Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	420.47	2,344	51
Medium and Large 2	543	418.43	2,271	29
Medium and Large 3	551	363.73	2,002	12thin

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,707	215.95	3,687	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	187.68	3,224	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	184.01	2,404	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	156.63	1,734	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	924	$4,084	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$3,576	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,086	$3,134	8

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	443.18/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,666	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	415.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,735	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	406.63/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	487.81/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	452.25/cwt	435.00–457.00	2,139	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	344.33/cwt	337.00–357.00	2,421	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	398.06/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	464.68/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,007	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	421.28/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	517.86/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	420.41/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,635	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,450	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	341.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,922	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	381.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	442.77/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	504.93/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	451.63/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	359.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	365.02/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	311.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,962	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,126	2,898.27/head	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,898	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	312.44/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	419.75/cwt	370.00–430.00	2,023	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	441.65/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	309.02/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	325.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	362.45/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,131	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	935	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	502.62/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	390.30/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,702	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	149.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,710	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	170.77/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,870	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,610	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,718	187.68/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,224	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,394	67
Bulls	—	—	1,826	231.97/cwt	227.00–239.00	4,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	392.43/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	194.10/cwt	191.00–199.00	2,580	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	174.09/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,348	15
Bulls	—	—	1,778	219.67/cwt	215.00–225.00	3,906	13
Bulls	—	—	1,591	206.58/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,287	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	365.90/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,093	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	793	276.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	406.53/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	462.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	412.28/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,366	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	447.09/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,253	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	448.22/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,874	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	401.39/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,432	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	334.93/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	589.90/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	679.76/cwt	670.00–690.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	393.33/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,191	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	402.04/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,091	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	427.68/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,262	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	439.30/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,038	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	489.94/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,705	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	389.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	4,193.96/head	4,050.00–4,350.00	4,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	331.97/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,168	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,418.49/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	432.29/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	427.48/cwt	405.00–437.00	2,227	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	489.07/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	493.84/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	371.10/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,390	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	4,133.50/head	3,500.00–4,950.00	4,134	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	326.92/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	359.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	401.23/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,343	10

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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,073Last week 842Year ago 1,004

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 152Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 89Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
7	300–350	324	485.00–500.00	487.81
16	350–400	376	425.00–450.00	443.18
19	400–450	418	405.00–425.00	415.00
13	450–500	472	380.00–415.00	398.06
5	500–550	525	380.00–385.00	381.03
8	550–600	562	340.00–355.00	341.94
5	600–650	626	325.00–330.00	326.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	270	450.00–470.00	462.97
3	300–350	343	440.00–445.00	441.65
6	350–400	356	390.00–420.00	406.53
8	400–450	436	370.00–400.00	390.30
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	512	350.00	350.00
10	550–600	563	300.00–320.00	309.02
4	600–650	630	300.00–320.00	311.46
2	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	793	275.00–280.00	276.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	263	580.00–600.00	589.90
11	400–450	428	430.00–435.00	432.29
26	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
35	500–550	520	390.00–415.00	402.04
16	550–600	572	360.00–390.00	365.90
10	650–700	653	320.00–340.00	331.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	358	450.00–455.00	451.63
4	400–450	426	420.00–425.00	421.28
10	450–500	482	390.00–420.00	406.63
2	500–550	515	385.00–395.00	389.95
6	550–600	569	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	610	340.00–350.00	345.08
2	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	500.00–510.00	504.93
3	300–350	327	450.00	450.00
16	350–400	389	405.00–440.00	420.41
4	400–450	431	380.00–400.00	392.43
2	450–500	478	370.00–375.00	372.57
2	500–550	523	350.00–370.00	359.76
2	600–650	610	280.00–300.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	670.00–690.00	679.76
1	250–300	255	640.00	640.00
10	350–400	374	475.00–520.00	489.07
14	400–450	418	440.00–450.00	448.22
32	450–500	464	420.00–455.00	439.30
33	500–550	529	425.00–440.00	427.68
15	550–600	557	390.00–405.00	393.33
5	600–650	619	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	651	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00–525.00	517.86
8	350–400	373	485.00–505.00	493.84
14	400–450	432	460.00–475.00	464.68
33	450–500	473	435.00–457.00	452.25
19	500–550	521	405.00–437.00	427.48
10	550–600	584	400.00–402.50	401.23
18	600–650	644	360.00–380.00	371.10
6	650–700	663	350.00–365.00	359.18
11	700–750	703	337.00–357.00	344.33
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	490.00–505.00	502.62
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
12	400–450	425	430.00–450.00	442.77
17	450–500	482	370.00–430.00	419.75
6	500–550	513	350.00–375.00	365.02
6	550–600	588	330.00–370.00	362.45
2	600–650	608	320.00–330.00	325.02
2	650–700	670	305.00–320.00	312.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	485.00–495.00	489.94
3	450–500	450	460.00	460.00
12	500–550	504	445.00–450.00	447.09
39	550–600	574	407.00–420.00	412.28
25	600–650	606	400.00–402.50	401.39
64	650–700	673	402.00	402.00
3	700–750	722	340.00–345.00	343.31
2	750–800	765	325.00–345.00	334.93

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,126	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,898.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	883	4,050.00–4,350.00	4,193.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,037	3,500.00–4,950.00	4,133.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,418.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,141	140.00–155.00	149.84
3	—	1,095	170.00–172.00	170.77
2	—	990	160.00–165.00	162.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	185.00–189.00	187.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,294	180.00–190.00	185.02
8	—	1,329	191.00–199.00	194.10
15	—	1,349	167.00–179.00	174.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,826	227.00–239.00	231.97
13	—	1,778	215.00–225.00	219.67
12	—	1,591	200.00–214.00	206.58

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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