Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and Feeder Steers steady. Feeder Heifers and Steer Calves sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher. Bull Calves and Heifer Calves sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.86/cwt on 90 head, down $2.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −84.11 against this barn's trailing median of $400.97.

Average price

$316.86

▼ 2.22 vs prior sale

90 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs GA average

−37.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	323.96	1,840	71
Medium and Large 2	560	290.29	1,626	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about $214 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $421.20, low $305.15, median $400.97 across 34 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 sale90 hd

316.86

—

GA average14 barns · 485 hd

321.11

−4.25

National average166 barns · 9,164 hd

354.53

−37.67

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.97

−84.11

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	1,452	180.71	2,624	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	149.53	1,886	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,365	148.29	2,024	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	137.69	1,513	18

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)	1,240	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,292	$2,652	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,335	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,699	11

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	412.01/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	448.45/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,677	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	339.16/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	288.08/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	383.62/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,807	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	349.00/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,846	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	340.59/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,108	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	328.38/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	338.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	326.20/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	399.74/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,559	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	371.36/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,942	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	309.90/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	430.68/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,981	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	317.29/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,272	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	430.11/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	483.89/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	338.45/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,342	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	432.83/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	341.06/cwt	327.50–357.50	1,640	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	323.26/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,878	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	294.13/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	296.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	404.92/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	333.92/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,237	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,170	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	906	2,524.76/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	955	1,927.62/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	362.68/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,527	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,294	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	3,094.83/head	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,095	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	928	1,950.27/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,273	173.98/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,215	6
Bulls	—	—	1,721	190.81/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,284	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	126.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,422	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	142.00/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,546	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	157.71/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,105	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	151.38/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,947	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	3,503.97/head	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,293	2,251.21/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,251	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,223	2,215.75/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,216	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,024	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	142.30/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	374.56/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,472	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	286.29/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,903.11/head	2,650.00–3,400.00	2,903	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	494.82/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	417.54/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	345.09/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	384.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	362.26/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	369.84/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	410.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	381.58/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,847	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	389.20/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,666	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	480.36/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	353.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,045	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	328.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	392.91/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,304	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	305.38/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	276.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	411.39/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	486.99/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	399.88/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	282.28/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	443.90/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,527	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	311.22/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	292.43/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	312.31/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,765	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	400.17/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	305.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	284.91/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,604	3

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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 843Last week 791Year ago 1,103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 66Year ago 255

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 133Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
15	300–350	344	440.00–460.00	443.90
6	350–400	368	400.00–425.00	412.01
8	400–450	428	375.00–400.00	389.20
35	450–500	484	375.00–390.00	381.58
4	500–550	529	330.00–355.00	338.79
11	550–600	565	310.00–325.00	312.31
6	600–650	635	295.00–307.50	305.38
4	650–700	680	310.00–315.00	311.22
2	700–750	740	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	470.00–490.00	480.36
4	300–350	315	470.00–500.00	486.99
13	350–400	374	445.00–460.00	448.45
7	400–450	406	405.00–430.00	411.39
18	450–500	460	400.00–432.50	430.68
15	500–550	523	360.00–390.00	371.36
19	550–600	578	345.00–365.00	353.85
25	600–650	619	330.00–345.00	340.59
3	650–700	667	325.00–335.00	328.38
17	700–750	716	312.50–320.00	317.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	400.00–430.00	417.54
2	400–450	433	340.00–350.00	345.09
2	450–500	478	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	563	270.00–300.00	284.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	490.00–500.00	494.82
5	300–350	318	400.00–415.00	410.05
4	350–400	375	390.00–410.00	400.17
6	400–450	424	350.00–380.00	369.84
5	450–500	476	325.00–355.00	339.16
2	500–550	538	315.00–320.00	317.51
11	550–600	579	300.00–320.00	305.89
3	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	276.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	470.00–500.00	483.89
2	300–350	328	425.00–435.00	430.11
21	350–400	383	430.00–450.00	432.83
10	400–450	430	385.00–415.00	404.92
19	450–500	471	360.00–390.00	383.62
15	500–550	529	340.00–365.00	349.00
9	550–600	564	325.00–350.00	333.92
4	600–650	631	290.00–300.00	296.21
6	650–700	670	280.00–297.50	294.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	370.00–400.00	384.41
4	350–400	371	340.00–380.00	362.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
6	250–300	274	390.00–410.00	399.88
13	300–350	332	380.00–400.00	392.91
18	350–400	393	360.00–385.00	374.56
3	400–450	438	320.00–335.00	328.35
4	450–500	494	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	520	275.00–300.00	282.28
15	550–600	571	275.00–300.00	292.43
4	600–650	621	280.00–295.00	286.29
3	650–700	670	270.00–305.00	288.08
2	700–750	730	250.00–270.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	520.00	520.00
11	250–300	291	420.00–430.00	425.03
2	300–350	308	420.00	420.00
20	350–400	390	390.00–420.00	399.74
28	400–450	421	350.00–380.00	362.68
68	450–500	481	327.50–357.50	341.06
17	500–550	527	310.00–335.00	326.20
54	550–600	581	312.50–331.00	323.26
9	650–700	692	310.00–345.00	338.45
2	700–750	733	300.00–320.00	309.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	415	300.00–305.00	302.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	906	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,927.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,368	2,650.00–3,400.00	2,903.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,251.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,223	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,215.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,283	2,500.00–3,650.00	3,094.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	3,350.00–3,650.00	3,503.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	928	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,950.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	165.00–184.00	173.98
4	—	1,721	185.00–199.00	190.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	120.00–134.00	126.49
13	—	1,089	136.00–150.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,335	155.00–160.00	157.71
12	—	1,286	149.00–154.00	151.38
11	—	1,188	132.00–145.00	142.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	145.00–150.00	148.29

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

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