Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: No trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.30/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −70.49 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$331.30

65 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$60.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs GA average

−39.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	343.49	1,823	45
Medium and Large 2	546	314.86	1,719	13thin
Medium and Large 3	539	283.47	1,527	7thin

One grade step is worth $60.02/cwt here — about $296 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

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 sale65 hd

331.30

—

GA average13 barns · 385 hd

327.87

+3.43

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−39.15

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−70.49

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	1,556	190.34	2,962	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	165.47	2,530	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	159.79	2,110	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	145.75	1,671	29

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)	1,139	$2,533	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,374	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	670	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,418	$3,284	7

Every lot, as filed

88 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	650–700	680	276.37/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	422.19/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	375.80/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,248	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	424.69/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	363.75/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,270	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	488.35/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	426.57/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	472.39/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	409.66/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,122	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	328.37/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	410.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,499	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	384.74/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,658	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	341.87/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	380.14/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,216	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	347.87/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	344.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,775	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	321.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,140	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	412.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,356	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	460.59/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	366.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,695	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	431.73/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,822	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	352.49/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,041	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	372.57/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,915	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	326.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	481.37/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,574	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	477.52/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,413	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	449.05/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	553.53/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,194	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	850	1,760.88/head	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,761	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	893	2,727.31/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,727	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	680	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	670	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	132.03/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,481	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	159.48/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,767	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	144.88/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,698	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	169.46/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,805	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	161.48/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,266	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	167.11/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,296	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,100.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,218	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	151.64/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,877	7
Bulls	—	—	1,608	172.52/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,774	12
Bulls	—	—	1,472	206.79/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,044	14
Bulls	—	—	1,612	188.71/cwt	183.00–197.50	3,042	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	480.00/cwt	470.00–490.00	960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	2,698.42/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,698	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,811.49/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,811	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	3,518.18/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,518	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	2,257.90/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	289.98/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	394.96/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	343.90/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	352.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	367.51/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	417.02/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	222	392.28/cwt	370.00–420.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	274.78/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	340.90/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	249.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	273.41/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	404.39/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,080	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	378.52/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	381.62/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	341.83/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	337.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	414.30/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,599	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	411.69/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,741	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	363.23/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	381.97/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,803	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	314.00/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	442.62/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	266.66/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	455.72/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	523.57/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	315.59/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,644	7

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 894Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 151Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 176Year ago 116

Compared to a week ago: No trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	267	390.00–410.00	404.39
18	300–350	332	370.00–395.00	375.80
3	350–400	367	370.00–385.00	378.52
6	400–450	419	330.00–360.00	341.83
5	450–500	472	330.00–350.00	337.97
7	500–550	521	310.00–330.00	315.59
6	550–600	575	300.00–325.00	314.00
3	650–700	680	270.00–290.00	276.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	440.00–470.00	460.59
13	300–350	329	400.00–420.00	412.16
31	350–400	365	400.00–420.00	410.58
26	400–450	431	370.00–395.00	384.74
36	450–500	462	360.00–375.00	366.81
33	500–550	516	335.00–355.00	344.08
12	550–600	571	335.00–352.50	341.87
6	600–650	605	320.00–340.00	328.37
10	650–700	665	310.00–330.00	321.74
2	700–750	708	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	370.00–420.00	392.28
5	300–350	310	320.00–360.00	340.90
5	350–400	354	330.00–350.00	343.90
3	450–500	463	300.00–305.00	301.65
4	500–550	513	280.00–300.00	289.98
3	550–600	573	265.00–290.00	274.78
7	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	420.00–430.00	424.69
3	350–400	377	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	421	420.00–430.00	422.19
3	500–550	542	365.00–390.00	381.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	485.00–490.00	488.35
4	300–350	329	470.00–480.00	472.39
3	350–400	383	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	457	420.00–430.00	426.57
15	500–550	518	400.00–422.50	409.66
21	550–600	583	370.00–381.00	380.14
10	600–650	624	355.00–372.50	363.75
6	650–700	660	330.00–357.50	347.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	390.00–400.00	394.91
3	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	738	245.00–255.00	249.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	540.00–570.00	553.53
8	250–300	296	470.00–500.00	477.52
24	300–350	327	465.00–495.00	481.37
6	350–400	366	440.00–465.00	449.05
34	400–450	422	425.00–450.00	431.73
6	450–500	464	400.00	400.00
27	500–550	514	370.00–385.00	372.57
14	550–600	579	345.00–357.50	352.49
9	600–650	616	320.00–335.00	326.68
3	700–750	713	285.00–295.00	289.93
2	750–800	770	280.00–290.00	284.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	470.00–490.00	480.00
2	250–300	273	400.00–435.00	417.02
6	300–350	318	380.00–410.00	394.96
2	350–400	365	350.00–380.00	365.00
4	400–450	428	350.00–380.00	367.51
5	450–500	468	350.00–365.00	352.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	510.00–530.00	523.57
6	250–300	288	455.00–460.00	455.72
4	300–350	320	420.00–460.00	442.62
20	350–400	386	400.00–420.00	414.30
15	400–450	423	395.00–420.00	411.69
22	450–500	472	370.00–395.00	381.97
4	500–550	523	350.00–367.50	363.23
2	600–650	605	290.00–310.00	300.00
3	650–700	680	265.00–285.00	273.41
3	700–750	720	265.00–270.00	266.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	1,450.00–1,950.00	1,760.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,124	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,257.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,304	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,698.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,181	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,811.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,727.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,650	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,595	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,518.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,122	127.00–138.00	132.03
7	—	1,108	154.00–166.00	159.48
16	—	1,172	140.00–152.00	144.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	169.00–170.00	169.46
2	—	1,403	159.00–164.00	161.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	165.00–169.00	167.11
2	—	1,395	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,238	142.00–155.00	151.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,608	160.00–181.00	172.52
14	—	1,472	200.00–214.00	206.79
10	—	1,612	183.00–197.50	188.71

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle