Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.12/cwt on 56 head, up $15.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +16.33 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$418.12

▲ 15.74 vs prior sale

56 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$525

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

$112.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.76

vs GA average

+2.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	422.13	2,276	51
Medium and Large 2	538	393.97	2,119	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	310.00	1,752	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.13/cwt here — about $525 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 sale56 hd

418.12

—

GA average13 barns · 434 hd

392.36

+25.76

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+2.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+16.33

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	1,674	201.88	3,379	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	175.85	2,810	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	169.15	2,103	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	149.34	1,596	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$3,130	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$3,127	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$3,097	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,031	$3,273	12

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	1,175	3,767.55/head	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	367.66/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,533	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,443.09/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	580.55/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	424.58/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,017	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	330.98/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,398	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	519.98/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	351.83/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	454.69/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,210	2,770.35/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,770	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	400.29/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	459.94/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	2,984.50/head	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,985	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	2,988.42/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	2,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	463.59/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	407.43/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	364.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	3,425.70/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,426	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	835	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	173.02/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,725	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	183.37/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,520	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	171.19/cwt	166.00–177.00	2,089	58
Bulls	—	—	1,390	184.59/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,566	4
Bulls	—	—	1,746	202.14/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,529	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	160.85/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,017	28
Bulls	—	—	1,771	215.25/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,812	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	135.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	160.78/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,727	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	150.16/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,592	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	324.86/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	358.37/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	427.27/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,294	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	492.23/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	590.55/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	451.64/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	527.46/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	361.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	411.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,491	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	325.10/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,640	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	502.19/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,300	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	513.04/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	504.36/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	435.03/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,493	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	387.39/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,565	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	484.97/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	477.03/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,056	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	545.27/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,061	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	431.47/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,235	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	618.26/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	351.68/cwt	345.00–357.00	2,666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	411.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,317	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,415	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	574.54/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	447.36/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,125	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	327.51/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	496.89/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,888	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	3,258.65/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	593.39/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	535.82/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,079	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	331.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	430.52/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,480	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	422.71/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	456.21/cwt	440.00–457.00	2,267	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	482.10/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,353	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	565.27/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,583	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,489.98/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,490	2

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 894Last week 1,201Year ago 1,378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 114Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 213Last week 136Year ago 88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,767.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,034	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,258.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,489.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,770.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	953	2,550.00–3,200.00	2,984.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	975	2,800.00–3,250.00	2,988.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,248	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,443.09
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,425.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	3,000.00	3,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	468	450.00–470.00	463.59
3	500–550	523	440.00–450.00	446.75
16	550–600	571	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	632	395.00	395.00
15	650–700	689	365.00–370.00	367.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
5	300–350	309	490.00–500.00	492.23
1	450–500	470	435.00	435.00
17	500–550	537	420.00–435.00	427.27
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	695	350.00–360.00	358.37
2	700–750	720	315.00–335.00	324.86
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	570.00	570.00
13	350–400	378	540.00–560.00	545.27
2	400–450	423	520.00–535.00	527.46
11	450–500	458	495.00–515.00	502.19
3	500–550	503	470.00–495.00	484.97
16	550–600	573	430.00–445.00	435.03
9	600–650	606	410.00–420.00	411.10
8	650–700	662	380.00–410.00	387.39
9	750–800	758	345.00–357.00	351.68
18	800–850	812	322.00–330.00	325.10
3	900–950	947	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	560.00–570.00	565.27
2	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	434	455.00–470.00	459.94
20	450–500	497	440.00–457.00	456.21
2	500–550	530	415.00–430.00	422.71
1	550–600	570	405.00	405.00
5	650–700	686	325.00–340.00	330.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	500–550	533	360.00–370.00	364.98
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	580.00–630.00	590.55
6	300–350	319	560.00–610.00	574.54
25	350–400	388	530.00–555.00	535.82
15	400–450	435	495.00–520.00	513.04
27	450–500	488	465.00–500.00	482.10
9	500–550	526	440.00–455.00	451.64
8	550–600	576	415.00–440.00	430.52
1	600–650	600	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
3	750–800	762	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	570.00–590.00	580.55
8	250–300	284	490.00–530.00	519.98
2	350–400	358	440.00–470.00	454.69
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	475	420.00–430.00	424.58
3	500–550	522	385.00–415.00	400.29
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
8	600–650	633	350.00–355.00	351.83
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	418	395.00–420.00	407.43
2	450–500	463	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	305.16
2	650–700	658	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	600.00–660.00	618.26
3	250–300	255	590.00–600.00	593.39
7	300–350	326	500.00–520.00	504.36
18	350–400	380	485.00–510.00	496.89
21	400–450	431	460.00–495.00	477.03
31	450–500	475	440.00–455.00	447.36
27	500–550	518	420.00–445.00	431.47
24	550–600	563	400.00–415.00	411.63
6	600–650	636	360.00–370.00	361.66
26	650–700	698	346.00	346.00
8	700–750	727	325.00–335.00	327.51
8	750–800	763	320.00–335.00	331.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,575	170.00–179.00	173.02
2	—	1,505	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,658	180.00–190.00	185.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	178.00–190.00	183.37
58	—	1,220	166.00–177.00	171.19
28	—	1,254	155.00–166.00	160.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	130.00–140.00	135.45
4	—	1,074	158.00–163.00	160.78
12	—	1,060	144.00–155.00	150.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	180.00–192.00	184.59
9	—	1,746	199.00–206.00	202.14
5	—	1,771	212.00–220.00	215.25

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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