Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher. feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.62/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −30.24 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$411.62

115 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$74.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.44

vs GA average

−5.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	414.87	2,223	104
Medium and Large 2	534	404.29	2,157	7thin
Medium and Large 3	558	339.98	1,895	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.89/cwt here — about $328 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 sale115 hd

411.62

—

GA average13 barns · 387 hd

386.18

+25.44

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−5.47

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−30.24

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	1,630	208.37	3,396	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	171.99	2,782	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	165.72	2,128	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	140.79	1,526	18

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)	1,195	$2,644	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,126	$2,444	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,261	$2,370	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	711	$1,530	12

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	700–750	712	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	3,058.96/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.33/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,540	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	846	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	254	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	398.95/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,895	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	331.36/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	389.13/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,868	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,795	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	396.57/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,725	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	203	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	361.31/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	2,101.81/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	336.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	306.50/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,084	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	444.13/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,506	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	370.04/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	2,643.72/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,258	2,227.15/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,227	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	711	1,530.36/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	393.17/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	403.13/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,088	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,450	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	145.49/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,587	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	173.26/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,767	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	181.40/cwt	179.00–185.00	3,011	4
Bulls	—	—	1,604	199.43/cwt	190.00–202.00	3,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	656	286.20/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,877	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	177.22/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,924	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	179.71/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,548	6
Bulls	—	—	1,628	221.43/cwt	205.00–234.00	3,605	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	168.85/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,121	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	158.15/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,021	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	437.48/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	382.37/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	313.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	347.64/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,936	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	592.26/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	476.83/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	505.58/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,679	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	365.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,286	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	361.22/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	465.58/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,997	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	380.42/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,925	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	330.24/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,028	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	448.43/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	372.76/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	448.24/cwt	448.00–455.00	2,147	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	427.36/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,209	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	395.68/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,236	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	365.80/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	379.05/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,789	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	543.92/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,762	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,747	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	350.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	355.45/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	432.14/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.62/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,100	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	333.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,047	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	483.42/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,439Last week 1,103Year ago 737

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 255Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 41Year ago 168

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
9	350–400	390	430.00–450.00	432.14
12	450–500	475	390.00–420.00	398.95
6	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
9	650–700	681	350.00–357.00	355.45
4	700–750	712	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	336.64
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	678	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	260	580.00–595.00	592.26
25	300–350	324	520.00–555.00	543.92
17	350–400	364	480.00	480.00
64	400–450	429	455.00–485.00	465.58
28	450–500	479	448.00–455.00	448.24
63	500–550	517	420.00–442.00	427.36
41	550–600	565	375.00–405.00	395.68
7	600–650	625	360.00–370.00	365.75
8	650–700	669	360.00–370.00	361.22
3	700–750	718	330.00	330.00
4	750–800	771	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	470.00–490.00	483.42
5	250–300	254	450.00	450.00
20	350–400	380	400.00–415.00	405.33
14	400–450	435	395.00–397.00	396.57
11	450–500	486	357.00–370.00	361.31
19	500–550	510	352.00	352.00
11	550–600	561	320.00–335.00	331.36
2	600–650	613	310.00–315.00	312.45
8	650–700	680	300.00–310.00	306.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	400.00–410.00	403.13
9	300–350	329	380.00–405.00	393.17
11	350–400	354	380.00–395.00	382.37
9	400–450	424	360.00–375.00	370.04
3	500–550	515	310.00–315.00	313.30
2	550–600	553	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
3	250–300	273	470.00–490.00	476.83
7	300–350	324	440.00–470.00	448.43
4	400–450	412	400.00	400.00
26	450–500	472	375.00–395.00	379.05
11	500–550	537	365.00–380.00	372.76
16	550–600	557	340.00–360.00	347.64
16	600–650	614	330.00–335.00	333.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
9	300–350	339	440.00–460.00	444.13
2	400–450	408	420.00	420.00
19	450–500	480	380.00–395.00	389.13
6	500–550	536	365.00–370.00	365.80
2	550–600	565	320.00–325.00	322.54
1	700–750	735	295.00	295.00
6	800–850	846	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	280	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	330.00	330.00
13	650–700	656	285.00–300.00	286.20
2	700–750	710	280.00–285.00	282.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	291	560.00	560.00
11	300–350	332	490.00–545.00	505.58
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
12	400–450	424	430.00–460.00	437.48
12	500–550	506	380.00–385.00	380.42
4	550–600	568	340.00–360.00	350.11
9	600–650	614	325.00–337.00	330.24
8	650–700	655	320.00–325.00	320.62

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	—	1,270	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,166	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,058.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,103	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,101.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,643.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,258	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,227.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	711	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,530.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	130.00–140.00	134.92
10	—	1,091	142.00–152.00	145.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,597	171.00–174.00	173.26
2	—	1,620	150.00–157.00	153.80
5	—	1,650	176.00–178.00	177.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	176.00–185.00	179.71
24	—	1,256	164.00–175.00	168.85
21	—	1,278	153.00–164.00	158.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	179.00–185.00	181.40
4	—	1,604	190.00–202.00	199.43
11	—	1,628	205.00–234.00	221.43

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