Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower, all feeder classes and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.68/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.11 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$347.68

71 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

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

$76.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.87

vs GA average

−21.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	374.23	2,137	18thin
Medium and Large 2	551	340.28	1,875	51
Medium and Large 3	528	297.50	1,569	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.73/cwt here — about $568 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.20, low $321.40, median $401.79 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

347.68

—

GA average13 barns · 544 hd

335.81

+11.87

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−21.23

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−54.11

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	—	High	1,805	202.18	3,648	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	165.15	2,523	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	158.60	1,947	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	141.78	1,486	36

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)	1,132	$2,268	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,261	50
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,030	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,950	48

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	395.09/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,533	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	364.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,946	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,646.48/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,646	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	327.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	404.24/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,366	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	301.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,046	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	347.51/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,856	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	696	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	368.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,763	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,121	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,442	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,674.28/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,674	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	474.73/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	396.30/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	364.89/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	443.13/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,657	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,103	1,788.03/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	398.31/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	384.92/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	512.56/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	402	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,024.92/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,025	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,136	2,161.05/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,161	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	815	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	445.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	170.56/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,328	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	159.86/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,938	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	148.87/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,737	38
Bulls	—	—	1,788	212.39/cwt	206.00–227.00	3,798	6
Bulls	—	—	1,653	187.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,096	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	197.69/cwt	192.00–202.00	3,681	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	130.30/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,334	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	159.69/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	143.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,518	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	173.84/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,842	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	164.78/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,491	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	401.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,092	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	432.18/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,828	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	460.21/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,657	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	396.26/cwt	375.00–407.00	1,902	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	373.10/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,910	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	358.09/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	493.40/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	390.88/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,685	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	456.65/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	382.49/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,878	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	423.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,226	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,432.17/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,432	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	419.07/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,263	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	453.85/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,124	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	424.17/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,659	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	374.23/cwt	367.00–377.00	2,137	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	416.65/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,517	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	382.52/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,177	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	438.95/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,479	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	3,147.85/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,148	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	371.45/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,359	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	501.09/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,649	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	332.97/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,034	5

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,270Last week 1,439Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 289Last week 129Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 152Year ago 273

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls 6.00 to 10.00 lower, all feeder classes and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	460.00	460.00
5	250–300	279	420.00–430.00	423.98
18	300–350	338	400.00–410.00	404.24
15	350–400	388	385.00–400.00	395.09
29	450–500	479	360.00–370.00	368.00
33	500–550	534	330.00–357.00	347.51
18	550–600	582	320.00–330.00	327.02
3	650–700	680	325.00–330.00	326.64
2	700–750	713	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	440.00–450.00	444.94
13	250–300	272	400.00–420.00	401.50
4	300–350	330	380.00–390.00	384.92
3	400–450	402	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	467.00	467.00
17	300–350	337	420.00–440.00	438.95
19	350–400	364	410.00–420.00	416.65
64	400–450	431	380.00–400.00	390.88
89	450–500	480	375.00–407.00	396.26
18	550–600	571	367.00–377.00	374.23
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	231	500.00–540.00	512.56
2	250–300	280	470.00–480.00	474.73
3	300–350	326	450.00–470.00	456.65
19	350–400	391	420.00–435.00	424.17
8	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	364.89
9	500–550	534	360.00–365.00	364.44
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	679	300.00–305.00	301.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	440.00–450.00	445.11
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	448	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
10	300–350	329	480.00–515.00	501.09
21	350–400	360	450.00–500.00	460.21
21	400–450	423	430.00–435.00	432.18
35	450–500	491	375.00–410.00	382.49
16	500–550	512	372.00–375.00	373.10
7	550–600	591	357.00–365.00	358.09
5	600–650	611	330.00–345.00	332.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	445.00	445.00
11	350–400	374	440.00–445.00	443.13
4	500–550	520	395.00–400.00	396.30
7	550–600	581	365.00	365.00
4	600–650	636	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	696	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	745	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	428	395.00–400.00	398.31
3	450–500	463	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	580	320.00–325.00	322.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	490.00–500.00	493.40
10	350–400	393	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	405	470.00	470.00
42	450–500	468	440.00–460.00	453.85
35	500–550	540	410.00–424.00	419.07
6	550–600	569	375.00–390.00	382.52
17	600–650	635	367.00–380.00	371.45
6	700–750	747	337.00	337.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,242	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,646.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,262	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,432.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,103	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,788.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,005	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,024.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,161.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,674.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,272	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,147.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,365	167.00–176.00	170.56
66	—	1,212	155.00–166.00	159.86
38	—	1,167	143.00–154.00	148.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,024	122.00–137.00	130.30
2	—	1,058	156.00–163.00	159.69
26	—	1,055	140.00–150.00	143.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	170.00–178.00	173.84
6	—	1,512	162.00–168.00	164.78
1	—	1,405	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,788	206.00–227.00	212.39
2	—	1,653	185.00–190.00	187.29
7	—	1,862	192.00–202.00	197.69

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

Heifers · 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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