Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.19/cwt on 43 head, up $27.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.40 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$414.19

▲ 27.72 vs prior sale

43 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

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

$96.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.74

vs GA average

−23.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	421.34	2,269	38
Medium and Large 2	568	383.27	2,178	3thin
Medium and Large 3	533	324.65	1,730	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.69/cwt here — about $539 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 sale43 hd

414.19

—

GA average7 barns · 118 hd

395.45

+18.74

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−23.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+12.40

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	1,797	212.64	3,821	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	183.64	2,413	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	176.75	2,479	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	154.28	1,769	25

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)	1,165	$2,793	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,710	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,685	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$3,354	8

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	200–250	228	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	427.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,808	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	3,158.98/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,159	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,822.25/head	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	391.18/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	487.23/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	452.51/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	309.00/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	422.29/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	509.90/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	792	306.61/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	2,659.45/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	300.30/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	385.40/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	312.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	745	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,046	2,557.82/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,558	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	171.95/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,222	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	199.89/cwt	191.00–209.00	2,581	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	184.45/cwt	179.00–192.00	2,488	32
Bulls	—	—	1,759	196.27/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,452	7
Bulls	—	—	1,995	236.00/cwt	230.00–248.00	4,708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,666	217.91/cwt	206.00–226.00	3,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	324.65/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	156.23/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,831	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	140.90/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,541	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	170.85/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,966	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,973	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	185.67/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	457.45/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	693	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	419.61/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	360.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	386.93/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	596.63/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	342.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	470.87/cwt	462.00–477.00	2,439	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	431.96/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,229	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	477.70/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	347.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	345.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,439	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	477.25/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	361.15/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,203	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,476	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	466.18/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	465.41/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	499.76/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	387.27/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	400.93/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,333	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,116	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	3,166.30/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,166	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.90/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	541.87/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,739	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	3,957.14/head	3,250.00–4,600.00	3,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	570.35/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	534.80/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	527.71/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,979	9

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 853Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 145Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 96Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows and bulls sharply higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers sharply higher, feeder bulls unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	228	700.00	700.00
3	300–350	327	595.00–600.00	596.63
9	350–400	375	525.00–550.00	527.71
14	400–450	410	490.00–515.00	500.90
4	450–500	459	465.00–490.00	477.25
4	500–550	521	435.00–465.00	457.45
11	550–600	591	387.00–390.00	387.27
3	600–650	607	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	677	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	776	320.00–325.00	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	318	530.00–540.00	534.80
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	443	450.00–455.00	452.51
2	450–500	473	445.00–450.00	447.46
1	500–550	530	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	383	400.00–440.00	419.61
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	792	305.00–307.00	306.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	500.00–520.00	509.90
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	423	420.00–435.00	427.46
6	450–500	463	400.00–440.00	422.29
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	585	370.00–380.00	374.91
2	650–700	668	305.00–320.00	312.42
5	700–750	717	305.00–310.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	375	370.00–400.00	385.40
2	450–500	465	350.00–370.00	360.32
2	500–550	533	310.00–340.00	324.65
2	600–650	633	285.00–315.00	300.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	550.00–580.00	570.35
7	300–350	321	505.00–550.00	541.87
7	350–400	381	490.00–515.00	499.76
12	400–450	415	460.00–475.00	465.41
9	450–500	464	445.00–485.00	466.18
25	500–550	516	420.00–442.00	431.96
13	550–600	582	390.00–402.00	400.93
5	600–650	610	350.00–370.00	361.15
10	650–700	659	335.00–355.00	347.00
9	700–750	706	330.00–350.00	345.44
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
5	400–450	433	475.00–490.00	487.23
8	600–650	641	390.00–400.00	391.18
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	735	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	529	385.00–395.00	386.93
2	650–700	693	350.00–355.00	352.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	470.00–485.00	477.70
16	500–550	518	462.00–477.00	470.87
14	600–650	604	410.00	410.00
3	700–750	710	372.00	372.00
4	750–800	765	340.00–350.00	342.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,149	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,158.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,220	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,822.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,371	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,166.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,171	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,659.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,046	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,557.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,103	3,250.00–4,600.00	3,957.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,292	165.00–179.00	171.95
20	—	1,291	191.00–209.00	199.89
32	—	1,349	179.00–192.00	184.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,172	150.00–163.00	156.23
7	—	1,094	135.00–147.00	140.90
4	—	1,151	167.00–175.00	170.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,432	185.00–187.00	185.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,759	191.00–199.00	196.27
4	—	1,995	230.00–248.00	236.00
4	—	1,666	206.00–226.00	217.91

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle