Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.35/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −83.51 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$358.35

106 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$51.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs GA average

−20.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	365.35	2,049	91
Medium and Large 2	565	330.00	1,865	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	313.73	1,740	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.62/cwt here — about $309 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

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 sale106 hd

358.35

—

GA average13 barns · 306 hd

350.54

+7.82

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−20.78

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−83.51

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	—	High	1,561	206.41	3,222	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,310	168.32	2,204	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	166.78	2,590	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	145.92	1,581	24

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)	1,148	$2,676	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,179	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,887	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	725	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	158.91/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,977	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	147.87/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,897	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	357.40/cwt	353.00–367.00	2,059	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	315.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,824	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	396.31/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,502	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	326.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,847	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	346.07/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	310.47/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,928	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	484.98/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,387	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	494.37/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,463	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	454	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,680	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	294.01/cwt	292.00–297.00	2,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	384.00/cwt	370.00–388.00	1,467	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	432.60/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,631	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	429.17/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,605	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.15/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,721	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	334.25/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	350.39/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,232	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	396.09/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,877	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	418.03/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,760	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	376.44/cwt	374.00–387.00	2,033	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	380.04/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,608	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	725	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	398.20/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,692	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	430.76/cwt	427.00–445.00	1,228	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	180.91/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,681	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,345	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,376	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	165.01/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,483	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	168.93/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,162	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,584	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	173.73/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	217.56/cwt	206.00–239.00	3,520	8
Bulls	—	—	1,535	199.98/cwt	191.00–206.00	3,070	11
Bulls	—	—	1,390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,299.73/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	2,675.09/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	1,639.41/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,639	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	1,880.86/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,881	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,850.71/head	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	354.17/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,537	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	260.04/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	333.92/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	335.25/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.86/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	338.28/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	378.25/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,407	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	322.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	313.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	344.38/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,625	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	316.93/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,845	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	437.12/cwt	435.00–450.00	940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	460.57/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	410.58/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,318	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	450.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	820	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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 1,013Year ago 1,378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 239Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 116Year ago 57

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,244	153.00–163.00	158.91
18	—	1,482	175.00–190.00	180.91
45	—	1,280	164.00–175.00	168.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,148	142.00–152.00	147.87
6	—	978	135.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	885	155.00–156.00	155.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	163.00–169.00	165.01
2	—	1,625	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,553	172.00–177.00	173.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,618	206.00–239.00	217.56
11	—	1,535	191.00–206.00	199.98
1	—	1,390	188.00	188.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	338	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
13	400–450	434	349.00–360.00	354.17
13	450–500	485	330.00–335.00	333.92
13	500–550	525	322.00–330.00	325.86
31	550–600	579	310.00–325.00	315.04
2	600–650	608	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	215	435.00–450.00	437.12
9	250–300	285	427.00–445.00	430.76
19	300–350	321	390.00–425.00	410.58
42	350–400	382	370.00–388.00	384.00
24	400–450	423	370.00–387.00	380.04
28	450–500	472	340.00–362.00	344.38
18	500–550	514	330.00–336.00	334.25
14	550–600	563	337.00	337.00
22	600–650	621	310.00–311.00	310.47
6	700–750	749	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	454	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	429	320.00–345.00	335.25
2	450–500	488	300.00–310.00	304.97
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	633	250.00–270.00	260.04
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	296	485.00–495.00	494.37
9	300–350	311	450.00–500.00	460.57
10	350–400	377	420.00–440.00	432.60
52	400–450	421	410.00–445.00	418.03
52	450–500	474	390.00–415.00	396.09
38	500–550	540	374.00–387.00	376.44
53	550–600	576	353.00–367.00	357.40
44	600–650	637	340.00–357.00	350.39
8	650–700	666	330.00	330.00
5	750–800	757	292.00–297.00	294.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
10	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	378.25
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	523	310.00	310.00
7	550–600	582	310.00–322.00	316.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	495.00	495.00
13	250–300	286	480.00–490.00	484.98
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
40	350–400	374	415.00–440.00	429.17
30	400–450	425	385.00–420.00	398.20
32	450–500	465	362.00–380.00	370.15
5	500–550	514	335.00–355.00	346.07
5	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	326.96
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	738	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	213	450.00–455.00	450.48
11	350–400	379	375.00–400.00	396.31
13	450–500	477	330.00–355.00	338.28
10	500–550	524	315.00–330.00	322.35
4	550–600	579	310.00–320.00	313.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	513	300.00–310.00	305.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,218	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,299.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,119	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,675.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	2,500.00–3,150.00	2,850.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	963	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,639.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	977	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,880.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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Feeder Cattle

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