Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Last Reported Date and Total

Trends unavailable due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.66/cwt on 61 head, up $28.89 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −23.20 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$418.66

▲ 28.89 vs prior sale

61 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$60.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs GA average

−47.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	424.97	2,273	52
Medium and Large 2	568	395.97	2,249	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	364.86	2,024	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.12/cwt here — about $249 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

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 sale61 hd

418.66

—

GA average13 barns · 298 hd

416.52

+2.13

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−47.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

−23.20

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	1,831	201.40	3,688	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	169.21	2,554	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	164.93	2,102	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	139.59	1,494	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,736	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$2,380	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$2,346	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 3	250–300	277	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	591.46/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,993	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	517.79/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	429.82/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,265	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	487.82/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,088	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	439.10/cwt	432.00–455.00	1,884	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	400.77/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	343.49/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,099	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	390.05/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,028	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	497.75/cwt	475.00–555.00	1,827	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	552.10/cwt	525.00–570.00	2,065	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	541.62/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	437.84/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,088	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	370.57/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,101	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	592.12/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	417.54/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	331.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	452.86/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	363.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	395.97/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	469.19/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,985	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	483.43/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	891	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,287	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	455.94/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	336.50/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	440.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,352	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	367.49/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,286	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	328.28/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	440.74/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,067	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	382.56/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	452.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	367.64/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,301	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	576.03/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,872	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	151.09/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,639	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	153.58/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,967	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	123.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,179	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	141.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,549	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,154	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	149.81/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,007	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	181.30/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,001	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	166.01/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,059	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	177.02/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,443	21
Bulls	—	—	1,617	188.96/cwt	180.00–194.00	3,055	11
Bulls	—	—	1,887	202.73/cwt	198.00–208.00	3,826	18
Bulls	—	—	2,025	217.54/cwt	214.00–227.00	4,405	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	3,233.28/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,233	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,167	2,380.74/head	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,381	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,042	2,346.16/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,346	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	2,020.49/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	460.41/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	382.14/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	609.94/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	314.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	544.33/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	410.09/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	392.57/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	550.62/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,729	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	403.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,123	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	408.75/cwt	407.00–420.00	2,003	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	351.19/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,033	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	332.76/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	464.90/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	393.80/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,914	20

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,077Last week 753Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 161Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 156Year ago 104

Correction to Last Reported Date and Total

Trends unavailable due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	313	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
10	450–500	484	380.00–420.00	400.77
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	363.14
8	600–650	633	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	665.00	665.00
22	300–350	337	570.00–620.00	591.46
27	350–400	374	525.00–570.00	552.10
22	400–450	428	475.00–525.00	487.82
11	450–500	465	450.00–465.00	455.94
35	500–550	527	420.00–445.00	429.82
17	550–600	551	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
12	650–700	672	350.00	350.00
8	750–800	786	329.00	329.00
3	800–850	823	312.00	312.00
5	900–950	908	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
5	300–350	307	500.00–530.00	517.79
6	350–400	387	470.00–515.00	483.43
18	400–450	423	465.00–475.00	469.19
2	450–500	458	435.00–445.00	440.03
5	550–600	568	395.00–400.00	395.97
16	600–650	622	360.00–375.00	367.49
4	650–700	697	335.00–337.00	336.50
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	891	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	232	580.00–600.00	592.12
6	250–300	278	520.00–600.00	541.62
12	300–350	314	535.00–570.00	550.62
16	350–400	367	475.00–555.00	497.75
31	400–450	429	432.00–455.00	439.10
14	450–500	477	425.00–445.00	437.84
23	500–550	520	370.00–410.00	390.05
15	550–600	567	365.00–380.00	370.57
14	600–650	611	335.00–355.00	343.49
5	650–700	677	325.00–335.00	331.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	450.00–480.00	464.90
13	350–400	363	430.00–460.00	452.86
14	400–450	433	410.00–425.00	417.54
20	450–500	486	380.00–405.00	393.80
17	550–600	579	350.00–360.00	351.19
3	600–650	617	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	400.00–420.00	410.09
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	425	370.00–405.00	392.57
2	450–500	473	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	587	320.00–337.00	332.76
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	282	600.00–630.00	609.94
11	300–350	325	550.00–620.00	576.03
9	350–400	372	500.00–550.00	544.33
7	400–450	435	450.00–465.00	452.87
25	450–500	469	430.00–460.00	440.74
12	500–550	526	395.00–420.00	403.60
2	550–600	558	370.00–395.00	382.56
17	600–650	626	350.00–375.00	367.64
1	650–700	685	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	722	325.00–335.00	328.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	482	380.00–395.00	382.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	370	450.00–470.00	460.41
9	450–500	490	407.00–420.00	408.75
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	562	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	608	340.00–350.00	345.06
2	650–700	680	310.00–320.00	314.89
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
3	750–800	775	300.00–305.00	301.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	147.00–155.00	151.09
3	—	953	120.00–130.00	123.72
13	—	1,095	135.00–145.00	141.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,281	149.00–159.00	153.58
70	—	1,240	160.00–171.00	166.01
21	—	1,380	172.00–186.00	177.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	167.00	167.00
3	—	1,340	146.00–152.00	149.81
5	—	1,655	176.00–185.00	181.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,617	180.00–194.00	188.96
18	—	1,887	198.00–208.00	202.73
7	—	2,025	214.00–227.00	217.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,298	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,233.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,167	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,380.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,042	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,346.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,020.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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