Sale reports / Georgia / Ashburn / 2026-07-15

Ashburn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashburn, Georgia · Wed, Jul 15
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1939
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,073 head
231 vs last sale 842 69 vs year ago 1,004 · +6.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
27 vs last sale 152 56 vs year ago 235 · 23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
43 vs last sale 89 6 vs year ago 138 · 4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and heifers sharply lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $412.43/cwt on 92 head, down $25.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits 29.43 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.
Average price
$412.43
25.72 vs prior sale
92 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,276
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.14
vs GA average
26.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558420.472,34451
Medium and Large 2543418.432,27129
Medium and Large 3551363.732,00212thin
One grade step is worth $56.74/cwt here — about $342 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
491443395347median 441.8612/1702/2504/2206/1708/19
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 sale92 hd
412.43
GA average14 barns · 578 hd
428.56
−16.14
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
−26.72
This barn, trailing median33 sales
441.86
−29.43
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,707215.953,68729
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,718187.683,2243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,306184.012,40490
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,107156.631,73413

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)924$4,08414
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,077$3,57631
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,086$3,1348

Every lot, as filed

95 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376443.18/cwt425.00–450.001,66616
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418415.00/cwt405.00–425.001,73519
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482406.63/cwt390.00–420.001,96010
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350324487.81/cwt485.00–500.001,5817
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473452.25/cwt435.00–457.002,13933
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750703344.33/cwt337.00–357.002,42111
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350340500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7004
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472398.06/cwt380.00–415.001,87913
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450432464.68/cwt460.00–475.002,00714
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426421.28/cwt420.00–425.001,7954
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315517.86/cwt510.00–525.001,6312
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400389420.41/cwt405.00–440.001,63516
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,4502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600562341.94/cwt340.00–355.001,9228
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525381.03/cwt380.00–385.002,0005
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250235550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2931
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425442.77/cwt430.00–450.001,88212
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300266504.93/cwt500.00–510.001,3434
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400358451.63/cwt450.00–455.001,6173
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650610290.00/cwt280.00–300.001,7692
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550523359.76/cwt350.00–370.001,8822
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478372.57/cwt370.00–375.001,7812
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550513365.02/cwt350.00–375.001,8736
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650630311.46/cwt300.00–320.001,9624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1262,898.27/head2,000.00–3,250.002,89814
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700670312.44/cwt305.00–320.002,0932
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500482419.75/cwt370.00–430.002,02317
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350343441.65/cwt440.00–445.001,5153
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250218500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0902
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350327450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4723
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600563309.02/cwt300.00–320.001,74010
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650608325.02/cwt320.00–330.001,9762
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600588362.45/cwt330.00–370.002,1316
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350322502.62/cwt490.00–505.001,61812
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450436390.30/cwt370.00–400.001,7028
CowsLean 85-90%1,141149.84/cwt140.00–155.001,7108
CowsLean 85-90%1,095170.77/cwt170.00–172.001,8703
CowsLean 85-90%990162.58/cwt160.00–165.001,6102
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,718187.68/cwt185.00–189.003,2243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,294185.02/cwt180.00–190.002,39467
Bulls1,826231.97/cwt227.00–239.004,2364
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750720270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9442
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450431392.43/cwt380.00–400.001,6914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,329194.10/cwt191.00–199.002,5808
CowsBoner 80-85%1,349174.09/cwt167.00–179.002,34815
Bulls1,778219.67/cwt215.00–225.003,90613
Bulls1,591206.58/cwt200.00–214.003,28712
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572365.90/cwt360.00–390.002,09316
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300255640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6321
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800793276.66/cwt275.00–280.002,1943
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400356406.53/cwt390.00–420.001,4476
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550512350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7925
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270462.97/cwt450.00–470.001,2503
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574412.28/cwt407.00–420.002,36639
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550504447.09/cwt445.00–450.002,25312
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418448.22/cwt440.00–450.001,87414
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650619370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2905
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650606401.39/cwt400.00–402.502,43225
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765334.93/cwt325.00–345.002,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263589.90/cwt580.00–600.001,5512
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722343.31/cwt340.00–345.002,4793
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250210679.76/cwt670.00–690.001,4272
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600557393.33/cwt390.00–405.002,19115
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3803
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520402.04/cwt390.00–415.002,09135
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550529427.68/cwt425.00–440.002,26233
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464439.30/cwt420.00–455.002,03832
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410489.94/cwt485.00–495.002,0092
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700673402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,70564
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700651350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2796
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,99826
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515389.95/cwt385.00–395.002,0082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28834,193.96/head4,050.00–4,350.004,19413
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0703
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700653331.97/cwt320.00–340.002,16810
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2103,418.49/head3,350.00–3,500.003,4184
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428432.29/cwt430.00–435.001,85011
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521427.48/cwt405.00–437.002,22719
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374489.07/cwt475.00–520.001,82910
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600569370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1056
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4092
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650610345.08/cwt340.00–350.002,1052
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373493.84/cwt485.00–505.001,8428
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650644371.10/cwt360.00–380.002,39018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0374,133.50/head3,500.00–4,950.004,13417
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650626326.92/cwt325.00–330.002,0475
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700663359.18/cwt350.00–365.002,3816
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600584401.23/cwt400.00–402.502,34310

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.