Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 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 $330.50/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −71.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$330.50

64 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$54.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.52

vs GA average

−9.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	337.99	1,810	41
Medium and Large 2	545	322.24	1,757	20
Medium and Large 3	510	283.24	1,445	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.75/cwt here — about $365 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 sale64 hd

330.50

—

GA average14 barns · 485 hd

322.98

+7.52

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−9.38

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−71.29

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	1,634	199.54	3,260	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	164.38	2,046	125
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	161.49	2,472	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	148.35	1,520	36

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)	1,205	$2,618	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,415	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,342	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,582	82

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	368.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,741	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	384.50/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,634	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	325.81/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	349.45/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,002	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	420.94/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,435	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	373.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	417.39/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	2,137.17/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,137	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,333.09/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,333	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	357.90/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,585	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	326.05/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	329.24/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,561	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	375.05/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,436	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	399.12/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,313	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	346.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,488	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	2,251.43/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,984.40/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	497	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	240.82/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	356.94/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	331.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,807	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	871	2,230.94/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,231	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	710	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	330.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	350.26/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	328.33/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,546	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	164.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,117	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	141.11/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,489	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	161.49/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,472	10
Bulls	—	—	1,621	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,863	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	215.91/cwt	209.00–220.00	3,794	8
Bulls	—	—	1,446	191.71/cwt	187.00–199.00	2,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	283.24/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	384.84/cwt	370.00–400.00	916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	154.76/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,770	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	176.07/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,160	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	155.44/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,587	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	147.69/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,501	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	389.94/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,505	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	375.91/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,515	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	310.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	352.77/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	334.34/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,381	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	284.17/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	349.79/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,819	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	317.28/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	417.43/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	453.40/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	335.37/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,902	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	334.57/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,894	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	419.59/cwt	417.00–422.00	1,775	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	407.68/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	325.48/cwt	307.00–329.00	2,011	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	375.42/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	286.93/cwt	280.00–297.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	339.35/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,761	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,669.31/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,669	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	2,878.76/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,879	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.77/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,109	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	422.45/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	495.02/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	460.91/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,221	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	445.45/cwt	437.00–460.00	1,439	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	360.60/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,731	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,740.01/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,740	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,520.92/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	340.61/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,638	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	384.40/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,745	15

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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,359Last week 1,077Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 229Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 92Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	265	450.00–480.00	460.91
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
50	400–450	425	365.00–392.00	384.50
20	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	368.11
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	618	290.00–295.00	292.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
12	350–400	383	365.00–385.00	375.05
9	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	346.04
16	450–500	474	325.00–332.00	329.24
21	500–550	545	325.00–335.00	331.65
3	550–600	587	305.00–315.00	310.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	490.00–500.00	495.02
14	300–350	323	437.00–460.00	445.45
10	350–400	370	420.00–430.00	422.45
2	400–450	425	400.00–415.00	407.68
15	450–500	454	384.00–390.00	384.40
29	500–550	520	346.00–360.00	349.79
17	550–600	566	327.00–360.00	334.57
7	600–650	637	310.00–320.00	317.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	341	400.00–427.00	420.94
7	350–400	369	407.00	407.00
9	400–450	442	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
20	550–600	573	345.00–355.00	349.45
6	600–650	640	325.00–330.00	325.81
3	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	365	370.00–375.00	372.53
8	400–450	420	345.00–352.00	350.26
7	450–500	497	362.00	362.00
8	500–550	517	330.00–335.00	330.62
6	700–750	720	240.00–245.00	240.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
10	400–450	423	417.00–422.00	419.59
13	500–550	513	374.00–380.00	375.42
17	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
17	600–650	610	340.00–347.00	345.77
5	700–750	734	280.00–297.00	286.93
6	750–800	783	280.00–285.00	284.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	288	405.00–430.00	417.39
11	300–350	329	390.00–400.00	399.12
3	350–400	365	370.00–380.00	373.52
28	400–450	443	355.00–360.00	357.90
65	450–500	481	332.00–347.00	340.61
16	500–550	537	320.00–329.00	326.05
4	550–600	578	307.00	307.00
8	650–700	676	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	370.00–400.00	384.84
3	300–350	327	350.00–370.00	356.94
11	350–400	384	340.00–360.00	352.77
8	400–450	413	320.00–342.00	334.34
24	450–500	471	320.00–330.00	328.33
3	500–550	510	270.00–295.00	283.24
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	450.00	450.00
7	250–300	268	450.00–455.00	453.40
4	300–350	319	415.00–425.00	417.43
24	350–400	386	385.00–400.00	389.94
21	400–450	403	365.00–377.00	375.91
46	450–500	480	355.00–361.00	360.60
27	500–550	519	335.00–350.00	339.35
14	550–600	567	327.00–336.00	335.37
57	600–650	618	307.00–329.00	325.48
4	650–700	669	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	738	270.00	270.00
5	750–800	757	272.00	272.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,116	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,137.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,251.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,170	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,984.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,182	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,669.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,285	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,740.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,143	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,520.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,115	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,333.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	871	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,230.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,316	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,878.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,289	160.00–170.00	164.23
28	—	1,144	150.00–159.00	154.76
24	—	1,227	173.00–184.00	176.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	140.00–142.00	141.11
9	—	1,021	152.00–160.00	155.44
20	—	1,016	144.00–150.00	147.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,531	157.00–164.00	161.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	175.00–180.00	176.59
8	—	1,757	209.00–220.00	215.91
5	—	1,446	187.00–199.00	191.71

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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