Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2025-05-28

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, May 28
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,048 head
117 vs last sale 931 250 vs year ago 798 · +31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
65 vs last sale 172 155 vs year ago 262 · 59.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
53 vs last sale 36 51 vs year ago 38 · +134.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and bull calves unevenly steady, steer and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $340.95/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits 69.03 against this barn's trailing median of $409.97.
Average price
$340.95
34 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.25
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544346.451,88529
Medium and Large 2557320.001,7813thin
Medium and Large 3545292.501,5942thin
One grade step is worth $53.95/cwt here — about $291 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
456412369326median 409.9712/1702/2504/2206/1708/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.81, low $339.85, median $409.97 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 sale34 hd
340.95
GA average12 barns · 229 hd
320.70
+20.25
This barn, trailing median33 sales
409.97
−69.03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,765196.443,46718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,626163.522,6589thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,257155.071,94968
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,072136.241,4619thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$2,2742thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$2,2166
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$2,34720

Every lot, as filed

91 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300269446.12/cwt440.00–450.001,20014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0762,318.87/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3195
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450448384.69/cwt377.00–400.001,72331
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8312
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250240470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364369.28/cwt360.00–380.001,3448
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650643320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0582
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7481
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481327.29/cwt315.00–335.001,57421
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300263421.27/cwt410.00–430.001,1083
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431353.72/cwt350.00–355.001,52519
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450443367.93/cwt365.00–375.001,6308
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650638280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7862
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600596300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7885
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225439.33/cwt430.00–450.009882
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340354.94/cwt340.00–357.001,2078
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,8232,190.22/head2,150.00–2,200.002,1906
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482369.44/cwt365.00–370.001,7819
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400358388.32/cwt370.00–390.001,39013
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550510311.79/cwt302.00–330.001,5906
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250235430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0111
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300260395.10/cwt390.00–400.001,0272
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485309.57/cwt300.00–330.001,5015
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-39851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2953
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400383359.80/cwt350.00–370.001,3782
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800756260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9665
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350335365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2231
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28092,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,50012
Bulls1,717196.38/cwt191.00–202.003,3729
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180145.48/cwt141.00–149.001,71712
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,715159.41/cwt157.00–162.002,7345
CowsBoner 80-85%1,254155.30/cwt150.00–160.001,94742
Bulls1,919208.17/cwt204.00–214.003,9954
Bulls1,728187.15/cwt185.00–190.003,2345
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650619290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7954
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,332162.60/cwt160.00–166.002,16614
CowsLean 85-90%1,093130.94/cwt130.00–132.001,4312
CowsLean 85-90%1,066137.76/cwt135.00–141.001,4697
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,514168.65/cwt164.00–174.002,5534
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700685290.18/cwt290.00–292.001,98811
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750708270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9122
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4502
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800788240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8913
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415345.76/cwt330.00–350.001,4355
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,4323
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425418.90/cwt405.00–435.001,7808
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250215495.23/cwt490.00–500.001,0652
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550536363.83/cwt355.00–375.001,95027
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760265.50/cwt264.00–275.002,01822
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290480.82/cwt475.00–500.001,39420
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625297.40/cwt285.00–315.001,85914
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800774261.11/cwt250.00–262.002,02113
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600597335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0005
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250234478.89/cwt465.00–490.001,1216
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568354.36/cwt352.00–360.002,01316
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655326.00/cwt322.00–330.002,1352
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500484381.50/cwt380.00–382.001,8468
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622307.03/cwt302.00–317.001,9103
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500477345.56/cwt337.00–357.001,64822
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374418.28/cwt415.00–420.001,56421
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650637329.66/cwt329.00–332.002,10012
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350338405.29/cwt400.00–435.001,37011
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520335.49/cwt327.00–342.001,74525
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550533348.84/cwt340.00–367.001,85924
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750734263.33/cwt260.00–270.001,93312
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,62722
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269469.34/cwt440.00–485.001,2638
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665282.33/cwt275.00–295.001,87716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0832,273.90/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2742
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450409371.82/cwt365.00–380.001,52126
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,56011
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350316450.77/cwt440.00–467.001,42441
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600564319.60/cwt315.00–327.001,80313
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500491361.37/cwt361.00–362.001,77442
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,22016
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478343.36/cwt340.00–350.001,6416
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750729257.83/cwt257.00–260.001,8807
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8402

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.