Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls 10.00 to 20.00 lower and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.13/cwt on 64 head, up $0.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 33 comparable sales and sits +4.27 against this barn's trailing median of $441.86.

Average price

$446.13

▲ 0.90 vs prior sale

64 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$84.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs GA average

−26.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	461.70	2,445	36
Medium and Large 2	541	429.86	2,326	26
Medium and Large 3	575	377.48	2,171	2thin

One grade step is worth $84.22/cwt here — about $275 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $477.34, low $360.86, median $441.86 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

446.13

—

GA average13 barns · 257 hd

446.15

−0.01

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−26.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

441.86

+4.27

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	1,704	196.23	3,343	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	166.91	2,483	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	165.63	2,183	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	143.35	1,529	24

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)	1,224	$3,194	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$3,113	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,958	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$3,150	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	504.60/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,367	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,023	2,980.38/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,980	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,157	2,738.83/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	394.14/cwt	370.00–397.00	2,081	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	595.75/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,340	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	466.99/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	415.92/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	337.74/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,128	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	464.96/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,255	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	434.96/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	463.60/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	370.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	445.24/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,351	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	554.09/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	535.12/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	405.25/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,278	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,416	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	496.94/cwt	486.00–500.00	2,107	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,245.21/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	335.74/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,310	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	373.79/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	453.46/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	470.60/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	515.44/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	871	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	379.96/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	2,335.20/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	437.43/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,618	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	770	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	499.01/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,687	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	157.32/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,031	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	177.73/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,488	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	169.52/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,248	27
Bulls	—	—	1,963	216.69/cwt	208.00–222.00	4,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	202.27/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,799	8
Bulls	—	—	1,512	187.30/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,832	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	154.66/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	146.47/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,563	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	121.61/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,315	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	157.82/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,230	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	176.92/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	168.35/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	789	262.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	375.48/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	389.83/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	413.23/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	469.09/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,284	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	348.60/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,503	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	466.04/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,447	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	401.70/cwt	391.00–425.00	2,511	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	384.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,645	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	491.77/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,316	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	388.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,207	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	528.91/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,063	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	466.23/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	377.63/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,326	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	401.32/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,027	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	536.61/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,685	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	485.23/cwt	470.00–530.00	2,019	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,269.95/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	569.90/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	3,318.06/head	3,050.00–3,750.00	3,318	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,584	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	487.91/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	343.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,470	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	417.60/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,167	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	442.69/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,089	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	344.70/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,351	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	506.31/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,883	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,871	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	511.95/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,710	12

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,201Last week 1,019Year ago 1,007

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 174Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 107Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	271	500.00–520.00	504.60
6	300–350	319	450.00–490.00	463.60
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	421	430.00–460.00	453.46
12	450–500	479	400.00–420.00	415.92
12	500–550	528	370.00–397.00	394.14
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
32	600–650	630	332.00–350.00	337.74
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00–420.00	413.23
3	350–400	383	370.00–400.00	389.83
3	400–450	432	370.00–400.00	379.96
2	450–500	465	360.00–390.00	375.48
4	750–800	789	260.00–270.00	262.42
5	850–900	871	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	560.00–580.00	569.90
12	300–350	334	500.00–535.00	511.95
25	350–400	372	495.00–540.00	506.31
21	400–450	416	470.00–530.00	485.23
41	450–500	472	430.00–465.00	442.69
35	500–550	519	400.00–440.00	417.60
29	550–600	568	375.00–400.00	388.53
53	650–700	682	340.00–346.00	344.70
5	700–750	720	335.00–345.00	343.00
10	750–800	795	325.00	325.00
2	850–900	868	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	560.00	560.00
6	300–350	337	530.00–560.00	535.12
4	350–400	390	510.00–535.00	528.91
27	400–450	424	486.00–500.00	496.94
12	450–500	485	455.00–470.00	464.96
16	500–550	528	425.00–450.00	445.24
10	550–600	562	400.00–420.00	405.25
5	600–650	628	370.00–375.00	370.99
21	650–700	653	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	495.00–500.00	499.01
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	575	375.00–380.00	377.48
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	890	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	515.00	515.00
39	450–500	471	480.00–495.00	491.77
30	500–550	525	460.00–500.00	466.04
6	550–600	553	440.00	440.00
54	600–650	625	391.00–425.00	401.70
53	650–700	688	380.00–385.00	384.46
11	700–750	718	347.00–350.00	348.60
1	800–850	815	330.00	330.00
33	850–900	870	330.00	330.00
2	900–950	905	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	225	590.00–620.00	595.75
5	250–300	279	540.00–570.00	554.09
13	300–350	314	515.00–540.00	536.61
16	350–400	381	460.00–495.00	466.99
4	400–450	423	455.00–470.00	466.23
6	450–500	479	430.00–450.00	434.96
8	500–550	505	400.00–410.00	401.32
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
17	650–700	688	332.00–345.00	335.74
3	850–900	870	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	258	500.00–530.00	515.44
2	300–350	335	450.00–490.00	470.60
2	350–400	370	435.00–440.00	437.43
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
8	550–600	576	370.00–380.00	373.79
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	650.00	650.00
8	250–300	286	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	300	560.00	560.00
10	350–400	365	545.00	545.00
5	400–450	417	485.00–500.00	487.91
17	450–500	487	465.00–485.00	469.09
5	500–550	532	435.00	435.00
18	600–650	616	370.00–390.00	377.63
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	818	310.00	310.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,023	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,980.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,738.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	878	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,335.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,245.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,193	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,269.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,242	3,050.00–3,750.00	3,318.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,525	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,291	150.00–163.00	157.32
3	—	1,400	176.00–180.00	177.73
27	—	1,326	164.00–174.00	169.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	154.00–155.00	154.66
17	—	1,067	140.00–151.00	146.47
4	—	1,081	117.00–125.00	121.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	155.00–159.00	157.82
2	—	1,585	175.00–179.00	176.92
5	—	1,493	164.00–170.00	168.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	208.00–222.00	216.69
8	—	1,878	196.00–206.00	202.27
10	—	1,512	180.00–193.00	187.30

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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Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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