Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, all feeder classes sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.10/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −55.76 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$386.10

71 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$45.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.33

vs GA average

−13.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	392.34	2,066	58
Medium and Large 2	540	371.23	2,005	6thin
Medium and Large 3	537	347.14	1,863	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.20/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale71 hd

386.10

—

GA average14 barns · 522 hd

373.77

+12.33

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−13.79

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−55.76

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	—	Average	1,570	193.96	3,046	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,602	171.12	2,741	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	162.69	2,038	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	145.67	1,547	21

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)	1,206	$2,410	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,282	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,068	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,545	6

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1	400–450	414	448.29/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,856	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	373.47/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	309.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,385	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	413.89/cwt	402.00–440.00	1,581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	358.93/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,770	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	328.67/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,722	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	394.82/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,935	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	397.43/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	299.25/cwt	297.00–300.00	2,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,003	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	405.60/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,764	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,184	2,174.73/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,175	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	1,952.44/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	346.95/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	338.39/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	341.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	321.78/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,902	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,136.71/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,137	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	2,142.78/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	312.70/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	335.50/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,570	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	163.90/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,059	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	152.62/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,841	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	146.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,546	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,686	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	171.64/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,243	16
Bulls	—	—	1,533	197.49/cwt	193.00–203.00	3,028	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	177.31/cwt	172.00–182.00	2,787	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	166.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,699	7
Bulls	—	—	1,587	187.54/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,976	9
Bulls	—	—	1,663	206.98/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,442	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	129.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	153.92/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	657	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,201	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	341.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	404	371.98/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,786	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	403.33/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,686	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	459.00/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	509.57/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	469.90/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	359.37/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,740.53/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	378.99/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,846	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	410.42/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,896	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	380.01/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,851	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	343.86/cwt	337.00–345.00	2,441	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	2,620.83/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	361.94/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,277	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	498.64/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	424.62/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,966	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	451.87/cwt	432.00–475.00	1,907	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	395.37/cwt	380.00–408.00	2,048	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	379.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,136	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	452.01/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,478	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	504.55/cwt	495.00–526.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	459.65/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,737	12

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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,106Last week 1,878Year ago 1,215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 181Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 137Last week 188Year ago 205

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, all feeder classes sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	268	500.00–520.00	509.57
18	300–350	333	485.00–500.00	498.64
2	350–400	388	455.00–485.00	469.90
17	400–450	414	425.00–465.00	448.29
14	450–500	462	407.00–420.00	410.42
3	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	683	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
11	450–500	487	370.00–400.00	378.99
12	500–550	531	340.00–352.00	346.95
10	550–600	565	335.00–345.00	341.70
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	748	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–355.00	338.39
12	500–550	533	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	608	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	402.00–420.00	405.60
21	450–500	490	390.00–410.00	394.82
5	500–550	535	367.00–375.00	373.47
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	783	290.00	290.00
6	1000–1050	1,003	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	600–650	610	391.00	391.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	404	370.00–375.00	371.98
8	450–500	491	340.00–350.00	341.20
6	500–550	527	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
10	650–700	657	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	335	495.00–526.00	504.55
12	350–400	378	450.00–490.00	459.65
28	400–450	422	432.00–475.00	451.87
16	450–500	463	420.00–465.00	424.62
47	500–550	518	380.00–408.00	395.37
11	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	379.42
29	600–650	629	350.00–367.00	361.94
7	700–750	710	337.00–345.00	343.86
2	800–850	833	295.00	295.00
5	900–950	910	285.00	285.00
6	1050–1100	1,066	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	370	395.00–400.00	397.43
21	450–500	493	350.00–367.00	358.93
20	500–550	524	326.00–335.00	328.67
19	550–600	591	310.00–326.00	321.78
8	600–650	625	300.00–315.00	309.39
4	650–700	692	297.00–300.00	299.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	445.00–470.00	459.00
15	300–350	327	445.00–455.00	452.01
10	350–400	382	402.00–440.00	413.89
45	400–450	418	395.00–445.00	403.33
54	450–500	487	370.00–395.00	380.01
7	500–550	525	355.00–370.00	359.37
2	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	675	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	332.00–340.00	335.50
9	500–550	531	295.00–320.00	312.70
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	790	232.00	232.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,236	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,740.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,194	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,620.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,184	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,174.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,952.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,115	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,136.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,142.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	3,350.00	3,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,256	158.00–169.00	163.90
24	—	1,206	147.00–157.00	152.62
16	—	1,307	170.00–177.00	171.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,058	140.00–150.00	146.13
2	—	1,095	125.00–135.00	129.63
3	—	1,063	152.00–157.00	153.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	158.00	158.00
7	—	1,572	172.00–182.00	177.31
7	—	1,618	160.00–170.00	166.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,533	193.00–203.00	197.49
9	—	1,587	183.00–190.00	187.54
2	—	1,663	205.00–210.00	206.98

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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How this sale compares

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