Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $423.93/cwt on 40 head, down $17.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +13.96 against this barn's trailing median of $409.97.

Average price

$423.93

▼ 17.88 vs prior sale

40 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$52.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.10

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	434.56	2,325	28
Medium and Large 2	544	404.99	2,204	9thin
Medium and Large 3	543	381.57	2,073	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.98/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.81, low $339.85, median $409.97 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 sale40 hd

423.93

—

GA average13 barns · 366 hd

414.83

+9.10

This barn, trailing median33 sales

409.97

+13.96

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	—	Low	1,679	194.42	3,265	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	173.46	2,806	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	168.45	2,248	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	144.36	1,611	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)	997	$3,038	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,661	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,567	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$2,864	6

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,171.84/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	379.78/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	431.25/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	425.13/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	386.67/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	304.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	376.52/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	419.61/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,027	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	2,870.27/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	575.95/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,496	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	422.46/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	550.21/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	304.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	486.12/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,604	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	434.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	495.45/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	462.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,240	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,212	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	430.88/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	505.22/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,137	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,008	2,382.46/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,382	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,087	2,858.67/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	382.36/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	503.51/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	567.45/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	494.86/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	171.31/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,743	11
Bulls	—	—	1,621	181.36/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,940	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	179.37/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,985	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,422	177.66/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,526	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	158.36/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,953	20
Bulls	—	—	1,695	198.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	168.59/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,256	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	154.52/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	146.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,609	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	133.35/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,558	5
Bulls	—	—	1,782	215.59/cwt	211.00–220.00	3,842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	402.86/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	362.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	538.51/cwt	515.00–555.00	2,246	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	338.60/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,235	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	496.67/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	344.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	535.84/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	470.07/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,007	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	314.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,722	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	572.05/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	604.25/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	499.72/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,919	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	559.63/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,975	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	485.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	502.52/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,116	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	2,823.29/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	335.85/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,468	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	409.60/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,363	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	544.82/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	525.40/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,886	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	896	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	442.74/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,329	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	441.54/cwt	437.00–450.00	2,490	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	409.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,103	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,985.75/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	2,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	528.02/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,244	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	491.39/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,270	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	438.18/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,064	28

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,019Last week 840Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 95Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 89Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

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	—	930	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,171.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,367	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,823.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,033	2,950.00–3,050.00	2,985.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,008	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,382.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,858.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,870.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	2,850.00	2,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
4	400–450	421	490.00–510.00	502.52
16	450–500	469	485.00–490.00	485.62
11	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	588	415.00–435.00	425.13
7	600–650	624	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	670	370.00–390.00	379.78
11	750–800	765	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	490.00–500.00	494.86
2	450–500	455	450.00–455.00	452.47
5	500–550	528	430.00–440.00	434.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	620.00	620.00
10	400–450	425	520.00–570.00	528.02
3	450–500	453	495.00–500.00	496.67
4	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
15	550–600	564	437.00–450.00	441.54
8	600–650	644	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	660	390.00–395.00	392.48
10	750–800	774	340.00–345.00	344.50
15	850–900	866	310.00–315.00	314.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	560.00–590.00	575.95
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
10	300–350	330	470.00–490.00	486.12
2	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
4	400–450	416	430.00–435.00	431.25
25	450–500	483	410.00–420.00	419.61
7	500–550	531	395.00	395.00
3	550–600	565	370.00–380.00	376.52
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
8	650–700	684	300.00–315.00	304.83
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	500.00–510.00	505.22
3	250–300	270	470.00–510.00	495.45
3	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
10	350–400	362	400.00–440.00	430.88
3	400–450	425	380.00–420.00	402.86
2	450–500	483	350.00–375.00	362.44
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	710.00	710.00
6	300–350	311	530.00–550.00	535.84
16	350–400	384	490.00–520.00	499.72
17	400–450	427	455.00–485.00	470.07
28	450–500	471	425.00–460.00	438.18
28	500–550	513	405.00–420.00	409.95
11	550–600	577	385.00–415.00	409.60
2	600–650	610	390.00	390.00
11	650–700	660	325.00–350.00	338.60
25	700–750	735	320.00–337.00	335.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	227	580.00–640.00	604.25
4	250–300	275	560.00–580.00	572.05
12	300–350	324	530.00–560.00	544.82
38	350–400	359	500.00–540.00	525.40
1	400–450	400	495.00	495.00
25	450–500	484	450.00–470.00	462.77
2	500–550	513	420.00–425.00	422.46
7	550–600	553	400.00	400.00
12	600–650	633	380.00–390.00	386.67
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	896	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	560.00–570.00	567.45
11	250–300	282	530.00–555.00	550.21
3	300–350	308	500.00–510.00	503.51
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	530	375.00–390.00	382.36
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	790	300.00–305.00	304.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	630.00	630.00
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
30	350–400	353	550.00–560.00	559.63
24	400–450	417	515.00–555.00	538.51
21	450–500	462	490.00–520.00	491.39
21	500–550	526	435.00–460.00	442.74
7	550–600	562	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	626	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,601	165.00–176.00	171.31
4	—	1,664	177.00–185.00	179.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,422	174.00–182.00	177.66
20	—	1,233	152.00–163.00	158.36
62	—	1,338	164.00–174.00	168.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	152.00–160.00	154.52
10	—	1,096	140.00–150.00	146.82
5	—	1,168	130.00–137.00	133.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,621	173.00–185.00	181.36
12	—	1,695	190.00–205.00	198.67
5	—	1,782	211.00–220.00	215.59

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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