Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply higher and replacement cows unevenly steady,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.83/cwt on 86 head, up $7.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −24.96 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$376.83

▲ 7.15 vs prior sale

86 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$48.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.52

vs GA average

−36.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	395.08	2,204	51
Medium and Large 2	551	362.43	1,996	8thin
Medium and Large 3	530	346.64	1,838	27

One grade step is worth $48.44/cwt here — about $366 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

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 sale86 hd

376.83

—

GA average15 barns · 609 hd

362.31

+14.52

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−36.65

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−24.96

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	1,727	202.15	3,490	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	171.65	2,613	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	166.75	2,040	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	140.93	1,559	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,621	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,508	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$2,314	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,265	26

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	376.98/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	496.73/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	460.98/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,162	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	616.20/cwt	590.00–650.00	1,491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	554.67/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	419.83/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	352.63/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	315.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	428.76/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	543.37/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	432.96/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	444.08/cwt	437.00–470.00	1,430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	455.04/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,198	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	469.62/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	357.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,931	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,037	1,920.74/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,921	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	373.32/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	414.22/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	521.73/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,195	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	397.05/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,834	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	2,089.02/head	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,089	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	2,057.34/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,057	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	459.43/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	436.68/cwt	435.00–437.00	2,148	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	328.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	373.41/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	705	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	2,236.44/head	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	269.92/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	442.76/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,904	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	153.83/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,737	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	177.13/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,352	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	139.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,574	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	170.30/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,411	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	166.29/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,010	63
Bulls	—	—	1,958	215.99/cwt	210.00–219.00	4,229	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,670	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	178.01/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,862	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	188.59/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,042	4
Bulls	—	—	1,609	201.86/cwt	197.00–205.00	3,248	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	127.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,484	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	152.23/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	348.43/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,840	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	399.26/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,697	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	428.60/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,486	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	406.88/cwt	397.00–420.00	2,539	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	599.53/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,643	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	362.13/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	490.95/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,234	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	416.54/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,158	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	520.93/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,927	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	506.64/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,642	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	412.42/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,231	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	516.71/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,405	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	448.69/cwt	435.00–472.00	2,396	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	492.01/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,032	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	344.01/cwt	342.00–357.00	2,188	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	362.31/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,598	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	663.03/cwt	640.00–690.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	585.24/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	385.62/cwt	370.00–417.00	2,186	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,828.21/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,828	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,170.13/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	442.35/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,097	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	475.25/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,996	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	394.22/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,263	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	528.70/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,734	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	470.35/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,726	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	459.27/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,911	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	485.44/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,811	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	3,061.54/head	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,062	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	3,065.95/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,066	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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,237Last week 1,077Year ago 1,204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 243Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 138Year ago 96

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply higher and replacement cows unevenly steady,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	540.00–550.00	543.37
3	350–400	357	485.00–505.00	496.73
11	400–450	439	450.00–485.00	469.62
12	450–500	483	440.00–465.00	455.04
6	500–550	509	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	592	395.00	395.00
7	600–650	628	370.00–385.00	376.98
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	450.00–470.00	459.43
2	400–450	430	435.00–450.00	442.76
12	450–500	492	435.00–437.00	436.68
1	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	515.00	515.00
10	400–450	413	490.00–510.00	492.01
37	450–500	455	475.00–505.00	490.95
69	500–550	534	435.00–472.00	448.69
22	550–600	580	410.00–440.00	428.60
17	600–650	624	397.00–420.00	406.88
6	650–700	656	395.00	395.00
25	700–750	717	352.00–370.00	362.31
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	640.00–690.00	663.03
24	250–300	274	580.00–610.00	599.53
2	300–350	315	580.00–590.00	585.24
27	350–400	370	495.00–550.00	520.93
13	400–450	420	450.00–490.00	475.25
18	450–500	469	440.00–485.00	460.98
15	500–550	518	405.00–450.00	416.54
12	550–600	574	375.00–420.00	394.22
5	600–650	629	350.00–380.00	362.13
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	793	300.00–310.00	305.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	268	550.00–560.00	554.67
17	300–350	328	500.00–550.00	528.70
15	350–400	367	460.00–480.00	470.35
4	400–450	424	425.00–430.00	428.76
3	450–500	487	400.00–430.00	419.83
3	500–550	527	370.00–380.00	373.32
2	550–600	585	345.00–360.00	352.63
5	650–700	692	310.00–320.00	315.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	367	400.00–420.00	414.22
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	242	590.00–650.00	616.20
15	250–300	272	515.00–520.00	516.71
24	300–350	324	500.00–520.00	506.64
12	350–400	373	475.00–515.00	485.44
12	400–450	416	440.00–495.00	459.27
34	450–500	474	425.00–450.00	442.35
18	500–550	541	390.00–420.00	412.42
33	550–600	567	370.00–417.00	385.62
20	600–650	636	342.00–357.00	344.01
2	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	229	500.00–530.00	521.73
10	300–350	322	437.00–470.00	444.08
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
10	400–450	437	430.00–435.00	432.96
10	450–500	462	390.00–410.00	397.05
3	500–550	522	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	568	345.00–365.00	357.89
7	600–650	641	320.00–330.00	328.62
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	362	400.00	400.00
13	400–450	425	395.00–400.00	399.26
12	450–500	459	370.00–380.00	373.41
26	500–550	528	330.00–352.00	348.43
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	615	260.00–280.00	269.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,037	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,920.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,193	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,170.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	1,550.00–2,500.00	2,089.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,060	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,057.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,076	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,236.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,236	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,828.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,251	2,800.00–3,350.00	3,061.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,322	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,065.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,129	148.00–158.00	153.83
24	—	1,328	173.00–184.00	177.13
63	—	1,209	160.00–172.00	166.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,129	135.00–145.00	139.42
3	—	1,167	120.00–130.00	127.14
5	—	1,023	149.00–158.00	152.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	165.00–174.00	170.30
1	—	1,690	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,608	175.00–181.00	178.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,958	210.00–219.00	215.99
4	—	1,613	183.00–193.00	188.59
4	—	1,609	197.00–205.00	201.86

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

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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