Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sharply higher and replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.02/cwt on 91 head, up $13.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.95 against this barn's trailing median of $400.97.

Average price

$330.02

▲ 13.16 vs prior sale

91 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$25.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs GA average

−27.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	333.85	1,818	72
Medium and Large 2	533	330.00	1,759	6thin
Medium and Large 3	538	308.83	1,662	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.02/cwt here — about $156 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

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 sale91 hd

330.02

—

GA average14 barns · 456 hd

324.52

+5.50

National average169 barns · 11,446 hd

357.15

−27.13

This barn, trailing median34 sales

400.97

−70.95

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	1,586	179.60	2,849	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	145.03	2,003	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	141.87	1,849	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	128.42	1,321	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,886	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,618	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,484	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,288	14

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	286.62/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	324.91/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	434.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	379.92/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,569	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	340.92/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,647	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	493.31/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	375.81/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.10/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,053	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	305.26/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,957	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	328.75/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,854	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	347.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	340.98/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,763	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	423.73/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,771	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	366.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,684	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	334.25/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,283	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,288.16/head	2,900.00–3,750.00	3,288	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	560.00/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	403.26/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,496	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	478.17/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	310.64/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,176	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	148.71/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,997	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	132.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,807	7
Bulls	—	—	1,840	200.73/cwt	192.00–205.00	3,693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	171.01/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,589	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	128.90/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,285	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	121.20/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	3,012.16/head	2,700.00–3,700.00	3,012	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	154.06/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	143.36/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,841	29
Bulls	—	—	1,571	181.59/cwt	178.00–187.00	2,853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	322.34/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,305	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	951	2,191.70/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,192	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,051	2,311.34/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,311	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	2,553.45/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	3,155.26/head	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	359.12/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	325.89/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	308.83/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,662	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	496	378.36/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	387.08/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	457.53/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,203	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	350.88/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	259.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	343.12/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	288.58/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,928	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	396.70/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	418.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,305	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	348.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,785	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	430.79/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	452.69/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,064	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,505	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	292.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	451.22/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	492.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	347.97/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	425.21/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	394.01/cwt	387.00–405.00	1,899	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	285.10/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	279.05/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	315.58/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	355.87/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	412.53/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,357	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	391.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,461	4

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 843Year ago 1,439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 88Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 210Last week 128Year ago 152

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	490.00–500.00	493.31
5	300–350	345	430.00–450.00	434.00
12	350–400	380	425.00–435.00	430.79
13	400–450	428	390.00–410.00	396.70
22	450–500	483	370.00–390.00	375.81
18	500–550	513	345.00–355.00	348.00
4	550–600	585	310.00–330.00	324.91
12	600–650	637	285.00–290.00	286.62
3	650–700	667	290.00	290.00
14	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	550.00–570.00	560.00
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	337	470.00–495.00	478.17
20	350–400	364	440.00	440.00
12	400–450	418	420.00–425.00	423.73
10	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	500	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
24	600–650	641	303.00–330.00	305.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	240	490.00–500.00	492.04
8	250–300	263	450.00–470.00	457.53
11	300–350	329	400.00–420.00	412.53
4	350–400	373	370.00–400.00	391.71
5	400–450	441	345.00–350.00	347.97
6	450–500	485	330.00–360.00	350.88
2	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	315.58
6	550–600	563	285.00–300.00	292.57
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
19	450–500	482	387.00–405.00	394.01
4	500–550	541	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	563	340.00–350.00	347.90
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	515.00	515.00
6	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
6	400–450	438	435.00	435.00
40	550–600	570	350.00–367.00	360.10
5	600–650	627	347.00	347.00
19	650–700	683	325.00–342.00	334.25
6	700–750	715	320.00–325.00	322.34
5	750–800	759	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	413	385.00–395.00	387.08
9	450–500	496	370.00–380.00	378.36
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	638	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
40	350–400	371	395.00–410.00	403.26
29	400–450	413	375.00–385.00	379.92
17	450–500	459	360.00–370.00	366.95
30	500–550	517	337.00–347.00	340.98
42	550–600	564	322.00–340.00	328.75
15	600–650	621	300.00–330.00	310.64
8	700–750	728	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	777	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	235	450.00–480.00	452.69
4	250–300	293	440.00–455.00	451.22
17	300–350	312	400.00–420.00	418.28
11	350–400	386	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
31	450–500	483	340.00–355.00	340.92
6	500–550	533	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	633	280.00–290.00	285.10
9	650–700	668	287.00–295.00	288.58
5	700–750	709	270.00–285.00	279.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	410.00–430.00	425.21
6	300–350	327	350.00–375.00	359.12
10	350–400	381	350.00–370.00	355.87
3	400–450	422	330.00–350.00	343.12
5	450–500	477	310.00–330.00	325.89
13	500–550	538	290.00–315.00	308.83
5	650–700	675	250.00–265.00	259.00

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	14	—	1,330	2,900.00–3,750.00	3,288.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,204	2,700.00–3,700.00	3,012.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,122	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,155.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	951	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,191.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,051	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,311.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,553.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	145.00–151.00	148.71
1	—	1,495	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,367	125.00–135.00	132.20
2	—	1,358	153.00–155.00	154.06
29	—	1,284	137.00–150.00	143.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	997	125.00–132.00	128.90
2	—	1,063	120.00–122.00	121.20
1	—	1,275	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	192.00–205.00	200.73
9	—	1,514	165.00–176.00	171.01
7	—	1,571	178.00–187.00	181.59

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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