Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower, slauhter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers, bulls and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.77/cwt on 64 head, down $13.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +5.98 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$407.77

▼ 13.44 vs prior sale

64 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$88.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

vs GA average

−22.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	415.60	2,236	52
Medium and Large 2	569	383.07	2,179	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	327.50	1,850	2thin

One grade step is worth $88.10/cwt here — about $385 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale64 hd

407.77

—

GA average13 barns · 312 hd

401.10

+6.67

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−22.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+5.98

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	1,786	202.78	3,622	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	169.28	2,165	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,785	162.27	2,897	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	144.37	1,619	12

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)	1,019	$2,793	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,660	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,624	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$3,146	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	589.31/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,361	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	948	2,361.34/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,361	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	922	2,403.93/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	546.25/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	439.29/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	377.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,221	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	537.34/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,246	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	425.21/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	589.06/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,227	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,106.83/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,260.31/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	301.90/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,370	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	352.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,578	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	488.44/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	591.64/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,899	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	327.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	531.36/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	396.86/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	452.68/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	480.28/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	330.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	357.69/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,486.67/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	915	2,006.42/head	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	592.86/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	543.11/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	179.07/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,271	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	170.59/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,233	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	160.89/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,011	13
Bulls	—	—	1,923	213.06/cwt	205.00–223.00	4,097	10
Bulls	—	—	1,729	198.95/cwt	194.00–206.00	3,440	16
Bulls	—	—	1,633	188.97/cwt	185.00–193.00	3,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	288.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,200	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	154.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	143.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,568	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	135.23/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,761	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,471	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,965	170.58/cwt	168.00–173.00	3,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	748	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	302.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	675.24/cwt	670.00–680.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	349.61/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	614.76/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,710	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	527.37/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,716	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	579.13/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	454.71/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	576.53/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,058	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	369.87/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	349.05/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	400.69/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,296	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	342.74/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	522.05/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,459	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	421.10/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,211	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	464.31/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,215	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	480.54/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,076	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	390.63/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,414	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	419.37/cwt	417.00–440.00	2,646	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	427.25/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,410	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	468.30/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,449	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	324.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	621.95/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	516.63/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	404.26/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,514	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	3,954.06/head	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	411.51/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,514	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	377.16/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,591	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	499.80/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,354	16

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,430Year ago 1,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 265Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 190Year ago 132

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower, slauhter bulls unevenly steady, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers, bulls and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	630.00	630.00
5	250–300	267	600.00–640.00	621.95
12	300–350	321	570.00–610.00	591.64
10	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
4	500–550	518	420.00–440.00	425.21
1	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	728	320.00–335.00	327.37
5	750–800	767	320.00–325.00	324.01
3	900–950	905	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	670.00–680.00	675.24
1	250–300	275	670.00	670.00
7	300–350	309	630.00	630.00
16	350–400	357	565.00–585.00	576.53
33	400–450	418	500.00–550.00	537.34
16	450–500	471	485.00–515.00	499.80
16	500–550	523	450.00–490.00	468.30
13	550–600	564	410.00–440.00	427.25
7	600–650	622	400.00–415.00	404.26
4	650–700	679	365.00–380.00	369.87
2	700–750	715	345.00–350.00	347.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	590.00–600.00	592.86
3	300–350	327	540.00–550.00	543.11
2	350–400	355	460.00–500.00	480.28
2	550–600	580	350.00–365.00	357.69
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	231	550.00–600.00	589.31
5	250–300	283	530.00–570.00	546.25
15	300–350	324	530.00–540.00	531.36
7	350–400	389	485.00–500.00	488.44
14	450–500	487	430.00–445.00	439.29
3	500–550	522	380.00–405.00	396.86
7	550–600	589	370.00–380.00	377.16
2	600–650	618	350.00–360.00	355.10
2	650–700	685	325.00–335.00	330.04
8	750–800	785	300.00–315.00	301.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	360	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	728	295.00–310.00	302.56
3	750–800	763	285.00–295.00	288.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
6	350–400	374	510.00–525.00	516.63
28	400–450	432	470.00–500.00	480.54
31	450–500	477	450.00–475.00	464.31
38	500–550	525	410.00–450.00	421.10
14	550–600	573	400.00–405.00	400.69
23	600–650	618	370.00–395.00	390.63
5	650–700	666	340.00–355.00	349.05
13	750–800	762	340.00–350.00	342.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	560.00–595.00	589.06
3	400–450	419	550.00	550.00
6	500–550	526	430.00–480.00	452.68
6	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
17	600–650	611	400.00–415.00	411.51
13	650–700	687	370.00–400.00	377.16
18	700–750	731	340.00–360.00	352.66
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	748	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	610.00–620.00	614.76
11	400–450	427	570.00–580.00	579.13
38	450–500	471	505.00–550.00	522.05
18	500–550	515	520.00–535.00	527.37
25	550–600	575	440.00–465.00	454.71
18	600–650	631	417.00–440.00	419.37
17	650–700	653	415.00	415.00
5	700–750	745	362.00	362.00
9	750–800	776	347.00–355.00	349.61
4	850–900	876	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,361.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	922	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,403.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,486.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,465	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,106.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,135	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,260.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,006.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,397	3,400.00–4,250.00	3,954.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,268	176.00–183.00	179.07
16	—	1,309	169.00–174.00	170.59
13	—	1,250	153.00–167.00	160.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	151.00–156.00	154.47
6	—	1,090	140.00–145.00	143.89
3	—	1,302	130.00–138.00	135.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	152.00–156.00	153.96
2	—	1,965	168.00–173.00	170.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,923	205.00–223.00	213.06
16	—	1,729	194.00–206.00	198.95
3	—	1,633	185.00–193.00	188.97

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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Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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