Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers sharply higher, feeder heifers steady to 10 .00 higher, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows steady,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.47/cwt on 61 head, up $9.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −15.32 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$386.47

▲ 9.64 vs prior sale

61 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

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

$78.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.82

vs GA average

−24.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	396.80	2,075	48
Medium and Large 2	576	357.45	2,060	10thin
Medium and Large 3	538	318.04	1,712	3thin

One grade step is worth $78.76/cwt here — about $362 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

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 sale61 hd

386.47

—

GA average13 barns · 298 hd

369.65

+16.82

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−24.40

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

−15.32

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	1,681	207.51	3,489	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	183.71	2,922	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	173.00	2,177	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	154.00	1,733	14

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)	1,161	$2,696	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,465	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$3,513	20

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	185.32/cwt	182.00–193.00	2,589	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	452.38/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	496.58/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	566.85/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,394	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,350	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	2,198.03/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	462.73/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	400.17/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	531.28/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,631	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	355.50/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	436.07/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,259	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	453.44/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	355.04/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	327.06/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	422.82/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	248	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	624	315.84/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,174	2,517.02/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,517	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	173.74/cwt	167.00–181.00	2,132	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	161.95/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,971	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	152.53/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,672	6
Bulls	—	—	1,968	230.95/cwt	224.00–238.00	4,545	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,168	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,721	189.25/cwt	188.00–190.00	3,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,692	209.05/cwt	199.00–219.00	3,537	10
Bulls	—	—	1,472	189.33/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,787	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	132.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	162.55/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,855	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	293.26/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	286.83/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	501.86/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,364	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	400.43/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,058	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	466.96/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	377.34/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	347.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	404.22/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	475.01/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,990	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	477.10/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,457	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	476.36/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	552.00/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	344.24/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,344	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	378.64/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,083	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	522.53/cwt	515.00–527.00	1,996	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	325.29/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	482.50/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,776	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	439.87/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,050	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	415.13/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,175	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	522.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,198	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	555.00/cwt	545.00–585.00	2,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	497.46/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,622	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	3,592.63/head	3,100.00–3,950.00	3,593	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,914.57/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	406.12/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,542	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	686.84/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	362.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,198	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	597.69/cwt	595.00–620.00	1,727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	497.20/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,123	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	595.08/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,815	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 1,237Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 158Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 183Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,330	163.00	163.00
4	—	1,721	188.00–190.00	189.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,397	182.00–193.00	185.32
46	—	1,227	167.00–181.00	173.74
22	—	1,217	158.00–165.00	161.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,096	147.00–158.00	152.53
2	—	1,165	130.00–135.00	132.79
6	—	1,141	159.00–168.00	162.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,968	224.00–238.00	230.95
10	—	1,692	199.00–219.00	209.05
6	—	1,472	182.00–198.00	189.33

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	560.00	560.00
7	250–300	287	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	315	450.00–460.00	453.44
4	350–400	368	450.00–460.00	452.38
2	400–450	413	405.00–440.00	422.82
7	450–500	482	390.00–415.00	400.17
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
9	550–600	582	350.00–365.00	355.50
9	600–650	636	325.00–330.00	327.44
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	723	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	400.00–410.00	404.97
3	450–500	458	345.00–370.00	355.04
2	500–550	515	305.00–350.00	327.06
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	628	280.00–300.00	293.26
5	650–700	677	280.00–305.00	286.83
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
16	300–350	326	490.00–530.00	497.46
31	350–400	368	470.00–510.00	482.50
15	400–450	419	465.00–490.00	475.01
11	450–500	466	425.00–450.00	439.87
40	500–550	514	390.00–425.00	400.43
8	550–600	567	370.00–395.00	378.64
14	600–650	607	350.00–365.00	362.15
22	650–700	681	340.00–345.00	344.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	317	490.00–500.00	496.58
4	400–450	433	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	624	295.00–325.00	315.84
1	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
6	300–350	307	525.00–560.00	531.28
11	400–450	441	450.00–470.00	462.73
34	500–550	524	400.00–425.00	415.13
4	600–650	637	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	289	595.00–620.00	597.69
3	300–350	305	575.00–620.00	595.08
5	350–400	375	540.00–560.00	552.00
16	400–450	427	490.00–515.00	497.20
6	450–500	464	450.00–510.00	476.36
22	500–550	518	430.00–445.00	436.07
6	550–600	565	390.00–410.00	404.22
8	600–650	622	365.00–390.00	377.34
7	650–700	684	345.00–360.00	347.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	550.00–570.00	566.85
23	350–400	382	515.00–527.00	522.53
5	500–550	503	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	645	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	342.00	342.00
4	750–800	792	320.00–327.00	325.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	350	480.00	480.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	680.00–700.00	686.84
1	300–350	345	585.00	585.00
10	350–400	380	545.00–585.00	555.00
19	400–450	421	500.00–550.00	522.00
21	450–500	471	480.00–510.00	501.86
9	500–550	515	465.00–485.00	477.10
5	550–600	565	465.00–475.00	466.96
26	600–650	626	395.00–420.00	406.12
1	650–700	655	430.00	430.00

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	2	—	1,350	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,176	3,100.00–3,950.00	3,592.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,198.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,174	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,517.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,144	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,914.57

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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