Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers had limited comparable sales, steer calves mostly steady, bull calves 10.00 lower, heifer calves 7.00 lower, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.00/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.86 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$395.00

120 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.55

vs GA average

−9.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	400.62	2,087	23
Medium and Large 1	564	394.11	2,221	95
Medium and Large 3	518	372.54	1,930	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $157 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 sale120 hd

395.00

—

GA average16 barns · 636 hd

384.45

+10.55

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−9.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−46.86

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	1,671	196.63	3,286	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	177.94	3,010	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	165.74	2,127	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	148.50	1,704	31

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,431	$3,335	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,987	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,408	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$3,500	5

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	284.58/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,912	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	337.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	362.01/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,292	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	396.54/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	438.69/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	416.44/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	346.46/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,016	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	497.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	439.44/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,841	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	328.81/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	446.66/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	385.93/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,242	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	360.95/cwt	357.00–380.00	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	401.21/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,653	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	380.33/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	458.22/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	419.73/cwt	410.00–421.00	2,136	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	388.33/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	461.19/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,711	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	333.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,034	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	139.37/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,482	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	156.96/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,769	10
Bulls	—	—	1,828	203.84/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,726	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	196.01/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,152	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	158.47/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,883	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,431	3,335.19/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,335	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	177.39/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,178	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	167.38/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,240	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	147.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,793	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	184.85/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	187.37/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	334.97/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,986.62/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,987	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,499.75/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	371.25/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,250	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	2,407.63/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	413.00/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	413.26/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,814	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	371.35/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	451.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	353.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	346.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	437.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	400.62/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,087	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	423.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	408.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,907	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	788	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	520.87/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	425.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,547	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	291.17/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	418.71/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	328.32/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	356.26/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,892	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	488.29/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	366.20/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	317.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,947	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,103Last week 1,225Year ago 1,235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 204Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 188Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	420.00–430.00	423.10
5	300–350	329	395.00–425.00	413.00
5	350–400	362	380.00–390.00	385.03
7	400–450	411	350.00–380.00	371.35
5	450–500	472	330.00–355.00	334.97
3	500–550	517	315.00–340.00	328.32
23	650–700	672	280.00–297.00	284.58
8	750–800	788	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	455.00–465.00	458.22
10	350–400	353	440.00	440.00
7	400–450	421	415.00–420.00	416.44
6	450–500	468	380.00–390.00	388.33
9	500–550	537	380.00	380.00
9	600–650	610	330.00–335.00	333.52
3	650–700	663	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	430.00–450.00	437.29
17	350–400	364	410.00–435.00	425.11
40	400–450	412	395.00–425.00	401.21
9	450–500	471	357.00–380.00	360.95
19	500–550	531	350.00–365.00	356.26
13	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	337.50
2	600–650	613	310.00–325.00	317.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	415.00–425.00	418.71
23	450–500	467	405.00–410.00	408.39
2	500–550	518	370.00–375.00	372.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	455.00	455.00
12	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
23	500–550	509	410.00–421.00	419.73
72	550–600	581	375.00–397.00	385.93
8	600–650	606	370.00–372.00	371.25
10	650–700	657	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	480.00–490.00	488.29
4	400–450	409	430.00–445.00	438.69
23	500–550	521	380.00–407.00	400.62
20	600–650	633	360.00–365.00	362.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	261	500.00–550.00	520.87
4	300–350	312	490.00–500.00	497.40
9	350–400	371	450.00–490.00	461.19
7	400–450	419	425.00–450.00	439.44
18	450–500	467	380.00–410.00	396.54
8	500–550	523	365.00–370.00	366.20
4	550–600	586	325.00–330.00	328.81
6	600–650	603	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	369	445.00–450.00	446.66
15	500–550	519	380.00–385.00	380.33
10	550–600	582	340.00–350.00	346.46
4	700–750	703	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	450.00–460.00	451.99
32	400–450	439	395.00–430.00	413.26
4	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	353.72
3	500–550	508	340.00–350.00	346.69
6	600–650	620	305.00–310.00	308.32
7	650–700	675	280.00–300.00	291.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	137.00–142.00	139.37
10	—	1,127	152.00–163.00	156.96
13	—	1,215	145.00–151.00	147.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	170.00–172.00	171.02
2	—	1,825	181.00–188.00	184.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,188	152.00–162.00	158.47
5	—	1,228	174.00–182.00	177.39
31	—	1,338	163.00–172.00	167.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	200.00–208.00	203.84
5	—	1,608	193.00–199.00	196.01
2	—	1,593	185.00–189.00	187.37

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,431	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,335.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,986.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,407.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,218	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,499.75

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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