Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.11/cwt on 52 head, up $0.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.32 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$421.11

▲ 0.28 vs prior sale

52 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$571

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

$108.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.10

vs GA average

+4.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	428.87	2,267	46
Medium and Large 2	567	369.94	2,098	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	320.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $108.87/cwt here — about $571 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 sale52 hd

421.11

—

GA average14 barns · 294 hd

385.01

+36.10

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

+4.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+19.32

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	1,605	213.91	3,433	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,532	182.72	2,800	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	177.36	2,272	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	152.99	1,527	15

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$3,153	68
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$3,081	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,881	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,884	14

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,497.40/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	203	559.88/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	460.09/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	484.38/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,574	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	589.44/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	427.47/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,526	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	369.94/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	409.96/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	512.25/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	439.91/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	507.23/cwt	505.00–525.00	2,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	443.76/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,374	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	310.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,214	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	413.46/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	445.08/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,082	2,274.19/head	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,274	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,139	2,662.93/head	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,663	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,343	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	213	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	597	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	838	1,895.52/head	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,896	4
Bulls	—	—	1,624	223.03/cwt	220.00–227.00	3,622	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	211.67/cwt	208.00–217.00	3,431	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,455	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	141.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,507	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	165.59/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,101	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,043	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	183.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,757	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	176.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,246	56
Bulls	—	—	1,510	197.82/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,987	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	191.06/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,547	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	166.13/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	463.25/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	430.24/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	533.66/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	502.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	359.86/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	590.00/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	638.91/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,025	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	644.88/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	491.89/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,366	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	496.92/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,624	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	554.69/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,369	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	446.45/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,121	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	3,313.30/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,313	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	3,403.35/head	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,403	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	3,141.30/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,141	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	467.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	384.19/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.82/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,053	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	454.03/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,365	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	430.08/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,447	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	467.07/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,634	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	586.06/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	553.01/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,264	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	420.49/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,338	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	503.01/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,901	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	434.26/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,219	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	590.64/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,268	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	540.98/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,537	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	480.77/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,995	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	341.95/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,301	23

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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 874Last week 998Year ago 1,359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 191Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 281Last week 251Year ago 210

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,345	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,497.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,130	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	838	1,600.00–2,100.00	1,895.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,082	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,274.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,139	2,000.00–2,950.00	2,662.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,368	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,313.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,239	3,000.00–4,300.00	3,403.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,238	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,141.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	580.00–600.00	589.44
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
9	400–450	404	505.00–525.00	507.23
10	450–500	477	500.00	500.00
8	500–550	535	440.00–450.00	443.76
12	550–600	591	425.00–435.00	427.47
6	600–650	613	405.00–420.00	409.96
5	650–700	654	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	383	500.00–505.00	502.58
6	450–500	487	440.00–470.00	463.25
5	550–600	597	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	690.00	690.00
1	300–350	305	670.00	670.00
19	350–400	384	575.00–600.00	590.64
31	400–450	427	530.00–595.00	554.69
23	450–500	469	525.00–555.00	540.98
55	500–550	528	490.00–515.00	496.92
13	550–600	564	455.00–475.00	467.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	550.00–570.00	559.88
18	300–350	325	470.00–520.00	484.38
3	350–400	372	450.00–470.00	460.09
4	400–450	428	435.00–445.00	439.91
7	450–500	484	400.00–425.00	413.46
5	550–600	567	355.00–375.00	369.94
2	600–650	613	360.00	360.00
7	700–750	714	305.00–320.00	310.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	308	420.00–440.00	430.24
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	580.00–600.00	590.00
6	300–350	306	530.00–590.00	553.01
28	350–400	378	485.00–520.00	503.01
21	400–450	415	455.00–495.00	480.77
43	450–500	475	435.00–465.00	446.45
28	500–550	511	420.00–445.00	434.26
18	550–600	556	390.00–440.00	420.49
7	600–650	612	370.00	370.00
23	650–700	673	340.00–345.00	341.95
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	340	520.00	520.00
7	350–400	381	505.00–530.00	512.25
4	400–450	428	450.00–480.00	467.69
1	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
5	550–600	573	360.00–420.00	384.19
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	490.00–550.00	533.66
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	388	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	423	440.00–450.00	445.08
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	627	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	663	330.00–335.00	332.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	640.00–650.00	644.88
8	300–350	317	620.00–660.00	638.91
11	350–400	370	560.00–610.00	586.06
12	400–450	410	500.00–510.00	500.82
40	450–500	481	480.00–520.00	491.89
12	500–550	521	450.00–470.00	454.03
38	550–600	569	425.00–440.00	430.08
2	600–650	603	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	650	410.00	410.00
2	700–750	715	350.00–370.00	359.86
3	750–800	783	340.00	340.00
4	900–950	928	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	220.00–227.00	223.03
6	—	1,621	208.00–217.00	211.67
2	—	1,510	196.00–200.00	197.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	937	150.00–160.00	155.31
5	—	1,062	140.00–145.00	141.86
3	—	1,033	162.00–172.00	166.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,610	189.00	189.00
3	—	1,502	180.00–187.00	183.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,269	158.00–169.00	165.59
56	—	1,269	170.00–185.00	176.99
17	—	1,333	186.00–198.00	191.06

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

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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