422	165.02/cwt	158.00–172.00	2,347	15
Bulls	—	—	2,063	196.18/cwt	192.00–201.00	4,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	178.86/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,255	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	2,337.92/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,226	1,818.85/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,819	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,478.86/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,479	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,041	1,666.75/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,667	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,629.08/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,629	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	833	1,928.83/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,929	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	3,360.52/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,361	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,257	2,607.41/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,607	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	298.62/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	330.08/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	346.77/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	398.69/cwt	390.00–410.00	877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.92/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,636	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	342.93/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,756	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	357.53/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,459	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	275.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	300.29/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	333.55/cwt	331.00–337.00	1,571	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	333.72/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,078	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	681	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,737	5

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,467Last week 1,107Year ago 1,125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 79Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 176Last week 102Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	390.00	390.00
8	250–300	289	350.00–360.00	357.66
23	300–350	323	320.00–345.00	333.72
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	558	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	681	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
11	300–350	326	350.00–370.00	360.82
36	350–400	364	345.00–350.00	346.09
38	400–450	427	330.00–342.00	337.01
26	450–500	476	320.00–327.00	323.68
25	500–550	539	320.00–325.00	324.16
5	550–600	558	285.00–300.00	294.96
7	600–650	617	270.00–280.00	274.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	302	395.00	395.00
12	400–450	408	345.00–360.00	357.53
40	450–500	471	331.00–337.00	333.55
50	500–550	514	327.00–335.00	330.20
34	550–600	577	310.00–320.00	313.31
7	600–650	613	290.00–302.00	300.29
9	650–700	676	275.00–280.00	275.55
2	700–750	725	265.00–270.00	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	490.00	490.00
13	300–350	313	405.00–425.00	411.07
15	400–450	409	385.00–397.00	392.43
8	450–500	483	370.00–375.00	370.61
7	500–550	546	362.00–370.00	366.60
9	550–600	593	340.00–345.00	341.77
11	600–650	630	320.00–329.00	323.27
8	650–700	684	312.00	312.00
3	700–750	737	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	410	350.00–370.00	360.12
10	450–500	486	335.00–350.00	348.49
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	630	300.00–310.00	305.12
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	728	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	520.00–530.00	524.89
2	250–300	260	470.00	470.00
10	300–350	318	452.00	452.00
5	350–400	385	422.00	422.00
36	400–450	416	400.00–415.00	407.88
49	450–500	460	385.00–400.00	388.45
67	500–550	523	372.00–389.00	382.46
16	550–600	559	368.00–380.00	370.95
32	600–650	637	329.00–345.00	332.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
15	400–450	430	370.00–380.00	373.11
15	450–500	473	340.00–355.00	345.92
5	500–550	506	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	638	285.00	285.00
7	650–700	698	275.00–277.00	275.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	213	490.00–500.00	495.06
2	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
2	300–350	313	430.00	430.00
7	350–400	361	415.00–420.00	415.70
7	400–450	403	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
12	500–550	512	337.00–355.00	342.93
6	650–700	665	287.00–297.00	292.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	220	390.00–410.00	398.69
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	433	340.00–360.00	346.77
4	450–500	483	325.00–335.00	330.08
1	500–550	535	317.00	317.00
5	550–600	588	297.00–305.00	298.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	107.00–115.00	111.23
1	—	1,165	130.00	130.00
6	—	1,190	117.00–125.00	121.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,516	135.00–142.00	139.38
6	—	1,517	145.00–152.00	147.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,210	125.00–134.00	129.33
43	—	1,311	146.00–165.00	152.56
54	—	1,212	135.00–145.00	139.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,422	158.00–172.00	165.02
4	—	2,063	192.00–201.00	196.18
6	—	1,820	174.00–186.00	178.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,226	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,818.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,041	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,666.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	994	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,337.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,160	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,478.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,194	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,629.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	833	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,928.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,258	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,360.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,257	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,607.41

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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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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