Name: Ashburn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $412.75/cwt on 72 head, up $9.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +10.96 against this barn's trailing median of $401.79.

Average price

$412.75

▲ 9.65 vs prior sale

72 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.21

vs GA average

−10.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	418.51	2,279	54
Medium and Large 2	557	395.79	2,203	17thin
Medium and Large 3	500	390.00	1,950	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale72 hd

412.75

—

GA average13 barns · 359 hd

399.55

+13.21

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−10.44

This barn, trailing median33 sales

401.79

+10.96

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	1,780	209.45	3,728	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	182.03	2,729	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	177.20	2,237	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	161.79	1,734	26

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)	1,123	$3,083	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,893	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,671	60

Every lot, as filed

95 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 3	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	926	2,446.46/head	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	379.92/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	409.90/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,189	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	532.61/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,051	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	617.05/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	786	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,555	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	423.78/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	3,519.22/head	3,200.00–4,150.00	3,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	403.53/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	343.78/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,162	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	452.78/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,965	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,775	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	485.90/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,012	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	486.32/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,867	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,257	3,199.45/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,199	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	444.91/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	533.79/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	377.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	517.96/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,222	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	439.85/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	559	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,292	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	373.34/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,535	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	505.21/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	883	3,174.50/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	765	2,625.00/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,029	2,821.24/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	397.59/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,960	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	547	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,325	10
Bulls	—	—	1,610	192.72/cwt	185.00–201.00	3,103	9
Bulls	—	—	1,902	225.46/cwt	217.00–239.00	4,288	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	191.94/cwt	189.00–196.00	2,820	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	181.50/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,846	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	171.92/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,815	6
Bulls	—	—	1,888	211.07/cwt	204.00–214.00	3,985	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	168.09/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,130	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	151.72/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,658	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	176.83/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,219	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	164.51/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,749	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	187.80/cwt	184.00–194.00	2,402	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	171.43/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	326.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	427.51/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	584.38/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	494.35/cwt	470.00–515.00	2,585	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	578.30/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,163	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	381.99/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	659.09/cwt	640.00–680.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	2,332	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	367.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,781	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	415.68/cwt	401.00–425.00	2,319	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,307	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	423.73/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,203	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	445.33/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,565	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	403.60/cwt	387.00–422.00	2,724	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	442.65/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,324	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	412.96/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	487.32/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,037	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,760	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	509.62/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,411	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	583.68/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,142	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,217.55/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,218	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	4,051.82/head	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,052	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	553.25/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,050	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	600.77/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	592.66/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	531.71/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	339.66/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,459	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	451.81/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,114	49

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,566Last week 1,219Year ago 1,485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 137Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 236Last week 199Year ago 176

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	327	500.00–520.00	505.21
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	440	420.00–440.00	430.00
4	450–500	494	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	574	370.00–380.00	377.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	630.00	630.00
10	250–300	279	600.00–630.00	617.05
6	350–400	374	575.00–585.00	578.30
12	400–450	405	515.00–535.00	531.71
2	450–500	468	510.00	510.00
19	500–550	525	440.00–450.00	442.65
12	550–600	579	410.00–415.00	412.96
5	600–650	640	380.00–385.00	381.99
4	650–700	666	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	744	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	580.00–600.00	592.66
1	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
28	400–450	414	450.00–490.00	485.90
2	450–500	473	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	534	435.00	435.00
11	750–800	786	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	590.00–610.00	600.77
1	250–300	265	560.00	560.00
12	300–350	348	510.00	510.00
7	350–400	384	465.00–490.00	486.32
28	400–450	434	445.00–465.00	452.78
5	450–500	490	415.00–440.00	423.78
9	500–550	534	400.00–412.00	409.90
8	550–600	582	370.00–390.00	379.92
16	600–650	629	335.00–350.00	343.78
4	650–700	681	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	640.00–680.00	659.09
7	250–300	276	580.00–590.00	584.38
13	300–350	341	530.00–555.00	553.25
23	350–400	385	530.00–535.00	532.61
38	400–450	418	470.00–495.00	487.32
49	450–500	468	445.00–460.00	451.81
19	500–550	520	415.00–430.00	423.73
35	550–600	558	401.00–425.00	415.68
19	600–650	612	377.00	377.00
54	700–750	724	330.00–344.00	339.66
25	850–900	879	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	420.00–455.00	439.85
4	400–450	416	420.00–435.00	427.51
16	450–500	493	380.00–400.00	397.59
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	326.61
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	385	530.00–550.00	533.79
9	400–450	429	500.00–525.00	517.96
9	450–500	452	455.00	455.00
8	500–550	516	440.00–450.00	444.91
8	600–650	628	402.00–405.00	403.53
14	650–700	679	370.00–377.00	373.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	520.00	520.00
10	500–550	547	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	559	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	367	570.00–590.00	583.68
25	400–450	435	536.00	536.00
22	450–500	473	495.00–520.00	509.62
34	500–550	523	470.00–515.00	494.35
78	550–600	576	430.00–460.00	445.33
7	600–650	604	430.00	430.00
24	650–700	675	387.00–422.00	403.60
47	750–800	757	350.00–370.00	367.38
4	800–850	825	335.00	335.00
5	900–950	945	323.00	323.00
24	950–1000	984	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	926	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,446.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,029	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,821.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,279	3,200.00–4,150.00	3,519.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,267	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,217.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,257	2,500.00–3,550.00	3,199.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	883	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,174.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	765	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,290	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,051.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,610	185.00–201.00	192.72
9	—	1,902	217.00–239.00	225.46
4	—	1,888	204.00–214.00	211.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,469	189.00–196.00	191.94
12	—	1,568	178.00–185.00	181.50
5	—	1,369	169.00–172.00	171.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	169.00–174.00	171.92
9	—	1,093	142.00–156.00	151.72
11	—	1,063	159.00–170.00	164.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,267	160.00–171.00	168.09
72	—	1,255	172.00–184.00	176.83
24	—	1,279	184.00–194.00	187.80

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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How this sale compares

Turner County Stockyard - Ashburn, GA

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