Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.75/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −71.11 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$370.75

117 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$38.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.76

vs GA average

−4.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	374.98	1,995	80
Medium and Large 2	524	366.42	1,920	31
Medium and Large 3	515	336.67	1,734	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about $261 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 sale117 hd

370.75

—

GA average14 barns · 458 hd

351.98

+18.76

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−4.99

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−71.11

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	1,462	196.15	2,867	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	170.87	2,209	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	170.51	2,611	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	147.49	1,641	33

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)	1,237	$3,297	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$3,124	57
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$3,049	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$2,672	6

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	347.88/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,374	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,436.38/head	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,436	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,008.41/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	367.07/cwt	362.00–369.00	1,916	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	326.66/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	498	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,494	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,183	2,726.45/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	341.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,501	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	340.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	276.49/cwt	270.00–277.00	2,146	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	270.94/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	379.65/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,602	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,735	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,390	2,596.76/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,121	2,601.45/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,601	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	745	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	179.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,458	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	165.79/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,266	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	178.21/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,545	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	160.12/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,913	13
Bulls	—	—	1,506	199.41/cwt	190.00–208.00	3,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	170.22/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,141	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	136.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,597	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	149.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,649	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	176.62/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,812	6
Bulls	—	—	1,515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	426.86/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	290.73/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	456.75/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	480.50/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	337.77/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,155	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	415.30/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,769	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	399.76/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,847	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	374.98/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,995	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	365.05/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,533	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	323.65/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,874	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	333.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,759	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	305.29/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,058	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	325.15/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,808	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	425.58/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	359.69/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,640	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	334.10/cwt	332.00–339.00	1,767	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	409.12/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,714	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	3,327.94/head	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,328	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	3,350.82/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	417.64/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,201	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	375.78/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,394	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	491.00/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	448.72/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,687	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	348.98/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	363.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,713	7

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,145Last week 1,004Year ago 1,231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 235Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 138Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	398	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	442	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	485	375.00	375.00
30	500–550	522	362.00–369.00	367.07
1	550–600	585	347.00	347.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
14	750–800	776	270.00–277.00	276.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	619	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
5	300–350	325	475.00–495.00	491.00
28	350–400	376	420.00–470.00	448.72
12	400–450	426	400.00–422.00	415.30
39	450–500	462	390.00–415.00	399.76
80	500–550	532	370.00–382.00	374.98
34	600–650	638	337.00–345.00	337.77
10	650–700	653	337.00	337.00
4	900–950	910	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	341	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	395	345.00–360.00	347.88
12	400–450	440	340.00–350.00	341.20
13	450–500	485	330.00–345.00	340.95
11	500–550	520	325.00–328.00	326.66
6	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	305.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	535	290.00–295.00	290.73
3	550–600	565	250.00–280.00	270.00
6	600–650	616	250.00–275.00	270.94
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	440.00	440.00
7	250–300	287	415.00–435.00	417.64
5	300–350	310	400.00–440.00	425.58
16	350–400	371	370.00–380.00	375.78
20	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	365.05
43	450–500	456	347.00–367.00	359.69
61	500–550	529	332.00–339.00	334.10
11	550–600	579	320.00–324.00	323.65
10	600–650	600	313.00	313.00
4	700–750	701	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
33	400–450	422	370.00–390.00	379.65
14	450–500	486	357.00	357.00
24	500–550	527	330.00–340.00	333.85
19	550–600	556	320.00–326.00	325.15
6	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	302.50
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	304.95
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	465.00–505.00	480.50
5	300–350	335	450.00–470.00	456.75
11	350–400	385	420.00–455.00	426.86
21	400–450	419	395.00–425.00	409.12
7	450–500	471	360.00–370.00	363.71
5	500–550	514	345.00–350.00	348.98
2	600–650	605	310.00–320.00	315.00
13	650–700	674	303.00–315.00	305.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,250	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,436.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	41	—	1,042	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,327.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,350.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,183	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,726.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,390	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,596.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,121	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,601.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,070	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,008.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,367	162.00–170.00	165.79
6	—	1,592	172.00–180.00	176.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,428	173.00–184.00	178.21
13	—	1,195	155.00–164.00	160.12
56	—	1,258	164.00–175.00	170.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,170	130.00–140.00	136.51
27	—	1,100	145.00–155.00	149.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	175.00–185.00	179.42
5	—	1,506	190.00–208.00	199.41
1	—	1,515	230.00	230.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle