Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.40/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 4 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.39 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$355.40

43 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$58.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.28

vs GA average

−34.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	382.18	1,978	20
Medium and Large 2	561	342.91	1,924	10thin
Medium and Large 3	526	323.82	1,703	13thin

One grade step is worth $58.36/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale43 hd

355.40

—

GA average14 barns · 468 hd

343.13

+12.28

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−34.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−46.39

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	—	Average	1,488	197.94	2,945	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	167.27	2,295	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	163.22	1,995	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	153.75	1,654	37

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)	1,162	$2,661	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,180	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,869	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	670	293.10/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,964	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	533.44/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	372.72/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	504.03/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,472	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	487.40/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	346.18/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	409.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	416.92/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	432.89/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	486.47/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,834	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	2,120.78/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	442.70/cwt	440.00–460.00	983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	437.97/cwt	415.00–447.50	2,019	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	514.72/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	411.45/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	457.27/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	258.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	351.90/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,041	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	482.31/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	386.04/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	227	488.70/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	343.00/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,161	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	489.73/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	337.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	374.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,198	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	622	276.65/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	435.28/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,375	12
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	755	1,762.58/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	323.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,703	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	424.83/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	410.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	208	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	832	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	763	1,901.42/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,901	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	146.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,549	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	135.84/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,327	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	162.02/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,795	19
Bulls	—	—	1,460	194.34/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,837	9
Bulls	—	—	1,338	173.82/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,549	206.91/cwt	201.00–217.00	3,205	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	165.07/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,288	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	148.45/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	175.47/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,355	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	148.13/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,714	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	169.79/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,127	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	160.17/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,930	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	330.14/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	377.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	400.80/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	445.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	450.46/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,685	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	570.84/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,387	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	552.09/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	365.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,270	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.19/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	455.47/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	500.11/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	366.60/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	473.80/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	419.53/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,569	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	2,959.27/head	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,959	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,628.75/head	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,629	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	491.17/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,390	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	406.55/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,923	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	339.64/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	431.61/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,843	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	376.41/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,176	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	516.12/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,910	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	509.63/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	483.60/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,104	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,938.87/head	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	400.71/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,116	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	458.77/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	382.02/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	323.27/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,648	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	555.36/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	453.66/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,674	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	501.71/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	312.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,223	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	522.17/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	325.29/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,209	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	384.93/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,963	17

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 753Last week 1,085Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 183Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 164Year ago 86

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. All Feeder Classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. All Calf Classes sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	222	440.00–460.00	442.70
6	250–300	281	445.00–470.00	457.27
5	300–350	317	400.00–420.00	409.87
9	350–400	374	400.00–435.00	419.53
7	400–450	410	400.00–420.00	411.45
10	450–500	481	380.00–390.00	386.04
5	500–550	537	330.00–355.00	346.18
5	550–600	585	330.00–342.50	339.64
2	600–650	618	295.00	295.00
10	650–700	670	290.00–310.00	293.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	273	400.00–420.00	410.28
4	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	374.87
7	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	365.73
5	450–500	486	330.00–340.00	337.07
13	500–550	526	310.00–325.00	323.82
3	650–700	680	250.00–265.00	258.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	237	490.00–510.00	500.11
11	250–300	283	475.00–510.00	491.17
10	300–350	316	440.00–470.00	455.47
31	350–400	369	440.00–470.00	453.66
33	400–450	427	425.00–455.00	431.61
21	450–500	473	406.00–410.00	406.55
17	500–550	510	370.00–390.00	384.93
3	550–600	560	350.00–375.00	366.60
2	600–650	610	340.00–350.00	344.96
14	650–700	679	305.00–332.00	325.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	530.00–540.00	533.44
15	250–300	292	490.00–520.00	504.03
4	300–350	334	475.00–495.00	487.40
8	350–400	375	465.00–495.00	482.31
4	400–450	429	445.00	445.00
14	450–500	461	415.00–447.50	437.97
4	500–550	520	360.00–390.00	372.72
5	550–600	580	340.00–360.00	351.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	227	480.00–500.00	488.70
2	250–300	285	440.00–450.00	444.91
12	300–350	316	420.00–460.00	435.28
11	350–400	374	420.00–460.00	450.46
3	400–450	430	415.00–430.00	424.83
6	450–500	483	385.00–410.00	400.80
2	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	622	270.00–280.00	276.65
2	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	243	560.00–580.00	570.84
7	250–300	276	525.00–560.00	552.09
12	300–350	330	500.00–525.00	509.63
25	350–400	370	500.00–530.00	516.12
16	400–450	425	465.00–485.00	473.80
3	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
22	500–550	528	395.00–425.00	400.71
12	550–600	578	370.00–395.00	376.41
4	600–650	637	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	683	325.00–330.00	327.47
11	700–750	712	300.00–320.00	312.26
2	750–800	780	270.00–300.00	285.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	510.00–520.00	514.72
7	300–350	320	460.00–500.00	489.73
5	350–400	377	460.00–495.00	486.47
2	450–500	480	420.00–445.00	432.89
5	500–550	531	415.00–420.00	416.92
3	550–600	550	350.00–380.00	360.00
10	600–650	630	330.00–357.50	343.00
2	650–700	673	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	440.00–450.00	445.18
2	500–550	508	370.00–385.00	377.54
5	550–600	575	320.00–340.00	330.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	540.00–560.00	555.36
3	300–350	330	505.00–540.00	522.17
3	350–400	362	500.00–505.00	501.71
7	400–450	435	475.00–490.00	483.60
10	450–500	454	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	507	440.00–465.00	458.77
5	600–650	607	380.00–385.00	382.02
16	800–850	819	318.00–325.00	323.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,120.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,762.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	763	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,901.42
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,291	2,600.00–3,400.00	2,959.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,323	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,628.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,938.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,055	140.00–154.00	146.86
3	—	977	135.00–137.50	135.84
19	—	1,108	155.00–170.00	162.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,386	159.00–168.00	165.07
2	—	1,415	148.00–149.00	148.45
7	—	1,342	170.00–184.00	175.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	138.00–152.00	148.13
24	—	1,253	165.00–175.00	169.79
17	—	1,205	155.00–164.00	160.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,460	190.00–197.50	194.34
2	—	1,338	160.00–184.00	173.82
9	—	1,549	201.00–217.00	206.91

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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