Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers had limited comparable sales, steer and heifer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.08/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −60.71 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$341.08

51 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$62.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.57

vs GA average

−49.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	362.00	1,919	7thin
Medium and Large 2	544	340.51	1,852	41
Medium and Large 3	562	299.94	1,686	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.06/cwt here — about $233 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 sale51 hd

341.08

—

GA average14 barns · 405 hd

331.51

+9.57

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−49.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−60.71

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	1,631	197.13	3,216	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	173.32	2,444	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	163.48	2,030	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	147.12	1,583	44

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,292	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,238	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,916	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	347.85/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,823	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	450.03/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	362.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,757	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	374.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	310.83/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	358.03/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	332.63/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,062	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	281.56/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	475.47/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,246	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	397.83/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	304	400.80/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,218	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	331.14/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,884	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.96/cwt	357.00–390.00	1,555	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	407.61/cwt	407.00–410.00	2,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	545.00/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	390.88/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,841	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,998	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	424.92/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	244	615.03/cwt	610.00–630.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	653.94/cwt	630.00–680.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	344.27/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,138	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	389.77/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,867	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	163.76/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,908	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	154.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,006	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	172.60/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,351	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	133.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,362	6
Bulls	—	—	1,646	182.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,012	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	145.87/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,508	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,915.54/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	543.44/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,674	6
Bulls	—	—	1,693	210.75/cwt	206.00–218.00	3,568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,543	194.92/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,008	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	155.17/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,819	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	173.32/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	409.79/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	346.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	427.49/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,740	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	2,291.78/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,292	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,107	2,238.10/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	427.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,643	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	367.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,358	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	363.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,233	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	259	371.45/cwt	355.00–390.00	962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	299.94/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	433.04/cwt	420.00–440.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	356.29/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,739	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	332.97/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	443.83/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	339.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	458.04/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	412.12/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,764	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	295.99/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	472.77/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	362.85/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,304	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	391.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,491	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	342.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,933	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	412.54/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,733	9

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 585Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 344Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 44Year ago 182

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers had limited comparable sales, steer and heifer calves 5.00 lower, bull calves steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	304	400.00–405.00	400.80
15	350–400	381	380.00–400.00	391.24
21	400–450	425	357.00–390.00	365.96
16	450–500	485	355.00–370.00	362.26
23	500–550	524	342.00–355.00	347.85
18	550–600	569	330.00–335.00	331.14
5	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	720	295.00–297.00	295.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	430	390.00–410.00	397.83
16	450–500	479	385.00–392.00	389.77
7	500–550	530	362.00	362.00
23	600–650	621	340.00–347.00	344.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	420.00–440.00	433.04
11	250–300	259	355.00–390.00	371.45
18	300–350	339	350.00–370.00	363.76
22	350–400	370	360.00–375.00	367.00
5	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	346.06
3	550–600	562	280.00–310.00	299.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	262	450.00–500.00	475.47
10	300–350	319	450.00–475.00	458.04
11	350–400	362	440.00–460.00	450.03
9	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	412.54
9	450–500	455	370.00–385.00	374.54
6	500–550	532	335.00–365.00	358.03
14	550–600	564	330.00–350.00	342.81
15	600–650	620	330.00–360.00	332.63
6	650–700	676	310.00–315.00	310.83
4	700–750	725	270.00–295.00	281.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	244	610.00–630.00	615.03
4	250–300	260	540.00–550.00	545.00
4	400–450	407	425.00–435.00	427.49
14	450–500	471	385.00–405.00	390.88
5	550–600	552	362.00	362.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	440.00–450.00	443.83
7	300–350	341	400.00–440.00	409.79
21	350–400	384	425.00–435.00	427.77
6	400–450	424	380.00–390.00	384.98
9	450–500	488	345.00–360.00	356.29
3	500–550	527	335.00–350.00	339.94
5	550–600	558	325.00–340.00	332.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	450.00–500.00	472.77
9	400–450	428	410.00–420.00	412.12
10	500–550	539	407.00–410.00	407.61
2	550–600	575	370.00–375.00	372.48
15	600–650	635	360.00–367.00	362.85
2	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	630.00–680.00	653.94
6	300–350	308	540.00–550.00	543.44
2	450–500	463	420.00–430.00	424.92
6	650–700	678	350.00	350.00
6	750–800	768	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,165	160.00–169.00	163.76
17	—	1,300	150.00–159.00	154.29
16	—	1,362	170.00–179.00	172.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,022	130.00–138.00	133.31
24	—	1,034	140.00–151.00	145.87
14	—	1,172	152.00–159.00	155.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	172.00–175.00	173.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	180.00–185.00	182.99
6	—	1,693	206.00–218.00	210.75
5	—	1,543	190.00–199.00	194.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,915.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,023	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,291.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,238.10

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle