Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows steady tp 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers and bulls sharply higher, feeder heifers steady 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 $421.20/cwt on 103 head, up $34.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +19.42 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$421.20

▲ 34.04 vs prior sale

103 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$83.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.10

vs GA average

−7.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	437.21	2,384	70
Medium and Large 2	539	390.65	2,107	30
Medium and Large 3	552	353.38	1,949	3thin

One grade step is worth $83.83/cwt here — about $434 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 sale103 hd

421.20

—

GA average14 barns · 623 hd

402.11

+19.10

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−7.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+19.42

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	1,756	209.48	3,679	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	181.67	2,834	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	178.30	2,266	163
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	155.11	1,541	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,533	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,261	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,272	$2,720	10

Every lot, as filed

96 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	500–550	531	414.07/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	611.54/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,358	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	329.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,158	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	404.09/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,041	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,392	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	442.93/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	411.77/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	373.07/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,179	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	434.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,116	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	473.98/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,313	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	560.16/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	336.16/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	479.74/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	474.03/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,122	2,261.22/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,261	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,029	2,349.84/head	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,350	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	372.11/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	248	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,814	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	486.46/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	490.60/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,349	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	362.57/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,160	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	195.00/cwt	190.00–204.00	3,292	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	185.61/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,946	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	167.09/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,125	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	190.52/cwt	185.00–205.00	2,662	36
Bulls	—	—	1,914	225.03/cwt	218.00–229.00	4,307	7
Bulls	—	—	1,522	207.77/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	177.78/cwt	171.00–184.00	2,171	92
Bulls	—	—	1,806	193.05/cwt	186.00–199.00	3,486	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	139.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,556	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	167.87/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,504	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	153.25/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,543	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	156.15/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	426.51/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	351.71/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	491.32/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	579.03/cwt	570.00–620.00	2,154	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	329.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	387.07/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,400	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	368.35/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	337.58/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	420.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,630	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	343.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	620.25/cwt	595.00–625.00	2,307	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	371.66/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	475.20/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,219	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	540.00/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	438.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,330	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	501.61/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	529.39/cwt	510.00–580.00	2,515	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	513.77/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,767	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	471.21/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,667	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	349.49/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	413.17/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	404.31/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,349	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	436.50/cwt	395.00–450.00	2,431	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	494.96/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,366	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	516.40/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,164	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	338.39/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	3,001.82/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	484.78/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,046	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	631.74/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,116	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	18

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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,430Last week 1,529Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 122Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 195Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	222	600.00–640.00	611.54
1	250–300	295	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	310	550.00–570.00	560.16
1	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
5	500–550	531	405.00–420.00	414.07
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
8	650–700	680	330.00–337.00	336.16
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–500.00	474.03
7	350–400	386	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
3	550–600	577	350.00–355.00	351.71
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	700.00	700.00
43	300–350	335	600.00–650.00	631.74
13	350–400	372	570.00–620.00	579.03
19	400–450	419	500.00–530.00	516.40
21	450–500	478	470.00–520.00	494.96
18	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
20	550–600	581	400.00–425.00	404.31
7	600–650	620	380.00–395.00	387.07
3	650–700	662	365.00–370.00	368.35
2	700–750	738	330.00–345.00	337.58
8	750–800	759	325.00–330.00	329.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	380	470.00–490.00	479.74
5	400–450	435	440.00–455.00	442.93
45	450–500	487	430.00–435.00	434.55
17	500–550	505	385.00–415.00	404.09
13	550–600	584	365.00–390.00	373.07
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
10	650–700	655	325.00–330.00	329.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	275	450.00–520.00	490.60
9	300–350	343	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	420	420.00–430.00	426.51
2	500–550	530	355.00–370.00	362.57
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
37	300–350	344	510.00–520.00	513.77
12	350–400	368	500.00–505.00	501.61
38	400–450	422	470.00–495.00	484.78
45	450–500	467	450.00–495.00	475.20
33	500–550	532	425.00–450.00	438.00
37	550–600	557	395.00–450.00	436.50
2	600–650	608	360.00	360.00
11	650–700	680	340.00–355.00	349.49
12	700–750	724	352.00	352.00
3	750–800	767	325.00–350.00	338.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	515.00	515.00
14	450–500	488	460.00–475.00	473.98
1	500–550	530	450.00	450.00
3	550–600	580	400.00–425.00	411.77
1	600–650	615	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	660	395.00	395.00
2	750–800	783	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	610.00	610.00
6	400–450	424	470.00–495.00	486.46
1	450–500	480	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	575	350.00–395.00	372.11
3	700–750	712	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	650.00	650.00
3	300–350	308	635.00	635.00
33	350–400	372	595.00–625.00	620.25
6	400–450	418	520.00–550.00	540.00
68	450–500	475	510.00–580.00	529.39
9	500–550	524	470.00–510.00	491.32
27	550–600	566	435.00–480.00	471.21
37	600–650	626	410.00–435.00	420.13
7	650–700	658	412.00–420.00	413.17
12	700–750	739	370.00–380.00	371.66
9	750–800	754	340.00–350.00	343.32
4	850–900	861	340.00	340.00

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	6	—	1,392	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	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	2	—	1,215	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,122	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,261.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,029	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,349.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,221	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,001.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	190.00–204.00	195.00
9	—	1,587	180.00–189.00	185.61
4	—	1,340	154.00–158.00	156.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,272	158.00–170.00	167.09
36	—	1,397	185.00–205.00	190.52
92	—	1,221	171.00–184.00	177.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	135.00–142.00	139.52
6	—	896	164.00–170.00	167.87
16	—	1,007	145.00–160.00	153.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,914	218.00–229.00	225.03
6	—	1,522	202.00–215.00	207.77
6	—	1,806	186.00–199.00	193.05

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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