Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady. feeder steers , heifers and bulls lightly tested. steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 8.00 higher, bull calves steady and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.02/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −73.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$328.02

103 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$70.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.44

vs GA average

−1.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	336.24	1,794	77
Medium and Large 2	558	312.69	1,746	21
Medium and Large 3	551	265.88	1,464	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.36/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale103 hd

328.02

—

GA average14 barns · 395 hd

310.59

+17.44

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−1.93

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−73.77

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	1,742	180.98	3,153	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	141.81	1,817	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,654	138.73	2,295	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	121.48	1,467	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,099	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$3,097	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,917	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,980	68

Every lot, as filed

98 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	450–500	455	329.17/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,498	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	327.42/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,817	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	380.86/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,638	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	969	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	362.22/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	385.72/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	280.96/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	342.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	429.11/cwt	420.00–440.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	306.78/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	380.56/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,389	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	391.12/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,252	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	354.47/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,514	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,155	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	285.35/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,106	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	349.52/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,699	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	341.87/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,778	47
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	402.99/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,366	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	368.26/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,720	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	439.80/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	337.91/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,048	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	304.47/cwt	302.00–305.00	2,080	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	358.52/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	446	345.01/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	368.08/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	467.34/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	403.17/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	352.65/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,003	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	356.12/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	429.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,589	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	549	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	394.94/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	147.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,492	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	137.96/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,242	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	134.80/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,666	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	153.53/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,083	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	143.06/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,844	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	132.67/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,176	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	115.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,245	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,292	125.59/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,623	9
Bulls	—	—	1,510	169.04/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,553	5
Bulls	—	—	1,806	191.20/cwt	189.00–198.00	3,453	6
Bulls	—	—	1,898	180.66/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,429	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,534.57/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,535	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,258	2,395.33/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,395	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,479.97/head	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,480	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	935	2,026.34/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,026	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	2,917.21/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,917	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	3,350.94/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,351	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,084	2,294.65/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,295	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	3,448.51/head	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,449	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	334.20/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	347.65/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,637	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	371.36/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	390.32/cwt	380.00–400.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	237.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,465	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	264.27/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,810	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	251.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	330.52/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,715	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	273.25/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	357.11/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,232	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	318.07/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	305.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	385.78/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,466	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	469.96/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	406.79/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,135	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	331.08/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,440	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	331.68/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	317.98/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	391.15/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,099	16

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,181Last week 1,467Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 202Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 176Year ago 107

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	345	355.00–370.00	357.11
5	350–400	383	340.00–350.00	342.93
19	400–450	434	335.00–340.00	337.53
17	450–500	455	320.00–340.00	329.17
7	500–550	537	312.00–325.00	318.07
14	550–600	569	310.00	310.00
8	600–650	622	265.00–290.00	280.96
23	650–700	685	257.00–270.00	264.27
7	700–750	713	250.00–260.00	251.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	420.00–440.00	429.11
17	300–350	320	380.00–400.00	391.12
18	350–400	365	365.00–400.00	380.56
15	400–450	427	347.00–360.00	354.47
21	450–500	486	345.00–365.00	349.52
47	500–550	520	335.00–344.00	341.87
30	550–600	555	322.00–330.00	327.42
7	600–650	606	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	430	380.00–385.00	380.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
10	250–300	281	345.00	345.00
5	300–350	308	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	466	300.00–310.00	305.71
3	500–550	538	270.00–280.00	273.25
2	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	254.82
9	600–650	638	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	775	230.00–245.00	237.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	268	450.00–485.00	467.34
2	300–350	313	435.00–445.00	439.80
8	350–400	370	425.00–430.00	429.38
5	400–450	407	420.00	420.00
7	450–500	482	385.00–390.00	385.72
7	500–550	537	367.00–375.00	368.08
9	550–600	558	360.00–365.00	362.22
34	600–650	606	330.00–339.00	337.91
10	650–700	653	330.00	330.00
6	700–750	703	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	339	400.00–410.00	402.99
3	350–400	357	350.00–375.00	358.52
4	400–450	446	340.00–350.00	345.01
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
9	500–550	516	300.00–320.00	306.78
4	550–600	593	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	383	395.00–415.00	403.17
6	400–450	418	380.00	380.00
25	450–500	467	362.00–375.00	368.26
9	500–550	539	355.00–365.00	356.12
11	550–600	568	350.00–355.00	352.65
6	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
17	650–700	683	302.00–305.00	304.47
27	700–750	738	285.00–290.00	285.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	218	460.00–480.00	469.96
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	363	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	427	385.00–410.00	394.94
4	500–550	549	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	623	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	380.00–400.00	390.32
16	250–300	281	390.00–395.00	391.15
2	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
6	350–400	387	330.00–335.00	334.20
9	400–450	435	330.00–335.00	331.08
3	450–500	475	330.00–335.00	331.68
3	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	264	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	337	400.00–410.00	406.79
17	350–400	380	370.00–400.00	385.78
12	400–450	436	370.00–372.00	371.36
16	450–500	471	340.00–355.00	347.65
19	500–550	519	320.00–340.00	330.52
11	550–600	573	307.00–327.00	317.98
4	600–650	641	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	145.00–149.00	147.31
2	—	1,625	137.00–139.00	137.96
4	—	1,640	125.00–136.00	132.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,236	127.00–138.00	134.80
8	—	1,357	150.00–158.00	153.53
43	—	1,289	139.00–149.00	143.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	110.00–120.00	115.32
9	—	1,292	122.00–130.00	125.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,510	162.00–174.00	169.04
6	—	1,806	189.00–198.00	191.20
5	—	1,898	175.00–186.00	180.66

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	—	1,115	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,534.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,084	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,294.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,252	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,917.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,283	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,350.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,196	3,050.00–3,700.00	3,448.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,258	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,395.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,228	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,479.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,026.34

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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