Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sharply higher, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves sharply higher, heifer calves steady to 6.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.35/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −56.51 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$385.35

92 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,123

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$70.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs GA average

−23.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	390.27	2,142	79
Medium and Large 2	572	366.11	2,094	10thin
Medium and Large 3	537	320.00	1,718	3thin

One grade step is worth $70.27/cwt here — about $424 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale92 hd

385.35

—

GA average12 barns · 285 hd

376.32

+9.03

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−23.95

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−56.51

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	—	Average	1,505	195.05	2,936	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,712	179.41	3,072	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,356	175.19	2,376	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	152.74	1,672	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$3,384	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$3,178	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$2,257	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$2,924	22

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 3	350–400	383	396.38/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,518	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	339.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,799	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	392.36/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	362.64/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	2,183.22/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	419.57/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,162	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	334.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	328.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,624.73/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	3,469.68/head	2,950.00–4,550.00	3,470	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	304.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	406.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,299	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	291.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,157	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	389.28/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	350.14/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	325.80/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	394.15/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,525	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	341.31/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	397.35/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	1,995.89/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,996	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,126	2,595.56/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,596	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	813	2,980.45/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,980	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	930	2,579.84/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	870	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	163.22/cwt	159.00–169.00	2,027	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,582	182.22/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,883	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	176.13/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,344	92
Bulls	—	—	1,439	195.75/cwt	189.00–202.00	2,817	11
Bulls	—	—	1,543	185.51/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,862	3
Bulls	—	—	2,120	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	152.30/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,741	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	135.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	164.59/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,708	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	180.93/cwt	180.00–184.00	3,090	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	171.82/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	425.45/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	358.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,108	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	330.19/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	297.34/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	351.73/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	528.07/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	402.16/cwt	387.00–422.00	2,095	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	359.93/cwt	347.00–367.00	2,401	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.80/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,920	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	567.95/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	347.62/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	532.71/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	351.67/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	342.99/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,151	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,224.11/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	446.65/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	3,538.34/head	2,800.00–4,600.00	3,538	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	443.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	438.09/cwt	422.00–480.00	2,055	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	377.44/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,185	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	347.74/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,003	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	353.67/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,913	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	387.39/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,778	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	421.41/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,568	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	498.85/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,856	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	462.46/cwt	442.00–495.00	1,919	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	360.75/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	475.06/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,800	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	405.28/cwt	397.00–410.00	1,726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	329.55/cwt	328.00–331.00	2,221	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	505.02/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,626	4

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 1,106Year ago 1,326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 212Year ago 226

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 137Year ago 191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	260	385.00–400.00	392.36
7	300–350	324	380.00–400.00	397.35
13	350–400	383	370.00–405.00	396.38
6	450–500	463	337.00–350.00	341.31
19	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	339.48
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	722	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	585	342.00	342.00
6	600–650	635	325.00–330.00	325.80
1	700–750	725	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	510.00–535.00	528.07
4	300–350	322	500.00–510.00	505.02
29	350–400	379	465.00–490.00	475.06
14	400–450	431	420.00–440.00	425.45
4	450–500	463	400.00	400.00
18	500–550	525	360.00–387.00	365.80
6	600–650	608	350.00–352.00	351.67
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	433	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	580	360.00–367.00	362.64
5	600–650	627	330.00–350.00	342.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	385.00–405.00	395.00
1	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	553	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	550.00–605.00	567.95
10	300–350	304	525.00–550.00	532.71
25	350–400	372	480.00–510.00	498.85
34	400–450	415	442.00–495.00	462.46
29	450–500	469	422.00–480.00	438.09
41	500–550	521	387.00–422.00	402.16
38	550–600	579	370.00–390.00	377.44
9	600–650	625	355.00–365.00	360.75
44	650–700	667	347.00–367.00	359.93
10	700–750	710	347.00–350.00	347.62
2	750–800	765	320.00–330.00	325.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	425.00	425.00
12	250–300	277	410.00–430.00	419.57
9	300–350	320	400.00–420.00	406.08
19	350–400	387	392.00–400.00	394.15
7	400–450	444	385.00–390.00	389.28
2	450–500	465	345.00–350.00	347.45
3	500–550	528	330.00–345.00	334.78
4	550–600	588	320.00–335.00	328.67
2	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	304.92
3	700–750	718	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	279	440.00–450.00	443.18
3	300–350	334	440.00–450.00	446.65
23	350–400	372	410.00–440.00	421.41
9	400–450	426	397.00–410.00	405.28
21	450–500	459	370.00–405.00	387.39
27	500–550	541	347.00–360.00	353.67
23	550–600	576	337.00–360.00	347.74
2	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	674	328.00–331.00	329.55
11	700–750	739	285.00–300.00	291.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
4	250–300	269	370.00	370.00
7	300–350	309	350.00–370.00	358.68
7	350–400	370	335.00–375.00	351.73
3	400–450	430	345.00–355.00	350.14
5	450–500	469	320.00–350.00	330.19
10	500–550	516	280.00–320.00	297.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	813	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,980.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	930	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,579.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,224.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	985	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,183.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	913	1,950.00–2,050.00	1,995.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,126	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,595.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,624.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,054	2,950.00–4,550.00	3,469.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,088	2,800.00–4,600.00	3,538.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,242	159.00–169.00	163.22
20	—	1,582	181.00–184.00	182.22
92	—	1,331	170.00–180.00	176.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,143	145.00–157.00	152.30
3	—	933	130.00–140.00	135.30
5	—	1,038	159.00–168.00	164.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,708	180.00–184.00	180.93
2	—	1,733	168.00–175.00	171.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	189.00–202.00	195.75
3	—	1,543	175.00–190.00	185.51
1	—	2,120	216.00	216.00

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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